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Anthem Sports Refusing to Negotiate with The Hardy Boyz

It doesn’t look like you will see the “BROKEN” gimmick being used by Matt and Jeff Hardy on WWE programming anytime soon, as Anthem no longer wants to negotiate with The Hardy Boyz anymore.

While speaking to Sports Illustrated, Anthem’s Ed Nordholm touched based on the on-going issues between Anthem Sports and the rights to the “BROKEN” gimmick. When asked if The Hardy Boyz initial investment of $3000 into the gimmick would change the dynamic of the ownership, Nordholm explained why he doesn’t think it does.

“No. The company spent millions of dollars producing television last year, including all of the shows that incorporate the various aspects of the “Broken Brilliance.” I don’t know whether Jeff and Matt had some out-of-pocket expenses that they might have had on the volcano and the like, but that would not change, in any way, shape, or form, what their contracts say about who owns the IP. If they had some out-of-pocket expenses, they certainly never brought them to my attention. To suggest that they somehow funded the show is absurd.”

When asked about the possibly selling the intellectual property, Nordholm revealed that the door has been shut on The Hardy Boyz and they never plan on negotiating with them again.

“I’ve stopped thinking about this. We have a show to put on, and a company and a brand. We’ve got things on our plate that are more important than sorting out the “Broken Brilliance.” I made a genuine effort to resolve something to benefit the Hardys as a goodwill gesture to Matt. It didn’t reach a conclusion and we’re moving on. We’re not going back to it, I’m not interested in opening a new dialogue, I’m not interested in opening another conversation about it. We made our best effort, it didn’t happen, and I’m not going to negotiate all over again.”

Reby Hardy Continues to Blast Jeff Jarrett — He’s Burning Through Karen’s Alimony Money

Reby Hardy responded to a remark made by Twitter user @KingCrump83 that if it wasn’t for her recent trash talking the legal battle over the “BROKEN” gimmick would have been resolved by now.

“Some people say that if it wasn’t for @RebyHardy talking trash all the time, GFW would have signed off on the contract already. I dont know.”

Hardy responded to these remarks with a series of tweets on Twitter. Here is what she wrote:

“If they were going to, they would have LONG BEFORE I ever said anything again. My recent speaking out was after the last straw for us… after weeks of staying quiet, as per our verbal agreement that was made once Billy & our lawyers reached out to them on our behalf… Apparently they couldn’t hold up their end of it, with Jeff, Ed & Dutch continuing to give interviews & lie to anyone would who listen… For what ? EGO; that’s what this is all about. TNA gains NOTHING they didn’t already have by putting us through this mess… attempting to prevent us from making money ? Trying to shut down an entire ROH PPV ? Yeah, we haven’t forgotten about that… but they want you to, as they gloat of ‘building bridges’ to detract from the fact that they can no longer fund their own programming… Lets keep it real; Jeff Jarrett burns bridges like he burns through Kurt Angle’s alimony money. They were never going to cooperate… regardless of how many chances we gave them to do things amicably/the right way. And there were MANY… Jarrett himself said they were going to ‘drag it out as long as possible’ because ‘they’ll get tired of spending money’… Easy for a failing company & someone whose lifestyle is supported by his wife’s ex husband to say. You weak AF, little man… The ONLY thing we’re tired of are the blatant lies & we will NEVER back down. Even tho we’ve ALREADY WON. #NoCredEd #f***ThatOwl”

Reason The Hardy Boyz’ Deal with Anthem Sports Went Sour

Sports Illustrated claims that The Hardy Boyz were willing to pay between $10,000 and $15,000 for the rights to the “BROKEN” gimmick. This same deal would have included a non-disparagement clause and the Hardys sending out a press release to end the conflict on good terms.

As the deal was approaching completion, Anthem Sports reportedly tried to pull a a fast one and wanted more out of the deal. One of the things they asked for was 50% of all Hardy revenue which including Jeff Hardy’s art and music. The Hardys saw this as a ‘monumental heist and money-grab’ and the deal was not made.

The plan now is for Jeff Jarrett to stall the agreement in hopes that The Hardys will give up pursuing the case.

Matt Hardy Responds to a Critic Saying He Betrayed TNA

The fight for the BROKEN Gimmick is still on between Anthem and The Hardys. Recently, after a lot of heated public discussions over the issue, Matt Hardy was accused by a Fan of “Betraying TNA”.

Hardy Replied:

Reby Hardy Calls Out Jeff Jarrett — Says They Had An Agreement As of Last Week for “BROKEN” Gimmick

Jeff Jarrett claimed that there was no deal between The Hardy Boyz and Antheme over useage of the “BROKEN” gimmick during today’s GFW conference call. Reby Hardy took to her Twitter account after word got out of Jeff’s remarks and posted a series of tweets:

“I’m going to have to start ‘clarifying’ things by recording phone calls, apparently. Everything out of this loser’s mouth is BS.

Why tho ?

We had agreement terms as of LAST WEEK. Included non-disparagement clause to the tune of 5k every time I tweet something about TNA…

…but according to @RealJeffJarrett, there is nothing ? OKAY ! ? Who’s up for another run of #f***ThatOwl shirts ? They’ll be up by 2mor.

I haven’t said anything FOR WEEKS. Meanwhile, Jeff, Dutch & Ed all can’t seem to be able to keep us out of their mouths. Snakes.

