WWE surveying fans at Smackdown Tapings, Jeff Hardy to the NWA-TNA?
Submitted by Matthew Tremley on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 3:04 PM EST


• It looks like the WWE has finally reached the bottom of the barrel in coming up with ways to improve their programming and are reaching out to the fans for ideas on what they want to see. At last night's Smackdown tapings, the WWE handed out surveys to fans, asking about what they'd like to watch and what their preferences were. Some of the questions were:
  
  Do you enjoy watching established superstars? (i.e. Rock, Triple H, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, etc)
  
  Do you enjoy watching younger stars? (i.e. John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy, Brock Lesnar)
  
  Would you like to see new WWE Divas?
  
  Would you like to see more older superstars? (i.e. Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Rowdy Piper)
  
  Would you like to see more in-ring action?
  
  Would you like to see more backstage drama?
  
  There were more questions on the survery but you get the idea. Each fan who completed the survery got a free issue of the latest WWE Magazine. However, this give away could backfire on the WWE because reports were that most fans just checked and marked anything so they could get the free magazine.
  
  
• It looks like the NWA-TNA is already trying to secure Jeff Hardy to their promotion as soon as possible. Hardy was released from the WWE yesterday but it is not known if Hardy had a clause in his contract which will keep him from wrestling and working for other promotions for a certain period of time. Obviously, the NWA-TNA have been quick to pick up a lot of the recent WWE superstars who have either quit or been released (i.e. Raven, D-Lo Brown, Justin Credible, etc). Right now, it is unknown if Hardy even wants to return to wrestling at this point or take some time off to recover from any previous in-ring injuries and just focus on other aspects of his life. The NWA-TNA could appeal to Hardy though, since they'd only need him to work one day a week, instead of the constant grind of a WWE schedule.
  
  
  Credit: PWTorch.com
  

  
  

  
  
  

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