Matt Hardy

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Matt Hardy
Hardy in 2024
Birth nameMatthew Moore Hardy
Born (1974-09-23) September 23, 1974 (age 49)
Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sandhills Community College
Spouse(s)
(m. 2013)
Children4
RelativesJeff Hardy (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)"Broken" Matt Hardy[1]
Damascus[2]
High Voltage[3]
Ingus Jinx[4]
Ishan Hardy[5]
Matt Hardy
Rahway Reaper[6]
Surge
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[7][8]
Billed weight236 lb (107 kg)[7]
Billed fromCameron, North Carolina[7][8]
The Hardy Compound in Cameron, North Carolina[9]
Trained byDory Funk Jr.[10]
DebutOctober 15, 1992[10]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
GenreEntertainment
Subscribers333 thousand[11]
(January 31, 2021)
Total views39 million[11]
(January 31, 2021)
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: December 19, 2020

Matthew Moore Hardy

TNA World Tag Team Championships twice.[7] They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era.[16]

Wrestling through four separate decades, Hardy has kept himself relevant partially through a variety of different gimmicks and his use of social media. In 2002, Hardy began a solo career in WWE. His subsequent "Version 1" persona was named

TNA World Heavyweight Championships
).

Early life

Hardy was born in Cameron, North Carolina,[18] the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy. He is the older brother of Jeff Hardy.[19][20] Their mother died of brain cancer in 1987.[20][21] Hardy played baseball as a child and throughout high school, but had stopped by his senior year.[22] He also played football, either as a linebacker or a defensive end.[23] Hardy was a good student at Union Pines High School in North Carolina, and was a nominee for the "Morehead Award", a scholarship to any university in North Carolina.[24] Hardy attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he majored in engineering;[25] after a year, however, he dropped out due to his father being ill. He then attended Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst to gain his associate degree.[26]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1992–1999)

Hardy in 1999

Hardy, along with his brother

Venom to claim the New Frontier Wrestling Association (NFWA) Tag Team Championship in March 1995.[12] A month later, High Voltage defeated the Willow for the NFWA Championship.[12]

In 1997, Matt and Jeff created their own wrestling

World Wrestling Federation
.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1994–2005)

Early years (1994–1998)

Hardy worked as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1994 up until he signed a full-time contract in 1998. His first WWF match was against Nikolai Volkoff on the May 23, 1994, episode of Monday Night Raw, which he lost by submission.[29] A night later at a taping of WWF Wrestling Challenge, he lost a match against Owen Hart. He continued to wrestle sporadically in the WWF throughout 1994 and 1995, losing matches against Crush, Irwin R. Schyster, Razor Ramon, Hakushi, Owen Hart, the imposter Undertaker, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin.[30]

Hardy teamed with Jeff for the first time in the WWF in 1996, losing to teams such as

Kurrgan twice in 1997. It was during this time that Matt and Jeff experimented with different ring names, at one stage being called Ingus (Matt) and Wildo Jinx (Jeff). In Matt's final singles match for the promotion before signing a full-time contract he lost to Val Venis on a taping of Shotgun
in May 1998.

The Hardy Boyz (1998–2001)

It was not until 1998, however, (at the height of

Edge and Christian, the duo briefly picked up Michael Hayes as a manager.[32]

At

The Dudley Boyz in the first ever tag team tables match.[35] They competed against The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian for the Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 2000 in the first ever Triangle Ladder match
, but were unsuccessful.

The Hardy Boyz

Hardy won the

The Hardy Boyz competed in the first ever

Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, for the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, but were unsuccessful.[15] At Unforgiven
, The Hardyz defeated Edge and Christian in a steel cage match to win the tag team championship, and successfully retained it the following night on Raw Is War against Edge and Christian in a ladder match.

In April 2001, The Hardyz began feuding with

The Power Trip), which also led to a singles push for both Matt and Jeff. Hardy helped Jeff defeat Triple H for the Intercontinental Championship,[39] and shortly after Hardy defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the European Championship on SmackDown!.[40][41] At Backlash
he retained the title against Guerrero and Christian in a triple threat, and against Edge the following night on Raw.

Throughout the year, the Hardy Boyz continued to win as a tag team, winning the WWF Tag Team Titles two more times,[42][43] and the WCW Tag Team Championship during the Invasion.[7] By the end of the year, the Hardy Boyz began a storyline where they were having trouble co-existing. This culminated in a match between the two, with Lita as the guest referee, at the Vengeance pay-per-view, which Jeff won.[44] Hardy defeated Jeff and Lita the following night on Raw in a two-on-one handicap match.

Version 1 gimmick and feud with Kane (2002–2004)

At the beginning of 2002, it seemed Team Xtreme had patched things up. After the brand extension, however, Matt was relegated to Heat while Jeff wrestled on the main show, Raw. On the August 12 episode of Raw, Hardy turned heel by attacking Jeff during Jeff's match against Rob Van Dam, because Hardy was frustrated at not receiving a match against Van Dam for the number one contendership for the Intercontinental Championship.[45] A short time later, Hardy joined the SmackDown! roster,[46] and began dubbing himself "Matt Hardy: Version 1", complete with a "version 1" hand signal. Hardy defeated The Undertaker on the September 12 and October 3 episodes of the show, due to interference from Brock Lesnar.[47][48]

Hardy under his Version 1 gimmick outside of the ring at WrestleMania XIX

Along with his Mattitude Follower

Cruiserweight Championship.[49][50] After just barely making weight, Hardy defeated Billy Kidman at No Way Out to win the Cruiserweight title.[51][52] At WrestleMania XIX, he successfully defended it against Rey Mysterio.[53] Hardy lost the Cruiserweight Championship to Mysterio in the main event of the June 5 episode of SmackDown! - the first and only time a Cruiserweight Championship match main evented a show.[54]

After dropping the Cruiserweight Championship, Hardy briefly feuded with

WWE Tag Team Championship. The Mattitude faction then expanded to include Crash Holly as Moore's "Moore-on" (apprentice).[55] He later disbanded the group in November and returned to Raw in order to be able to travel and work with his then girlfriend Lita, who just returned from an injury.[56] On his first night back, he turned on Lita in storyline after teasing a proposal to her.[56] He defeated Christian
, who was vying for Lita's affections, on the following edition of Raw.

