NEWS: Jeff Hardy Injured - How Long Will He Be Out?

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NEWS: Jeff Hardy will be sidelined for quite some time with a torn rotator cuff. Hardy, who announced he will be having surgery this upcoming October 3rd, will miss significant time. The WWE fears that Hardy may also have a torn labrum; but, will not know for sure until Hardy is in procedure. If that worse case scenario is indeed present, his labrum will also be repaired simultaneously. Hardy could miss 3-4 months with his injuries, putting his return time around Christmas or as a surprise return entrant at this year's Royal Rumble pay-per-view in January. A melancholy Hardy lamented,

"Once they get in there, they’ll figure out more about what they have to repair. But for sure, the rotator cuff has to be repaired, and then they’ll look at the labrum when they get in there. It’s depressing. More than any time in a career, it’s those times that make you go, ‘Wow, I love professional wrestling.’ It sucks that I can’t be involved in a match or can’t get in there and do what I normally do because I’m injured, but I just have to get over that, stop worrying about it and look forward and push myself to get repaired and healed and come back better than ever with a brand-new shoulder.”

At this point, the WWE is mulling what to do with Jeff's brother and tag team partner Matt Hardy. It is possible that he pursues singles action and evolves his character toward the Broken Matt Hardy last depicted on Impact Wrestling. The WWE is also considering pulling him from television altogether (ala the Revival), as they feel the Hardy Boyz have become somewhat stale since their huge WrestleMania 34 return.

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