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Matthew Moore Hardy (born September
23, 1974 in Cameron, North Carolina) is a professional wrestler. He worked for
World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand until April 2005 and returned to
WWE in July 2005.
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Career
Before his then-WWF debut with his
brother Jeff, Matt was trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. Before signing
with the WWF, Matt and Jeff ran their own wrestling promotion, OMEGA Wrestling,
in which Matt competed under the name High Voltage. Other wrestlers associated
with OMEGA include Christopher Daniels, the future Lita, Shannon Moore and The
Hurricane. Once signed, the brothers formed an acrobatic tag team and became
known as The Hardy Boyz. Although they had several managers during their tag
team run, the five-time WWE Tag Team Champions were most prominently accompanied
to the ring by Lita. The three together became known as "Team Extreme." Hardy
and Lita were an off-screen couple for six years, and used to share a home in
North Carolina. Their romance came to an end in late February 2005 (according to
Matt's official website) due to Lita's affair with fellow WWE superstar Edge.
On the August 12, 2002 episode of
RAW, Matt turned against Jeff, pitting him in a match against Rob Van Dam. A
short time later he joined the SmackDown! roster. On the October 3, 2002 edition
of the show, Matt used outside interference from Brock Lesnar to defeat The
Undertaker.
Now dubbed "Matt Hardy - Version
1.0," and with his MF'er (Mattitude Follower) Shannon Moore in his corner, Matt
defeated Billy Kidman at the 2003 No Way Out in Montreal, Quebec to claim the
WWE Cruiserweight Championship and, at WrestleMania XIX in Seattle, defended it
against Rey Mysterio. The Mattitude stable also included the late Crash Holly as
Shannon Moore's "Moore-on." Matt later disbanded the stable and returned to RAW
in order to be able to travel and work with then-girlfriend, Lita. He would
later turn face once more by engaging in a rivarly with then heel, Kane.
Release from WWE
Along with his friend Rhyno, Matt
Hardy was released by WWE on April 11, 2005. Matt's release was officially due
to his public handling of the Lita/Edge incident (posting disparaging remarks
towards Edge on his website) his release was confirmed publicly by WWE. It has
also been speculated that Hardy was going to confront Edge during a RAW episode,
but these claims are largely unfounded. However, it was further speculated that
Hardy was released because management did not generally like him, and an excuse
to fire him had been presented. In fact, Triple H, allegedly said of Hardy's
release: "he never drew money anyway." Hardy countered this statement in an
online interview stating that he and his brother Jeff, as the Hardy Boyz, had
been top sellers of merchandise.
It should be noted that some people
believed that Hardy's release (and subsequent rehiring) was part of an elaborate
work. The WWE frequently referenced the Hardy situation on televised broadcasts,
whereas normally they would not acknowledge real-life situations which reflected
badly on the WWE onscreen. Given Matt's vitriolic interviews and the fact that
Edge's wife accused him of steroid abuse, this seems possible, but it remains
uncertain. Since Matt has now been re-hired by WWE, his comments could have been
partially or completely worked.
Matt Hardy released two character
promotional vignettes, that he was planning to use before he was offered a new
contract by WWE. Hardy called himself The Angelic Diablo with the tagline "the
scar will become a symbol" in reference to the way in which he has been treated
by Lita and WWE.
Return to WWE
On the June 20 edition of RAW,
during the storyline wedding of Edge and Lita, Matt Hardy's entrance music and
video were played when the priest asked if anyone had a reason why the wedding
should not go on. Moments later, it was revealed as a joke played by Edge and
Lita. On the July 11 episode of RAW, Matt Hardy made his return, attacking Edge
as he made his way to the ring for his match against Kane and calling him out by
his real name (Adam). On the July 14th edition of WWE's webcast Byte This!,
which featured Lita as its guest, one of the callers was Matt himself. The two
engaged in a huge argument, believed to have been a complete shoot, which led to
Lita walking off the set. It has been confirmed that Matt reached a verbal
agreement with WWE return to the promotion in early June, giving up the chance
to sign a contract with TNA, where he would likely have reformed the Hardy Boyz
with Jeff. His new WWE contract is rumored to be both longer and far more
lucrative than his old contract.
Matt appeared at a scheduled Ring
Of Honor event on July 16 in Woodbridge, Connecticut where he defeated
Christopher Daniels via submission. Hardy also cut a brief promo where he
continued in full 'worked shoot' mode, attacking WWE and John Laurinaitis.
