Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. He was born Matthew Moore Hardy in Cameron, North Carolina.

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. The five-time WWE Tag Team Champions were always being accompanied by Lita.

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 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 BBQ.
• 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.

Trademarks

• Signature finishing move:The Twist of Fate

• Other signature techniques include the Side Effect (Side Slam veriation) 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)

• WCW Tag Team Champion (1)
  • 10/18/01-10/23/01 (with Jeff Hardy)

• WWE European Champion (1)
  • 4/24/01-8/27/01

• WWE Cruiserweight Champion (1)
  • 2/23/03-6/3/03

• WWE Hardcore Champion (1)
  • 4/24/00-4/25/00