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WWE Superstars: Matt Hardy
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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 236
lbs
From:Cameron, North Carolina
Title History:
ECW Title, European
Title, Cruiserweight Title, WWE Tag Team Title
(5), Intercontinental Title (2)
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Matt Hardy has had a long and
rocky WWE career. He debut with the WWE in 1998.
Matt teamed with his brother Jeff Hardy to form the Hardy Boyz. They would go on
to win the WWE tag team title on several occasions. As a team, they will be most
remembered for their epic ladder matches at several Wrestlemania's.
In 2002, The Hardy's decided to brake up and go their separate ways. Matt went to Smackdown
and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In 2005, Matt's real life problems
would come into the publics eye. Matt Hardy would go public with his
girlfriend Lita cheating on him with Edge. Matt went on internet radio show and
publicly blasted Edge and Lita. WWE fired Matt over the
situation. Matt worked the independent scene for several months. However, when he got the attention
of TNA and was going to sign with them. The WWE change their opinion of
Matt and quickly resigned him. WWE would end up making Matt's real life relationship
problems into a wrestling angle. Matt's status with the company has since been
rocky.
In 2008, Matt's career would hit
new highs. He won the ECW Title and held it for several months. At the 2009
Royal Rumble, Matt lost the title to Jack Swagger. Later in the night, he would
interfere in his brother Jeff's match and turn on him. The angle would lead to
brothers wrestling at Wrestlemania 25.
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