Jim Cornette on Jeff Hardy's Arrest with Live Updates 

Jeff has a mug shot for every major company he has been signed to. The true triple crown champion.

Bear in mind that it wasn't long ago Tammy Sytch killed someone whilst DUI, so it's hard to have sympathy for Hardy.

I live in Florida. For the police to receive 4 calls about bad driving down here, he had to be all over the place. They drive god awful down here.

I'm with Brian. A 40 something year old man doesn't get the benefit of the doubt after multiple times. The wrestling community and fans are so tribal its embarrassing.

You know how bad of a driver you have to be if people in *Florida* are reporting you for bad driving? This is the same state where folks drive with alligators strapped to the roof.

Between Jeff Hardy getting arrested (again), Sasha Banks getting fired from WWE and Vince McMahon affair scandal, this week has been pretty newsworthy for the wrestling world.

Jeff Hardy needs to do time in prison. Nothing else has worked, and he is a danger to others. Thank God he didn’t hurt anyone.

I worked at the DMV in North Carolina years ago and the Highway Patrol told me about him. “He’s a bigger headache than any NFL player.” If you know NC’s history with NFL players, that should shock you.

He got offered help and declined it and hopped promotions. It’s really just on him at this point. Promotions shouldn’t sign him until he gets the help he needs.

I agree with Brian. I have little sympathy for people who drive when they know they have had way too much to drink. Drunk driving is the equalvalent of firing a loaded gun in public with your eyes closed. You might kill somebody, you might not. But the chance is there. I mean, call a Lyft or Uber. You have options if you're fucked up. There's just no excuse.

Jeff Hardy is Validating the Decision of the WWE to Release him ….

Jeff Hardy could have gotten a ride from anyone! Dude could have asked a fan at Dave & Busters to drive him home and I guarantee that the fan would have happily agreed to it and done it for no charge.

Jeff is a grown ass man, nobody should be holding his hand making sure he doesnt do anything stupid. not his brother, co-workers, tony khan, anybody. if he cant stay on the right path for himself, his daughters, wife then he needs to be in jail and learn the hard way

8:02 makes me sad to hear Jim sounding genuinely concerned. No jokes, no snarky comments, just genuine concern for Jeff’s wellbeing. There needs to be more of that from those close to him and around him every day.

This one is incredibly sad. While people praised him leaving the ring, I thought that behavior was erratic and strange. I’m not saying he was drunk or high during the match, but the behavior wasn’t something that should’ve been praise. This is incredibly sad, I LOVE Jeff Hardy. But I think Jeff needs to hang it up and get help.

I am listening to this and just realized that I am waiting on Cornette's take on the Vince-Laurinitis WSJ article and the rumored Sasha Banks release. What a crazy summer already

Sadly, I think it's highly likely that Tony Khan is only disciplining Jeff because Jeff got caught. Jeff hasn't looked right since he came into AEW, and yet TK had him scheduled for a ladder match this week, just a few weeks after Jeff got concussed at DoN. Tony Khan doesn't care about the well-being of his guys.

The Hardys need to retire. They both looked absolutely awful in their last match. They need to take care of themselves and their family, especially Jeff.

It's like watching an episode of Dark Side of the Ring in real time.

This arrest made home page news over in the UK too. That's how recognisable Jeff is. I feel for the struggles of any addict, but this paints such a bad light for both him, the company and the wrestling industry.

Jeff looked like he was in major physical pain, yes he's an addict, but partly is because he's so broken down. TK is a real sick person for seeing Jeff's state and still allowing/booking him in garbage gimmick matches every week.

I don't even want to see him wrestle I just want too see him get better at this point

If this was Nick gage or Mox then Jim would have absolutely ripped them to shreds. Brian is 100 percent right

"If only there were someone with the knowledge of how to disable a vehicle." I seem to remember someone with a tennis racket in wrestling that destroyed a car with a baseball bat. That would have worked, I believe!

