About
My name is Matthew Moore Hardy, born September 23rd, 1974. I grew up with my brother Jeff in Cameron, North Carolina, deep in the heart of the Dirty South (love that). I had a dream as a kid to be a professional wrestler for the WWE--for the last eight years and change, I've been doing just that. I am very lucky and fortunate and happy and blessed. I've had an amazing life, better than I probably deserve, HA! I want all of the people who have helped me to understand me more, and help them realize that we're all the same, we're just on different paths. Part of my reason for having this page is to give back and inspire others through my words and stories, like others have done for me. I want people to get the most out of every day of their life, and realize what's really important and meaningful--to try hard, smile, and enjoy themselves--life is too short not to make everything and every step count.
If you want to catch me on TV, I wrestle for the WWE on the Smackdown brand. The show I perform on, Friday Night Smackdown, comes on Friday nights at 8 p.m. eastern on the CW network.
After several people have asked, here is my mailing address for snail mail or whatever type of cool stuff you want to send me--
Matt Hardy
P.O. Box 713
Vass, North Carolina 28394
This is the only official Matt Hardy MySpace I am affiliated with. My brother Jeff does not have a Jeff Hardy Myspace, but he is affiliated with the Itchweeed MySpace (www.myspace.com/itchweeed). The Hardy Show MySpace (www.myspace.com/thehardyshow) is also a legitimate MySpace that we are affiliated with.
My MFer's have always loved Matt Facts--so I'm gonna list them occasionally as they come to me. Enjoy!
Matt loves to read comments about his blogs
Matt is not a fan of triangles
Matt feels rotten if he doesn't do cardio
Matt occasionally drinks Green tea
Matt is a seven time world tag team champion
Matt never stretches as much as he should
Matt often desires lobster
Matt is a master of recalculation
Matt sleeps wearing only socks
Matt tans wearing only a sock
Matt always pays cash for big purchases
Matt is an occasional fan of roughage
Matt desperately needs a housekeeper
Matt marks out for heated car seats
Matt is not very high on flip-floppers
Matt always leaves voicemails
Matt hates when people call and don't leave voicemails
Matt appreciates Panera Bread's free Wi Fi
Matt prefers boxers to briefs
Matt sometimes like to enjoy a margarita
Matt never gets enough sleep due to his schedule
Matt's typical bedtime is 3 a.m.
Matt ideally likes to wake up at noon
Matt keeps his checkbook balanced
Matt rarely uses turn signals
Matt admires the soft faces of females
Matt loathes having to get up early
Matt is not afraid to pass on double yellow lines
Matt has a heated toilet seat
Matt gets extremely annoyed with dial up connections
Matt prefers dogs to cats
Matt always returns text messages... eventually
Matt hates tabulating receipts at tax time
Matt says what he means, and means what he says
Matt occasionally craves Unagi
Matt lives for meaningful quotes
Matt usually exceeds the speed limit
Matt had a 100 average in Geometry
Matt's guilty pleasure is cheesecake
Matt's favorite season is summer
Matt is a big fan of Jamba Juice
Matt loves to make illegal driving maneuvers
Matt's favorite salsa is served in Chevys
Matt always sees the glass half full, not half empty
Matt throughly enjoys wheatgrass
Matt's fingernails grow very rapidly
Matt understands why people say MySpace is addictive
Matt has had 7 speeding tickets
Matt has gotten out of over 40 speeding tickets
Matt's favorite college sports team is UNC
Matt prefers window seating when flying
Matt is not a fan of reconstructive knee surgeries
Matt digs Mongolian BBQ's
Matt constantly sports fitted hats
Matt hates not being able to be in control
Matt has wrestled on every continent except Antarctica
Matt loves the scents of candles
Matt's favorite number is seven
Matt currently has more dreams than memories
Matt has a fondness for crosses
Matt prefers Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke
Matt always orders his steak cooked medium
Matt is a fan of Pad Thai
Matt is fond of communicating via text messaging
Matt absolutely despises stress
Matt strongly dislikes mustard
Matt has never hung the phone up during a conversation
Matt hates when people stand still on people movers in airports
REAl NAME: Matthew Moore Hardy DATE OF BIRTH: September 23, 1774 HEIGHT: 6'2 WEIGHT:225 lbs. HOMETOWN: Cameron,N.C CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: WWF European Championship (1 time) WWF Hardcore Championship (3 time) WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) WWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Jeff Hardy WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Hardy FINISHING MOVE: TWIST OF FATE INJURIES : 27 stiches in back dislocate hips FAVORITE videogame is Street Fighter
The follwing info is from www.Wikipedia.org:
Matthew (Matt) Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand, where he competes in singles competition, as well as appearing on RAW where he's one half of the World Tag Team Champions with his brother Jeff.