In April 2004, Hardy saved Lita from getting attacked by Kane, turning face for the first time since 2002.[57][58] Hardy defeated Kane in a no disqualification match at Vengeance, but lost a "Till Death To Us Part" match against Kane at SummerSlam, resulting in Lita being forced to marry Kane. On the August 23 episode of Raw, Hardy was chokeslamed off the stage by Kane during the wedding.[59] Hardy then spent almost a year off from wrestling due to a severe knee injury.[60]

Departure and sporadic appearances (2005)

Along with his friend

Rhyno, Hardy was released by WWE on April 11, 2005.[18] Hardy's release was largely due to unprofessional conduct with social media after discovering that Lita was having a real-life affair with his best friend Edge. The public knowledge of the affair and Hardy's release led to Edge and Lita receiving jeers from the crowds at WWE events, often resulting in chants of "You screwed Matt!", and, "We want Matt!", which meant kayfabe storylines being affected considering that Lita was married to Kane at the time in kayfabe.[61] Edge and Lita used the affair and fan backlash to become a hated on-screen couple, which led to Lita turning heel for the first time in over five years.[62]

Fans began a petition on the internet, wanting WWE to re-sign Hardy, and amassed over fifteen thousand signatures.[61] Hardy released two character promotional vignettes, that he was planning to use before he was offered a new contract.[61] He called himself The Angelic Diablo with the tagline "the scar will become a symbol" in reference to the way in which he had been treated by Amy and Adam.[61][63] On the June 20 episode of Raw, during the storyline wedding of Edge and Lita, Hardy's entrance music and video were played when the priest asked if anyone had a reason why Edge and Lita should not be wed.[64]

Independent circuit and Ring of Honor (2005)

Following his WWE release, Matt returned to the independent circuit and wrestled several matches for the Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (APWF), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC) and Big Time Wrestling (BTW).[65]

Hardy appeared at a scheduled Ring of Honor (ROH) event on July 16, 2005, in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where he defeated Christopher Daniels via submission.[66] Hardy also cut a brief worked shoot promo where he criticized WWE and John Laurinaitis. Following his official return to WWE, Hardy was met with backlash following a match with Homicide from the fans at a subsequent ROH event, which Hardy won.[67] The next day at his final ROH appearance, he lost to Roderick Strong.[68]

Return to WWE (2005–2010)

Feud with Edge (2005–2006)

Hardy during a Raw live event held in Bremen, Germany in 2007

On July 11, 2005, on Raw, Hardy attacked Edge backstage and again later during Edge's match with Kane.[69] Before being escorted out of the building by security, Hardy stated that Edge (calling him by his real name of "Adam") and Lita would pay for their actions and told fans that they could see him at Ring of Honor while security officials and event staff were trying to restrain him.[69] Hardy also called out Johnny Ace as security had him in handcuffs taking him out of the arena. This caused an uproar amongst fans, who were confused and wondered if the whole thing was a work or a shoot. Similar occurrences repeated during the following two weeks.[70][71]

On the August 1 episode of Raw,

steel cage match. Hardy caught an interfering Lita with the Twist of Fate and won the match with a leg drop off the top of the cage.[76] Hardy and Edge faced each other on October 3 at WWE Raw Homecoming in a Loser Leaves Raw ladder match. Edge's briefcase holding his Money in the Bank contract for his WWE Championship opportunity was suspended above the ring. The winner of the match received the contract and the loser was forced to leave Raw. Edge tied Hardy's arms in the ropes, and Lita trapped Hardy in a crucifix hold, leaving Hardy only able to watch Edge win.[77]

Hardy during WWE's Eddie Guerrero tribute tour in 2005

With his defeat at the hands of Edge, Hardy was moved to the SmackDown! brand where he re-debuted with a win over Simon Dean on October 21 in Reno, Nevada.[78] One week later, Hardy won the fan vote to represent Team SmackDown! (alongside Rey Mysterio) to challenge Team Raw (Edge and Chris Masters) at Taboo Tuesday. Edge, however, refused to wrestle and sent Snitsky in place of him in the match, which Hardy and Mysterio won.[79]

Back on SmackDown!, Hardy started an

Joey Mercury) and their manager Melina when Melina approached Hardy, seemingly wanting Hardy to join with her team. Hardy refused the offer, which led to him facing the tag team on several occasions with a variety of partners. On July 25, after the SmackDown! taping, Hardy was taken out of action after doctors found the remnants of the staph infection
that had plagued him the previous year. He was sidelined until August 25 while he healed.

