Broken Hardys Update: The Latest on The WWE/Anthem Negotiations

This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided an update on the negotiations between Anthem — the company which owns Impact Wrestling, and is claiming ownership of the broken gimmick — and WWE.

According to Dave Meltzer, the two sides are talking, but they haven’t yet reached an agreement. But, WWE is confident that they’ll be able to get the deal done — so confident that they’re allowing Matt to sporadically do his broken character in his promos. They even led the crowd in a “DELETE!” chant this past Monday.

“Regarding the Hardys gimmick, there were rumors that WWE and Impact had reached a settlement on it,” said Meltzer in this week’s Observer. “We can’t confirm that and Reby Hardy publicly denied it. However, we do know that the belief is that they are doing a build toward it and we had been told weeks ago that the sides were in negotiations for a settlement where WWE would end up buying the rights to the gimmick from Anthem. WWE is going with the opinion that it would be settled even before those rumors came out which is why all the teases are being done. For what it’s worth, those who do know the situation have not confirmed or denied to us that it is settled, and had denied it being settled a few weeks earlier.”

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Do you think the two sides will come to an agreement anytime soon? How do you think WWE will handle the broken gimmick if they’re able to buy it from Anthem? Let us know in the comments below, or over on Facebook!