On Friday, it was reported that former World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy was arrested for DUI once again in North Carolina.
This wasn’t the first time that Hardy got into trouble with the law this past year and WWE actually had grounds to fire the Smackdown star. The company issued their annual statement when a superstar gets into trouble with the law, stating that Hardy was responsible for his own actions.
Matt even commented on the issue stating that he will always love and support his brother; however, Jeff has to make his own decisions about his life as Matt is currently focused on his family:
Dave Meltzer spoke on the issue regarding Hardy and stated that because of AEW, the company will no longer fire those who violate the policy due to fear that the new promotion will snatch up the high profile superstar instantly (transcript courtesy of
wrestletalk.com):
“They can’t fire [Jeff Hardy] because he’ll go to AEW and he’ll be a giant star there. I get that. They’re never gonna fire someone for three strikes, you know now, I mean it’s just not gonna happen. They’ll you know, not have a third strike.”
A third strike of the Wellness Policy can often be scrapped if the superstar agrees to go to rehab. As of this writing, there’s no word on whether the company has offered Hardy a chance to go to rehab.