Jeff Hardy says his drinking ‘got carried away’ after father’s passing in 2021

Jeff Hardy opened up about the death of his father during a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet.  Matt and Jeff Hardy’s father, Gilbert, died in April 2021 at 87. Jeff says that his drinking worsened around the time of his father’s death as he was taking care of him. That December, Jeff was released by WWE after an incident at a live event where he left the ring area during a match and never returned. WWE wanted him to go to rehab afterward, but Hardy refused.  Jeff Hardy said: “When I left WWE in 2021 my dad had been real sick. 2017, right after we went back to WWE at Mania, that was probably around the time that he felt good for the last time before he slipped back into this dark depression. But yeah, I’d been taking care of him, and it was just bad to where he did not want to be here. He was ready to go.” “Our mom died at a young age, I was 10 when she passed away. So I’ve always told myself when he needs me, I’m going to take care of him. I just did everything I could to get him excited about life and