Upon his return to action, Hardy feuded against childhood friend and reigning

Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms. At No Mercy, in their home state, Hardy beat Helms in a non-title match. The two met again at Survivor Series, where Hardy's team won in a clean sweep.[80] They wrestled one final match, a one time appearance in Booker T's Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) promotion, where Hardy defeated Helms in a North Carolina Street Fight.[81]

The Hardy Boyz reunion (2006–2007)

Jeff (far left) and Matt (front) making their entrances at December to Dismember in 2006

On the November 21, 2006, episode of

legitimate incident where they injured Mercury's face at Armageddon.[84] This led to a long term rivalry, and at the Royal Rumble, Hardy and Jeff defeated MNM.[85] Mercury and Hardy continued to feud on SmackDown! until Mercury was released from WWE on March 26.[86]

The night after

The World's Greatest Tag Team to retain the titles in a Ladder match.[89] The following night on Raw, Vince McMahon demanded that The Hardys once again defend their championships against Cade and Murdoch. The Hardys were defeated after Murdoch pushed Jeff's foot off the bottom rope during Cade's pinfall, causing the three count to continue.[90] They invoked their rematch clause against Cade and Murdoch at Vengeance: Night of Champions
, but were unsuccessful.

Feud with MVP and championship reigns (2007–2009)

Hardy as United States Champion in 2008

On the July 6, 2007, episode of SmackDown!, Hardy won a non-title match against

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.[93] Since MVP was unable to compete, Hardy faced his replacement, former world champion boxer, Evander Holyfield. The match ended in a no contest after MVP entered the ring to verbally abuse Holyfield, who then knocked him out.[94] MVP also challenged Hardy to a beer drinking contest at SummerSlam, but as revenge for what happened at SNME, Hardy allowed Stone Cold Steve Austin to replace him; Austin simply performed a stunner on MVP then kept drinking.[92]

After a segment involving MVP inadvertently choosing Hardy as his tag-team partner,

WWE Tag Team Championship on the August 31 episode of SmackDown! which Hardy and MVP were able to win, therefore setting up Hardy's first reign as WWE Tag Team Champion.[95][96] Hardy and MVP retained the titles at Unforgiven in a rematch against former champions Deuce 'n Domino.[97] Hardy was scheduled to face MVP at Cyber Sunday, but due to a real-life head injury sustained on the October 26 episode of SmackDown!,[98] he was not medically cleared to compete.[99]
As part of the storyline, Hardy continually asked MVP for a shot at the United States Championship but MVP refused stating that he was more focused on the Tag Team Championship.

On the November 16 episode of SmackDown!, Hardy and MVP

John Morrison and The Miz.[96][100] Despite the fact that Hardy was hurt, MVP immediately invoked the rematch clause.[100] After the rematch, in which Hardy was forced to tap out, MVP attacked Hardy, repeatedly targeting his knee.[100] It was later confirmed by WWE.com that Hardy had suffered an injury at his former partner's hands and that he might not be able to compete at Survivor Series.[101] Despite Hardy's absence at Survivor Series, his team was able to win the match. On November 21, WWE's official website reported that Hardy underwent an emergency appendectomy in Tampa, Florida, after his appendix burst.[102] Hardy made an appearance at the December 31 episode of Raw supporting his brother Jeff. To further Jeff's storyline with Randy Orton, however, Hardy was attacked by Orton.[103][104] Hardy made his return at a live event in Muncie, Indiana, on March 1, 2008.[105]

On March 30, 2008, at WrestleMania XXIV, during the Money in the Bank ladder match Hardy cut through the crowd and attacked MVP to prevent him from winning the match. He made his official in-ring return the next night on Raw, losing a singles match to WWE Champion Randy Orton. On the April 4 episode of SmackDown, Hardy faced MVP in a non-title match, which he won, re-igniting their storyline rivalry.[106] On April 27, 2008, Hardy defeated MVP to win the United States Championship at Backlash,[107][108] and successfully retained his title against MVP five days later on SmackDown.[109]

Hardy declared himself as a fighting champion that would take on all challenges, defending the United States championship against Shelton Benjamin,[110] Elijah Burke,[111] Chuck Palumbo,[112] Mr. Kennedy,[113] Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Umaga.[114] Hardy was drafted to the ECW brand on the June 23, 2008, episode of Raw during the 2008 WWE Draft, in the process making the United States Championship exclusive to ECW.[115] He dropped the United States Championship to Shelton Benjamin at the Great American Bash pay-per-view on July 20, 2008, which meant that the title returned to SmackDown.[116][117]

Hardy as ECW Champion in 2008

On the July 22 episode of ECW, Hardy became the number one contender to

Jack Swagger on the January 13, 2009, episode of ECW, which was taped on January 12.[122]

Feud with Jeff Hardy and departure (2009–2010)

At the 2009 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, after losing an ECW Championship rematch to Swagger, Hardy turned on his brother when he hit Jeff with a steel chair, allowing Edge to win the WWE Championship, turning heel for the first time since 2004.[123] On the January 27, 2009, episode of ECW, it was announced by General Manager Theodore Long that Hardy had requested, and been granted, his release from ECW and had re-signed with the SmackDown brand.[124] As part of the buildup to this feud, Matt strongly implied that he was responsible for all of Jeff's accidents leading back to November, including an assault in a hotel stairwell that prevented Jeff from appearing at Survivor Series, an automobile accident where Jeff's car was run off the road, and a pyrotechnics malfunction where part of the pyro from Jeff's entrance was fired directly at Jeff, in an attempt to stop Jeff holding the WWE Championship. Despite Hardy's attempts to goad Jeff into fighting him, Jeff refused to fight his brother, but, on the March 6 episode of SmackDown, Jeff attacked him during a promo where Matt implied that he was also responsible for the fire that burned down Jeff's house, going so far as to reveal that he had in his possession a dog collar that supposedly belonged to Jeff's dog, Jack (who died in the fire), that he claimed to have salvaged from the wreckage of the house. At WrestleMania 25, Matt defeated Jeff in an Extreme Rules match, and in a stretcher match on the following episode of SmackDown.[125][126][127]