At this point, AEW needs to release him and his family and friends need to get him in a long term rehab center. This has been going on for well over a decade. How many times can he be fired, rehired, go to the ring drunk or high, get rehired somewhere else again etc. It needs to end.

Hardy's wife is good at calling out AEW for endangering him by giving him a job but somehow didn't know he does not have a driving licence?

Jeff refused rehab from WWE, Matt was pissed at Vince, the Bucks were making fun of the whole situation, the AEW faithful screamed to have him leave, then TK signs and books him immediately in death matches You figure WWE was looking out for him at the first sight of him being off when he left during the middle of the match

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29:06 - 29:16 totally reminds me of an interaction with Monsoon and Heenan, especially when Brian goes "Will you stop?"

It's actually not uncommon to hear about people renting a car with no valid driver's license. As long as they have a physical license to present, the rental car people often don't check it in detail.

For the record guys,he kept his physical license to use for renting cars,he was in a rental,it's been his choice to do this sorta stuff for years now

Police officer to Jeff" I'm going to have to issue you a ticket and arrest you. You do not have to say anything but anything you do say maybe giving in evidence" Jeff says " the time has come and gone for words, a thousand threats I've heard before..."

Being a recovering addict, I can assure you that there is something else deeper than just drinking and driving, as well as bad decisions. Perhaps depression and/or something else that is destructive to one’s self is at work.

I blew a .20 in 2002, and that was 8 straight hours of drinking. .29 is straight up blackout. I hope he takes this arrest serious...getting arrested back then was (in retrospect) the best thing that could've happened to me. I wish the best for Jeff.

This is real sad man. It's up to Jeff now if he really wants to save himself and those around him

I’m just trying to imagine how bad he was driving if he got the cops called on him by multiple people. Because I’ve seen normal driving in Florida and it usually merits a police call.

Rental car companies will typically do the following with a license: - Check that the name matches - Check that its not expired by date. - Check the number in the system to see if its on the corporate "do not rent" list. Most of the time there is no way for a company to know if a license has been revoked. Its a real problem, but none of the anti-drunk driving groups seem to care about it.

Jeff needs to fight the county officers in a 20 on 1 handicap ladder match. If he wins, the case is dismissed.

Jeff is going to have a really sad ending to his life if he keeps this up. The dude reminds me of Marty Jeannetty. So talented. So many chances. Never can get it together for too long at a time.

So I was at the showdown event. It was held at the Dave and Busters in Orlando in one of the showrooms. It started at 6 and went on until 10. The event definitely went past 10 simply due to the fact that I was waiting in line from 6 to 930 to get my autograph. The acoustic performance that was advertised by the event was scheduled to take place at 930 at the Dave and busters, but based on the long line that probably didn’t start until about 11. When I had walked up to the Hardy’s, Matt was very personable and chatty, but Jeff seemed down and reserved. He kept reaching for a drink every minute or two through the signing. I know he’s more of the introvert but he seemed off. As a fan of wrestling I hope he does get the help he needs or retires, maybe even both.

You know Jeff Hardy screwed up big time when Jim feels bad for Tony Khan.

Brian is right here, you can't give him another chance, he's had enough, let him go fund his rehab and leave it there If I was AEW I'd probably even say to go get your hall of fame money and contract and chill out

If he's getting caught here, imagine the places he isn't getting caught

He needs to go to prison. Dude's a danger to himself and others

I kinda feel for Matt. Sure, they've both had singles success, but they've made their name as a tag team, and Jeff's nonsense affects Matt. In Eddie Guerrero's book, he talks about having trouble understanding why he couldn't just have a few drinks like most people, after yet another failed rehab stint. He came to the realization that he just couldn't, plain and simple. Some people can handle one or two drinks, but most addicts just can't.

Can't wait for Jim to talk about the Vince situation...

I would consider getting a hold of DDP and see if he could help. After his success with Jake Roberts and Scott Hall, it would be a good option.

Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐

Jeff Hardy's one of my all time favorites but goddamn. When I heard he got arrested for another DUI, all I could think of was the look of sheer disappointment and shame on Sting's face after their disaster of a match during TNA Victory Road in 2011.

