Jeff Hardy has been able to achieve major success in WWE, and fans were shocked when the company announced a few weeks ago that The Charismatic Enigma had been released following an incident at a live event.
Fightful Select reports that WWE had main roster plans in the works for Jeff Hardy, but the former champion was also set for a run with NXT. According to the report Jeff Hardy was originally set to be revealed as MSK’s “The Shaman” character.
However, Riddle was put in the role after Jeff Hardy was pulled from the road following the incident at the live event. It’s being said that after Hardy was pulled WWE scrambled to film content to fit Riddle into the role.
It was also noted that multiple segments with Jeff Hardy as The Shaman were left on the cutting room floor. Riddle will team with MSK to take on WALTER and NXT Tag Team Champions Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner at NXT New Year’s Evil. Word is that Hardy was originally set for the match.
