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Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Matt & Jeff Hardy: WILDEST Moments, TLC, Crazy Injuries, Tag Team GOATS, Retirement?

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.94.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) and Jeff Hardy (@jeffhardybrand) are professional wrestlers currently signed to TNA. They sit down with Chris Van Vliet in Albuquerque, NM to discuss their legendary careers as individuals and as a tag team, retiring Team 3D at Bound For Glory and if they have thought about winding down their own careers, their most extreme moments, Jeff being attacked with a screwdriver by Randy Orton, Matt suplexing Ric Flair off a ladder, their epic WrestleMania 33 return, crazy Swanton Bombs, Leon Slater's Swanton 450 and more! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 20% off sitewide! CAR GURUS: Buy or sell your next car today with Car Gurus: https://cargurus.com HIMS: For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/INSIGHT PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv AMERICAN FINANCING: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-721-3300 for details about credit costs and terms or visit https://Americanfinancing.net/Chris SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Chris Van Bleas!

0:34.4

Yeah!

0:40.3

Van Bleet! Yeah. How long did the meet.

0:50.4

How long did the meet and greet go last night?

0:52.9

These meet and greets at the T&A shows are wild.

0:56.1

Last night wasn't as bad as it normally is. It was about, yeah, about three hours. A mate, man, what a testament to where you guys are at

1:01.9

in your career. I got to tell you what, Chris. So Jeff's had this neck issue, right? And we had our

1:09.3

big pay-per-view match at Genesis against the righteous. And I tried

1:13.8

to do the majority of the match. And I was in there, I was taking the heat and the bigger bumps,

1:17.4

whatever. We're trying to protect them as much as possible. And the mean greet was massive at the

1:22.6

end of that. We signed for like five and a half hours. We got back to the hotel, slept 90 minutes, two hours at the most, and got in the plane, flew back home. I remember getting out and I was like, oh, my God, I felt like I was crippled at the end. Man. You know, it's wild, man. These meet and greets are great, but sometimes they are tough, especially if we don't have the ample time to sleep afterwards. Sure. what's the meet and greets at the TNA shows. It's also every time I see you guys at a convention. Right.

1:45.3

You have the ample time to sleep afterwards. Sure. Well, it's the meet and greets at the TNA shows.

2:03.2

It's also every time I see you guys at a convention. Right. You have the longest line. It's you guys in Sting. Yeah. It's a great company to be in. Jeff, how's your neck doing? It's better. This past Monday and Tuesday, it felt really good. Then we flew out here and I fell asleep a little funky on the plane.

2:03.2

And I remember like... This past Monday and Tuesday, it felt really good. Then we flew out here, and I fell asleep a little funky on the plane.

2:06.7

And I remember, like, jerking my head up one time, and it hurt.

2:11.0

So it was hurting a little more than it did Monday and Tuesday.

2:13.2

But overall, man, it's feeling good.

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