Matt Hardy

Real name: Matthew Moore Hardy
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 225 lbs.
Dates of birth: September 23, 1974
Hometown: Cameron, NC
Pro debut: October 15, 1992
Trained by: Dory Funk Jr.
Finishing move: Twist of Fate

Audio: Hardy interviewed on the Gerweck Report Hotline

Biography

– Matt joined the Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF), on the advice of mat veteran The Italian Stallion.
– The Wolverine (Matt) captured the NEWA title in March 1994, and held it until May 1995.
– High Voltage and Venom (Joey Abs) captured the NFWA tag team title in March 1995.
– On April 8, 1995, High Voltage pinned the Willow (Jeff) for the NFWA title in Southern Plains, NC.
– Surge (Matt) defeated Venom for the NCW title on July 24, 1997 in Sylva, GA.
– On December 5, 1997, Surge defeated Rick Michaels for the Omega (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) title.
– The Hardy Boyz captured the NWA 2000 Tag Team title on March 7, 1998 in Hope Mills, NC, defeating C.W. and Pat Anderson.
– Surge pinned the Willow on July 17, 1998 in Concord, NC for the NDW Light Heavyweight title.
– The Hardy Boyz defeated Mike Maverick and Kid Vicious on July 24, 1998 in Sanford, NC for the Omega Tag Team titles.
– In the summer of 1998, the Hardy’s were invited to the “Funkin’ Dojo” camp by the WWF, where they trained under wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr.
– The Hardy Boyz upset Mens Teioh and Sho Funaki on their Sunday Night Heat debut on September 27, 1998.
– Former Freebird Michael P.S. Hayes became the Hardy Boyz manager.
– With Hayes in their corner, Matt and Jeff defeated the Acolytes on June 29, 1999, for the WWF World Tag Team titles in Fayetteville, NC.
– After leaving Hayes, Matt and Jeff joined Gangrel in the New Brood, which started the outstanding rivalry with Edge and Christian.
– The Hardy’s defeated Edge and Christian at the 1999 King of the Ring to earn a WWF tag team title match.
– The Hardy’s interfered in the New Age Outlaws vs. Edge and Christian WWF Tag Team title match at Unforgiven, allowing the Outlaws to retain the titles.
– The Hardy Boyz won the Terri Invitational Tournament over Edge and Christian in a breathtaking ladder match at No Mercy ’99. As a result, Matt and Jeff won $100,000 and the managerial services of the seductive Terri.
– The next night on “Raw,” the Hardy’s, Edge, and Christian received a standing ovation from the Columbus, Ohio crowd.
– On December 15, 1999, the Hardy Boyz defeated Ricky Banderas and Ricky Santana in Puerto Rico for the IWA.
– On the January 10, 2000 episode of “Raw Is War,” the Hardy’s defeated Steve Blackman and the undefeated Kurt Angle.
– The Hardy’s defeated the Dudley Boyz at the 2000 Royal Rumble in a table’s match.
– Terri turned against the Hardy Boyz at No Way Out 2000.
– Lita, who had recently left Essa Rios, became the Boyz new manager.
– At Fully Loaded 2000, the Hardy Boyz and Lita defeated T&A (Test and Albert) and Trish Stratus in a six person tag match.
– The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian at Unforgiven ’00 in a cage match to regain the WWF World Tag Team titles.
– The next night on “Raw,” The Hardy Boyz successfully defended the WWF World Tag Team titles against Edge and Christian in a ladder match.
– After dropping the WWF World Tag Team title to Edge and Christian (dressed under the hoods of Los Conquistadors) at No Mercy, the Hardy Boyz regained the belts the next night on “Raw” dressed as Los Conquistadors.
– At Survivor Series ’00 in Tampa, FL, the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz defeated Edge, Christian, The Goodfather and Bull Buchanan in a Survivor Series elimination match.
– On the February 19, 2001 episode of “Raw,” Matt and Lita shared a passionate kiss.
– The Hardy Boyz captured the WWF World Tag Team title from the Dudley Boyz on the March 5, 2001 edition of “Raw” in Washington, D.C.
– On April 24, 2001, Matt defeated Eddy Guerrero for the European title at the “Smackdown” tapings in Denver, CO.
– At Backlash ’01 in Chicago, IL, Matt successfully defended the European title against Guerrero and Christian.
