As expected, Matt Hardy made his TNA debut tonight at Genesis with no build-up as Rob Van Dam's mystery opponent. After RVD told Eric Bischoff that he wanted to fight "Hardy," Bischoff declared "You want Hardy, you got Hardy in the ring. I hope you're happy!" and Matt came out in a black trenchcoat with his hair in cornrows. Really. You can see his new look in a YouTube video that he posted last night. On the Torch site, he was compared to both Raven and Tyler Reks. Torch founder Wade Keller noted that Hardy "looks to have gained weight in multiple ways since leaving WWE and he had a glassy-eyed look." Dave Meltzer was more kind at F4WOnline, saying that he was "sluggish." Hardy won with the Twist Of Fate even though RVD's foot was under the bottom rope, so it looks like they're starting to turn referee Jackson James and eventually reveal that he's Bischoff's son.
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