Matt Hardy

Mattthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974 in Cameron, North Carolina) is a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. He performs as Matt Hardy - Version 1.0.

Before his then-WWF debut with his brother Jeff, Matt was trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. They formed an acrobatic tag team called 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. 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 the late February of 2005 (according to Matt's official website) due to Lita's affair with fellow WWE superstar Adam Copeland (who performs as 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 new friend 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.

As Matt Hardy "Version 1.0," he has enlightened his fans weekly on RAW with an always-expanding set of Mattifacts. Presented below are some selections.

Mattfacts

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 to 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 hates 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 betraded a close friend

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) and a Middle-Rope Legdrop

Has a computerized entrance thanks to editing via television effects.

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)