Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. Originally the brothers competed as teenagers in the WWF as jobbers, both in singles and tag team competition. They are generally considered to be one of the best tag teams in the history of the WWF/E, winning the WWF Tag Team Championship five times.
History
The Hardy Boyz started their run as a popular tag team in a surprising win over Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Funaki) on an edition of Sunday Night HEAT. Soon after their Sunday Night HEAT win, they built up a fan following through their high-flying tag team tactics. They started to become serious contenders for the Tag Team Titles after they became managed by Michael "P.S." Hayes, formerly a member of the successful tag team The Fabulous Freebirds. They would eventually dump Hayes as their manager and were briefly associated with Gangrel as part of The New Brood. After winning a series of matches against the team of Edge and Christian, dubbed the "Terri Invitational Tournament", they won the services of Terri Runnels as their manager by winning one of the greatest and most exciting matches in WWE history:the first ever tag team ladder match where they defeated Edge and Christian at No Mercy. Fans were so impressed with the match that when Edge and Christian were alone in the ring, fans gave them a standing ovation. The fans also gave both teams a standing ovation the next night on Raw. Through all this they had a successful run for the WWF Tag Team Championship, and gained notoriety as a tag team with Lita.
Team Xtreme
Together with Lita, Matt and Jeff Hardy comprised the trio dubbed Team Xtreme, their name serving as a reflection of their "extreme" high-flying moves. During the time they were in WWE together, they were one of the most popular tag teams, primarily because of their TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) matches with Edge and Christian as well as The Dudley Boyz, along with their unique "grunge"-type look that appealed to the WWE's younger fanbase. On top of the high-flying moves, they were faced off in a match in an episode of "That 70's Show" in which they played two wrestlers in a match. This episode's main guest-star was The Rock, but they ended up shown on the show and Matt ended up winning. The high-flying tactics of the young Hardy brothers and Lita would make them one of the most popular tag teams in the WWE at that time, particularly among female fans. The team would eventually split up, however, in favor of both Matt and Jeff pursuing singles careers. Jeff was later fired from the WWE and later joined TNA.
In August 2006, WWE.com announced that they had resigned Jeff, and stated that he would be coming back to the WWE. This could lead to a Hardy Boyz reunion, and it has been announced that Jeff will return to RAW on Monday 21st August, while Matt is, as of now, still on SmackDown!.
Championships
- 1-time OMEGA Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions
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- Defeated The Acolytes on June 29, 1999 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
- Lost to The Acolytes on July 25, 1999 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
- Defeated Edge and Christian on September 24, 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Lost to Edge and Christian on October 22, 2000 in Albany, New York, USA.
- Defeated Edge and Christian on October 23, 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Lost to Bull Buchanan and The Godfather on November 6, 2000 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Defeated Dudley Boyz on March 4, 2001 in Washington, D.C., USA.
- Lost to Edge and Christian on March 19, 2001 in Albany, New York, USA.
- Defeated Booker T and Test on October 8, 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- Lost to Dudley Boyz on October 23, 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- Defeated Booker T and Test on November 12, 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Lost to Dudley Boyz on November 18, 2001 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Finishing and signature moves
- Twist of Fate (Matt, Jeff, and Lita)
- Swanton Bomb (Jeff)
- Moonsault(Lita)
- Litacanrana (Diving hurricanrana, used by Lita)
- Event Omega (Simultaneous diving legdrop (Matt), diving splash (Jeff))
- Omega Event (Simultaneous diving legdrop (Matt), Double leg to groin (Jeff))
- Poetry in Motion (Jeff) (Assisted corner attack)
- Spin Cycle (Simultaneous fist drop to the head of a fallen opponent (Matt), somersault senton (Jeff))
- Triple DDT (with Lita) - the three of them each perform a DDT against two opponents simultaneously.
- Signature Foreign Object: Ladders