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** Jeff finds his brother being an engineer, dressed in a white sweater all while Senor Benjamin is lounging around. When he attempts to recreate the whole "Brother Nero, I knew you'd come!" schtick, Matt is honestly confused as to what's going on.

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** Jeff finds his brother being an engineer, dressed in a white sweater all while Senor Benjamin is lounging around. When he attempts to recreate the whole "Brother Nero, I knew you'd come!" schtick, Matt is honestly confused as to what's going on. Basically ''everything'' that has to do with JEFF being the only sane one out of the duo is full of hilarity.
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* ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', [[{{Pun}} full stop!]] During the entire PPV there was a fake [[ShowWithinAShow news channel]] reporting the different events that happened on Cameron, NC. A volcano erupted in the Land of Deletion at the Hardy compound, and should House Hardy lose a single match, the volcano will swallow the whole area. ''Every'' member of House Hardy (including ''Senor Benjamin and King Maxel'') was booked and the main event would be the ''Tag Team Apocalypto'', which was basically the ''Final Deletion'' UpToEleven.

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* ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', [[{{Pun}} full stop!]] During the entire PPV there was a fake [[ShowWithinAShow news channel]] reporting the different events that happened on Cameron, NC. A volcano erupted in the Land of Deletion at the Hardy compound, and should House Hardy lose a single match, the volcano will swallow the whole area. ''Every'' member of House Hardy (including ''Senor Benjamin and King Maxel'') was booked and the main event would be the ''Tag Team Apocalypto'', which was basically the ''Final Deletion'' UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. We would like to note that [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer none of what is listed below is made up]], [[CrazyAEnoughToWork no matter how WTF bonkers it may sound]]. Notable moments include:

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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. We would like to note that [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer none of what is listed below is made up]], [[CrazyAEnoughToWork [[CrazyEnoughToWork no matter how WTF bonkers it may sound]]. Notable moments include:
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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. We would like to note that [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer none of what is listed below is made up]], [[CrazyAwesome no matter how WTF bonkers it may sound]]. Notable moments include:

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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. We would like to note that [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer none of what is listed below is made up]], [[CrazyAwesome [[CrazyAEnoughToWork no matter how WTF bonkers it may sound]]. Notable moments include:

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--> '''Matt:''' ''I'm fat, I'm slow, I'm old! Even my children don't respect me!''

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--> ---> '''Matt:''' ''I'm fat, I'm slow, I'm old! Even my children don't respect me!''



--> '''Matt:''' ''As I search for my son's soccer ball, deep in the woods of the Hardy compound, I have to break something to each and everyone of you [[Wrestling/WadeBarrett I've got some BAD NEWS!]][[note]]Sorry Wade Barrett.[[/note]].''

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--> ---> '''Matt:''' ''As I search for my son's soccer ball, deep in the woods of the Hardy compound, I have to break something to each and everyone of you [[Wrestling/WadeBarrett I've got some BAD NEWS!]][[note]]Sorry Wade Barrett.[[/note]].''


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* After losing a match against Wrestling/AdamPage at ''AEW Revolution 2021'', where the winner would get all of the loser's first-quarter earnings, on the next episode of ''WebVideo/BeingTheElite'' Matt's protégés Private Party go to his hotel room to try and cheer him up... and find him [[CallBack eating grapes.]]
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* Upon introducing Damascaus (his new essence that brought back his Broken Brilliance) to Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, Matt comes face to face with Wrestling/ChrisJericho. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCu0-YEu0PU Insanity ensues.]] Special mention goes to Matt saying Jericho [[https://youtu.be/mCu0-YEu0PU?t=100 is a "hole of the ass."]]
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** BROKEN Matt lets The Boogeyman try out some greenbeans...and the Boogeyman spits out and asks if Matt is ''nuts''.