‘Jeff Jarrett says…’
‘Jeff Jarrett says…’

OK, I’m seeing what he says, but what does he DO ? Well, make Del Rio champion, for one…

…I promise you, he knew exactly what was going on there. Meanwhile he’s worried about how WE’RE making $ ? #priorities #makeimpactgreatLOL”

Title Match Announced for WWE Great Balls of Fire

Kurt Angle announced on tonight’s episode of RAW that The Miz will defend his Intercontinental Championship title against Dean Amborse at WWE Great Balls of Fire. Here is the updated card:

WWE Universal Championship
Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar

Intercontinental Championship
Dean Amborse vs. The Miz

30-Main Ironman match for the RAW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus

RAW Women’s Championship
Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss

Ambulance Championship
Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

Cruiserweight Championship
Akira Tozawa vs. Neville

Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins

Big Cass vs. Enzo Amore

Great Balls of Fire takes place on July 9th from the American Airlines Center in Dallas. As always, we will have live play-by-play coverage of the event.

Rumored Card for WWE Great Balls of Fire

Coming out of Monday’s episode of RAW, the following matches are expected to take place at the upcoming WWE Great Balls of Fire event:

WWE Universal Championship
Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar

Ambulance Match
Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns

WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose

WWE Tag Team Championship
The Hardy Boyz vs. Cesaro & Sheamus

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
T0zawa vs. Neville

Finn Balor vs. The Drifter

R-Truth vs. Goldust

In regards to the women’s match on the card, Dave Meltzer speculates that it will probably be another multi-persons match, presumably a three-on-three match.

WWE Great Balls of Fire takes place on July 9th. As always, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the event.

What to Expect on the June 12th Episode of RAW

wWE heads to Lafayette, LA at the Cajundome for tonight’s episode of RAW. Here are the focus points for the show:

Brock Lesnar will be appearing on the show to confront Samoa Joe.
Sheamus and Cesaro defend the RAW Tag Team Championships against The Hardy Boyz.
Build for the Nia Jax – Alexa Bliss feud.
Who is attacking Enzo Amore and Big Cass?
Will Dean Ambrose get his revenge on The Miz?
Adding matches to the Great Balls of Fire event.

Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.

The Hardy Boyz Working Lighter Schedule

The Hardy Boyz will be working a lighter schedule over the next few weeks as Rebecca Hardy’s due date gets closer.

Rebecca is expected to give birth to her and Matt’s second child soon and he’d want to be there for that. They were off yesterday’s RAW because of it and may be absent for other events moving forward.

In regards to their rematch against Cesaro and Sheamus for the Tag-Team Titles, we haven’t heard anything yet, but we will keep you updated.

Live RAW Notes: Fans Walking Out, People Falling Asleep, Audio Edits

One of our correspondents attended last night’s RAW in Wilkes-Barre and passed along the following live notes:

They Hardy Boys, Sasha Banks and Bayley were all advised for the show but did not appear. This didn’t sit well with some fans.
Tons of people walked out on the show after the Women’s match.
Someone was spotted sleeping during the show.
The boos for Roman Reigns when he came out were incredibly loud. Way louder than they appeared on television.

Overall he said the event was fun but three hours if way too long to sit through, especially if you have people falling asleep during the show.

Another Switch In Tonight’s Betting Odds for Extreme Rules

We are about an hour away from Extreme Rules and the final betting odds are in. It was noted earlier today that Seth Rollins was the favorite to win the #1 contender match for the WWE Universal Championship, however there has been another switch. Samoe Joe, who was the favorite earlier this week, is once again the favorite to win the match.

Here are the updated odds:

Samoa Joe (-900), Seth Rollins (+600), Finn Balor (+3500), Bray Wyatt (+5000) and Roman Reigns (+7500).

The Miz (-4800) is favored to win where Dean Ambrose (+1600) will lose the title if he is disqualified.

Alexa Bliss (-2300) is favored to retain the Women’s Championship against Bayley (+1100) in a Kendo Stick-on-a-Pole match.

Cesaro and Sheamus (-16,000) are favored to win the Tag Team Championship from The Hardy Boyz (+4000) in a Steel Cage match.

Neville (-7500) is favored to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Austin Aries (+2500) in a Submission match.

Rich Swann & Sasha Banks (-6000) are favored to win the Mixed Tag Team match against Noam Dar & Alicia Fox (+2000).

Coverage of tonight’s show kicks off at 7PM ET. We will have a live fan discussion on RingsideTalk.net.

Vince Russo’s The Brand Recap – Women’s Tournament, Bobby Roode Deserves Main Roster, Is the PPV Model Dead? More!

Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane and Glenn Gilbertti (Disco Inferno).

Russo asks Gilbertti about the ongoing criticism towards Jinder Mahal by some wrestling fans, who accuse him of taking steroids. Gilbertti informs that he has tried steroids in the past and from his experience, it’s entirely possible to look the way Mahal does without taking steroids. With a lot of hard work in the gym and a good diet you can achieve a physique such as Mahal’s.

Lane informs that IMPACT Wrestling and Ed Nordholm are discussing bringing Billy Corgan back into the fold, to help mediate the discussions between the promotion and Matt Hardy. The thought is that Corgan can be of some value when it comes to bridging the gap between all the parties concerning the Broken Universe.

Russo says that Nordholm has far too many distractions right now, and his recent memo to wrestling media is a prime example of this. In this memo, Nordholm made public various private conversations between himself and Matt Hardy in an attempt to prove that he has been telling the truth. Russo says that Nordholm should be more focused on trying to revive IMPACT’s on-air product.