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Matt Hardy Is Excited To See How EC3 Integrates Into TNA In Return
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On the latest episode of Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy, the TNA star talked about losing the Tag Team Titles to The System in a tables match, EC3’s return and more. EC3 made his return at TNA Rebellion and then had his first match back on last week’s Impact. You can check out some highlights below:
On Their Title Loss Giving a Bump in Ratings:
“This last episode of Impact — I don’t know if you noticed, Jon. But we did 257 [thousand viewers], we’re right at where the record was. We did a real good number. And the main event was the Hardys vs. the Righteous, right? And it was in the Tables match.
“There had been a trend where, because we’re [9 PM] to 11, we had lost viewers. And the last 30 minutes always dropped off, and lost viewers. And they were trying to figure out a formula, ‘what can we do to retain the audience?’ For the first time ever, this match grew minute-to-minute, and it was the highest rated segment on the show. Which is nice to hear, because it means there is interest in what we’re doing and this whole match and the story that we’re telling. So everybody was very happy about that.”
On EC3’s TNA Return:
“It’s gonna be really interesting to see how EC3 in 2026 is able to integrate into the current TNA with what we have. TNA is where he had his biggest run, he had his best success. Two-time TNA World Champion, and we had a very memorable feud which I enjoyed greatly. I still think the Last Man Standing match we had is one of the most underrated matches of my career. I thought we both brought our A game…
“It’s going to be really interesting to see how he does. It’s been a while, I haven’t been as closely in contact as I had been in the past with him. But just to see how he integrates into it, and it’s nice to see him back. He was a guy that was such an important part of TNA at that time. And it’s going to be really interesting to see how he integrates into the current roster.”
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