So today we’ll be taking an in depth look at the Jeff Hardy and Sheamus storyline
Let’s take a look at how all this started.
Sheamus and Jeff Hardy both made their returns this year
Both Sheamus and Jeff were dealing with some huge injuries and making big returns on Smackdown
Sheamus returned and quickly turned heel to pick up right where he left off at.
Sheamus’ original plans were to take out everyone that he didn’t see fit for Smackdown
There was a point where Sheamus focused on guys like Chad Gable and really tried to take
them out
Sheamus was competing in matches with local talent and quickly securing the easiest wins
However, Sheamus couldn’t help but notice that everyone kept talking about Jeff Hardy
and his return
WWE even did a little mini documentary series that they aired on Smackdown leading up to
Jeff’s return and this really got on Sheamus’s nerves
He wanted everyone to stop talking about Jeff Hardy.
There were even some weeks where it looked like Sheamus was about to get physical with
Micheal Cole because Michael Cole kept mentioning Jeff
Week after week Michael Cole would always talk about Jeff Hardy’s return after one
of Sheamus’ matches, so it got to the point that Sheamus heard enough about Jeff
This would of course lead to Jeff Hardy making a big return to confront Sheamus
They went back and forth and attacked each other a few times, but other than the fact
that Sheamus was annoyed that they kept talking about Jeff, there wasn’t much story to the
feud other than that
But their story did reach a new level with the entire car crash hit and run scene
The scene was made to incriminate Jeff Hardy as being responsible for the hit and run.
Whoever set Jeff up had a lot of time incriminate him.
They put the Bottle in his car to make it look like Jeff was drinking and of course
there was the paper work that said the car belonged to Jeff Hardy
Then besides that, we had Elias who was on the floor and wasn’t moving at all, it was
clear that Elias was most likely the most affected individual here
So even though it’s meant to look like Jeff Hardy hit Elias with the car then got out
the car to try to flee the scene, that doesn’t seem to be what actually happened here
Jeff Hardy was found several feet away from the car, that’s something we know for sure
and something that they clearly showed that week on Smackdown
However, it’s not really clear how Jeff got all the way over there by the side fence
if his car was in front of the parking lot
That’s a little hard to read and know exactly what happened there
So let’s switch over to these eye witnesses and what they said happened
The eye witnesses’ reports automatically puts Jeff Hardy in the clear.
They said that Jeff Hardy wasn’t the one that caused the hit and run, that there was
another car involved in the scene
The witnesses say that the individual that caused the hit and run took off running in
all black clothing and no one could really make out how it was
After that, Jeff Hardy is Arrested and one part that I found to be the most telling was
Jeff’s response to seeing Elias being stretchered out
Now I’m not really sure what actually happened to Elias, was he hit with the car?
Was he Jeff’s passenger?
I’m not quite sure and I don’t know if WWE ever explained it in that much detail,
but it’s clear that whatever happened fully took out Elias
But Jeff was so shocked when he saw Elias, so that makes it clear that Jeff didn’t
know about what happened to Elias before he actually saw him in that moment that he was
being put in police car
Jeff comes out later that night and attacks Sheamus to close out Smackdown
Jeff Hardy comes out the following week to announce that he was found innocent and that
upon further review of the eye witnesses reports, they said that the individual that did the
hit and run had red hair
Now this is where the story gets a little inconsistent for me.
The week before that it was being said that the individual behind the hit and run was
covered in all black clothing, black hoodie, black pants, and that no one saw who it was
So I’m thinking whoever did this to Jeff Hardy is smart and they obviously had their
face completely covered and that’s why no one could give any real descriptions of who
it was
That makes perfect sense and shows that the person was smart enough to cover up who they
were, but now fast forward the following week and Jeff Hardy is saying that the witnesses
all saw red hair, so which one is it?
Was he all covered up or did they actually see his face and red hair?
That part bothered me a bit because if someone is gonna pull something like this off and
not hide their identity then that’s just a pretty dumb move on their part.
All those witnesses there and you’re just gonna have your face out after they just saw
you do the hit and run?
If that’s the case then this superstar clearly isn’t the brightest.
But Jeff Hardy is thinking “red hair, it’s gotta be Sheamus”, so now the story deepens
and now Jeff actually has a reason to go after Sheamus with some vengeance
He believes Sheamus tried to end his career, take away his livelihood, not to mention that
Elias is also out of action for a long time because of this accident
In reality, Elias is actually dealing with a big injury so he will be missing several
months of action.