Following his official return to WWE, Hardy was met with a backlash which
involved him getting booed out of the arena at an ROH event following a match
with Homicide, which Hardy won. His final ROH appearance happened the day after
this event, where he lost to Roderick Strong.
It was recently confirmed through a
TNA press release that Matt Hardy will not be appearing at any of their future
shows, including their 17 July pay-per-view No Surrender. There was previously
heavy speculation that Hardy would make a run-in at the event.
On July 18, Matt Hardy again
attacked Edge, this time before his steel cage match with Kane, before Matt
could be handcuffed, however, he managed to escape and left through the crowd.
Seven days later on RAW, Matt Hardy
ambushed Edge yet again, this time after a stretcher match with Kane, which Edge
had won. Matt, however, was quickly restrained by security.
On August 1, Vince McMahon came out
on RAW and officially acknowledged Hardy's return to WWE, adding that Hardy
would face Edge at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view. On August 8, Matt Hardy
made his in ring return, defeating Gene Snitsky on RAW. Seconds after the
Victory, Matt was attacked by Edge and as he was being carried backstage, Matt
counterattacked Edge in a locker room.
On August 21, 2005, at SummerSlam,
Matt Hardy and Edge faced each other in a battle which was hardly considered a
wrestling match but an all-out brawl calling the "Kill or Be Killed" Match. The
match wound up coming to a premature end when Edge dropped Hardy onto the top of
a ring-post, causing him to bleed and eventually leading to the referee ending
the match on the grounds that Hardy couldn't continue. Edge was declared the
winner.
On August 22, 2005, Matt Hardy had
a match against Rob Conway. While this match was running, Edge and Lita were
sitting on the commentator's desk trying to distract him. Edge was a guest
commentator. Conway defeated Matt and then Edge came over with a smiling Lita to
attack Matt and then put his head in between the steel steps and the ring post
and kicked it causing Matt to stay practically paralyzed.
On August 29, Matt Hardy and Edge
once again faced off on RAW in a Street Fight which saw the two superstars take
it to each other like never before. Steel chairs, a ladder, steel ring steps, a
singapore cane, if it wasn't glued down, it became a weapon. The match went back
and forth, and eventually wound up on the stage near the Titantron. As Matt was
about to powerbomb Lita off the stage in retribution for her distracting him,
Edge intervened, and the two of them tried to use their finishing moves on each
other but failed. Matt nailed Edge with the Side Effect, but the two of them
went flying off the stage onto electrical equipment. They were then carted off
by EMT's to receive medical attention for possible broken necks. After being
held over night, both Edge and Matt Hardy were let go. No serious damage took
place, though they were physically bruised and battered.
Trademarks
Signature finishing move: The Twist
of Fate (a slight variation of the three-quarter facelock bulldog)
Other signature techniques include
the Side Effect (Side Slam variation), a Top-Rope Diving Moonsault a Northern
Lights Suplex, and a Middle-Rope Leg Drop that is dubbed the "Downfall"
Had a computerized entrance thanks
to editing via television effects.
MattFacts
As Matt Hardy "Version 1.0," he has
enlightened his fans weekly in the WWE with an always-expanding set of MattFacts.
Presented below are some selections.
Matt has beaten The Undertaker two
straight times.
Matt Hardy was the Fear Factor
Champion.
Matt has wrestled in 44 states.
Matt was the MVP of the '99 No
Mercy Ladder Match.
Matt was the longest-lasting
Smackdown! superstar in the 2003 Royal Rumble.
Matt is the star of the Hardy Boyz
book, Exist 2 Inspire.
Matt has a valuable Spider-Man
comic book collection.
Matt is appearing in his fourth
Wrestlemania. (during Wrestlemania XIX)
Matt loves Mongolian Barbecue.
Matt has never locked his keys in
his car.
Matt thinks sweet potatoes are
delicious.
Matt usually exceeds the speed
limit.
Matt is annoyed by snow and ice.
Matt defeated Kidman and Rey
Mysterio on consecutive pay-per-views.
Matt's favorite sushi is freshwater
eel
Matt loves corduroy clothing.
Matt digs tortilla soup.
Matt thinks he is a sexy beast.
Matt thinks that text messaging is
very efficient.
Matt is a huge fan of Arizona.
Matt always pays cash for
everything.
Matt thinks that Starbucks'
Doubleshots are delicious.
Matt is not afraid of the unknown.
Matt loves when people chant, "We
Want Matt."
