AEW Star Matt Hardy Announces His Father Has Passed Away

Top AEW Star Matt Hardy recently took to his Twitter and announced the sad and tragic news of his and WWE Star Jeff Hardy’s father, Gilbert Hardy, passing away. It was revealed that Gilbert passed away a number of days ago.

This is what Matt Hardy said:

“Thanks for all the kindness & love today. We greatly appreciate it.” “I love you, Dad. Thanks for making so many sacrifices to give myself & Jeff a fair chance at life. We were blessed to have you for so many years. [heart emoji]”

There have been rumors and speculations that Jeff Hardy may be on his way to AEW after Matt Hardy has said that he would love to work with his brother and they have a dream to retire at the same time and in the same company.

Jeff Hardy last appeared for the WWE on the March 22nd episode of RAW, when Jeff lost to The Miz in Singles action. He was rumored to be participating in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal during this past Friday’s SmackDown episode, but he didnot appearing on the show has fueled the rumors even more of him jumping ship to AEW.

You can check out Matt Hardy’s tweet below:

Thanks for all the kindness & love today. We greatly appreciate it.

I love you, Dad. Thanks for making so many sacrifices to give myself & Jeff a fair chance at life. We were blessed to have you for so many years. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/55k2t2FEHc

— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) April 11, 2021