Matt and Jeff began their rivalry at the 2009 Royal Rumble and it culminated with a match at WrestleMania 25

On the April 13 episode of Raw, Hardy was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the

legitimately broke his hand.[129]

Hardy continued to wrestle with his hand in a cast, incorporating it into his persona and claiming that he was wrestling under protest. He reignited his feud with MVP on Raw for the

abdominal wall, during a triple threat match against MVP and Kofi Kingston. Hardy had suffered a tear in his abdominal muscle two years previously, but had not needed surgery until it worsened, and became a danger to his health.[citation needed
]

He was then traded back to the SmackDown brand on June 29, and underwent surgery for the torn abdominal muscle on July 2.

special guest referee in the World Heavyweight Championship match between his brother, Jeff, and CM Punk, and helped Jeff retain the championship by counting the pinfall.[132] The following week Hardy turned face again when he saved his brother when CM Punk and The Hart Dynasty attacked both Jeff and John Morrison.[133] On the August 21 episode of SmackDown, after apologizing for his past actions towards Jeff and admitting that he was not behind any of Jeff's accidents, he had his first match back after his injury when he teamed with Jeff and John Morrison to defeat The Hart Dynasty and CM Punk, when Matt pinned Punk.[134]

Hardy making his entrance at a SmackDown live event in 2009

In early 2010, Hardy began an on-screen relationship with Maria; but was brief and the relationship ended when Maria was released from her WWE contract. On the March 5 episode of SmackDown, Hardy qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI by defeating Drew McIntyre, but was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, as the match was won by Jack Swagger.[135][136] Hardy was suspended by Vince McMahon because he attacked McIntyre after McIntyre lost to Kofi Kingston at Over the Limit.[137] He was able to get his revenge on McIntyre during the Viewer's Choice episode of Raw when chosen as the opponent for McIntyre, with General Manager Theodore Long stating that Hardy was suspended from SmackDown, but not from Raw.[138] On the following episode of SmackDown, however, Vickie Guerrero announced that, per orders of Vince McMahon, Hardy had been suspended from all WWE programming.[139] However, at Fatal 4-Way, Hardy prevented McIntyre from regaining the Intercontinental Championship, thus continuing their feud.[140] On the following edition of SmackDown, he was reinstated by Long and had a match with McIntyre, which Hardy won. After the match, it was announced that McIntyre's visa had legitimately expired and was sent back to Scotland, thus ending their feud. Hardy was featured in the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match but was unsuccessful in winning with Kane coming out victorious.[141]

On September 12, WWE confirmed they had sent Hardy home from a European tour.[142] Following this, Hardy began posting videos on his YouTube channel expressing his disinterest in the WWE product and insisting that he wanted to be released from the company.[143] On October 15, 2010, WWE announced that Hardy had been released from his contract.[144] Hardy later stated that his release had been in effect two weeks before WWE made the announcement.[145]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011)

Hardy at a TNA live event in 2011

On January 9, 2011, Hardy made his debut for

Mr. Anderson, but was stopped by Van Dam, which led to Jeff losing both the match and the championship.[146] On the January 13 episode of Impact!, the Hardy Boyz reunited to defeat Anderson and Van Dam in a tag team match, following interference from Beer Money, Inc.[147] On February 13 at Against All Odds, Van Dam defeated Hardy in a rematch.[148]

On the following episode of Impact!, Hardy, along with the rest of Immortal and

TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Hardy's first World Title match in TNA, but was defeated.[152] The following month, Hardy was granted a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode). While the champions looked to defend the title against the Hardy Boyz, Matt instead introduced the returning Chris Harris, Storm's old tag team partner, as his partner for the title match.[153] The match took place at Sacrifice, where Storm and Roode retained their titles.[154]

On June 21, it was reported that TNA had suspended Hardy.[155][156][157][158] On August 20, Hardy was released from TNA following a DUI arrest that occurred earlier that same day.[159]

Return to the independent circuit (2011–2017)

Hardy announced his retirement from full-time professional wrestling due to injuries on September 1, 2011.[160] He issued a challenge to his long-time rival MVP, who was wrestling in Japan at the time, to one final match at "Crossfire Live!" in Nashville.[161] The event was held May 19, 2012, and benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[162] Hardy won the match.

Throughout 2012, Hardy wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit, working with promotions such as Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling,[163] Pro Wrestling Syndicate[164] and Northeast Wrestling.[165] On October 5, Hardy was defeated by Kevin Steen at Pro Wrestling Xperience's An Evil Twist of Fate.[166] On November 11, Hardy, as the masked wrestler Rahway Reaper, defeated the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Kevin Matthews, winning the championship.[6] On February 9, 2013, Hardy lost the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Championship back to Matthews.[167]

Hardy preparing to face MVP at a Crossfire independent show in 2012

On February 16, 2013, at Family Wrestling Entertainment's No Limit, Hardy wrestled a TLC match for the

FWE Heavyweight Championship against the champion Carlito and Tommy Dreamer, but he was defeated.[168] On November 30, 2013, at WrestleCade, Hardy defeated Carlito to become the first ever WrestleCade Champion.[169]

On May 3, 2014, following a match between Christian York and Drolix, Hardy defeated Drolix to become the new MCW Heavyweight Champion.[170] At Maryland Championship Wrestling's Shane Shamrock Cup, Hardy defeated Luke Hawx in a TLC match for Hardy's title and Hawx's Extreme Rising World title. Hardy won the match, but he gave back the title to Hawx.[171] On October 4, Hardy lost the MCW Heavyweight Championship back to Drolix, following outside interference from Kevin Eck.[172]