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** BROKEN Matt lets [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} The Boogeyman Boogeyman]] try out some greenbeans...and the Boogeyman spits out and asks if Matt is ''nuts''. Yes, the guy who regularly eats handfulls of earthworms, forces opponents to eat worms, smashes big clocks against his head and randomly appears in the most unexpected times and places to freak out people [[HypocriticalHumor asks if someone else is insane]].
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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. Notable moments include:

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In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that he could do his own television series with everything that he's done. We would like to note that [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer none of what is listed below is made up]], [[CrazyAwesome no matter how WTF bonkers it may sound]]. Notable moments include:

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* ''Delete or DECAY'': revealing that he has his own personal zoo filled with the "greatest souls of existence", showcasing George Washington in the body of a giraffe, then having Brother Nero fight off Smokin' Joe Frazer in the body ''of a kangaroo'', mentions how he's a SpotMonkey whisperer and names a selection of monkeys based off of X Division wrestlers and talks to a lion that hosts the soul of ''Genghis Khan''. '''And that's just before the fight happens'''.
** Post ''Delete or DECAY'' he finds Vanguard-1 offline and absolutely goes ''over the top'' on Vanguard-1 being unconscious, going as far as to scream, "Don't you do this to me!" before really hamming it up. You can even hear what sounds like the cameraman {{Corpsing}} at Matt's shenanigans.
*** And just to make things ''more'' ridiculous (if it hasn't already at that point), Broken Matt then ''pleads with the seven deities to infuse the life energy he [=DELETEd=] from Brother Nero into Vanguard-1, returning it to "life".'' [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No]] [[https://youtu.be/dwxDdROYte4?t=48s really.]]

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* ''Delete or DECAY'': revealing DECAY'' revealed that he has his own personal zoo filled with the "greatest souls of existence", showcasing George Washington in the body of a giraffe, then having Brother Nero fight off Smokin' Joe Frazer in the body ''of a kangaroo'', mentions mentioning how he's a SpotMonkey whisperer and names a selection of monkeys based off of X Division wrestlers and talks to a lion that hosts the soul of ''Genghis Khan''. '''And that's just before the fight happens'''.
** Post ''Delete or DECAY'' he finds Vanguard-1 offline and absolutely goes ''over the top'' on Vanguard-1 being unconscious, going as far as to scream, "Don't you do this to me!" before really hamming it up. You can even hear what sounds like the cameraman {{Corpsing}} at Matt's shenanigans.
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shenanigans. And just to make things ''more'' ridiculous (if it hasn't already at that point), Broken Matt then ''pleads ''[[https://youtu.be/dwxDdROYte4 pleads with the seven deities to infuse the life energy he [=DELETEd=] DELETEd from Brother Nero into Vanguard-1, returning it to "life".'' [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No]] [[https://youtu.be/dwxDdROYte4?t=48s really.]]"life"]].''



** He then shoos away the next trick or treaters...Hurricane Helms.

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** He then shoos away the next trick or treaters...Hurricane Helms. [[Wrestling/GregoryHelms "The Hurricane" Gregory Helms]].
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* After a pizza-eating contest with MVP, he ate two slices while MVP ate none. Cue Matt blowing chunks all over him while he complains.

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** How does Matt revert to his "Broken" self? By pledging the Seven Deities to strike him with a lightning bolt!


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** How does Matt revert to his "Broken" self? By pledging the Seven Deities to strike him with a lightning bolt!

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** The highlight, however, is the ''Tag Team Apocalypto'' match. A [[GimmickMatches Falls Count Anywhere]] like the Final Deletion, but involving every TagTeam in TNA/Impact's Tag Team division and with a last-team-standing elimination format. To ensure some order in the upcoming chaos, TNA lended many referees to this match.

