6. Lucha Underground Executive Rips TNA For Its Final Deletion Match
As we noted before, Matt & Jeff Hardy faced off in the first ever “Final Deletion” match on this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode. Many names in the wrestling industry like Mick Foley, Chris Jericho & Jim Ross enjoyed it, but Lucha Underground’s Executive Producer Eric Van Wagenen didn’t.
Below is what Eric Van Wagenen tweeted:
https://twitter.com/EricVanWagenen/status/750533213739622400
Below is TNA’s Jeremy Borash’s reply:
https://twitter.com/JeremyBorash/status/750550182379618304
You can the watch the complete Final Deletion match between Matt & Jeff Hardy below:
5. Jim Ross Addresses The Final Deletion Match
As we noted in the above news update, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross enjoyed the Final Deletion match and below is what he wrote about it on his website:
“Enjoyed the TNA presentation on Tuesday night on POP TV headlined by the unique and creative Final Deletion Match featuring brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. This bout had some terrific production elements including no commentary and a ‘spot on’ music bed running throughout the presentation. This was fun to watch because it was original while still sticking to many of the old school values and principles that many of us enjoy. I applaud both Matt and Jeff for their creativity, their efforts and their desire to present a unique, pro wrestling bout that had a great story going in which provided viewers with significant anticipation and they then delivered a strong performance and outcome.
The Final Deletion match was one of the most unique and entertaining concepts that I’ve seen in years. Plus Matt Hardy deserves praise for re-inventing himself as a classic villain for this presentation and Jeff, of course, is simply one of the great performers that our biz has seen in decades.
I’m proud to call both brothers my friends and they were two of our greatest signees in WWE while I was working in talent relations.”
