Singles competition Jeff Hardy worked closely with Triple H during late 2007. Jeff Hardy worked closely with Triple H during late 2007. In the midst of feuding with Umaga, who defeated Hardy at The Great American Bash to retain the Intercontinental title in late July,[95] Hardy was abruptly taken off WWE programming.[3] He posted on his own website and in the forums of TheHardyShow.com that it was time off to heal, stemming from a bad fall taken in a match against Mr. Kennedy on the July 23 edition of Raw.[3] He made his return on the August 27 edition of Raw beating Kennedy by disqualification after Umaga interfered.[96] The following week, on September 3, Hardy successfully captured his fourth Intercontinental Championship by defeating Umaga for the title.[97][98] At Cyber Sunday, Hardy had the opportunity to be voted in to face Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. He lost the vote, however, and instead faced Kennedy in a losing effort.[99] This was the start of a push for Hardy,...