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Journalist
Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
Iconic figure of the WWE of the 2000s, Jeff Hardy recently made headlines on social networks by expressing some regrets about his career, the fault of his past consumption of alcohol and drugs. His confidences have relaunched the debate on his untapped potential, even fueling comparisons with Neymar, whose healthy lifestyle has also been singled out.
It’s a name that will immediately bring back memories to teenagers of the 2000s. Key face of the WWE For many years, Jeff Hardy left his mark with his aerial style and his spectacular actions in and outside the ring. An extreme lifestyle which continued off-camera, the 47-year-old wrestler having also been talked about throughout his career for his escapades linked to alcohol and drugs. Today sober, Jeff Hardy shows regret.
“I would probably be taller than John Cena today…”
« The way I lived in my 20s and 30s… If I lived my life the way I live it today, oh my god, who knows what would have happenedconfided Jeff Hardy in an interview given to WFAA. I would probably be taller than John Cena today. I was born with such a gift to be a wrestler. It seemed so natural to me, as if I had been created to do this job. The great thing is that I’m still here and I’m still alive. I feel good. I don’t set a limit. I’ll wrestle until I can’t do it anymore ».
“Jeff Hardy is truly the Neymar of wrestling”
Totaling three world belts in WWE and around fifteen secondary titles, Jeff Hardy could have actually claimed much more given his talent and popularity. His speech was widely commented on on social networks, including in France, where many Internet users drew a parallel with a former star of the PSG. « Jeff Hardy is truly the Neymar of wrestling », commented one of them, an opinion shared by many. “ Sad but so true », Reacted a member of the social network. “ I have never read such a truthful tweet. Jeff Hardy had everything to have a great career… Unfortunately he had demons that ruined his chances “, replied another fan. One user believes that “ in every sport there is a Neymar ».
Huge expectation, even bigger disappointment
Called to take over from Lionel Messi et Cristiano Ronaldothe Brazilian striker playing today in Saudi Arabia displays, as Jeff Hardya record below expectations despite some triumphs, notably in the Champions League in 2015. The lifestyle of Neymar was also widely commented on, the journalist Daniel Riolo even revealing in 2022 that it happened to him PSG « arriving at training in a terrible state, not able to train, borderline alcoholic “. A sad point in common with Jeff Hardyunable to wrestle at a March 2011 show after consuming certain substances. In the eyes of many observers, the pronounced taste of Neymar for night outings is a justification for some of his injuries, the auriverde star chaining long periods of unavailability, an observation which can also be made for Jeff Hardy.