– Matt and Jeff Hardy defeated Booker T and Test on the October 8, 2001 edition of “Raw” in Indianapolis, IN for the WCW World Tag Team titles.
– The Hardy’s successfully defended the WCW World Tag Team title against The Hurricane (Shane Helms) and Lance Storm at No Mercy ’01 in St. Louis, MO.
– On the November 12, 2001 edition of “Raw” in Boston, IL, the Hardy Boyz defeated Booker T and Test for the WWF World Tag Team titles.
– At Insurrextion ’02 in London, England, the Hardy Boyz defeated Brock Lesnar and Sean Stasiak.
– On the August 12, 2002 episode of “Raw,” Matt turned against Jeff in a match pitting his brother against Rob Van Dam.
– A short time later, Matt joined the “Smackdown” roster. On the October 3, 2002 edition of the show, Matt used interference from Lesnar to defeat The Undertaker.
– With Shannon Moore in his corner, Hardy defeated Kidman at the 2003 No Way Out in Montreal to capture the WWE Cruiserweight title.
– At Wrestlemania XIX in Seattle, WA, Hardy successfully defended the Cruiserweight title against Rey Mysterio Jr.
– At Vengeance ’04, Hardy defeated Kane in a “No-DQ” match.
– On April 11, 2005, WWE.COM announced that the company had released Hardy.
– On the day his 90-day no compete clause expired, Hardy returned to WWE on the July 11, 2005 edition of “Raw” and went after Edge.
– At Unforgiven ’05, Hardy defeated Edge in a steel cage match.
– Hardy and Rey Mysterio defeated Gene Snitsky (subbing for Edge) and Chris Masters at the 2005 Taboo Tuesay PPV.
– At No Way Out ’06, Hardy and his mystery partner (Tatanka) defeated MNM in an open challenge non-title match.
– Hardy defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms in a non-title match at No Mercy ’06.
– At Survivor Series ’06, Team DX (DX, CM Punk, and the Hardy Boyz) defeated Randy Orton, Edge, Gregory Helms, Johnny Nitro and Mike Knox.
– At ECW’s December to Dismember, the Hardy Boyz defeated MNM.
– At the Royal Rumble ’07, the Hardy Boyz once against defeated MNM.
– At No Way Out ’07, Chris Benoit and the Hardy Boyz defeated MVP and MNM.
– The Hardy Boyz eliminated Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade in a tag team battle royal on the April 2, 2007 edition of “Raw” in Dayton, OH to capture the World Tag Team titles.
– Matt and Jeff Hardy defeated Murdoch and Cade to retain the World Tag Team titles at Backlash ’07.
– At Judgment Day ’07, The Hardy Boyz again defeated Murdoch and Cade to remain World Tag Team champions.
– At One Night Stand ’07, The Hardy Boyz defeated Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas to retain the World Tag Team titles in a “ladder” match.
– On August 28, 2007 at the Smackdown Tapings in Albany, NY, Hardy and MVP defeated Deuce and Domino to capture the WWE Tag Team titles.
– At Unforgiven ’07, Hardy and MVP defeated Deuce and Domino to retain the WWE Tag Team titles.
– At Backlash ’08 in Baltimore, MD, Hardy defeated MVP to capture the United States title.
– As a result of the Hardy Boyz losing to John Morrison and The Miz on Raw, Matt was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008.
– At Night of Champions ’08, Hardy defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. to retain the United States title.
– Hardy defeated Mark Henry, The Miz, Chavo Guerrero, and Finlay at Unforgiven ’08 in Cleveland, OH in a scramble match to capture the ECW title.
– Hardy beat Henry at No Mercy ’08 to remain ECW champion.
– At Cyber Sunday ’08, Hardy defeated Evan Bourne to retain the ECW title.
– After turning against his brother Jeff at the 2009 Royal Rumble, Matt was moved to the Smackdown roster.
– Hardy defeated brother Jeff at Wrestlemania 25 in an “extreme rules” match.
– Hardy was drafted to the Raw brand on April 13, 2009.
– On June 29, 2009, Hardy was traded to Smackdown.
– At Bragging Rights ’09, Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Finlay, The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith) defeated Team Raw (D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels), The Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston and Mark Henry).
– On September 30, 2010, Hardy was released by WWE.
