Matt Hardy weighed in on the widespread criticism of WrestleMania 42 during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, agreeing with fans who felt the event fell short of what the showcase is supposed to represent. Hardy addressed the complaints about short match times and the volume of advertising that ran throughout both nights of the event. "It is definitely so evolved and so different from what the initial concept of WrestleMania was. It felt very prostituted because of all of the ads and everything else." He also pointed to the importance of pay-per-view matches getting proper time and storytelling. "I also feel, when you go to these pay-per-views like WrestleMania, if you have these big matches between big stars, these matches need to be good and need to have time and need to have a good payoff. That's what you're building to." WWE has publicly touted WrestleMania 42 as one of the most successful events in company history, pointing to gate figures and viewership numbers ...