June 15, 2000
To begin with, I hope everyone is doing well and that your days have been happy and constructive. It has been an extremely busy work week for Jeff and I, as we started in New Mexico, went to Missouri, and ended up in Chicago for Smackdown. The last couple of hours I have been reading through posts on the message board, and as always, we appreciate all the input you guys give Mattandjeffhardy.com. I've also read several e-mails, and I love to here your opinions, regardless of if they are pro or con.
While we are on the subject of e-mails, I have also read a few negative messages directed towards our webmistress. I would just like to reinterate that this site is not here to issues personal attacks because you have differences with the way it is run, or the way that our webmistress, Kat, handles the interactions with visitors. Kat works EXTREMELY hard to keep this site up and running--if anything, thank her for her efforts. It provides everyone a chance to get to know more detailed things about Jeff and I, as well as hear our thoughts and comments on different issues. It also allows Jeff and I a chance to read the message board and e-mails so that we can learn about the people that have so graciously supported us. I would hate to not have these opportunities, and our webmistress is the one who makes everything happen. I'm glad that Kat does such a good job with the site and allows us to be as interactive as we are with our fans.
And now on to other random thoughts...
When Jeff and I get a chance to establish our personalities, it will do wonders for our careers and popularity. It will also dumbfound the EXPERTS that think we have no character or mic skills.
It has been a while since we have really been involve in a hot storyline, since Wrestlemania, I would say. I think that will change soon--the drought is almost over.
My body is feeling the best it has in quite a while. Ever since February when I suffered a separated shoulder, I have been trying to recuperate while working a full-time schedule. I only took a week off after that incident because I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss out on Wrestlemania. During the months of February, March, and April, I was working in pain. I can't describe how good it feels to be healthy and able to train and lift weights on a regular basis. In the next couple of months, I'm going to be working my hardest ever.
Speaking of health, let's talk about my baby brother, Jeff Hardy. For the last month, he's been plagued with a severe pain in his side. At first they thought it was his appendix, but it wasn't. To add to the original pain, he acquired a terrible case of food poisoning. The doctors then thought he had an infected gall bladder, and they prescribed him some antibiotics and other medicines. It turns out that his gall bladder is okay, but they still haven't been able to pinpoint the problem. The medications have stopped his pain for the last week and he feels relatively normal. Its almost frightening to me all of the abuse his body takes from his wrestling style combined with our unbelievablely exhausting schedule. Both of us, especially Jeff, are always susceptible to dangerous internal injuries with what we do. I hope Jeff's pain stays gone and he is fine. God-willing, we will both be healthy as long as possible while in this business.
The last couple of weeks, we have wrestled several singles matches. I think we have both done really well, considering we're very unaccustomed to wrestling one on one. We both wrestled Chris Benoit, who is an awesome talent, and it was a good learning experience for both Jeff and I as singles. I think everyone has also realized that Matt and Jeff Hardy have distinct individual wrestling styles--and that we can both hold our own on our own. I think we're such a good tag team because we compliment each other so well. I feel as if I'm more of a solid wrestler and fighter, who isn't afraid to take a chance when it's there. Jeff, on the other hand, will take any chance at any time, and isn't as much of a fighter as I am. Alot of the time Jeff is reckless in his style and that's why people can't get enough of his ringwork. Jeff can do some of the most amazing stuff ever though--especially when his mind is fixed on it.
Don't look forwards to a split between us though--that's not gonna happen anytime soon.
It's going to be very interesting to see how the Hardy Boyz relationship with Lita develops. I think that we can do alot of cool stuff that's never been done before. Lita (Amy Dumas) has alot of talent--I think that she could become the most talented women in wrestling in time. Jeff and I have known her for a while and she is one of our closest friends. I been reading everyone's postings on their opinions about the possible Hardyz-Lita team. Keep them coming.
Look for Mike Howell and Murray Happer, two of the Omegapowers, to start on WWF TV soon. I'm happy for them and I hope they are ultra-successful in the future.
If you ever see Michael P.S. Hayes out in public, please tell him Jeff and Matt Hardy say "Thank You." P.S. has been a huge influence in our wrestling careers and continues to be as he now works in the WWF office. He has taught us alot about tag team wrestling, and definitely a contributing factor in making us such a great tag team.
Two other quick thank yous--Dawn and Rita for Pearl Jam concert tickets, and Tammy McBain and Deeanne Blagdon for making us a simply AWESOME scrapbook. It has almost every picture and article of the Hardy Boyz in it. It is unbelievable--Thanks!
The new Pearl Jam album is good--my pick for the breakout song is "Light Years". I also like the new Perfect Circle album.
Always try to not take anything for granted. You don't realize how precious something is until it isn't there. Be smart in all the decisions you make and always think about consequences and reactions to what you do. I have really tighten up my decision making in the last month. I have too much good stuff going on to do something stupid, and so do you. We should all do things that will only make our lives better, not worse. It sounds simple, but that simple mindset will take you a long way.
Have no fear and dare to dream, make tomorrow the first day of the rest of your live. Every day counts. Until then........
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