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Matt and Jeff Hardy were avid wrestling fans growing up, and had a dream of becoming the best wrestlers since a young age. He cites Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle.[1] Jeff had been on WWF TV as a jobber as early as age 16, and wrestled as a jobber occasionally as late as 1997 before beginning his first major run in 1998. Jeff, along with Matt and friends, started their own federation, the TWF (Trampoline Wrestling Federation)[2] and mimicked the moves they saw on TV. Later on, the federation went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina, USA. Jeff, Matt, and friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions.
Before arriving in the World Wrestling Federation, Matt had formed his own wrestling promotion, OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included such talent as Matt, Jeff, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Joey Matthews, Caprice Coleman, and many others. In OMEGA, Matt and Jeff each had several different characters. Jeff portrayed such characters as Will O' the Wisp,[3] Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, Wolverine, and The Masked Mountain.
World Wrestling Federation
The Hardy Boyz (1998-2002)
Main article: Hardy Boyz
The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation, and after being signed to a contract in 1998, they were trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Test, and A-Train. When the team were finally brought up to WWF TV, they formed the acrobatic tag team called The Hardy Boyz. In 1999, they feuded with Edge and Christian and had a short stint in the stable The New Brood.
The team of Matt and Jeff won the WWE Tag Team Championship on six occasions, ensuring they would be known as one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. In 2000, Matt and Jeff found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita. Together, the three became known as "Team Xtreme".
Jeff would gain attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches in the year 2000 and 2001 (the Hardy Boyz) and 2002 (Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam) and made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time. In 2001, Jeff would also hold both the WWE Intercontinental and Light Heavyweight Championships.
In early April of 2002 The Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Jeff seeking revenge on Lesnar. At Backlash 2002 Jeff faced-off against Lesnar in his first televised match. Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout. Lesnar and the Hardys would continue to feud over the next few weeks, with the Hardys coming victorious only once by disqualification. At Judgement Day 2002, Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging, his partner, Heyman in to claim the win for the team.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-2006)
Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on June 23, 2004 at the TNA weekly pay-per-view #100, the Second Anniversary Show, in a match against TNA X Division Champion A.J. Styles, for the title. He also debuted his new entrance theme "Modest," a song performed by Hardy himself, and his new nickname The Charismatic Enigma. The match ended in a no-contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered. Hardy returned to TNA on July 21, 2004, and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy challenged for the title on September 8, 2004, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.
Hardy teamed with A.J. Styles and Ron Killings throughout mid-2004. In October 2004 he won a tournament, earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7, 2004 at Victory Road 2004. Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. One month later at Turning Point 2004, Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling). Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a single match at Final Resolution 2005 on January 16, 2005.
At Against All Odds 2005 in February 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he went on to defeat Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X 2005 in March. Hardy then went on to feud with Raven, with Hardy defeating Raven in a steel cage match at Lockdown 2005 in April. Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at Hard Justice 2005 on May 15, 2005, allegedly due to travel difficulties. Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, 2005, with Hardy returning to TNA at Sacrifice 2005 approximately a week later, attacking Jeff Jarrett. He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11, 2005, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett.
Throughout October 2005, Hardy became embroiled in a feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu. The four way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory 2005 on October 23, 2005, which Rhino won. In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately seventeen feet (5.18 meters). Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhino also won. At Genesis 2005 in November, Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match.
Jeff Hardy, at WrestleMania 23, preparing to hit a leg drop off a ladder onto Edge through another ladder.Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of Turning Point 2005 in December 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing traveling problems. Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear in TNA again. In March, April and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several house shows promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-present)
On August 4, 2006, WWE announced that Hardy had re-signed with the company. In the following weeks, Jeff Hardy vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21, 2006 episode of RAW. On the day of his return, he defeated Edge by disqualification. After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks, including at Unforgiven 2006, Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2, 2006 edition of RAW. On the November 6, 2006 episode of RAW, Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Johnny Nitro, after Nitro hit him with the Intercontinental Championship title belt. Just a week after he lost the title to Nitro, Hardy regained it on the November 13, 2006 edition of RAW, with a crucifix pin. This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion.