On February 9, 2015, Hardy appeared on FWE's "No Limits 2015" iPPV, challenging

Drew Galloway for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated.[173][174] It was this ICW title match which saw the Scottish championship renamed as the ICW's "World Heavyweight Championship" due to being the first defense outside of continent of Europe.[175]

On November 28, 2015, Hardy lost the WrestleCade Championship to

Bully Ray, with Ray proposing the no-disqualification stipulation at the last minute, and Hardy accepting there and then. On March 12, 2016, Hardy challenged Drew Galloway for the WCPW World Heavyweight Championship[175] at a British Championship Wrestling event[176] in a match taped for an episode of WCPW ReLoaded.[177]

Return to ROH (2012–2014)

Hardy at a Ring of Honor television taping in 2013

At Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency in 2012, Hardy returned to Ring of Honor, confronting Adam Cole and challenging him to a match for the ROH World Television Championship.[178] On December 16 at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday, Hardy defeated Cole in a non-title match.[179]

At the following iPPV, 11th Anniversary Show on March 2, 2013, Hardy joined the villainous S.C.U.M. stable.[180] On April 5 at the Supercard of Honor VII iPPV, Hardy unsuccessfully challenged Matt Taven for the ROH World Television Championship in a three-way elimination match, which also included Adam Cole.[181] On June 22 at Best in the World 2013, Hardy defeated former S.C.U.M. stablemate Kevin Steen in a No Disqualification match to become the number one contender to the ROH World Championship.[182] Hardy received his title shot at the following day's Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings, but was defeated by the defending champion, Jay Briscoe.[183] Later that same day, S.C.U.M. was forced to disband after losing a Steel Cage Warfare match against Team ROH.[183] On December 14, 2013, at Final Battle 2013, Hardy defeated Adam Page in a singles match; later on in the main event, Hardy aided Adam Cole in retaining his title and forming a tag team with him. After aiding Cole at Supercard of Honor VIII, Hardy was given Jay Briscoe's unofficial "Real World Title" belt, which he renamed the "ROH Iconic Championship".[184] In July, Hardy opted out of his ROH contract and went back to TNA.

Return to OMEGA (2013–2018)

Matt announced that OMEGA would return in January 2013 with an event titled "Chinlock For Chuck". The main event featured Matt, Jeff,

CW Anderson and Lodi. On October 12, 2013, at "Chapel Thrill", Hardy announced a Tournament for the OMEGA Heavyweight Championship which featured himself vs. CW Anderson and Shane "Hurricane" Helms vs. "The King" Shane Williams. After Hardy's qualifying match he was attacked by CW but was saved by the returning Willow the Whisp
. Hardy won that match and advanced to the finals.

On November 21, 2015, Matt won the OMEGA Heavyweight Championship for the second time, defeating former student

Trevor Lee. Following this, Matt (upon regaining the TNA world title as part of his villainous egotistical "Iconic" gimmick) began proclaiming himself to be the only world champion that matters, and the only "true" world champion in wrestling, as he held both the TNA and OMEGA Championships, which (according to him) put him above any other promotions' world champions.[185] Throughout 2016, Hardy defended the TNA and OMEGA titles jointly at OMEGA events as part of his "only true world champion" gimmick.[185]

On January 29, The Hardys won the OMEGA Tag Team Championships.[citation needed]

Return to TNA (2014–2017)

The Hardys third reunion (2014–2015)

Hardy making his entrance at a set of TNA television tapings in 2014

On July 24, 2014, Hardy returned to TNA and reunited with Jeff to reform The Hardys for the third time. At the

broken anchor
] to take place on the October 8 episode of Impact Wrestling. The Hardys were unsuccessful in that match as the Wolves won that match.

On October 22, The Hardys entered a number one contenders tournament for the TNA World Tag Team Championship defeating

Tyrus) in the semifinals to advance to the finals of the tournament, where they defeated Samoa Joe and Low Ki to become number one contenders for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the January 16, 2015, episode of Impact Wrestling, The Hardys defeated the Wolves. At the Lockdown episode of Impact Wrestling, The Hardys were defeated by The Revolution in a six sides of steel cage match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the February 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy and The Wolves defeated The Revolution in a six-man tag team match. In March, The Hardys participated in a tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship
. On March 16, 2015, Matt and Jeff won an Ultimate X match for the titles. On May 8, 2015, Hardy vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championship due to his brother Jeff being injured.

World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)

On June 28, 2015, Hardy was among the five wrestlers who competed for the

Drew Galloway main event match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory
after he and Galloway defeated Carter and Tyrus, making it a three-way match, following which Jeff, who EC3 had just "fired" in the previous episode, was revealed to be the special guest referee.

On October 4 at Bound for Glory, Matt won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by pinning Galloway. However, EC3 filed an injunction (

Pop TV, in which he defeated Eric Young
to advance to the final round. Hardy faced EC3 in the TNA World Title Series finals, but lost the match via pinfall.

Hardy performing one of his signature poses in 2016

Hardy won the TNA World Title from EC3 on the January 19, 2016, episode of Impact Wrestling, becoming the first man to defeat him in a one-on-one match in TNA. During the match a double turn took place; Hardy turned heel after

Drew Galloway
on the March 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, after a match featuring EC3 and Jeff Hardy.

Two weeks later he received a rematch for the title on Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Galloway. After losing the title he started a feud with Jeff. On the April 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, an I Quit match ended in a no-contest as both Matt and Jeff were badly injured and Matt was taken out to the hospital on a stretcher.

