Okay, Hardy can't cut a promo? Well you know what? He's doing a lot better than he did years ago when he wouldn't get on the mic at ALL. Give him some credit, not everyone's a good talker.
He CAN put together a good match, and he's going to be beat down in every match to make a comeback because that's the type of gimmick he HAS. He's not big enough to have the upper hand all the time.
His push was NOT just for the Rumble, because if you haven't noticed, Hardy is STILL getting a push. And he'll continue to get it. The management of the WWE is fully behind Jeff Hardy and intends to give him a title reign in the future.
He's worked his ass off for the company for over 10 years, so yea, I think he deserves a shot at the title.
He's had amazing matches in singles competition also. Does NO ONE remember the Undisputed Championship Ladder Match with the Undertaker? That was a hell of a match and he almost won it there.
Hardy has massive fan support. I've heard bigger pops for him than even HBK on some shows in recent months, so it's not just one demographic behind him. People have been behind Jeff Hardy for years, and not the Hardy Boys, because Matt Hardy has never been given a push even remotely like Jeff has. Because the fans are into Jeff, he's talented as hell. Maybe not in every aspect, but he is. And most people are sick and tired of Orton, Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Batista, and Edge. It's been the same main event talents for a while now, and some of them just don't know when to hang up the boots and retire. Some people should take after Stone Cold Steve Austin, who if he wanted to, COULD wrestle full time again, but chooses not too.
Jeff Hardy's gimmick is unique, he doesn't necessarily have the common look or even ring style of a world champion, and that's some of the appeal. He's different. He's not the same boring crap that the company's been feeding down our throats for the last 5 years. We need someone like Hardy in the main event.
Yea, the guy ain't PERFECT in every aspect, but he's by NO MEANS bad either. If anyone deserves a shot at the top of the ladder, it's him. He's earned it. If you ever pay attention to history and past matches at least. And his push was unique. It wasn't the ordinary one-month push for a one-shot feud. He had a very unique push because normally, at least ONCE, the other guy gets the upperhand in a feud. There was not one single time from Armageddon to the Royal Rumble that Orton gained the upper hand on Jeff Hardy. And attacking Matt doesn't count. Furthermore, Hardy's push continued after the ppv, and still is continuing, so he's not out of it yet. Also, it wasn't until that weekend that the company even made a decision on who was winning that WWE Championship match. And Hardy's been featured on the last two ppv posters (Rumble and No Way Out) and believe it or not, ppv promo posters usually hint at future pushes and future champions.
My question is why does John Cena deserve the title? What's he really done in his short WWE career? Why does Batista deserve a title? He's got all of 8 moves in his move set. Why does Rey Mysterio deserve to main event at all? He's not even near the weight limits for the championship (which of course no one pays attention to in that company anymore).
Jeff Hardy deserves a chance more than most. The company believes that, I believe that, and I'm pretty darned sure that by the end of the year, Jeff Hardy will have been WWE Champion.