Jeff Hardy doesn't have to do crazy bumps to be over, he's over for a thousand lifetimes without the crazy shit, he could show up in wool tights and wrestle like Lou Thesz and no one would care cos its Jeff Hardy

I come from Tyldesley in England and I would have put him behind bars and denighed him access to everywhere that sells or distributes whatever the words maybe and get him lifetime bans from everyone who has a chain of shops that sell alcohol or any kind of drug available, better yet send him to the Betty Ford clinic!!!!!

11:25 The arrest wasn't in the middle of the night, it was actually in the middle of the day.

Jeff Hardy fears Uber

He wasn't arrested at 12:30 am , he was arrested at 9:30 am the next morning. It was broad daylight, the camera footage from the highway patrol is on RU-vid. He told the troopers he was drinking double Fireball Whisky shots that morning.

“When Matt started teleporting” I dunno why, but that made me burst out laughing lmao.

When the cop 1st approached Jeff sitting down "dO yOu SpEaK eNgLiSh!?" 😂😂😂😂😂

He’s 44 years old, he needs to get it together already. No one can watch him 24/7 like he’s 2 years old. If he wants help, he can easily get it in 2022, if he doesn’t, well that’s that. No one can help him if he doesn’t want to help himself. Nothing else to be said

Given what happened with Tammy, I just sincerely hope this doesn't reach that level. Jeff's repeated issues have lasted for so long, it's honestly a miracle no one else has been seriously hurt or killed let alone himself. This was sad back at the Victory Road fiasco. Now it's beyond tragic. Don't let him have a driving license or drink in public if that's what it takes.

It's a sad situation.... I fear Jeff won't ever truly get better because there's so many enablers around him. His family are the biggest examples unfortunately.

I caught shit online for daring to say why didn't take his keys? Or call him an Uber? Obviously Jeff is responsible for his own actions. But Matt still had a moral obligation to try and keep him off the road for the safety of others.

"Slam down 7" is actually the name of the drinking game hardy was playing that night.

My Dad Was Killed By a Drunk Driver 12 years Ago When I Was 9 I Have No Sympathy for people who drive under the influence Jeff Needs Help Immediately!

Jim is right that Jeff should be getting his sh*t together and healing. He looked HORRIFIC at that ppv and then gets booked for a ladder match a week later. NOBODY I'm a higher up position at aew noticed that Jeff was not well??

Why is anyone even allowing him to DRINK at all??? He shouldn't even be allowed to go anywhere near a substance because of his past issues. Let alone behind the wheel of a car

When you can't handle your liquor have a handler around babysitting you. Clearly he doesn't want to quit 🤦‍♂️

As much of a fan I was of the Hardys due to them being from NC. Jeff needs jail time. I have zero patience for a person that keeps getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Dude was swerving into oncoming traffic and other motorist called it in. He has been in treatments. The issue are these damn prosecutors and judges not doing anything until somebody dies. A POS was driving high as fk speeding driving crazy. A trooper saw him gave chase. Dude did a u-turn in the median and the trooper decided to stopped the chase. Coming out the grass median speeding. He lost control crossed the median went airborne and killed my uncle. My uncle and the girl riding with the guy died and the guy survived with minor injuries. He decapitated my uncle.

This is a situation where we have to remove all biases and predisposed negativity and hope Jeff gets help or at least a personal driver or something. Instead of blaming companies or treating him like a misguided family member you'll support no matter what, just hope for the best and his peers learn from his mistakes.

It's just sad at this point. We've already seen this year what can happen if a repeat offender doesn't get their act together. As far as I concerned, if Hardy doesn't get it together and ends up actually killing somebody as a result, he would just be the male Sunny.

When WWE suspected something or saw signs of struggles, and his ‘past demons resurrected’ they offered him rehab and him to sit it out in rehab. Everyone praised him, for being offended when wwe saw he needed help. He passed the drug test, as it was reported but clearly he was not okay. Unless walking to the crowd during a match is normal for all wrestlers. So what now? In Hindsight wwe needs an apology for the crap they got for caring about Jeff. But marks and Jim just wanted to stick it to wwe without basis. Look at him now.

