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Jeff Hardy
File:Jeffhardy 200x300.jpg
BornAugust 31, 1977
Cameron, North Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Wildo Jynx
Jeff Hardy
Willow of the Whisp
Wolverine
Charismatic Enigma
The Daredevil
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Trained byDory Funk, Jr.,
Michael Hayes
Gary Sabaugh
Debut1994

Jeffrey (Jeff) Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977 in Cameron, North Carolina) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. Jeff is best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment with his brother Matt Hardy as the Hardy Boyz.

Career

Early career

Matt and Jeff Hardy had a dream of becoming the best wrestlers since a young age. They watched wrestling often and by the time Jeff was 17, he had been on WWF TV as a jobber. Jeff, along with Matt and friends, started their own federation, the TWF (Trampoline Wrestling Federation) and mimicked the moves they saw on TV. Later on, the federation went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina. Jeff, Matt, and friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions. The Hardyz eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation, and after being signed to a contract, they were trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Andrew "Test" Martin, and A-Train. Before ever arriving in WWE, Matt had formed his own wrestling promotion, OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included such talent as Matt, Jeff, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Amy Dumas, Joey Matthews, Caprice Coleman, and many others. In OMEGA, Matt and Jeff each had several different characters. Jeff portrayed such characters as Willow the Whisp, Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, Wolverine, and The Masked Mountain.

World Wrestling Federation

In 1998, Jeff and his brother Matt were signed to WWF contracts. When they were finally brought up to WWF TV, they formed the acrobatic tag team called The Hardy Boyz for several years.

Jeff is known for his high-risk aerial maneuvers, especially in TLC matches and made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless WWF performers of his time. The team of Matt and Jeff won the WWF World Tag Team Championship on five occasions, ensuring they would be known one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. In 2000, Matt and Jeff found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita. Together, the three became known as "Team Xtreme".

Although a close duo, the brothers would feud with each other. At the 2001 Royal Rumble, Jeff and Matt, the first and third contestants, respectively, fought and eliminated each other.

In 2002 The Hardy Boys began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Jeff seeking revenge on Lesnar. At Backlash 2002 Jeff faced-off against Lesnar in his first televised match. Lesnar Dominated Hardy and won the match by TKO. Lesnar and the Hardys would continue to feud over the next few months, with Lesnar coming out victorious every time. At Judgment Day 2002 , Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz tag team before tagging his partner Heyman in to take the win for the team.

After years in the tag-team division, Jeff stepped up and took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship. Jeff came up short, but earned the Undertaker's respect. Jeff competed for singles titles on several occasions, but was unsuccessful. Finally, the Hardy Boyz split apart, as Jeff continued to pursue his singles ambitions and brother Matt was drafted to SmackDown! and Jeff continued on RAW. After this he would tease a heel turn by attacking several superstars.

Jeff was in few angles after that. He first teamed with Shawn Michaels and then hooked up with Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria. In his last match before being released, Jeff was defeated by The Rock. Jeff was released from WWE on April 22, 2003. The reasons given for the release were Jeff's erratic behavior, deteriorating ring performance, increasing drug use, and refusal to enter rehab as well as constantly either turning up late or no showing events.

Ring of Honor

In 2003, Jeff returned to wrestling when he performed at the Ring of Honor show, Death Before Dishonor, in his "Willow the Wisp" gimmick, wearing a mask and trench coat. Jeff was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket, wearing attire similar to that he wore in WWE. Jeff was booed and heckled before, during, and after the match by the ROH audience, who chanted "We want Matt!"

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on June 23, 2004 at the TNA Second Anniversary Show as The Charismatic Enigma. He also debuted "Modest", his new entrance theme. In his debut match, Hardy challenged A.J. Styles for the TNA X Division Championship; the match ended in a no-contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered. Hardy returned to TNA on July 21, 2004, and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hardy challenged for the title on the final weekly TNA pay-per-view on September 8, 2004, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.

Hardy teamed with A.J. Styles and Ron Killings throughout mid-2004. In October 2004 he won a tournament, earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7, 2004 at TNA Victory Road 2004. Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. One month later on December 5, 2004 at TNA Turning Point 2004, Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling). Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a single match at TNA Final Resolution 2005 on January 16, 2005.

At TNA Against All Odds on February 13, 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he went on to defeated Abyss in a falls count anywhere match at TNA Destination X 2005 on March 13, 2005. Hardy then went on to feud with Raven, with Hardy defeating Raven in a steel cage match at TNA Lockdown 2005 on April 24, 2005. Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at TNA Hard Justice 2005 on May 15, 2005, allegedly due to travel difficulties.

Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, 2005, with Hardy returning to TNA at TNA Sacrifice 2005 on August 14, 2005, attacking Jeff Jarrett. He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at TNA Unbreakable 2005 on September 11, 2005, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett.