– Hardy debuted in TNA at Genesis ’11, and defeated Rob Van Dam.
– Following a suspension, TNA parted ways with Hardy on August 20, 2011.
– On September 1, 2011, Hardy announced his retirement from full-time wrestling due to injuries, but would be back in regular action the following year.
– At Death Before Dishonor X, Hardy returned to ROH, confronting Adam Cole.
– On October 27, 2012, Hardy defeated Billy Blade in a Hair vs Hair Ladder Match.
– On November 9, 2012, Hardy (as The Rahway Reaper) defeated Kevin Matthews to win the PWS Heavyweight Title.
– On December 7, 2012, Hardy defeated Kevin Matthews in a Casket Match to retain the PWS Heavyweight Title.
– At Final Battle ’12, Hardy defeated Adam Cole.
– On January 15, 2013, Hardy revived his OMEGA promotion. At the first show, Matt, Jeff, Shane Helms & James Storm defeated CW Anderson, Gunner, Steve Corino & Lodi.
– At Best In The World ’13, Hardy defeated Kevin Steen in a No-DQ Match.
– On August 25, 2013, Hardy fought Elite Heavyweight Champion Steve Anthony to a time-limit draw.
– At House of Hardcore III, Hardy & Devon defeated Outlaw Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide).
– On November 30, 2013, Hardy defeated Carlito in a Ladder Match to win the WrestleCade Title.
– At Final Battle ’13, Hardy defeated Adam Page.
– On February 16, 2014, Hardy fought PWX Champion Caleb Konley to a no-contest in a Champion vs Champion Match. Hardy’s WrestleCade Title was also on the line.
– On May 3, 2014, Hardy defeated Drolix to win the MCW Heavyweight Title.
– At House of Hardcore VI, Hardy defeated Carlito & Tommy Dreamer in a 3-Way TLC Match.
– On June 15, 2014, Hardy defeated CWFH Heritage Heavyweight Champion Ricky Mandel by DQ.
– On June 20, 2014, Hardy defeated Ryan McBride to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title.
– A week later, Hardy made his competitive return to TNA, teaming with brother Jeff in a loss to The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards).
– On July 19, 2014, Hardy defeated Luke Hawx in a TLC Match to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title and win the Extreme Rising Title.
– On September 30, 2014, The Hardy Boyz were voted into the GERWECK.NET Hall of Fame.
– On October 3, 2014, Hardy defeated Christian York to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title.
– On November 29, 2014, Hardy defeated Drew Galloway in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the WrestleCade Title.
– On December 19, 2014, Hardy defeated Lance Hoyt to retain the FSW Heavyweight Title.
– On January 25, 2014, Hardy defeated X-Pac & Zane Dawson in a 3-Way Match to retain the WrestleCade Title.
– At One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4, Hardy defeated Abyss in a Monster’s Ball Match.
– At Bound for Glory 2015, Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway in Concord, NC, to capture the TNA World Heavyweight title, but was forced to vacate the title soon afterwards, due to a storyline lawsuit
– On October 17, 2015, Neon Xtreme (Hardy & Facade) defeated The Headless Horsemen (Matt Conard & Gory) to win the Remix Pro Tag Team Titles
– On November 21, 2015, Hardy defeated Trevor Lee & Ethan Carter III in a 3-Way Match to win the OMEGA Heavyweight Title
– On the January 19, 2016 edition of Impact Wrestling, Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III in a Last Man Standing Match to regain the TNA World Title
– On the February 2, 2016 edition of Impact Wresting, Hardy defeated Kurt Angle to retain the TNA World Title
– At Lockdown ’16, Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III in a Cage Match to retain the TNA World Title
– On February 13, 2016, Hardy defeated MCW Heavyweight Champion Ryan McBride by DQ
– On February 26, 2016, Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III to retain the TNA and OMEGA Heavyweight Titles
– On March 19, 2016, Hardy fought his brother Jeff to a no-contest in a No-DQ Match. Hardy would take a short time away from TNA following the match
– On April 2, 2016, Hardy defeated Lance Storm to retain the OMEGA Heavyweight Title
– A week later, Neon Xtreme (Hardy & Facade) defeated James Storm & Moose to retain the Remix Pro Tag Team Titles
– In May 2016, Hardy returned to TNA under a new ‘Broken Matt Hardy’ character and resumed his feud with brother Jeff
– On May 15, 2016, Hardy defeated Jeff Jarrett & Ethan Carter III in a 3-Way Cage Match to win the WrestleCade Title
– On the July 5, 2016 edition of Impact Wrestling, Matt defeated Jeff in ‘The Final Deletion’, a match which has to be seen to be believed!