Jeff has addiction problems, and it's not surprising that he relapsed. He will likely rehab and relapse several more times before he manages a longer term stint of sobriety. It's part of the natural course of the medical condition. What's unusual about Jeff's situation is that his occupation and addiction are really heavily interwoven. He can "get help" but ultimately he's going to go back out on the road, see all the same people, get exposed to the same situations he's used in before, chase the same dream and have the same pain & problems. Staying clean in that situation must be extremely hard. His lifestyle outside of wrestling, with his music thing and art, also probably expose him to a fair whack of opportunities to relapse. I'd really like to hear that he's quit wrestling for good, and never see him in the ring again. That he's learnt to sell real estate or set up an animal shelter or something completely removed from the wrestling business. Learn to live a more mundane lifestyle. Change the unsustainable blaze into a controlled flame, and it might not burn out as quickly. Having said that, there is no excuse for him to be behind the wheel of a car. With the best will in the world, what he does with his own meat is his business, and if it damages him then so be it - he's a grown adult and he will know his bad decisions will have consequences. But don't put other people at risk of dying because of those bad decisions...

Chris Cornell had a song called "two drink minimum" Once he had that double shot, the fate for that night was sealed

@3:19 HE WAS FLOWN TO JACKSONVILLE FL FOR RIVERCITY WRESTLING CON FRIDAY NIGHT PRIOR (No clue how he traveled after leaving Jacksonville FL on Saturday)

If i wasn't done with Jeff already im totally done with him now. He used to be my favorite wrestler too but come on this shit never ends with him. He could have killed someone

I just don't get why a guy who has plenty of $, on top of not having a license, wouldn't just get an Uber/Lyft if he's trashed out of his mind... It's not like he was in some small town with only 500 people in it. Plenty of options to get a ride wherever and whenever.

And Matt couldn't help Jeff make a decision unless Reby screamed it at him.

@8:55 THE SILLY SUNDAY EVENT WAS AT DAVE N BUSTERS IN ORLANDO FL LOL

And everyone was shitting on WWE for "Slandering" him over that walkout.

Jeff needs to retire already. I like Jeff but he has shown he shouldn't be in the wrestling business no more. Wrestling is killing him at this point. Enough already. Please Jeff retire. This is also Matt Hardy's fault telling Jeff what he does is fine. The only reason why Matt took him away from WWE. Is to resurrect his dead career in AEW. Cause he saw he wasn't getting anywhere with the HFO gimmick.

he told the police on the car cam he has an appointment to get a brain scan coming up.

I still don't get why the Usos never got fired for all their DUIs

"It's really not that difficult to overcome these seemingly ghastly problems. What's hard is to decide to do it." -Robert Downey Jr. That quote quite succinctly covers why it's damn near impossible to sympathise with Jeff Hardy. His substance abuse issues have been ongoing for over 2 decades and, sure, we don't know exactly what's in his mind or how difficult it is for him but that quote shows how it's basically irrelevant. As Downey Jr highlighted from his own experience- actually kicking it and staying sober is the easy part and the hard part is wanting to get off them. Jeff apparently doesn't.

This was Jeff's way of getting out of that ladder match

Man, I was just listening to another of Jim &Brian's podcasts from yesterday talking about Jeff Hardy & how he hit his head on the concrete & the ref had to give the X signal twice, now this

Best opinion you've had in a while Jim, I approve 👌

It hurts to see his matches. It's plain and obvious that he's hurting when he walks or does anything. Jeff doesn't need to end up like the Dynamite Kid. If he wants to keep wrestling he should seriously consider modifying and innovating his moveset.