The Broken Universe (2016–2017)

Hardy returned on May 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, revealing himself to be one of the impostor

Full Metal Mayhem match.[190] On the June 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, Matt was once again defeated by Jeff in a Six Sides of Steel match. On the June 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, Matt challenged Jeff to a final battle with the Hardy brand on the line, to take place at their home in Cameron, North Carolina the next week.[citation needed] On July 5, during special episode "The Final Deletion", Matt defeated Jeff in the match to become sole owner of the Hardy brand, forcing Jeff to drop his last name and become referred to as "Brother Nero".[citation needed
]

On the August 18 episode of Impact Wrestling, Matt and Brother Nero defeated

The Helms Dynasty in an "Ascension To Hell" match for an opportunity to challenge Decay for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On September 8, during special episode "Delete or Decay", the Hardys faced Decay in a match held at the Hardy compound, where Brother Nero sacrificed himself to save Matt from Abyss.[191] Thanks to Brother Nero's sacrifice, Hardy was able to confront Rosemary and prevent his son Maxel from being abducted, which turned Hardy babyface as a result, and he furthered the face turn by healing Brother Nero in the Lake of Reincarnation. At Bound for Glory, the Hardys defeated Decay in "The Great War" to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship
for the second time. On the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, they successfully defended their titles against Decay, in a Wolf Creek match.

On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, the Hardys successfully defended the titles against The Tribunal. After the match, the Hardys were attacked by the masked trio known as

Bram and Kingston, and Matt pinned Kingston to retain the titles.[192] On December 15, during special episode "Total Nonstop Deletion", they were once again successful in retaining. Brother Nero attacked Crazzy Steve with the Twist of Fate, who then fell into a volcano (that had appeared on the compound in the weeks leading up the event), and was shot up into the sky, landing in the ring. Matt then covered him to win the match.[193]

On the January 12, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling, The Hardys successfully defended their titles against

The Wolves.[194] At Genesis, The Hardys retained their titles against the DCC and Decay in a three-way tag team match.[195] On Open Fight Night, the Hardys began a storyline where they would teleport to different promotions and win that promotions' tag team championship gold, which was referred to by Matt as their "Expedition of Gold".[196] On February 27, Hardy announced that both he and Jeff had finally left TNA, following years of speculation, with their contracts expiring that week.[197] Though the two sides were reportedly close to a contract agreement, talks began to break down and changes in management prompted their departure from the company.[198] The TNA World Tag Team Championships were vacated due to the Hardys' departure and was explained on TNA television in a segment where The Hardys teleported to their next Expedition of Gold destination, but a technicality resulted in them disappearing and the belts appearing in the arms of Decay.[199]

Broken gimmick legal battle

Hardy in a ring under his critically acclaimed Broken gimmick in 2017

Shortly after the departure of Matt and Jeff from TNA was made public, Matt's wife,

tirade in which she repeatedly slammed TNA, the company's new management and the way in which contract negotiations between the company and the Hardy family were conducted.[200] A few weeks following this, the bad blood between the two sides intensified, so much so that the new management of TNA (now renamed Impact Wrestling) Anthem Sports & Entertainment issued a cease and desist letter to The Hardys' new promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), in which Anthem essentially ordered ROH as well as any broadcasting company airing ROH's 15th Anniversary pay–per–view show (on which The Hardys were to participate in a match) to not in any way speak of, indicate or acknowledge the existence of the Broken Matt and Brother Nero characters and instead to refer to The Hardys as simply Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy.[citation needed
] While The Hardys were in TNA, they had full creative control over the Broken gimmick, with them even filming their own segments to air on TNA programming in some circumstances, thus making the Hardy family (in their belief) the owners of the Broken gimmick.

Newly–appointed Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm credits the invention of and the vision behind the Broken gimmick to Jeremy Borash, Dave Lagana and Billy Corgan, and while Borash specifically had the most input into the gimmick of the three aside from Matt, the Hardy family deny that Borash was the sole person behind the gimmick.[201] In November 2017, Impact Wrestling changed their policy, allowing all talent to retain complete ownership over their intellectual property, essentially forfeiting ownership of the "Broken" character to Hardy.[202]

On January 31, 2018, the legal battle officially concluded when Matt legally acquired ownership of all trademarks related to the Broken universe and the Broken gimmick, which includes 'Broken Matt', 'Brother Nero', 'Broken Brilliance' and 'Vanguard1'.[203]

International matches (2014–2015)

On November 1, 2014, Hardy traveled to

Tajiri, which he lost.[204]

On May 24, 2015, Hardy traveled to

Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.) to a 15–minute time limit draw, with Dream Team winning both the match and the tournament in overtime with Hardy on the losing end of the final pinfall.[205]

Second return to ROH (2016–2017)

On December 2, 2016, Hardy returned to ROH for the second time while still under contract with TNA, appearing at the promotions

The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe).[206]

On March 4, 2017, in the same week that both Matt and Jeff were released from TNA, The Hardys defeated The Young Bucks in an impromptu match at ROH's 2017 installment of the company's Manhattan Mayhem show series to become the new

Beretta and Rocky Romero) in a three-way Las Vegas tag team street fight match. Prior to the event, the Hardys had been sent a legal threat by Impact Wrestling regarding the use of the Broken Matt and Brother Nero gimmicks.[210] The following night on March 11, The Hardys (not billed but using the Broken gimmicks anyway) once again retained the titles, this time against The Briscoes at a set of Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings. The Hardys lost the titles back to The Young Bucks in a ladder match on April 1 at ROH's Supercard of Honor XI pay-per-view show, which would be the final ROH appearances for both Hardys in this tenure with the promotion.[211]

