Jeff Hardy Expected By Matt To Receive WWE World Title Run, Ted DiBiase, Batista

— Mike Mooneyham has an interview with ECW Champion Matt Hardy today. He believes brother Jeff will soon receive a title run. “I think WWE will pull the trigger on him. I hope they do because it’s something he totally deserves,” Hardy said. “He’s sacrificed his body and everything he has for the professional wrestling/sports entertainment business through WWE. I think it’ll happen sooner rather than later. Jeff has really grown up and matured a lot inside.” Matt also said he has no worries for his brother. “I think these days Jeff gets a bad rap for some of these things, because Jeff is really good and he’s in a great place in his life,” Hardy said. “There was a time, if you go back to 2003, had you asked me if I was worried about Jeff, I would have told you that I really was worried about Jeff. Now I have zero worries about him.” Matt also said he’s not worry when Jeff takes high risks in the ring. “It’s no big deal for him to take some kind of huge risk, and he really doesn’t worry about the consequences,” Matt said. “Sometimes in life that’s how it is. It’s hard for him to live in a system to a degree. But Jeff is actually doing real well right now.” He also commented on his former girlfriend Amy “Lita” Dumas, saying they maintain an amicable relationship. “She’s doing okay. I talk to her every so often,” Hardy said. “We’re friendly and get along. It’s all good. You can’t sit back and hold on to something forever. It’s bad on you. It’s going to affect you going forward.” {Matt Hardy enjoying run as ECW champ}

— WWE legend “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will be the first wresting star from the past to take part in Howard Finkel’s live blog on the WWE Universe site. Finkel wrote: “Well as promised, our first guest for my new live blog has been confirmed! I’m delighted to announce that WWE Legend “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will enter “The Finkel Factor”. It debuts on Thursday, December 18, taking place from 7-8 PM (ET). Changing a familiar phrase around a tad, I would believe that “everybody has a question for the Million Dollar Man”. And you will have the opportunity to do just that with one of the all-time greats in less than two weeks’ time. Please join us.” {First Guest Confirmed For “The Factor”!!!}

— WWE.com has a poll asking fans who they would choose to receive the Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year tomorrow night on Raw. It’s a pretty close race as Batista, John Cena and Triple H are within percentage points of each other. However, Batista is currently winning the poll with a 24.90% share to Triple H’s 22.76%. Cena trails behind with 20.88%. Jeff Hardy, Edge and Chris Jericho trail behind Cena.

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