Matt Hardy is expected to be out of action for eight to 10 weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy last night in Tampa, Fla., wwe.com reported.

There is no such thing as a good time for anything like this to happen, but in this instance, it actually fits into the story line. Hardy suffered a knee “injury” at the hands of MVP on Smackdown last week, which caused him to miss Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. Now his absence from television over the next two months or so can be attributed to the attack by MVP, which only adds more heat to their inevitable grudge match.

Still, it’s a tough break for Hardy, as his high-profile program with MVP for the U.S. title was just about to get underway. I wish him well in his recovery.

On another note, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. There was a time when Thanksgiving was a huge night for pro wrestling. The NWA’s Starrcade was held on Thanksgiving from 1983 to 1987, and Survivor Series also took place on turkey day from 1987 to 1990. Going back even further, Georgia Championship Wrestling used to hold a big tag-team tournament at the Omni in Atlanta on Thanksgiving.

A number of memorable moments in wrestling occurred at these events. Who could ever forget Ric Flair defeating Harley Race in a steel cage to win the NWA world title (for the second time) in 1983? Or the intense “I Quit” match between Magnum T.A. and Tully Blanchard in 1985? Or the impressive debut of The Undertaker in 1990?

Also memorable — for a different reason — was the debut in 1990 of The Gobbledygooker. If you don’t know about The Gobbledygooker, you have something else to be thankful for on Thanksgiving.