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** The highlight, however, is the ''Tag Team Apocalypto'' match. A [[GimmickMatches Falls Count Anywhere]] like the Final Deletion, but involving every TagTeam in TNA/Impact's Tag Team division and with a last-team-standing elimination format. To ensure some order in the upcoming chaos, TNA lended many referees to this match. Needless to say, HilarityEnsues!
*** The fake news channel have a journalist near one of the barricades blocking the access to Cameron. Then a truck driven by Wrestling/GregoryHelms approaches the area and the (former) Hurricane, now the head of [[PowerTrio the Helms Dynasty]], is being interviewed. After hearing that the road is blocked, he still insists with charging upon it in order to arrive to the match.
*** Rockstar Spud's participation in the match. After witnessing Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) mowing down most of the TagTeam roster, he promises to bring a partner bigger than anything that they have ever seen before. The partner in question? ''Wrestling/{{Hornswoggle}}''.
*** Helms being thrown into the Lake of Reincarnation, first appearing as his 3-Count self and dancing with his Dynasty partners before being superkicked by them after comparing them negatively to both Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias.



-->'''BROKEN Matt:''' Even the [[Wrestling/TripleH Man with three "H"s]] would be [[TakeThat proud on how we buried this young and promising talent.]] ''(he and Hurricane Helms gives thumbs up to the camera)''
*** Rockstar Spud's participation in the match. After witnessing Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) mowing down most of the TagTeam roster, he promises to bring a partner bigger than anything that they have ever seen before. The partner in question? ''Wrestling/{{Hornswoggle}}''.

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-->'''BROKEN --->'''BROKEN Matt:''' Even the [[Wrestling/TripleH Man with three "H"s]] would be [[TakeThat proud on how we buried this young and promising talent.]] ''(he and Hurricane Helms gives thumbs up to the camera)''
*** Rockstar Spud's participation in the match. After witnessing Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) mowing down most of the TagTeam roster, he promises to bring a partner bigger than anything that they have ever seen before. The partner in question? ''Wrestling/{{Hornswoggle}}''.
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* Three Words: BROKEN Matt Hardy. Seriously, he could do his own television series (which, if rumours are true, is happening soon on the WWE Network) with everything that he's done. This includes:
** ''Delete or DECAY'': revealing that he has his own personal zoo filled with the "greatest souls of existence", showcasing George Washington in the body of a giraffe, then having Brother Nero fight off Smokin' Joe Frazer in the body ''of a kangaroo'', mentions how he's a SpotMonkey whisperer and names a selection of monkeys based off of X Division wrestlers and talks to a lion that hosts the soul of ''Genghis Khan''. '''And that's just before the fight happens'''.
*** Post ''Delete or DECAY'' he finds Vanguard-1 offline and absolutely goes ''over the top'' on Vanguard-1 being unconscious, going as far as to scream, "Don't you do this to me!" before really hamming it up. You can even hear what sounds like the cameraman {{Corpsing}} at Matt's shenanigans.

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* Three Words: BROKEN !! Broken/Woken Matt Hardy. Seriously, Hardy
In 2016, Matt struck gold with the "Broken" gimmick in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]. It was a gimmick of such weirdness that
he could do his own television series (which, if rumours are true, is happening soon on the WWE Network) with everything that he's done. This includes:
**
Notable moments include:
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''Delete or DECAY'': revealing that he has his own personal zoo filled with the "greatest souls of existence", showcasing George Washington in the body of a giraffe, then having Brother Nero fight off Smokin' Joe Frazer in the body ''of a kangaroo'', mentions how he's a SpotMonkey whisperer and names a selection of monkeys based off of X Division wrestlers and talks to a lion that hosts the soul of ''Genghis Khan''. '''And that's just before the fight happens'''.
*** ** Post ''Delete or DECAY'' he finds Vanguard-1 offline and absolutely goes ''over the top'' on Vanguard-1 being unconscious, going as far as to scream, "Don't you do this to me!" before really hamming it up. You can even hear what sounds like the cameraman {{Corpsing}} at Matt's shenanigans.



** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAt-xiSVtg Trick or DELETE]]: Handing out green beans to kids dressed in costumes. And when he confronts one dressed as a box of donuts:
-->'''BROKEN Matt:''' Remember children, [[TakeThatAudience no one likes a Fat Hardy]].
*** He then shoos away the next trick or treaters...Hurricane Helms.
** During a backstage fight between DCC, he commands a forklift operator to charge after one of the members. When the operator refuses, Matt bites him.

