Matt Hardy took to Twitter to announce that his father, Gilbert Hardy, has passed away.
“Thanks for all the kindness & love today. We greatly appreciate it,” Matt wrote. “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]”
It was indicated that Gilbert passed away a few days ago. Jeff Hardy has not wrestled since the March 22 RAW show, when he lost to The Miz, and there had been a lot of talk about why he did not work the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal during Friday’s SmackDown on FOX.
Our condolences go out to The Hardy family.
You can see Matt’s full tweet below:
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