RIP The Broken Character, deadman is dead on tv, Austin/KoC II, Adam Cole on AJ Styles, JR on Benoit

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Although WWE referenced it multiple times via social media and the man himself has squeezed it in on WWE television this week, Matt Hardy appears to be hinting that his "Broken" character is no more now that he is back in WWE.

Hardy, who returned alongside his brother Jeff Hardy as a surprise addition to the RAW Tag-Team Title ladder match at WrestleMania 33 this past Sunday night, where the legendary tag-team won gold as a duo for the seventh time in WWE history, took to social media on Tuesday and appeared to tease the end of his popular gimmick.

Matt Hardy, whose official Twitter page is still named "#BROKEN Matt Hardy," wrote the following this afternoon after his first week back on WWE television:

"The sheer NIRVANA of coming home to that DEAFENING ovation at #Wrestlemania seems to have contained my CONDISHTION," wrote Hardy. "If it CAN be contained."

Check out Hardy's tweet below.

enter: dancing hardyz

WWE is not planning on any sort of statement or official word on Undertaker's retirement after WrestleMania 33, but as noted, pretty much everyone in the company internally believes he has wrestled his last match.

At Tuesday's episode of 205 Live, the latest number one contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship was decided in the main event of the evening.

In a Fatal-4-Way match held to determine the next man who will challenge reigning WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville, the man who attempted to dethrone him from the top spot in the division in his last title defense once again moved to the top of the list of Superstars hoping to earn a shot at the champion.

Austin Aries emerged victorious in the final match of the evening at this week's 205 Live show, defeating Jack Gallagher, Mustafa Ali and former title-holder T.J. Perkins in the match held inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

With the win, Aries, who came up short in his attempt to capture the title from reigning champion Neville at this past Sunday's WrestleMania 33 pay-per-view, will get another opportunity at the reigning division champion and former NXT World Champion in the next WWE Cruiserweight Championship match.

While still unconfirmed, it is expected that Neville vs. Austin Aries II for the WWE Cruiserweight Title will take place at the upcoming WWE Payback pay-per-view scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 30th at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

i'm not mad at that but they need to place 205 into Raw

During a recent appearance on "Steve Austin Show" podcast at PodcastOne.com, former Ring Of Honor (ROH) World Champion Adam Cole gave high praise to AJ Styles.

Cole, a former three-time ROH World Champion, told "The Rattlesnake" that "The Phenomenal One" could very well be the absolute best wrestler he's ever seen, or worked with personally.

"I've known that AJ Styles is one of the best, if not the best wrestlers I've ever been in the ring with based on personal experience and matches with him," said Cole. "But again, the way that AJ has been able to constantly reinvent himself as well, like when he departed from TNA everyone was kind of unsure of what he was going to do."

Cole continued, "He blew it out of the water! I mean, he went to New Japan. I think he deserves a lot of credit for a lot of people in the States getting into New Japan because a lot of people were like, 'Oh, AJ Styles is in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and AJ keeps having these five-star matches with [Shinsuke] Nakamura and [Kazuchika] Okada and [Hiroshi] Tanahashi, just tearing the house down every night.'"

Adam Cole wasn't done singing the praises of the former WWE Champion, as he delved briefly into his star power while making a stop in ROH before ultimately heading to WWE, where he works today as one of the top stars on the SmackDown Live brand.

"Coming to Ring Of Honor, AJ doesn't get a lot of credit either," said Cole. "It's a known fact that when AJ was released or let go or left TNA, when he got booked for Ring Of Honor, he sold upwards of 800 tickets because he was booked for the show. So AJ's a star. He was a star then. He's an even bigger star now. And it's cool to see him just killing it."

As noted, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross spoke with the folks at Hannibal TV to promote his one-man stage shows, "An Evening With Jim Ross" during WrestleMania Week in Orlando, Florida this past weekend.

In addition to the highlights we posted over the weekend, "Good Ole' J.R." also touched on the hot-button issue of Chris Benoit and the WWE Hall Of Fame.

"Chris Benoit, I don't think he'll ever get in," Ross said. "I don't think Chris Benoit should get in, and I'm okay with my opinion. If you differ I respect that. I was the guy that hired Chris Benoit."

JR continued, "Nothing Chris Benoit does wasn't right there that wasn't already with him. If there was a line to him, wherever he is, you say, 'Hey should you be inducted into the Hall Of Fame?' Who do you want to induct you? I think he'd say it'll create too much publicity, it'll take the importance off of everybody else who's going in, it's gonna be the talk of the town, the WWE is inducting into the Hall Of Fame a murderer and suicide victim. That's the story."

From there, Ross shared some of his feelings regarding the media in general, and "spins" or focal points that journalists use to draw attention to their various articles, shows, etc.

"You guys know how the media are," said Ross. "That'll be the story. Can you imagine him going in with The Rock? All of a sudden let's forget about The Rock, it's about that murderer guy. So that's what I think. His talents, skill, accomplishments in the ring match a Hall Of Fame career. Absolutely. But I think he took all those opportunities away with the last 24 hours or so of his life."

agreed.

 

[Konnan]

Are idiots really asking if Benoit will ever make it in the HOF

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Are idiots really asking if Benoit will ever make it in the HOF

They are likely the same idiots hoping that HOEgan will somehow be redeemed one day and allowed back on WWE programming

 

[Ghost of Breh Obama]

FEAR NOT FOR THEY CAN NEVER DELETE ME!!!

 

[The G.O.D II]

FEAR NOT FOR THEY CAN NEVER DELETE ME!!!

Lame

 

[Ghost of Breh Obama]

Lame

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[Breh Obama]

FEAR NOT FOR THEY CAN NEVER DELETE ME!!!

This has to be @Neckbeard Killa

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

This has to be @Neckbeard Killa

@Da King / @mrken12

 

[Riley Escobar]

Ayo this is the worst alias since @TheRocksHairline or whatever it was

 

[Ghost of Breh Obama]

Ayo this is the worst alias since @TheRocksHairline or whatever it was

THE OTHERS ARE OBSOLETE!!

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Cole's right about AJ putting a lot more attention on NJPW by going there, kind of helped sparked the whole modern era with American WWE fans paying more attention to overseas, prompting HHH to bring in more Indy/Japan guys etc.

 

[Nintendough]

This has to be @Neckbeard Killa

Nikka......I'd do a psycho DDP alias first. You so stupid