Bully Ray Questions If WWE Would Let The Hardys Take NXT Titles to TNA Bound for Glory

Bully Ray spent a chunk of the latest Busted Open After Dark breaking down one simple, combustible question: would WWE actually let The Hardys carry NXT gold into a TNA match with Team 3D? He framed the scenario as more than bragging rights — it could rewrite tag-team legacy — then zeroed in on the part nobody seemed to be asking out loud: would WWE sign off on that kind of cross-company fallout?

Bully set the scene by running through the math — The Hardys already hold TNA tag gold and have a resume of WWE-era titles. If they beat Dark State on NXT, they’d collect the NXT straps too, meaning they’d have held every major WWE tag title across eras.

“If the Hardys defeat Dark State, the Hardys become the NXT Tag Team Champions. Thus making the Hardys the first tag team to win all the Tag Team gold in the history of the WWE. I would imagine that’s Raw, SmackDown, NXT — and when WWE took over WCW, the Hardys were also WCW World Tag Team Champions at one time.”

Then Bully pointed to the obvious next step — Bound for Glory’s planned Hardys vs Team 3D tables match — and asked the business question that changes this from nostalgia tour to potential contractual headache.

“If the Hardys win… what kind of implications does that have for the Hardys vs Team 3D at Bound for Glory? Will the Hardys include the NXT Championships in that match? Will WWE allow that to happen?”

Bully didn’t just tease the fantasy booking. He walked listeners through the domino effect: if The Hardys win NXT belts, then lose those belts to Team 3D at a TNA event, Team 3D would complete the same sweep the Dudleys once did — a historic ripple that would require WWE’s blessing or a major breaking of industry norms.

“If the Hardys beat Dark State and win all three sets of WWE Championships, and then 3D defeat the Hardys — then Team 3D would have done the same thing as the Dudleys. And that makes that tag match, that tag team tables match, even more interesting.”

Beyond the nostalgia angle, Bully framed the core issue as a corporate decision disguised as narrative — who controls the belts, and which company decides when and where they can be defended? He kept circling back to that single, sharp point: the story is only possible if WWE signs off.

“Will WWE allow that to happen?”

This isn’t just about who walks out with two belts — it’s about corporate trust, creative permission, and whether WWE will loosen its grip enough to let a historic title change spill outside its ecosystem. Bully Ray thinks the stakes are real; the question fans should be asking now is whether WWE will let history happen or lock the books.

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