On the November 21, 2006 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Jeff teamed with his brother Matt for the first time in almost five years. They had their old titantron video and music and defeated the Full Blooded Italians. At Survivor Series 2006, Matt and Jeff were a part of team DX, which gained the victory over Team Rated-RKO with a sweep. Jeff and Matt then received their first opportunity since Jeff's return to win a tag team championship. They competed in a 4-team Ladder match for the WWE Tag-Team Championship at Armageddon 2006, but they came up short in their attempt. However, in the course of the match, Jeff and Matt inadvertantly legitly injured Mercury's face [7].
With Jeff Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and MNM into 2007, Jeff was challenged once again by Johnny Nitro at New Year's Revolution 2007 in a Steel Cage Match for the Intercontinental Championship. Hardy once again defeated Nitro. Jeff teamed with his brother Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble 2007 and No Way Out 2007. The next night on RAW, Hardy was defeated for the Intercontinental title by Umaga. In April 2007, Jeff competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23. During the match, Matt Hardy threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Jeff, who was close to the winning briefcase, to finish off Edge. Jeff then leaped off the ladder nearly 20 feet, drove Edge through the ladder, and injured both Edge and himself. The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers. However, the next night on RAW, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship. They won the titles after eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.
Wrestling facts
Finishing moves
-Swanton Bomb (High-angle senton bomb)
-Twist of Fate (Front facelock into a one armed cutter)
-Extreme Twist of Fate (Inverted facelock into neckbreaker slam)-2003
-450° splash - 1990's
Signature moves
-Whisper in the Wind (Turnbuckle climb into a rebounded corkscrew senton onto a standing opponent)
-Compactor Clutch (Russian legsweep into double leg drop roll-up pin)
-Spine Line (Modified Texas cloverleaf) - in OMEGA / TNA
-Double legdrop to groin
-Sitout jawbreaker
-One-arm spinning sleeper slam
-Leg-feed spinning mule kick
-Flying clothesline off the barricade
-Diving guillotine leg drop
-Plancha
-Sitout inverted suplex slam
-Horizontal baseball slide
-Rope aided corner dropkick
Managers
-Gangrel
-Michael Hayes
-Lita
-Trish Stratus
-Terri
Nickname
-The Charismatic Enigma (TNA)
Matt and Jeff Hardy were avid wrestling fans growing up, and had a dream of becoming the best wrestlers since a young age. He cites Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle.[1] Jeff had been on WWF TV as a jobber as early as age 16, and wrestled as a jobber occasionally as late as 1997 before beginning his first major run in 1998. Jeff, along with Matt and friends, started their own federation, the TWF (Trampoline Wrestling Federation)[2] and mimicked the moves they saw on TV. Later on, the federation went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina, USA. Jeff, Matt, and friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions.
Before arriving in the World Wrestling Federation, Matt had formed his own wrestling promotion, OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included such talent as Matt, Jeff, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Joey Matthews, Caprice Coleman, and many others. In OMEGA, Matt and Jeff each had several different characters. Jeff portrayed such characters as Will O' the Wisp,[3] Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, Wolverine, and The Masked Mountain.
World Wrestling Federation
The Hardy Boyz (1998-2002)
Main article: Hardy Boyz
The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation, and after being signed to a contract in 1998, they were trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Test, and A-Train. When the team were finally brought up to WWF TV, they formed the acrobatic tag team called The Hardy Boyz. In 1999, they feuded with Edge and Christian and had a short stint in the stable The New Brood.
The team of Matt and Jeff won the WWE Tag Team Championship on six occasions, ensuring they would be known as one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. In 2000, Matt and Jeff found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita. Together, the three became known as "Team Xtreme".
Jeff would gain attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches in the year 2000 and 2001 (the Hardy Boyz) and 2002 (Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam) and made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time. In 2001, Jeff would also hold both the WWE Intercontinental and Light Heavyweight Championships.
In early April of 2002 The Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Jeff seeking revenge on Lesnar. At Backlash 2002 Jeff faced-off against Lesnar in his first televised match. Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout. Lesnar and the Hardys would continue to feud over the next few weeks, with the Hardys coming victorious only once by disqualification. At Judgement Day 2002, Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging, his partner, Heyman in to claim the win for the team.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-2006)
Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on June 23, 2004 at the TNA weekly pay-per-view #100, the Second Anniversary Show, in a match against TNA X Division Champion A.J. Styles, for the title. He also debuted his new entrance theme "Modest," a song performed by Hardy himself, and his new nickname The Charismatic Enigma. The match ended in a no-contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered. Hardy returned to TNA on July 21, 2004, and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy challenged for the title on September 8, 2004, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.