Throughout October 2005, Hardy began embroiled in a feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu. The four way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at TNA Bound For Glory 2005 on October 23, 2005, which was won by Rhino. In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately seventeen feet (5.18 metres). Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was also won by Rhino. At TNA Genesis 2005 on November 13, 2005, Hardy lost to "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown in another number one contender match.

Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of TNA Turning Point 2005 at December 11, 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing travelling problems. Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear in TNA again. In March, April and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several house shows promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation.

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment

On August 4, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Hardy had re-signed with WWE. [1] In the coming weeks, Jeff Hardy vignettes aired hyping his return, with Jeff making his return on the August 21 episode of RAW, confronting and defeating WWE Champion Edge by DQ, and defeated Randy Orton the following week to become #1 contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Wrestling facts

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Managers

Championships and accomplishments

  • NCW Light Heavyweight Championship
Records unclear as to when he won
Lost to Kid Dynamo on March 6 1997 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA
  • NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2)
Won from Kid Dynamo on July 24 1997 in Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Title vacated later in 1997
  • New Dimension Wrestling
  • 1-time NDW Light Heavyweight Champion
  • New Frontier Wrestling Association
  • 1-time NFWA Heavyweight Champion
  • North East Wrestling
  • 1-time NEW Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship – with Matt Hardy
Won from Pat and C.W. Anderson on March 7 1998 in Hope Mills, North Carolina, USA
Titles vacated on June 29 1998 when the team leaves the promotion for the WWF
  • 1-time OMEGA Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time OMEGA New Frontier Champion
  • 1-time OMEGA Tag Team Champion – with Matt Hardy
  • Universal Wrestling Association
  • 1-time UWA World Middleweight Champion
Won from The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) on June 29 1999 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Lost to The Acolytes on July 25 1999 in Buffalo, New York, USA
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (2) – with Matt Hardy
Won from Edge and Christian on September 24 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lost to Edge and Christian (who were disguised as Los Conquistadores) on October 22 2000 in Albany, New York, USA
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (3) – with Matt Hardy
Won from Edge in a handicap match on October 23 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Lost to Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) on November 6 2000 in Houston, Texas, USA
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (4) – with Matt Hardy
Won from The Dudley Boyz on March 5 2001 in Washington, D.C., USA
Lost to Edge and Christian on March 19 2001 in Albany, New York, USA
Won from Triple H on April 10 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lost to Triple H on April 16 2001 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Won from Jerry Lynn on June 5 2001 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Lost to X-Pac on June 25 2001 in New York City, New York, USA
Won from Mike Awesome on July 10 2001 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Lost to Rob Van Dam on July 22 2001 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (2)
Won from Rob Van Dam on August 13 2001 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Lost to Rob Van Dam on August 19 2001 in San Jose, California, USA
Won from Booker T and Test on October 8 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Lost to The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) on October 23 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (5) – with Matt Hardy
Won from Booker T and Test on November 12 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lost to The Dudley Boyz on November 18 2001 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Won from William Regal on July 8 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lost to Rob Van Dam on July 21 2002 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • WWE Hardcore Championship (3)
Won from Bradshaw on July 29 2002 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Lost to Johnny Stamboli on July 29 2002 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 2000 Best Flying Wrestler

Artistic pursuits

Hardy has an eclectic set of interests outside of wrestling. At one stage, Hardy constructed a 20-foot statue of an "aluminummy" out of tinfoil, above his recording studio (a spraypainted trailer). On another occasion, he created an artificial volcano in his front yard, which he then jumped over on his motocross dirtbike. Hardy is also an artist and poet.

In 2003, Hardy formed a band, Peroxwhy?gen, with fellow professional wrestler Shannon Moore and members of the band Burnside 6. The band recorded two songs. One was September Day, a song Jeff had written in reaction to 9/11. Rumors arose that Peroxwhy?gen split up in 2004 shortly after recording the second song, "Modest", which Hardy later used as his entrance music in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. However, on the official Peroxwhygen MySpace, on April 27, 2006, the following message was posted in the blog. "Yes we are still together and writing songs. No we are not broken up. JR from the band runs this site." In spite of this announcement, a moderator at "The Matt Hardy Show" website claims that Jeff is currently working on his musical career as a solo act, and has left Peroxwhy?gen.

Hardy appeared on the February 7, 1999 episode of That '70s Show, entitled "That Wrestling Show", along with his brother Matt as an uncredited wrestler. He appeared as himself in the February 25, 2002 episode of Fear Factor, competing against five other World Wrestling Federation wrestlers, and was eliminated in the first round.

Books

  • Hardy, Jeff; Hardy, Matt; and Krugman, Michael (2003) The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire, ISBN 0-06-052154-6

DVDs

  • The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith (2001)
  • Enigma: The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005)
  • Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders: Hardy Boys - From the Backyard to the Big Time (2005)

References

  1. His Own Twisted Fate
  2. Bound by blood and fate
  3. Jeff Hardy at Bodyslamming.com
  4. Jeff Hardy at Cagematch.net
  5. Jeff Hardy at ObsessedWithWrestling.com
  6. Solie's title histories
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