Matt Hardy is certainly making the most of his “vacation” from TNA Wrestling. TMZ.com is reporting that Matt, while on vacation was arrested in North Carolina for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Hardy is currently on suspension from TNA, so one would presume that this could cost him his job.
The news broke Saturday night and is only starting to develop as of this blog. According to TMZ.com, Matt Hardy was arrested and held at the Moore County Jail in North Carolina today. Hardy was reportedly released around 7 PM/EST.
TMZ further reports that Hardy was discovered showing signs of impairment after his 2009 Corvette hit a tree. Hardy was driving alone and charged with DWI. Hardy did reportedly submit to a blood test and the results are pending. TMZ also reports that no contraband was found in his vehicle. I hope he hid that stun gun well.
Hardy was sent home from TNA Wrestling shortly after posting a video on You Tube of Matt and his brother Jeff Hardy using a taser gun on Matt’s girlfriend Reby Sky. Dave Meltzer recently reported that TNA have been pressuring Matt and Jeff to go to rehab, yet to be fair Matt and Jeff deny the story.
Matt has been known over the last several months for his controversial behavior in the social media world. It all began when Matt was having his problems with the WWE and went on Twitter encouraging fans to buy tickets to see him in TNA. Since then, Matt has posted a ton of videos of You Tube in which he appears to be inebriated. Since being suspended he also went on Twitter and told TNA fans to ask for refunds from house shows since he wasn’t booked on them. Matt’s latest Twitter posting from yesterday is quite interesting considering today’s turn of events.
“It’s time for me to get back to a healthy, happy place, the transformation his now started for me, for us-(New Chapter Will begin new)”
That new chapter will likely begin somewhere else after today’s arrest. I can’t imagine TNA Wrestling having any more patience with Matt, especially with his brother already in the midst of a drug trial.
It has gotten past the point of being funny anymore with Matt. This is a guy with serious issues that is stuck in 1998 and refuses to grow up. He has probably done more damage to his reputation in the last year than anyone I have seen in a long time. This won’t help and unfortunately until he acknowledges he has a problem, nothing will change in the immediate future.
Update: TMZ.com is now reporting that TNA Wrestling has released Matt Hardy.
Update: View Matt Hardy’s disturbing mugshot on TMZ.com.
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