Hardy teamed with A.J. Styles and Ron Killings throughout mid-2004. In October 2004 he won a tournament, earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7, 2004 at Victory Road 2004. Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. One month later at Turning Point 2004, Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling). Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a single match at Final Resolution 2005 on January 16, 2005.
At Against All Odds 2005 in February 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he went on to defeat Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X 2005 in March. Hardy then went on to feud with Raven, with Hardy defeating Raven in a steel cage match at Lockdown 2005 in April. Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at Hard Justice 2005 on May 15, 2005, allegedly due to travel difficulties. Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, 2005, with Hardy returning to TNA at Sacrifice 2005 approximately a week later, attacking Jeff Jarrett. He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11, 2005, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett.
Throughout October 2005, Hardy became embroiled in a feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu. The four way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory 2005 on October 23, 2005, which Rhino won. In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately seventeen feet (5.18 meters). Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhino also won. At Genesis 2005 in November, Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match.
Jeff Hardy, at WrestleMania 23, preparing to hit a leg drop off a ladder onto Edge through another ladder.Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of Turning Point 2005 in December 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing traveling problems. Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear in TNA again. In March, April and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several house shows promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-present)
On August 4, 2006, WWE announced that Hardy had re-signed with the company. In the following weeks, Jeff Hardy vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21, 2006 episode of RAW. On the day of his return, he defeated Edge by disqualification. After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks, including at Unforgiven 2006, Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2, 2006 edition of RAW. On the November 6, 2006 episode of RAW, Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Johnny Nitro, after Nitro hit him with the Intercontinental Championship title belt. Just a week after he lost the title to Nitro, Hardy regained it on the November 13, 2006 edition of RAW, with a crucifix pin. This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion.
On the November 21, 2006 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Jeff teamed with his brother Matt for the first time in almost five years. They had their old titantron video and music and defeated the Full Blooded Italians. At Survivor Series 2006, Matt and Jeff were a part of team DX, which gained the victory over Team Rated-RKO with a sweep. Jeff and Matt then received their first opportunity since Jeff's return to win a tag team championship. They competed in a 4-team Ladder match for the WWE Tag-Team Championship at Armageddon 2006, but they came up short in their attempt. However, in the course of the match, Jeff and Matt inadvertantly legitly injured Mercury's face [7].
With Jeff Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and MNM into 2007, Jeff was challenged once again by Johnny Nitro at New Year's Revolution 2007 in a Steel Cage Match for the Intercontinental Championship. Hardy once again defeated Nitro. Jeff teamed with his brother Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble 2007 and No Way Out 2007. The next night on RAW, Hardy was defeated for the Intercontinental title by Umaga. In April 2007, Jeff competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23. During the match, Matt Hardy threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Jeff, who was close to the winning briefcase, to finish off Edge. Jeff then leaped off the ladder nearly 20 feet, drove Edge through the ladder, and injured both Edge and himself. The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers. However, the next night on RAW, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship. They won the titles after eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.
Wrestling facts
Finishing moves
-Swanton Bomb (High-angle senton bomb)
-Twist of Fate (Front facelock into a one armed cutter)
-Extreme Twist of Fate (Inverted facelock into neckbreaker slam)-2003
-450° splash - 1990's
Signature moves
-Whisper in the Wind (Turnbuckle climb into a rebounded corkscrew senton onto a standing opponent)
-Compactor Clutch (Russian legsweep into double leg drop roll-up pin)
-Spine Line (Modified Texas cloverleaf) - in OMEGA / TNA
-Double legdrop to groin
-Sitout jawbreaker
-One-arm spinning sleeper slam
-Leg-feed spinning mule kick
-Flying clothesline off the barricade
-Diving guillotine leg drop
-Plancha
-Sitout inverted suplex slam
-Horizontal baseball slide
-Rope aided corner dropkick
Managers
-Gangrel
-Michael Hayes
-Lita
-Trish Stratus
-Terri
Nickname
-The Charismatic Enigma (TNA)
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