Career:Before his WWF debut with his brother Jeff, Matt was trained by former wrestler Dory Funk Jr.. Before signing with the WWF, Matt and Jeff created their own wrestling promotion, OMEGA Wrestling, in which Matt competed under the name High Voltage. Shortly after Matt Hardy sent in a tape for the WCW Amateur Challenge using the ring name High Voltage, a WCW tag team began to use the name, causing Hardy to change his name to Surge. A few years later, it was revealed to him by Chris Kanyon that the tape had been kept in the WCW Power Plant, watched multiple times, and that the name High Voltage was blatantly stolen from it [1].
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment:The Hardy Boyz (1998-2001)It wasn't until 1998 that the brothers were given a full-time WWF contract. The Hardy Boyz used a cruiserweight, fast-paced high flying style in their matches, often leaping from great heights to do damage to their opponents (and themselves in the process). Although Jeff was better known for his extreme moves, Matt was a prodigious high-flier himself. In 1999, the duo feuded with Edge and Christian and spent a short time in the stable The New Brood. After breaking away from Gangrel, Matt and Jeff were briefly managed by Terri Runnels. Subsequently, their Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches with Edge, Christian, and the Dudley Boyz made them extremely popular and propelled them to five reigns as the WWF Tag Team Champions.
[edit] Singles career (2001-2005)
In 2001, after Jeff Hardy's Intercontinental Championship run, Matt Hardy was given a singles championship push. Matt Hardy was given the European Championship on SmackDown!(where he would become the second longest reigning European champion in history) two weeks before Backlash 2001. Throughout the year, the Hardyz would continue as a tag team, winning the WWF Tag Titles once again and the WCW Tag Titles during the The Invasion. By the end of the year, the Hardy Boyz were having trouble getting along (kayfabe).
At the beginning of 2002, it seemed Team Xtreme had patched things up. However, after the Brand Extension, Matt Hardy was regulated to HEAT while Jeff Hardy wrestled on the main show, RAW. On the August 12, 2002 episode of RAW, Matt turned against Jeff (Matt was frustrated for not receiving a number 1 contender shot against RVD), during Jeff's match against Rob Van Dam. A short time later, Matt joined the SmackDown! roster. On the October 3, 2002 edition of the show, Matt used outside interference from Brock Lesnar to defeat The Undertaker. He would also go on to defeat the Undertaker in several occasions (although it would mostly consist of disqualifications or count outs).
Having now dubbed himself Matt Hardy - Version 1.0, and with his MF'er (Mattitude Follower) Shannon Moore in his corner, 2003 began with Matt frantically trying to lose weight to get under the 220 lb. weight limit to compete for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. After just barely making weight, Matt defeated Billy Kidman at the No Way Out 2003 in Montreal, Quebec to claim the Cruiserweight Title. At WrestleMania XIX in Seattle, he successfully defended it against Rey Mysterio. The Mattitude stable would expand to include Crash Holly as Shannon Moore's "Moore-on" (follower). Matt Hardy would receive the most amount of success in his wrestling career during his stay on Smackdown, but he later disbanded the stable and returned to RAW in order to be able to travel and work with then his girlfriend Lita, who just returned from an injury. He turned on Lita, in kayfabe, on his first night back after teasing a proposal to her. Matt Hardy would once again see little time on RAW, but would later turn face by engaging in a rivalry with then heel, Kane. Lita was also involved in the storyline, and Matt Hardy took time off after a chokeslam from Kane off the stage during Lita and Kane's wedding.
Hardy and Lita were an off-screen couple for six years and used to share a home in North Carolina. However, reports of Lita's pictures being removed from Hardy's website caused much speculation. Their relationship came to an end in late February 2005 (according to Matt's official website) due to Lita's affair with fellow WWE superstar Edge.
[edit] Release and independents (2005)
Along with his friend Rhyno, Matt Hardy was released by WWE on April 11, 2005. His release was confirmed publicly by WWE.
Because of the affair between Lita and Edge, and also being released from WWE, Matt's status, especially in the Internet wrestling community, became elevated to a cult-like status. Also, Edge and Lita received jeers from the crowds at WWE events, sometimes resulting in chants, "You screwed Matt," and, "We want Matt." Paul Heyman, in a shoot promo, mocked Edge for his actions at One Night Stand 2005. Lita, for the first time in over five years, turned heel as a result of the affair becoming public knowledge. Sources indicate, however, that this "shoot promo" was a WWE strategy used to measure the crowd's response to Hardy, and to gauge whether it would be a good move to rehire him.
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.[2] WWE attempted to have Matt Hardy's then website, www.thematthardy.com, along with The Matt Hardy Show both shut down as a condition of his rehiring. When Hardy refused these conditions and informed WWE management that TNA wasn't requiring this of him, WWE allowed The Matt Hardy Show to continue, but not Matt's website.
On the June 20, 2005 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 Edge and Lita should not be wed. On the July 11, 2005 episode of RAW, Matt Hardy made his return, attacking Edge as he made his way to the ring. On the July 13, 2005 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 which led to Lita walking off the set.
Matt appeared at a scheduled Ring of Honor (ROH) event on July 16, 2005 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 that saw him get booed out of the arena at another ROH event following a match with Homicide, which Hardy won. The next day at his final ROH appearance, he lost to Roderick Strong. Contrary to previous reports, he never made an appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
[edit] Return to WWE (2005-Present)
On July 11, 2005 (which was also the day that his no compete clause expired), Hardy posted on thematthardy.com that he was finally "free" (as in his clause expired) and stated to the fans that they have not seen the last of Matt and that he's got a surprise for his fans who supported him. That night on RAW, Hardy attacked Edge while Edge made his way to the ring from the backstage area. During Edge's match with Kane, Hardy once again attacked Edge, leaving the commentators speechless during the whole ordeal. Hardy was taken out by security, but not before stating that Edge and Lita would pay for their actions, and told the fans that they could see him at Ring Of Honor. He also called out Johnny Ace as he made his way out. This caused an uproar amongst fans, who were confused and wondered if the whole thing was a work or a shoot. This repeated for the next two weeks.[3]
On August 1, 2005, Vince McMahon came out on RAW and officially acknowledged Hardy's return to WWE, adding that Hardy would face Edge at SummerSlam 2005. On August 8, 2005, Hardy made his in-ring return, defeating 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, their match came to a premature end when Edge dropped Hardy onto the top of a ring post, causing him to bleed heavily. The referee ended the match on the grounds that Hardy couldn't continue, and Edge was declared the winner. After SummerSlam, the two continued fighting on RAW, including a Street Fight that resulted in both men falling off the stage into electrical wires after Matt applied a Side Effect to Edge. At Unforgiven 2005 Edge faced Matt Hardy in a steel cage match. Hardy, despite Lita's interference, won the match with a leg-drop off the top of the cage.
Hardy and Edge faced each other at WWE Homecoming in a Loser Leaves RAW ladder match. Edge's briefcase holding the contract for his WWE World title shot was suspended above the ring. The winner of the match got the contract and the loser was forced to leave RAW. After a contentious match, Edge tied Matt's arms in the ropes, and Lita trapped Hardy in a crucifix hold, leaving Matt only able to watch Edge win. When the match ended, Edge and Lita gloated over the victory, but Matt took it in stride and left the arena. With his defeat at the hands of Edge, Hardy was moved back to SmackDown!. He re-debuted with a win over Simon Dean on October 21, 2005, in Reno, Nevada.
Matt was among five SmackDown! superstars - along with Christian, JBL, Rey Mysterio, and Hardcore Holly — to be voted on by fans to compete at Taboo Tuesday 2005 against Edge and Chris Masters. Hardy led the voting with 31% overall, and along with Rey Mysterio (29%), defeated Chris Masters and Snitsky, who filled in for Edge when he legitimately suffered a torn pectoral muscle [4] (which was kayfabed to Edge "not caring" about Hardy or Mysterio, the fans, or the RAW brand).
Back on SmackDown! Hardy started a program with MNM (Johnny Nitro and 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 then tag team on several occasions with a variety of partners. One of his partners, The Road Warrior, brutally attacked him after they were defeated - sick of "pulling all the weight in tag teams". The Road Warrior and Hardy feuded for a while after this, with Hardy picking up several wins over the veteran, including a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22.
Hardy next competed in the SmackDown! King of the Ring 2006 tournament, losing to eventual winner Booker T in the opening round thanks to a low blow and distraction from Sharmell. Matt Hardy also became the first man to defeat Mr. Kennedy. 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.
Hardy made a surprise appearance backstage at Unforgiven 2006 after Jeff's match against Johnny Nitro. Lita joined the two in the segment, making this the first time the three had been seen together on WWE television since February 2003. Matt Hardy then began a rivalry against Gregory Helms not too much later which saw both winning over each other time and time again. Then at No Mercy, in both of their hometowns of Cameron, North Carolina, Matt Hardy would beat Helms to gather a big win raising his singles career. The two would meet again once more later at Survivor Series. On the November 21, 2006 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Matt and Jeff competed in a match together for the first time in almost five years. They had their old titantron video and entrance music, and defeated the Full Blooded Italians. At Survivor Series 2006, the Hardy Boyz were matched to go with CM Punk as part of Team DX vs Team Rated-RKO (which included Edge, Randy Orton, Johhny Nitro w/ Melina, Mike Knox and Gregory Helms) in a traditional co-captains match. Team DX won by case of a shut out, last eliminating Orton for the win. At December to Dismember 2006, the Hardy Boyz issued an open challenge to any tag team who wanted to face them. MNM answered their challenge by reuniting at December to Dismember, but ultimately lost to the Hardy Boyz. At Armageddon 2006, Matt & Jeff competed against Paul London and Brian Kendrick, MNM, and Dave Taylor and William Regal in a fatal-four-way Ladder Match but lost. Subsequently, he and Jeff feuded with Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro after the legit incident where they injured Mercury's face at Armageddon 2006 [5]. It became a bitter long term rivalry. At the 2007 Royal Rumble Matt & Jeff defeated MNM. Mercury and Matt would continue to feud throughout February. The feud ended in March when Mercury was released from WWE [6]. However, before Mercury's release, Matt defeated him to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23, which was ultimately won by Mr. Kennedy.
The next night on RAW, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship. They won the titles for the sixth time after last eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. After briefly feuding with Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, the Hardys retained their World Tag Team Championships in their first title defense at Backlash 2007. The Hardys would continue their feud with Cade and Murdoch, once again retaining the Tag Team Championship at Judgment Day 2007. During his latest title reign, Matt has also been competing on Smackdown! as a singles competitor picking up victories over Booker T and Mr. Kennedy.
In wrestling:
Finishing and signature moves
Twist of Fate (Front facelock into cutter, occasionally done off the middle rope)
Side Effect (Wrist lock sitout side slam or modified sleeper slam, occasionally done off the top or middle rope or from the top of a ladder)
Hardy Fly (Moonsault)
Downfall (Second-rope diving leg drop or second-rope flying elbow smash)
Ricochet (Belly to back suplex into an elbow drop to the stomach)
Scar (Double underhook / body scissors submission combo) - Independent circuit
Sitout crucifix powerbomb
Corner clothesline followed by a bulldog, occasionally combined with a clothesline/kick to another opponent
Corner sitout powerbomb
Repeated punches followed by a discus punch
Russian legsweep
Double team signature moves
Poetry in Motion- with Lita or Jeff Hardy
Event Omega- with Jeff Hardy
Managers
Lita
Terri Runnels
Michael Hayes
Gangrel
Shannon Moore
Theme
His Original Theme was the Hardy Boyz theme. His Current theme is Live for the Moment by Monster Magnet. The original incarnation of the theme had typing noises and sounds of a computer loading up to match his "V-1" gimmick, but was later taken out during his storyline with Kane in 2004.
Gesture
Index, middle, and pinkie fingers outstretched, ring finger held down by thumb,showing V.1
Championships and accomplishments
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Hardy
Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
OMEGA Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
OMEGA Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Hardy
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year with Jeff Hardy in 2000.
PWI Match of the Year with Jeff Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, WrestleMania 2000, April 2, 2000
PWI Match of the Year with Jeff Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, WrestleMania X-Seven, April 1, 2001
PWI Feud of the Year vs. Edge and Lita in 2005
PWI ranked him # 418 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Hardy
WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
WWF European Championship (1 time)
WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
WWF/World Tag Team Championship (6 times) (with Jeff Hardy, current)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Gimmick in 2002
Worst Feud of the Year with Lita vs. Kane in 2004.
Personal life:
Matt and Jeff's mother died of brain cancer when they were young.[7]
In 1999, he appeared as an uncredited wrestler on That 70's Show episode "That Wrestling Show". In 2002, Matt appeared on a special WWF superstar edition of Fear Factor, where he won $50,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Matt was in a six year relationship with former WWE Diva Amy "Lita" Dumas until she had an affair with one of Matt's close friends, fellow wrestler Adam "Edge" Copeland in February 2005. Matt has stated in interviews that he and Amy have since patched things up, and he still considers her a close friend.[8] After the breakup with Lita, Matt briefly WWE Diva Ashley Massaro.[8
Books:
Hardy, Jeff; Hardy, Matt; and Krugman, Michael (2003) The Hardy Boyz : Exist 2 Inspire, ISBN 0-06-052154-6
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