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Matt Hardy Returns to Action on Smackdown, Update On His WWE Contract Going Forward

February 26, 2019 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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– Matt Hardy returned to action on this week’s episode of Smackdown, ending speculation about his in-ring future. As noted in our live coverage of the show, Hardy came out with his brother Jeff and faced off with The Bar in a short tag team match, which saw Jeff Hardy pick up the win with a Swanton Bomb.

Hardy’s in-ring status has been the subject of much speculation after he began teasing a possible return in November from what was initially thought to be a retirement back in September. In recent months, Hardy has been teasing his potential return on Twitter and said last month he had been cleared to return.

According to PWInsider, Matt and Jeff will be in WWE for the foreseeable future. The site reports that WWE has activated a clause in the Hardys current deal which rolls it over for another year. The contract was set to expire next month, as the team signed a two-year deal just before WrestleMania 33 in 2017.