Second return to WWE (2017–2020)

Tag team championship's reigns (2017–2019)

At the

Gallows and Anderson, Cesaro and Sheamus, and Enzo and Cass to win the Raw Tag Team Championship.[212] Afterwards on Raw Talk, Hardy mentioned that The Hardy Boyz had successfully completed the Expedition of Gold, after winning the Raw Tag Team Championship.[213] At Payback, The Hardy Boyz retained their championships against Cesaro and Sheamus, who attacked them after the match.[214] The next night on Raw, Cesaro and Sheamus explained their actions, claiming the fans were more supportive of 'novelty acts' from the past like The Hardy Boyz, who they feel did not deserve to be in the match at WrestleMania 33.[215] Subsequently, at Extreme Rules, The Hardy Boyz lost the titles against Cesaro and Sheamus in a steel cage match,[216] and failed to regain it back the following month at the Great Balls of Fire event.[217] Afterwards, it was revealed that Jeff had gotten injured and would be out for an estimated six months, thus Hardy began wrestling in singles matches.[218]

During his feud with

Greatest Royal Rumble event to win the title.[225] However, they lost the titles at Extreme Rules to The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel).[226] On the July 23 episode of Raw, Hardy and Wyatt received a rematch for the titles, but was again defeated by The B-Team.[227] Following this, Hardy revealed that he was taking time off due to his back fusing with his pelvis, effectively disbanding the team.[228] According to Hardy, the reason WWE disbanded the team was because he and Wyatt pitched several ideas to WWE to work with their characters.[229]

After more than seven months of absence from television, Hardy returned on the February 26, 2019, episode of SmackDown Live, teaming with his brother Jeff to defeat The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus).

SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[232] The reign only lasted 21 days (recognized as 20 days by WWE), as they had to vacate the title due to Jeff injuring his knee,[233] this was explained in storyline as injuries afflicted by Lars Sullivan.[234] After his brother Jeff's injury, Hardy began to appear on WWE programming less frequently.[235]

Sporadic appearances and departure (2019–2020)

At

On the February 10, 2020, episode of Raw, Hardy confronted Randy Orton about Orton's attack on Edge two weeks earlier. Hardy then got himself into a brawl with him moments after, and was viciously attacked by Orton.[241] The following week on Raw, an injured Hardy appeared and was once again assaulted by Orton, which would be his final appearance in WWE.[242] On March 2, Hardy announced his departure from WWE through his official YouTube channel, where Hardy said that while he was grateful towards the people behind the scenes, he said he was also on different pages with WWE as he felt he needed to have creative input and still had more to give.[243] Later that day, WWE announced that his contract had expired.[244]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–2024)

Multiple personalities (2020–2021)

Hardy made his

The Inner Circle's Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, and Hardy and Omega lost when Jericho pinned Omega.[246] During this period, due to the lack of live audience, Hardy felt that the Broken character needed the fans, so he began to include several of his gimmicks alongside the Broken gimmick, including Big Money Matt, Matt Hardy V1, and Unkillable Matt Hardy, being referred to as "Multifarious" Matt Hardy.[247] AEW president Tony Khan later admitted that he "wasn't a fan" of the Broken gimmick and much preferred more realistic presentations in wrestling.[248]

At

Broken Rules match at All Out, Hardy took time off until he was cleared to return, due to an injury sustained during the match.[250] On the September 16 episode of Dynamite, Hardy aligned with Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) as their manager, but was attacked backstage before their match.[251] The attacker was later revealed as Guevara and The Elite Deletion match was announced, which took place at The Hardy Compound in Cameron, North Carolina, where Hardy won.[252]

The Hardy Family Office (2021–2022)

Hardy then switched to his Big Money persona as he focused on managing Private Party. Over the following weeks, Hardy would display villainous tactics as he began cheating during matches much to Private Party's dismay. On the January 20, 2021, episode of Dynamite, Hardy and Private Party defeated Matt Sydal and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) after using a steel chair before attacking Sydal and Top Flight afterwards, thus turning heel.[253][254][255] Hardy then approached Adam Page to accompany and befriend him, and during tag team matches, Hardy would always tag himself in and pick up the victory for his team to Page's behest. After Page set up a match between Hardy and himself, Hardy double-crossed Page, with Private Party and The Hybrid 2 (Angélico and Jack Evans) attacking Page until The Dark Order came out to save him. At the Revolution event, Hardy lost to Page despite multiple interferences from Private Party.

Following Revolution, Hardy became the manager for

The Butcher and The Blade (with their valet The Bunny in tow), and along with Private Party, the stable became known as the Matt Hardy Empire before settling on the name Hardy Family Office.[256] Hardy also added The Hybrid 2 to his group in July having previously hiring them on a mercenary basis. At Double or Nothing, Hardy competed in Casino Battle Royale but was eliminated by Christian Cage. This led to a match between the two at Fyter Fest, where Hardy lost to Cage. In August, Matt Hardy and HFO began a feud with Orange Cassidy and Best Friends, which led to a match on the August 25 episode of Dynamite, where Hardy was defeated by Cassidy. However, on the November 12 episode of Rampage, Hardy defeated Cassidy in a Lumberjack match, thanks to an interference from HFO and the heel lumberjacks. Their feud ended on the November 17 episode of Dynamite where his team of The Butcher and The Blade lost to the team of Cassidy and Tomohiro Ishii, where Cassidy gave a crossbody to the interfering Hardy and The Blade during the match. At Revolution 2022, Hardy would lose a Tornado tag team match with Andrade El Idolo and Isiah Kassidy against Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin, and Sting
.