– On July 9, 2016, Hardy defeated NEW Heavyweight Champion Hanson by DQ
– On August 19, 2016, The Hardy Boyz defeated Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) to win the HOG Tag Team Titles
– At House of Hardcore XVII, Hardy defeated Aron Rex
– At House of Hardcore XVIII, Hardy defeated Tommy Dreamer in an Extreme Rules Match
– At Bound For Glory ’16, Hardy & Brother Nero defeated The Decay (Abyss & Crazzy Steve) in ‘The Great War’ to win the TNA Tag Team Titles
– In early 2017, Matt and Jeff left TNA
– On March 4, 2017, 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 ROH World Tag Team Champions
– At Wrestlemania 33, The Hardys return to WWE and defeated Cesaro & Sheamus, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows, and Enzo Amore & Big Cass to capture the WWE Raw Tag Team titles.
– At Payback ’17, The Hardys defeated Sheamus & Cesaro to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles
– In November 2017, Hardy resurrected his ‘Broken’ persona in WWE, albeit renamed ‘Woken’ due to the ongoing legal battle between himself and Impact Wrestling
– At Elimination Chamber ’18, Hardy defeated Bray Wyatt
– On March 19, Hardy defeated Wyatt in ‘The Ultimate Deletion’
– On the WrestleMania 34 pre-show, Hardy won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, last elimnating Baron Corbin with the help of Bray Wyatt
– At The Greatest Royal Rumble, Hardy & Wyatt defeated The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) to win the Raw Tag Team Titles
– In August 2018, Hardy took time away from WWE to rehab various injuries, thus splitting up the team. Wyatt would also disappear from television
– In February 2019, The Hardy Boyz began teaming again on Smackdown
– On the Smackdown following WrestleMania 35, The Hardy Boyz defeated The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) to win the Smackdown Tag Team Titles, but would hold them for only three weeks before Jeff suffered a knee injury, forcing them to vacate the titles
– On March 2, 2020, Hardy announced that he was leaving WWE due to creative differences
– Hardy made his AEW debut on the March 18 episode of Dynamite, working under his Broken gimmick
– At Double Or Nothing 2020, Matt Hardy & The Elite (Kenny Omega, Adam Page & The Young Bucks) defeated The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz) in a Stadium Stampede Match
– At All Out 2020, Hardy defeated Sammy Guevara in a Broken Rules Match
– At Full Gear 2020, Hardy defeated Guevara in an Elite Deletion Match
– In late-2020, Hardy reverted to his ‘Big Money Matt’ persona and took on a managerial role over Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) alongside his in-ring work
– At Beach Break 2021, Hardy & Adam Page defeated Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico)
– At St Patrick’s Day Slam 2021, Hardy, Private Party, The Butcher & The Blade defeated The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus & Marko Stunt) and Bear Country (Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder)
– At New Year’s Smash 2021, The Hardy Family Office (Hardy & Private Party) and FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defeated The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus), The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) and Christian Cage
– On April 30, 2022, The Hardys defeated TME (Duke Davis & Ganon Jones Jr) to win the IWC Tag Team Titles
– At Double Or Nothing 2022, The Hardys defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
– On the Double Or Nothing 2023 pre-show, The Hardys and Hook defeated The Gunns (Austin & Colten) and Ethan Page
– Hardy’s AEW contract expired on April 8, 2024 and he chose not to re-sign
– Hardy returned to TNA at Rebellion 2024 under his Broken character, attacking World Champion Moose following his main event win
– At Slammiversary 2024, Hardy defeated JDC
– At Victory Road 2024, The Hardys defeated First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro)
– At Bound For Glory 2024, The Hardys defeated ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) and The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) in a Full Metal Mayhem Match to win the TNA Tag Team Titles
– On the next episode of Impact, The Hardys defeated ABC to retain the TNA Tag Team Titles, but the match would be cut short due to a severe injury suffered by Chris Bey
– At Turning Point 2024, The Hardys & Ace Austin defeated Matt Riddle, Zachary Wentz & KUSHIDA