Jeff only proved WWE was validated in their decision. They were trying to help him before releasing him. Matt is also at fault before he wanted to team up with his brother again no matter what, but he covered up and lied to make Jeff look okay. AEW and Tiny Khan are also very much to blame. He wanted the Hardy Boys of old no matter what, to pop his ratings that he put them through hell, with no concern for their mental or physical health. The fact the Hardys were doing a Ladder or Table spot in every match in AEW was a very careless decision. Add to the fact that more and more reports that are that Jeff was drinking and looked awkward every show should have been a sign someone needs to do something, including being drunk during Mania weekend. But this show how much the man-child really cares about his talent. Yes Jeff is an adult, but someone should have been assigned to make sure he doesn't drink too much if at all, and someone to make he is not driving at any cost. The Khaman has more than enough money for that. After seeing that table match last night we can only be thankful Jeff wasn't in it, or we could be having a completely different discussion. Jeff needs help and he's not going to get it from his family or AEW. He needs someone like DDP to help him fight his demons, everyone else is just another negative in ALL ENABLERS WRESTLING. I hope more people really reconsider going to AEW if you have any bad habits as Jeff does, also makes you wonder how "clean" Moxley really is.

I seen a report I'm from Orlando said in north Carolina you can rent vehicles with suspended licenses assuming it was Jeff's rental

I agree. The worst part is that he was alone. No one asks any questions. I ask about my coworkers all the time I don't even like them. I just like to know everyone is doing ok and getting home ok.

Somebody really should've been watching him knowing his issues with drinking. He really needs someone who can be accountable over him other than Matt. Thank God he didn't kill no one.

I just never looked at Jeff hardy as this big star. I get other people love him, but, he hasn’t been the same since 2011. He’s constantly drugged up or drunk. When is enough enough with this guy. Dude needs to retire and go away. It’s embarrassing at this point.

One of the officers at the end of the video says that Jeff was reaching into his backpack out of the cops’ line of sight. It makes sense because during the beginning of the video the cops ask for Jeff’s driver’s license and Jeff says it’s in his backpack which is in the car. So Jeff was originally just trying to get his license out for the cops, but he moved too slowly and started reaching into a backpack as the cops were standing next to his vehicle. The cops at that point have no choice but to draw their firearms. They have no idea if someone’s gonna pull a gun on them.

I can't stop laughing at how Jeff looks like he's doing his best Meltzer impersonation

And here... we... *GO*

On a somewhat related subject. Whatever anyone thinks of Shawn and Hunter that is a great friendship. The stories of Hunter taking care a Shawn in his addiction days, things like making sure he got where he needed to be putting him to bed on his side so he didn’t vomit in his sleep checking on him every couple of hours is a beautiful thing and a great friendship. If it wasn’t for Hunter who knows what happens to Shawn and then Shawn being able to turn his life around is a great story. There’s too many of the opposite stories particularly in the wrestling world. It’s also mind boggling to me how driving drunk or under the influence of something if so common and that fact that most people who do it are repeat offenders. We need so much stronger penalties for this. I don’t exactly know the answer but something needs to change. DWI’s or DUI’s are unacceptable no excuses for it. “It is what it is” until you kill yourself or somebody else.

They ought to just re-negotiate his contract where he takes a pay deduction to pay for a 24 hour availability driver wherever he goes.

Alcohol is a hell of a poison. Three months sober come Friday, June 17th 2022.

Im wondering, if hes doing this as an escape means cause he feels he has pressure from fans, and matt to Continue wrestling and he wants an out and does t know how expect this way Not to make excuses as its wrong but when someone isnt in the right state of mind they go about doing things in a dramatic way especially When they cant bring it on themselves to do what is difficult to do

Reby and Matt are being called enablers but someone on Twitter mentioned something about Jeff’s wife making a comment about “pills” on some documentary or interview. Now it got me thinking. Idk at this point I just want him to stop. If it takes him quitting wrestling forever, so be it.

33:00 if it's a rental no way to know the state's license plate. In Massachusetts last year I had 2 different rental vehicles for a 3 month span, Colorado and Alabama plates respectively

" I am too busy to pick up Jeff Hardy dude, i am sitting here f...g yanking " haha brilliant