This was just a way to fully write him off TV and it was a great move because it instantly
gives Elias a storyline when he returns.
Elias is clearly going to be on the hunt to find out who did this to him when he’s cleared
to return, so it does have a feeling of being a more long term storyline based of that alone
But Jeff Hardy is fully convinced that it was Sheamus and wants to go after him.
But here’s where the big story turning questions comes into play, did Sheamus actually do it?
This is up for debate right now, Sheamus has obviously denied the accusations of him being
behind the hit and run.
Even though Sheamus is a sneaky heel and can’t be trusted, I can’t help but actually believe
him when he says that he didn’t do it and here’s why
As of this current moment, there’s no actual evidence that Sheamus did it.
Now in reality, obviously the performance center should have some sort of camera that
could show us the whole thing and answer all the questions, but that’s way too easy,
so its probably gonna continue as a mystery
But it just feels like if Sheamus actually did this, he would’ve been rubbing it Jeff
Hardy’s face, not denying and hiding from the truth
Another thing we talked about right after this situation happened was how Sheamus was
already backstage in his full ring attire at the same time of the hit and run, so unless
he changed extremely fast, it couldn’t have been him
WWE is stressing the clue and hint of “red hair”.
That’s what they keep saying and even though Sheamus fits that description, it just seems
like it was meant to mislead us into thinking it was Sheamus
It looks like this could be building up to a huge reveal that it actually wasn’t Sheamus,
Sheamus is innocent and it’s a returning superstar that is actually behind everything
So this “red hair” thing is important because it really narrows down the list of
possibilities.
For everyone hoping it’s Roman Reigns or someone big like that, unfortunately it won’t
be because the red hair description automatically removed a lot of people from the list of possibilities
So whose left?
Who can possibly be behind the hit and run.
I did some research online and it turns out that WWE actually released a mini gallery
of all the “red hair” superstars in 2020, so let’s look through that list and pick
out some suspects
WWE’s list of red hair superstars included: Becky Lynch, Sheamus, Murphy, Curt Hawkins,
Gentleman Jack Galleagher, Sami Zayn, Erick Rowan, Eric Young, Heath Slater, and Pete
Dunne
So that’s the list of red hair suspects.
Of course this list was released by WWE earlier this year and some of those superstars have
been released, so that’s another issue that shrinks that list down once again
It seems that the prime suspect right now is Sami Zayn and he fits into the story perfectly
Sami Zayn was recently stripped of the intercontinental championship and didn’t really have any
say in that decision.
We haven’t even seen Sami in a while now, so who knows what the character is going through
with the loss of his title
Maybe Sami Zayn was filled with rage so he went over the performance center and took
out his anger and and frustration with WWE by pulling off this hit and run on some Smackdown
superstars
It’s probably what Sami Zayn did to make himself feel better and get back at WWE for
stripping him off the title, that’s a theory going on right now.
Honestly, if it’s not gonna be Sheamus then Sami really is the only possibility that’s
left
Another possible solution to this mystery is the usage of the Smackdown Hacker
We haven’t talked about the Smackdown hacker in weeks because they just went dark out of
no where.
He no longer makes appearances on Smackdown and his last twitter post May 28th, which
was several weeks ago.
We haven’t seen this much silence from the Smackdown hacker in a long time
Many fans were wondering if the character was being dropped because of this long disappearance,
but reports claim that the Smackdown hacker character is still unfolding and has plans
If anything, I think the Smackdown hacker’s silence is actually quite scary.
If he’s posting the same little clip every week then we’re gonna get burnt out of him
and it won’t be the same anymore, but have him disappear for a while, make us forget
about him, and then bring him right back with a big reveal and that will be insanely impactful.
That could be what’s actually happening here.
Maybe the hacker has gone away because a big reveal is on the way with this situation.
The hacker can manage the camera, so what if he has to footage of the hit and run?
The hacker can really expose someone being behind the situation.
Maybe it was Sheamus and hacker is getting so sick of his lies that he’s just gonna
expose the truth for this situation?
That is a possibility as well
WWE seems to really be sticking to the “red hair” description, but none of the witnesses
have actually pointed Sheamus out as the culprit here, so it seems that another big reveal
is on the way
What are your thoughts on this situation and who do you think could be the big return here?
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