10 Wrestlers Who Had Heat With The Undertaker
Not everyone has pleased The Deadman
5. Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy was going through some stuff towards the end of 2005. He had lost his girlfriend after discovering her affair with his supposedly good friend, was fired, rehired, feuded with the unfaithful couple, lost the feud and was shifted over to SmackDown.
At the 2005 Survivor Series, Hardy was supposed to take a Chokeslam as part of The Undertaker’s return at the end of the pay-per-view. Fed up with his lot and not feeling like being Chokeslammed that night, Matt opted to instead simply powder out of the ring and retreat to the back.
When ‘Taker reviewed the footage at the SmackDown television taping a few days later, JBL pointed out the side-step and ‘Taker chewed Hardy out for it in front of everyone, asking him if he thought he was better than everyone else who had been instructed to take a hiding.
Matt kept his head down and took the ass-chewing, but his punishment wasn’t over. For the next few months, he pretty much did job after job for others and was even booked to take Viscera’s walrus move in the 2006 Royal Rumble, as part of his punishment.
Hardy eventually sat down with ‘Taker and they hashed things out, after which the penance was considered paid.
