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. He performed as a singles wrestler under the name Matt Hardy - Version 1.0.
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. Other wrestlers associated with OMEGA include Christopher Daniels, the future Lita, Shannon Moore and Shane "Hurricane" Helms. 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. Unfortunately, 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 Adam Copeland (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.
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.
Along with his friend Rhyno, Matt Hardy was released by WWE on April 11, 2005 Many feel this was due to his public handling of the Lita/Edge incident. This release was confirmed publically by the WWE.
Trademarks
- 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 is a good juggler.
- Matt has wrestled in 44 states.
- Matt was the MVP of the '99 No Mercy Ladder Match.
- Matt thinks Michael Cole is biased (stated while doing commentary).
- 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.
- Matt's book is on the New York Times best-sellers list.
- Matt has status on FIVE airlines.
- Matt strongly dislikes mustard.
- Matt has a heated toilet seat.
- Matt loves Mongolian Barbecue.
- Matt hates cleaning his carpet.
- 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 has wrestled with strep throat.
- Matt defeated Kidman and Rey Mysterio on consecutive pay-per-views.
- Matt eats slowly to savor his food.
- Matt's favorite sushi is freshwater eel
- Matt loves corduroy clothing.
- Matt likes pepper better than salt.
- Matt digs tortilla soup.
- Matt can eat more sushi than Tajiri.
- Matt has never betrayed a close friend
- Matt has more money than you.
- Matt's countertops are all granite
Title History
- WWE 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 Tag Team Champion (1)
- 10/18/01-10/23/01 (with Jeff Hardy)
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