Matt Hardy has recently stepped away from the ring in order to take care of some back issues, but he isn't retiring from the ring just yet.However, he has been taking steps towards a career outside the ring recently as well, as he has been learning the ropes towards becoming a producer in the WWE.Hardy was working backstage during the SummerSlam pay-per-view last weekend as he takes time away from the ring.During a recent interview with Busted Radio Open, Reby Hardy, Matt's wife, talked about her husband's future in WWE.Reby confirmed that Hardy is taking some time off to re-evaluate whether he will continue his wrestling career, and that he is working in a backstage capacity with WWE until that decision is made.She also revealed that Matt's contract with WWE is expiring this March, meaning this will likely be the deadline on when a choice over his in-ring career will be made.She said, via Rajah: “Matt is good. Matt is right now going through a bit of a transitional period. He’s not really sure what he’s going to be doing."His contract is up in March, which I’m not sure many people are aware of. But there’s sort of a decision to be made at this point as to whether or not he should continue his in-ring career or if he should pursue something different, which he would totally be up for and would be excited to do, I feel like.

"So, he’s kind of giving it a go right now backstage. He’s at SummerSlam. He’s not on the card but he’s there. And we’re kind of going to see from here. It’s really a transitional time right now.”

Hardy last competed in the ring a week ago alongside Bray Wyatt as The Deleters of Worlds in a triple threat match for the Raw Tag Team titles against The B-Team and The Revival which they lost.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer recently stated that Hardy will undergo rehab treatment after the revelation of his recent injury scare to his back, meaning it might be some time before we see him in the ring again.

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