Wrestling superstar Matt Hardy was arrested in North Carolina today for suspicion of driving while intoxicated ... TMZ has learned.According to the Moore County Jail, Hardy was busted this afternoon by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and released around 7:00 PM ET.Hardy is currently part of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, but made his name in the WWE.
Matt Hardy's arrest today in North Carolina has had immediate repercussions -- he's been DROPPED from TNA.A rep for TNA tells TMZ, "TNA today released Impact Wrestling star Matt Hardy from its roster. Hardy was already under suspension from the company."As TMZ first reported, Hardy was arrested after his Corvette smashed into a tree this afternoon.
Think I'll have a wank over these tomorrow.
Several fans have sent a link to the following Matt Hardy mugshot photo, which appears to be legitimate. Twitter user Smilezd claims that he has a friend who works in the North Carolina sheriff’s department where Hardy was arrested. Here’s the photo:In other Matt Hardy craziness, a fan wrote to him on YouTube that he hopes the wreck is a wake-up call to Hardy and his friends. Matt replied with the following: “When the side windows glass smashed into my face, arms, & neck, some of the blood that did felt almost angelic. I went from being afraid to? die to feeling like I was almost being reborn with some sort of an ABSOLUTE PURE LIFE-FORCE. It was the most amazing thing I’ve every experience, I felt like I’d just received the blood of an angel flowing inside me-I know this sounds crazy! Due to these, I only have urges to help people. And miraculously, all my vices are gone. Amen Friends, MATTHEW” wrestlenewz.com
Matt Hardy Scheduled for Court, Another Previous Charge Revealed The North Carolina courts website lists that Matt Hardy is scheduled for court in Moore County on September 28th to answer charges from his arrest this past weekend. Hardy has been charged with Driving While Impaired and an infraction of Exceeding Safe Speed. A search of the NC courts website also reveals that Matt Hardy is scheduled for court in Wake County on October 11th for a single traffic charge of Reckless Driving with Wanton Disregard of the safety of others. This is apparently a continued case from an earlier date.wrestlenewz.com
Matt Hardy Comments On Arrest, Teases Possible WWE Return Matt Hardy, who was arrested Saturday in North Carolina for driving while intoxicated, says he is innocent. In response to fans who were discussing his arrest, Hardy wrote on his YouTube channel, “I took a? breathalyzer immediately on the spot and it read clean, zero, nothing. Think about peeps! There’s more to this story than meets the eye. MATTHEW” Hardy posted another, longer response regarding the matter, but immediately deleted it. Hardy’s contract with TNA Wrestling was subsequently terminated following his arrest. He hinted on YouTube that a return to WWE could be in the cards. In response to a remark that he should return to WWE, Hardy wrote, “You are exactly right my lovely. It’s time for the original Matt Hardy? to appear once again!” wrestlenewz.com
**UPDATES**QuoteSeveral fans have sent a link to the following Matt Hardy mugshot photo, which appears to be legitimate. Twitter user Smilezd claims that he has a friend who works in the North Carolina sheriff’s department where Hardy was arrested. Here’s the photo:In other Matt Hardy craziness, a fan wrote to him on YouTube that he hopes the wreck is a wake-up call to Hardy and his friends. Matt replied with the following: “When the side windows glass smashed into my face, arms, & neck, some of the blood that did felt almost angelic. I went from being afraid to? die to feeling like I was almost being reborn with some sort of an ABSOLUTE PURE LIFE-FORCE. It was the most amazing thing I’ve every experience, I felt like I’d just received the blood of an angel flowing inside me-I know this sounds crazy! Due to these, I only have urges to help people. And miraculously, all my vices are gone. Amen Friends, MATTHEW” wrestlenewz.com
Matt Hardy told fans on Twitter last night to stay tuned to his website to find out the “scoop” about his wreck this past weekend. He wrote: “U wanna found out the scoop about my state of mind during corvette crash in the car accident from Sat, stay tuned to thehardyshow.com RT” Right before that, Hardy posted a message to his girlfriend Reby Sky, and included his home phone number for the whole world to see. It appears Hardy was meaning to send a direct message to Reby. We have edited out the phone number but here’s what he wrote: “@RebySky Can u call me at home ### ### #### plz. My cell feel in the hottub and is shot. Thx baby. Hope you’re doing ok.” As of this writing, over 4 hours later, Hardy still hasn’t deleted his personal home number off Twitter. Stay tuned for more from Hardy. From wrestlenewz.com