Matt Hardy shared some fond reminiscences of one of the vital iconic matches of his profession that happened again when he was nonetheless one thing of a rookie in WWE.

Though No Mercy 1999 was headlined by a No Holds Barred match between Stone Chilly Steve Austin and Triple H, many longtime followers imagine that the ladder match between The Hardys and Edge & Christian not solely stole the present, however was thought-about a Match of the Yr Contender.

That match was additionally the primary in a collection of high-profile weapons-based tag matches that will come to outline the interval from late 1999 to the tip of 2001.

Shortly after this match happened, the Dudleyz entered the fray and people three groups would go on to have some iconic triangle matches for WWE’s tag titles, together with the Triangle Ladder Match at WrestleMania 2000 and TLC I and II.

Contemplating that this explicit ladder match at No Mercy is what began all of it, Matt Hardy spoke with Sports activities Illustrated and mentioned what was going by means of his thoughts earlier than it occurred and what the fallout was as soon as it was over.

“Earlier than that match, none of us knew what was about to occur. All we knew was that we have been gifted with a possibility and we needed to take advantage of it. Jeff and I had wrestled a number of ladder matches earlier than the WWE on the indies, after I wrestled as Surge in opposition to Jeff, who was below a masks as Willow the Wisp. We had a reasonably good grasp on ladder matches, and we thought Edge and Christian would excel there, too.

All we knew was that this was an opportunity to grow to be one thing greater than we have been. All these years later, I can nonetheless hear the applause. It went on all match. The following evening on Uncooked, we bought one other standing ovation.

The best way audiences reacted to us, it stored getting stronger and stronger. We realized we made magic, however we by no means knew it might be that large. I can’t wait to look at it again and share some elements of the match that haven’t been shared.”

Matt Hardy has had his consideration break up in lots of instructions as of late. Most lately, he discovered himself concerned in an on-line spat with Jim Cornette and Brian Final, which has brought on some fascinating back-and-forth between the 2 business veterans.