The Hardy Boyz reunion and The Firm (2022–2024)

On the March 9 episode of Dynamite, Matt was attacked by Team AHFO (Andrade, Private Party, Butcher and Blade), which he was later saved by Darby Allin, Sting, and the debuting Jeff Hardy. He reunited with his brother Jeff, thus turning face in the process.[257] On the October 12 episode of Dynamite, Stokely Hathaway reveals he has bought Private Party's contracts from LFI. During this segment, a challenge is made for Rampage for a match between Ethan Page and Isiah Kassidy. If Kassidy wins, Private Party is free from The Firm.[258] If Page wins, The Firm acquires Matt Hardy's contract. On the October 14 episode of Rampage, Page won the match which Hardy and Private Party would have to join The Firm.[259] Over the next few week, Hardy was banned from using the Hardy theme and Twist of Fate. On April 12, 2023, episode of Dynamite, Matt and Kassidy was attacked by The Firm (Ethan Page, Lee Moriarty and Big Bill), which they were later saved by Hook and a returning Jeff Hardy.[260] On April 8, 2024, it was reported that Hardy’s contract had expired and he had chosen not to re-sign.[261]

Second return to TNA (2024–present)

Hardy made his surprise return to TNA on April 20, 2024 at Rebellion, reverting back to his "Broken" gimmick and attacking TNA World Champion Moose.[262]

Professional wrestling style and persona

After the creation of his Broken character, Hardy was praised by several wrestlers and critics for reinventing himself several times during his career.[263][264] During his career, Hardy has won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Best Gimmick award two times under two different characters, once in 2002 and again in 2016.

Personal life

Hardy with his wife Reby Sky in 2014

Hardy was in a six-year relationship with wrestler Amy Dumas, better known as Lita. They first met in January 1999 at a NWA Mid-Atlantic show but did not begin dating until a few months later.[265] They broke up in February 2005 when he discovered that she was having an affair with one of Hardy's close friends, fellow wrestler Adam Copeland, better known as Edge. Hardy also dated WWE wrestler Ashley Massaro.[266]

Hardy married wrestler Rebecca Reyes, better known as Reby Sky, on October 5, 2013.[267] They have three sons and one daughter.[268] Hardy had previously been an addict, and credits his wife for helping him get clean.[269][270]

Hardy is good friends with fellow wrestlers Marty Garner, Shannon Moore, and Gregory Helms.[271][272] In December 2020, he claimed to have Native American ancestry.[273]

Legal issues

Hardy was arrested for a DUI on August 20, 2011.[274] Two days later, he was arrested on felony drug charges when police found steroids in his home.[275] In November 2011, Hardy was removed from court-ordered rehab and sent back to jail for drinking.[276]

In January 2014, Hardy and his wife were both arrested after a fight at a hotel.[277]

Other media

In 1999, Matt, along with his brother Jeff, appeared as an uncredited wrestler on

That Wrestling Show".[278][279] Matt and Jeff also appeared on Tough Enough in early 2001, talking to and wrestling the contestants.[280] He appeared in the February 25, 2002, episode of Fear Factor competing against five other World Wrestling Federation wrestlers, including his brother.[281][282] He won $50,000 for the American Cancer Society.[281][282] Hardy also appeared on the October 13, 2009, episode of Scare Tactics, as a mental patient who threatens to attack the prank's victim.[283][284]

In 2001, Matt, Jeff, and Lita appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's 2001 Sports Hall of Fame issue.[285] In 2003, Matt and Jeff, with the help of Michael Krugman, wrote and published their autobiography The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire.[286] As part of WWE, Matt appeared in their DVD, The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith in 2001.[287] On April 29, 2008, WWE released Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story.[288] The DVD featured footage of the brothers in OMEGA and WWE.[288] Hardy also appears on The Hardy Show, an Internet web show which features the Hardys, Shannon Moore, and many of their friends.[289]

Hardy plays himself in the 2013 film Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies in which he and his real-life wife Reby Sky battle the undead.[290]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Himself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 That '70s Show Wrestler No. 3
2001 The Big Breakfast Himself
Tough Enough Himself
2002 Fear Factor Himself Episode winner
2004 Headbangers Ball Himself
2009 Scare Tactics Patient 12
2012 The 99 Awang/Ben Hargreaves

Video games

WWE Video games
Year Title Notes
1999 WWF WrestleMania 2000 Video game debut
2000 WWF SmackDown!
WWF Royal Rumble
WWF No Mercy
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
2001 With Authority!
WWF Road to WrestleMania
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
2002 WWF Raw
WWE WrestleMania X8
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
2003 WWE Crush Hour
WWE WrestleMania XIX
WWE Raw 2
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain Cover athlete
2004 WWE Day of Reckoning
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
2005 WWE WrestleMania 21
2006 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
2008 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
2009 WWE Legends of WrestleMania Importable character
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
2010 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
2017 WWE 2K18[291] Downloadable content
2018 WWE 2K19
2019 WWE 2K20
AEW Video games
Year Title Notes
2023 AEW Fight Forever Video game debut
Pre-order bonus

Championships and accomplishments

TNA World Tag Team Champion (as well as two-time OMEGA Tag Team Champions
- again with Jeff).

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Matt Hardy (hair) Billy Blade (hair) Santa Maria, California Terror Rising October 27, 2012 This was a ladder match.[322]

Notes

  1. ^ Hardy's reign was not recognized by Extreme Rising.[300]
  2. The Hardy Boyz
    signing contracts with the WWF.

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