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** * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAt-xiSVtg Trick or DELETE]]: Handing out green beans to kids dressed in costumes. And when he confronts one dressed as a box of donuts:
-->'''BROKEN Matt:''' Remember --->''"Remember children, [[TakeThatAudience no one likes a Fat Hardy]].
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Hardy]]."''
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He then shoos away the next trick or treaters...Hurricane Helms.
** * During a backstage fight between the Broken Hardys and DCC, he commands a forklift operator to charge after one of the members. When the operator refuses, Matt bites him.



* Sometime after the initial amnesia episode, Matt is seen deleting emails and eating candy. After Queen Rebecca states that they wouldn't have that candy if Matt didn't hand out green beans during Halloween, Matt questions what kind of lunatic would do so. And when she leaves, he decides to unsub'''scribe''' for an email in regards to a rock band known as The Young Bucks...and the Scribe appears ''again''.

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* ** How does Matt revert to his "Broken" self? By pledging the Seven Deities to strike him with a lightning bolt!
**
Sometime after the initial amnesia episode, Matt is seen deleting emails and eating candy. After Queen Rebecca states that they wouldn't have that candy if Matt didn't hand out green beans during Halloween, Matt questions what kind of lunatic would do so. And when she leaves, he decides to unsub'''scribe''' for an email in regards to a rock band known as The Young Bucks...and the Scribe appears ''again''.



*** (seeing Vanguard-1 projecting him) "How did you get my head in there?"
*** (Running a lawn mower over Jeff's tribal lawn) "How can I be so cruel?"
*** (Setting the Jeff Hardy Cross on fire at the end of the match) "I'm committing arson! I'm a TERRIBLE PERSON!"
* And, thanks to ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', Matt's son Maxel got a pro wrestling win under his belt. ''At the age of '''one'''''. Granted, his opponent ([[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]]) was tazed by Benjamin at the beginning of the match, but still!
** How about the time ''Vanguard-1'' wanted to fight and got rejected by the referee? Or the entire ''Tag Team Apocalypto'' match, especially this line after he and Hurricane Helms [[ItMakesSenseInContext shovel dirt onto the Helms Dynasty]]

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*** ---> (seeing Vanguard-1 projecting him) "How ''"How did you get my head in there?"
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there?"''
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(Running a lawn mower over Jeff's tribal lawn) "How ''"How can I be so cruel?"
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cruel?"''
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(Setting the Jeff Hardy Cross on fire at the end of the match) "I'm ''"I'm committing arson! I'm a TERRIBLE PERSON!"
PERSON!"''
* And, thanks to ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', [[{{Pun}} full stop!]] During the entire PPV there was a fake [[ShowWithinAShow news channel]] reporting the different events that happened on Cameron, NC. A volcano erupted in the Land of Deletion at the Hardy compound, and should House Hardy lose a single match, the volcano will swallow the whole area. ''Every'' member of House Hardy (including ''Senor Benjamin and King Maxel'') was booked and the main event would be the ''Tag Team Apocalypto'', which was basically the ''Final Deletion'' UpToEleven.
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Matt's son King Maxel got winning a pro wrestling win under his belt.match. ''At the age of '''one'''''. Granted, his opponent ([[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]]) was tazed by Senor Benjamin at the beginning of the match, but still!
still! Bonus points for his entrance, on a toy car. Props also to Spud himself, for his {{kayfabe}}-breaking sarcastic lampshading of many tropes involved with pro wrestling's way of storytelling.
** How about the time ''Vanguard-1'' wanted to fight answering Sienna's Open Challenge and got rejected being denied the request by the referee? Or referee.
** The highlight, however, is
the entire ''Tag Team Apocalypto'' match, especially match. A [[GimmickMatches Falls Count Anywhere]] like the Final Deletion, but involving every TagTeam in TNA/Impact's Tag Team division and with a last-team-standing elimination format. To ensure some order in the upcoming chaos, TNA lended many referees to this match.
*** The
line after he Matt and Hurricane Helms [[ItMakesSenseInContext shovel dirt onto the Helms Dynasty]]Dynasty]]:


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*** Rockstar Spud's participation in the match. After witnessing Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) mowing down most of the TagTeam roster, he promises to bring a partner bigger than anything that they have ever seen before. The partner in question? ''Wrestling/{{Hornswoggle}}''.
*** How do the Hardys win the match? With Jeff throwing Crazzy Steve onto the volcano and him being erupted onto the ring for Matt to do the three-count.


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* And, thanks to ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', Matt's son Maxel got a pro wrestling win under his belt. ''At the age of '''one'''''. Granted, his opponent (Rockstar Spud, now known as WWE 205 Live GM Drake Maverick) was tazed by Benjamin at the beginning of the match, but still!

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* And, thanks to ''Total Nonstop Deletion'', Matt's son Maxel got a pro wrestling win under his belt. ''At the age of '''one'''''. Granted, his opponent (Rockstar Spud, now known as WWE 205 Live GM Drake Maverick) ([[Wrestling/DrakeMaverick Rockstar Spud]]) was tazed by Benjamin at the beginning of the match, but still!
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCe1z3MX3Ro He doesn't have his hot bath]]. It leads to a breakdown which leads to a very familiar stinger: '''[[HesBack YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS!]]'''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=390qDILtX2Y While giving advice to several superstars]], he comes to a sad realization: they had more action that night than he had the entire ''month''. The conclusion? ''He has to do what it takes to '''FREE THE DELETE!'''''
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvMsiyk2rtc "I went to a drive-through, to get a lettuce-strapped burger, ordered with no mustard. AND IT HAD MUSTARD! AND MATT STRONGLY HATES MUSTARD!]]"
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHST2foZ48k King Maxel turns heel against him!]] And even worse, he does so by savagely calling him fat, slow and old!
--> '''Matt:''' ''I'm fat, I'm slow, I'm old! Even my children don't respect me!''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rQL_GJa8jk How does he announce the coming of his third boy?]]
--> '''Matt:''' ''As I search for my son's soccer ball, deep in the woods of the Hardy compound, I have to break something to each and everyone of you [[Wrestling/WadeBarrett I've got some BAD NEWS!]][[note]]Sorry Wade Barrett.[[/note]].''
*** Also the real bad news? He had to join Music/{{Cameo}} in order to have an extra source of income. And just when he was going to go into detail, he trips onto a branch and falls, breaking his ligament.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE8MoSYPkaw Being confused with Jeff Hardy]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7pBDF3ONE Losing the chance to pin R-Truth for the 24/7 championship]]. Oh, and not having green beans in the catering.
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*** Why was The Boogeyman there in the first place? Matt hired him to do the catering!

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*** Why was The Boogeyman there in the first place? Matt hired him to do the catering!catering!
* His "You don't understand" skits on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfldkV2SsADCyp3SlI1Q6Ug his Youtube page]], which channel his "Big Money Matt"... at least at first. Highlights include:
** The fact that he still calls his children "King Maxel" and "Lord Wolfgang" and his wife "Queen Rebecca". This was part of the "BROKEN" character.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQdTIhJxeTA Being forced to attend Drake Maverick's wedding, with his children laughing at him]]. For the record, the wedding itself was a moment of funny: it was the day Drake lost the 24/7 championship to [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOXRD3IWP8M King Maxel running a car in his father's face]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CfDdOaJ04E The fourth episode]] channels ArsonMurderAndJaywalking.
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** Trick or DELETE: Handing out green beans to kids dressed in costumes. And when he confronts one dressed as a box of donuts:

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqAt-xiSVtg Trick or DELETE: DELETE]]: Handing out green beans to kids dressed in costumes. And when he confronts one dressed as a box of donuts:

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