Matt is a huge fan of cilantro.
Matt prefers Mongolian BBQ's to
Korean BBQ's.
Matt hates tabulating receipts at
tax time.
Matt is not a fan of reconstructive
knee surgery.
Matt always meets his deadlines.
Matt should be in a main event
feud.
Matt thinks Shannon Moore looks
like a girl.
Matt hates cold weather
Mattitude is practiced in 100
countries
Matt's bedtime is 4am
Matt has seen all the Friday the
13th movies
Matt likes English muffins
Matt scored 1330 on his SAT's
Matt loves guacamole
Matt only drinks low fat chocolate
milk
Matt keeps the room temperature at
a toasty 75 degrees
Matt's I.Q. is 139
Matt believes that Thanksgiving is
a boring holiday
Matt's favorite band is Pearl Jam
Matt was always on the honor roll
Matt always sticks to his New
Year's resolutions
Matt loves eggnog, hates fruitcake
Matt knows how to solve a Rubik's
Cube
Matt always stays awake until
sunrise on New Year's
Matt likes pulp in his orange juice
Matt was in the academically gifted
class in elementary school
Matt keeps his checkbook balanced
Matt thinks Shannon has an iota of
Mattitude
Matt always gets more valentines
than his brother
Matt doesn't send flowers, only
gives chocolate
Matt is miserable when dieting
Matt finds Shannon very hard to
teach
Matt takes hot tea with milk and
sweetener
Matt enjoys looking at pictures in
Playboy
Matt considers himself a sex symbol
Matt graciously included Shannon in
his book
Mattitude is going to make
WrestleMania a hit
Matt often wonders how they did
WrestleMania without him
Matt only uses low fat salad
dressings
Matt is dominant at putt-putt golf
Matt has over 46 million Mattitude
Followers
Matt invented Mattitude
Matt Hardy thinks Tajiri weighs too
much to be a cruiserweight
Matt has more teeth than Chris
Benoit
Matt likes his steak medium well
Matt is too handsome to wear a mask
like Rey
Matt has wrestled on 4 continents
Matt's abs are better than
Rikishi's
Matt lost his virginity at age 17
Matt thinks his match at
WrestleMania was the best
Matt sleeps in the nude
Matt tans wearing only a sock
Mattitude is sacred in Japan
Matt hates bar fights
Matt's favorite season is summer
Matt puts ketchup on one fry at a
time
Matt's fortune cookies always
predict success
Matt has never lost his cell phone
Matt's opponents often no-show in
fear
Matt wrestles even when he's
injured
Matt & Shannon have ‘Moore
Mattitude’ than their opponents
Matt enjoys ginger root after
eating sushi
Matt rarely uses turning signals
Matt's home entertainment system
requires 5 remotes
Matt has had 4 speeding tickets
Matt has gotten out of 20 tickets
Matt loves Portabella mushrooms
Matt doesn't mind eating alone in
public
Matt hates stupid questions
Matt only drinks diet sodas
Matt dreads winter
Matt still has his tonsils
Matt has been in 5 car wrecks
Matt cannot be grossed out
Matt’s first job was at a car wash
Title History
WWF World Tag Team Champion (5)
6/29/99-7/25/99 (with Jeff Hardy)
9/24/00-10/22/00 (with Jeff Hardy)
10/23/00-11/6/00 (with Jeff Hardy)
3/5/01-3/19/01 (with Jeff Hardy)
11/12/01-11/18/01 (with Jeff Hardy)
WCW World Tag Team Champion (1)
10/18/01-10/23/01 (with Jeff Hardy)
WWF European Champion (1)
4/24/01-8/27/01
WWE Cruiserweight Champion (1)
2/23/03-6/3/03
WWF Hardcore Champion (1)
4/24/00-4/25/00
OMEGA Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1)
12/5/97-12/1/98
OMEGA Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1)
7/24/98-1/29/99 (with Jeff Hardy)
NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1)
3/7/98-6/29/98 (with Jeff Hardy)
NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2)
7/24/97-12/1/98
???-???
NEWA Heavyweight Championship (1)
5/8/95-???
NFWA Tag Team Championship (1)
4/??/95-??? (with Venom)
NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1)
7/17/98-???
Awards
Matt has
won three PWI Awards. He won Tag Team of the Year in 2000 with Jeff. He also was
part of the Match of the Year in 2000 and 2001. Both matches were the Hardy Boyz
vs. the Dudley Boyz vs. Edge and Christian.
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