Shane Helms has a long history with The Hardy Boys. It was at the 2001 No Mercy pay-per-view that Helms, along with Lance Storm, challenged the Hardys for the WCW Tag Team Titles.

During the latest episode of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt Hardy revealed that Helms’ appearance at AEW Full Gear 2020 led to the former Cruiserweight Champion’s return to WWE. He said,

“After [Shane Helms] showed up on AEW, when he was at Elite Deletion, they automatically called him to come back and I know he had spoke to them a little bit. But like that was the best move you could possibly do. Just getting booked on AEW is your best shot at getting hired back at WWE. If they think you might be going there. So I know a couple days after the Elite Deletion aired, they were back on the phone with him and they were getting ready to hire him back. So I’m glad all that worked out.“

Helms was released from his WWE contract in 2010. He returned in 2018 and was put in a backstage producer role before being furloughed by the company during the pandemic. Helms announced earlier this year that he’d signed a Legends deal with the company.

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