On Tuesday, January 16th, WWE 2K18's Enduring Icons DLC drops and fans will be able to add Matt and Jeff Hardy, along with WWE Hall of Famers Beth Phoenix and The Rock 'n' Roll Express, to their game rosters.

I spoke with Matt Hardy, who's currently in the midst of a fantastical feud with Bray Wyatt, about appearing in his first WWE game in a long while, finally bringing his "Broken/Woken" persona to Monday Night RAW , and whether or not his current story could lead to a Final Deletion-style match in WWE.

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Very exciting. Absolutely riveting. I'm looking forward to seeing it and I'm absolutely ecstatic to be in a 2K game again after seven years. Myself and my brother to be once again involved in a WWE video game is very special.Of course. They were absolute trailblazers in the area of tag team wrestling. They were younger smaller-sized wrestlers who did interesting flashy moves that many had never seen before. So yes, they were absolutely inspiring. And they inspired a multitude of others too. The Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. Then later myself and Jeff as well. They deserve a lot of credit for high flying wrestling and breaking down barriers in terms of tag team wrestling.It couldn't have been a more perfect fit. It was exhilarating. Coming out to a crowd that size, especially in the age of technology where everyone knows everything ahead of time - it's certainly going to go down as one of the biggest moments in my career. The fact that it was a Ladder Match and that we faced some great teams and won the RAW tag team titles, it's something I'll carry with me forever and hold near and dear to my heart.Certainly it was an unknown. We were in a very fortunate position though because we'd gotten ourselves very very hot outside the plain known as WWE. There were a lot of expectations for our return but nobody really knew for sure and there was no 100% guarantee that we'd be coming back, so it was a legitimate surprise. And the reaction just wound up being superb. When I walked down that ramp I could physically feel the emotion and excitement coming from that crowd. It was intoxicating. The raw emotion that came from the crowd made it so it was actually intoxicating getting to the ring.For us it was nice because there was a totally new crop of talent to work with. It always helps to have someone fresh to face. We had the most matches with Sheamus and Cesaro and they're so good. We always had great matches with them during that whole story. Another tag team out there who I think are just right now getting a good shot is The Club - Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. I'm very fond of those two. And another team we didn't get a chance to work with a lot, because they got hurt and then my brother got hurt, is The Revival. They're very talented. They're a great team to have if you want to energize the tag team scene in WWE.I like both equally and as I got older I think I learned to appreciate things equally as well. When I wrestle as a tag team with my brother it's always great because we realize as our bodies, our vessels, age we know we can't do this forever. So we appreciate that we're still living our dream that we've been doing for 25 years together. And then when I work on my own I find that a challenge and it's something that really drives me to work harder, when I'm on my own. So yeah, I take a lot of pleasure in both. I just understand that life is a constant change and a constant evolution.It's been great. Just tremendous. And I'm very excited for this undertaking. It's starting to take hold. I think the hardcore fans have to remember that patience is paramount. There's such a huge percentage of the WWE Universe and the WWE fanbase who aren't familiar with the story of the Woken-slash-Broken character so we have to educate them and get them up to speed and help them understand what's going on. And that's something the die hard fans are frustrated with. But things are going to get where they need to be and this is a process now that's playing out over TV. The biggest thing I'd say to people is just sit back and enjoy this truly truly fun and jubilant ride.One hundred percent. Absolutely.I think so. Yes. Everything we do in the "Woken" universe is so fantastical that wrestling fans, especially younger kids, who only know Matt Hardy from tag team matches or Team Xtreme or whatnot, they need to learn what I am before we can start expanding. Before I can introduce you to a Queen Rebecca or a King Maxel or a Señor Benjamin or Vanguard 1. There are even other characters to bring in too. But patience is key. The fans who are in the know just need to wait a little bit for other fans to get to know the character.I have in the past but I don't a lot these days with as busy as I am right now. The funny thing is that right now in my house, with the help of Queen Rebecca, I have an arcade so our progeny, I'm sure, would have the time of their life here. If I do play video games it's mostly like the old school stuff like the Ms. Pac-Man game I have here or I have some pinball machines. That's usually what I indulge in if I play some games - pinball. After we're out as DLC characters this Tuesday though, I'm making it a point to download that and check it out.Actually it was. It was hard to go back to that because Woken, or Broken, Matt Hardy was ingrained in me. It had become me in so many ways. It was what I was doing and it became my identity so, yes, it was a bit of a challenge. And eventually, after we debuted at WrestleMania, I'd go out night after night and suppress the "Woken-ness" inside me until I touched another magical being - and that was Bray Wyatt and the nefarious Sister Abigail. And that woke up the magic that was lying dormant inside.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler