Matt Hardy

Matthew Moore Hardy^[11][12] (born September 23, 1974)^[13] is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is one-half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions in his third reign. He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). With his brother, Jeff Hardy, he became one of the most famous tag team wrestlers. Between WWE, TNA and Ring of Honor, Hardy is a 14-time world tag team champion and a three-time world champion as a singles star (with one reign as ECW Champion, and two as TNA World Heavyweight Champion).

Matt Hardy
Hardy at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Birth name	Matthew Moore Hardy
Born	(1974-09-23) September 23, 1974 (age 50) Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sandhills Community College
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Reyes ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	4
Relatives	Jeff Hardy (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Broken Matt[1] Damascus[2] High Voltage[3] Ingus Jinx[4] Ishan Hardy[5] Matt Hardy Matt Hardy Version 1.0 Rahway Reaper[6] Surge "Woken" Matt Hardy
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[7][8]
Billed weight	236 lb (107 kg)[7]
Billed from	Cameron, North Carolina[7][8] The Hardy Compound in Cameron, North Carolina[9]
Trained by	Dory Funk Jr.[10]
Debut	October 15, 1992[10]

Acting career

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies	Himself

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	That '70s Show	Wrestler No. 3
2001	The Big Breakfast	Himself
	Tough Enough	Himself
2002	Fear Factor	Himself	Episode winner
2004	Headbangers Ball	Himself
2009	Scare Tactics	Patient 12
2012	The 99	Awang/Ben Hargreaves

Championships and accomplishments

• All Elite Wrestling
  • Dynamite Award (1 time)
    • "Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year" (2021) – Stadium Stampede match (The Elite vs. The Inner Circle) – Double or Nothing (May 23)
• All Star Wrestling (West Virginia)
  • ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Nero^[14]
• CBS Sports
  • Worst Moment of the Year (2020) vs. Sammy Guevara at All Out (2020)^[15]
• The Crash
  • The Crash Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brother Nero^[16]
• Future Stars of Wrestling
  • FSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[17][18]
• House of Glory
  • HOG Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy
• International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[19][20]
• Maryland Championship Wrestling/MCW Pro Wrestling
  • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[21]
  • Extreme Rising World Championship (1 time)^[a]
• National Championship Wrestling
  • NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23]
  • NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23]
• New Dimension Wrestling
  • NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23]
  • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[b] – with Jeff Hardy^[24]
• New England Wrestling Alliance
  • NEWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23]
  • NEWA Hall of Fame (class of 2012)
• New Frontier Wrestling Association
  • NFWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[23][11]
  • NFWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Venom^[23]
• NWA 2000
  • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[23][25]
• OMEGA Championship Wrestling
  • OMEGA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[26]
  • OMEGA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jeff Hardy/Brother Nero^[27]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Comeback of the Year (2017) with Jeff Hardy^[28]
  • Feud of the Year (2005) vs. Edge and Lita^[28]
  • Match of the Year (2000) with Jeff Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a triangle ladder match at WrestleMania 2000^[28]
  • Match of the Year (2001) with Jeff Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven^[28]
  • Tag Team of the Year (2000) with Jeff Hardy^[28]
  • Ranked No. 17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003^[29]
• Pro Wrestling Syndicate
  • PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
• Remix Pro Wrestling
  • Remix Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Facade^[30]
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy
  • Holy S*** Moment of the Decade (2010s) – Hardys Show Up, Win ROH World Tag Team Gold – with Jeff Hardy^[31]
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (3 times, current) – with Jeff Hardy/Brother Nero
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2015) – with Jeff Hardy^[32]
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2014) – with Jeff Hardy^[33]
• WrestleCade
  • WrestleCade Championship (2 times)^[34]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Gimmick (2002, 2016)^[35][36]
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2004) with Lita vs. Kane^[37]
• Wrestling Superstar
  • Wrestling Superstar Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[38]
• World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
  • ECW Championship (1 time)^[39]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)^[40]
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)^[7]
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[41]
  • WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[7]
  • WWF/World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Jeff Hardy^[42]
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[43]
  • WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (3 times)^[c][44] – with Montel Vontavious Porter (1), Jeff Hardy (1) and Bray Wyatt (1)
  • WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff Hardy^[7]
  • André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (2018)
  • Bragging Rights Trophy (2009) – with Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, R-Truth, Finlay, David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)^[45]
  • Terri Invitational Tournament (1999) – with Jeff Hardy
  • WWE Tag Team Eliminator (2018) – with Bray Wyatt

Footnotes

1. Hardy's reign was not recognized by Extreme Rising.^[22]
2. The title was vacated in 1999 when The Hardy Boyz signined contracts with the WWF.
3. During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship" and was exclusive to SmackDown. His second and third reigns happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

References

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Other websites

• The Hardy Show website Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Matt Hardy on WWE.com
• SLAM! Sports bio and story archive^{[permanent dead link]}
• Profile on Online World of Wrestling
• Matt Hardy on IMDb