Matt Hardy Says Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk Was the Match That Saved WrestleMania 42 Weekend

On the latest episode of Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy, the TNA star talked about the Roman Reigns and CM Punk WrestleMania 42 main event, calling it a grand slam. You can check out some highlights below:

On the Match:

“I’ll even up your home run to a Grand Slam. I thought it was a Grand Slam. And I think probably Roman was really motivated to look great in this coming back, especially that he’s going to be around for a while now. He was really motivated to come back and kill it in a WrestleMania main event. And I think Punk, you could just see Punk knew this was his chance. He is the main match of WrestleMania. He was the last match of the weekend. He poured his heart and soul into this thing. And even in a losing effort, he was going to make this his greatest match ever. It was going to stand out and be memorable and live on for eternity. And it was, man, it was so impressive. They busted their ass. It was done so well, and it was so smart. The story they told just going into the match from the promos. There were some, you know, when they started talking about Punk being old, whatever else, the way they leaned into that. And there was a thing like, oh, maybe you just didn’t have enough to keep up with the younger Roman Reigns. And everybody played those roles perfectly. That story really played out. And there were little things in the match, and the storytelling in their actions, it was done superbly.”

On If It Qualifies as the Greatest WrestleMania Main Event Of All-Time:

“I don’t know. You’re gonna have to give me a few years. We’re gonna have to see how this stands out. I think it was a great one, but honestly, a lot of it will play into where guys go from here, both guys, where both guys end up going. What was the effect of this match, as opposed to just the match standing itself, because powerful moments in pro wrestling also have to have a long-term effect.”

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