By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
For the first time in 12 years, TNA Wrestling is coming to St. Joseph for live tapings at the Civic Arena.
Two legendary wrestlers that might show up are the TNA World Tag Team Champions, and one of the most decorated tag teams in wrestling history, Matt and Jeff Hardy, the Hardy Boyz.
Matt Hardy says it's very exciting to be bringing TNA back to St. Joseph
"You can tell that TNA is really doing everything right right now because we're hitting all these markets that we haven't been to in so many years," Hardy tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "So, TNA has been white hot recently and we're very happy and proud to be part of this great resurgence TNA is having right now."
Earlier this year, the WWE announced a partnership with TNA, which has allowed wrestlers from each company to show up on either TNA Impact! or WWE's NXT. Matt Hardy says it's exciting because it makes wrestling unpredictable
"You never know who from NXT might show up on TNA programming, you never know who from TNA might show up on NXT on a Tuesday night," Hardy explains. "And that's what makes wrestling great, when it's unpredictable and you don't know what's going to happen next and you get legitimately surprised, that's when wrestling is the best-case scenario."
Recently, during TNA Sacrifice, Matt Hardy was attacked by Nic Nemeth, formerly Dolph Ziggler in the WWE, and his brother Ryan following a win in a steel cage, and the Hardy's could be looking for some revenge when TNA is in St. Joseph
Jeff Hardy says people that come to the tapings should expect exactly what TNA stands for, Total Nonstop Action
"Beginning of revenge, the Nemeth brothers and they messed with the wrong set of brothers," Hardy says. "And Leon Slater man, he is a star in the making, he does the 450 Swanton and it's just incredible to see him do that in person, so yeah it's going to be some total nonstop action."
Live tapings are being held at the Civic Arena on Friday March 28th and Saturday March 29th. Tickets are still available through TNA's website.
FULL INTERVIEW WITH THE HARDY'S
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