Matt Hardy comments on a time where he had backstage heat with The Undertaker in WWE

After being brought back to WWE in 2005, Matt Hardy was involved in a storyline with Edge but ended up losing the feud. At the 2005 Survivor Series PPV event, Hardy was in the ring with several other wrestlers when The Undertaker made an appearance. During his podcast, Hardy noted that he had backstage heat with Undertaker for leaning on the ropes while others were being attacked.

Hardy explained the incident…

“I know they were going to make me pay for forcing the fans to bring me back. So I kind of did that. And I think probably what their mindset was was just, I end up losing in the final match we have, and I go to SmackDown. But when I was at SmackDown, too, they still wanted to do things and push me.

There was a Survivor Series incident where Undertaker was coming out, coming in the ring and beating up people. It was right after Eddie [Guerrero] died, so things had changed, and I was supposed to be in a different match. And then I was in the ring, and I just thought, ‘Hey, do you really want me in this scenario in the ring?’ And I remember even asking Vince [McMahon] about it, and some of the other guys said, ‘Well, I need someone of importance in the ring, so just be in the ring and just get out of there quickly or whatever.’ And then I remember speaking to one of the agents. They said, ‘Okay, well, if that’s what Vince told you to do, do it.’

And I was leaning on the ropes, and I was probably in the wrong. I was in the wrong, not probably in the wrong. I was in the wrong by doing that. Undertaker ended up being hot about it. And I had heat with Undertaker for a while, and eventually made all that right. And I just went through a period of putting people over, getting beat, getting punished, and it was what it was, and I just weathered the storm and then got back on track.” (quotes courtesy of 411Mania.com)