Jeff Hardy Pulled From Ringside Fest, WWE Replacements Announced
WWE SmackDown Superstar Jeff Hardy has been pulled from the annual Ringside Fest event in New York City.
Hardy is being replaced by Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss.
Ringside Fest 2019, put on by Ringside Collectibles, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 3 at Carolines On Broadway in Times Square, New York City. The current line-up of WWE Superstar appearances looks like this: Cross, Bliss, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks, and Ricochet.
Hardy was likely pulled from the event due to his most recent DWI arrest in North Carolina, which he will go to court for on Thursday, November 7. Hardy has been arrested twice since being put on the shelf for WWE following knee surgery in May. You can read details on Jeff's October 3 arrest at this link and you can read details on his July 13 arrest at this link. It was reported then that he would be out of in-ring action for 6-9 months.
Below is the full announcement on Hardy being pulled from the event, from the promoters:
Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to Replace Jeff Hardy at Ringside Fest
NEW YORK, NY ? WWE® Superstars Alexa Bliss® & Nikki Cross® will be replacing Jeff Hardy? at the 16th annual RINGSIDE FEST scheduled for Sunday, November 3rd at Carolines on Broadway in Times Square, New York City presented by RINGSIDE COLLECTIBLES.
This blockbuster event includes appearances by WWE® Superstars:
Sasha Banks®, Alexa Bliss® & Nikki Cross® (appearing 9am-12pm)
Universal Champion Seth Rollins® & Ricochet® (appearing 1pm-4pm)
Tickets are required for autograph and photo opportunities. Availability is very limited.
To order tickets and for more details visit https://www.RingsideFest.com!
Mattel's design team will also be on hand with the latest WWE® Action Figures on display and answering questions from fans!
Ringside Collectibles, Inc. is the #1 on-line retailer of Mattel WWE wrestling figures! Visit Ringside Collectibles at https://www.WrestlingFigures.com
??BREAKING NEWS??Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to replace Jeff Hardy at Ringside Fest on 11/3 in NYC!
Also appearing are WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks & Ricochet!
To order tickets visit https://t.co/VSaYYmsCz9!#RingsideFest #RingsideFest2019 pic.twitter.com/w99M4iyKVL
? Ringside Collectibles (@RingsideC) October 21, 2019