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The Hardys, also known as The Hardy Boyz, are an American
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consisting of
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brothers Matt and
Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regarded ...
, who are currently appearing in
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(AEW). The team is currently inactive due to Jeff being suspended for
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. They first began teaming together in 1993 on the
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, winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in
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and founding
OMEGA Championship Wrestling The Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, also known as OMEGA or OMEGA Championship Wrestling (stylized as ΩMΞGΔ CHΔMPIΩNSHIP WRΞSTLIΠG), is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in central North Carolina. It feat ...
, where they held the
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. They signed contracts with the WWF (now WWE) in 1997. In 2000, they were joined by Lita, and the trio became Team Xtreme during her stay. They are the only team to have held the WWE/World, WCW, TNA, ROH, Raw, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the
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. In 2012, WWE named them as one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history. After splitting up as a team in 2002, the brothers reunited in 2006 and teamed up sporadically afterward. They also appeared in
Impact Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(formerly TNA) to briefly reunite in 2011 as members of
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, and teamed more frequently from 2014 to 2017. Both brothers left Impact in 2017, and returned to WWE, where they would go on to win the
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at
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, and would team on and off over the next two years. In 2019, they won the
SmackDown Tag Team Championship The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE' ...
the night after
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, but would relinquish the titles three weeks later after Jeff suffered a leg injury. Jeff would then be out of action for the rest of the year, marking the last appearance of the team during their latest run in WWE, as Matt's contract expired in March 2020 and he went to AEW soon after. Both brothers have also won singles championships, with each becoming multi-time world champions in their own right. In 2017, they held seven tag team championships from seven different companies at the same time, including the
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and the
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, being recognized as the only tag team in history to hold these titles simultaneously. The Hardy Boyz gained fame for their innovative participation in ladder matches and Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches with
The Dudley Boyz The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) are an American professional wrestling tag team that consisted of kayfabe half-brothers Bubba Ray Dudley (Mark LoMonaco) and D-Von Dudley (Devon Hughes). The team was also joined by various Dudley family me ...
and
Edge and Christian Edge & Christian (E&C) were a Canadian professional wrestling tag team. They are best known for their time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where they won the WWF Tag Team Championship on ...
. Overall, they are 12-time world tag team champions between WWE, TNA, and ROH, having won the WWE/World Tag Team Championship six times, the Raw Tag Team Championship once, the SmackDown Tag Team Championship once, the
WCW Tag Team Championship The WCW World Tag Team Championship (previously NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). ...
once (in WWE), the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice, and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.


History


Independent circuit (1993–1998)

The brothers formed a tag team in 1993 after Jeff's debut in the Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF). The promotion went by several names, and it was modernized in 1997 as the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA). The duo worked in several independent promotions throughout
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, holding the OMEGA Tag Team Championship and NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship.


World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–2009)


Rise to popularity (1998–1999)

Originally the brothers competed in the
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(WWF) as jobbers—wrestlers who consistently lose to make their opponents look stronger – both in singles and tag team competition. After being signed to a contract in 1998, they were trained by
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in his Funkin' Dojo. The Hardy Boyz started their run as a popular tag team with a win over
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(
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and
Shoichi Funaki (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and color commentator signed to WWE, where he is a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. He currently works for WWE as a Japanese-language play-by-play c ...
) on the September 27, 1998 episode of '' Sunday Night Heat''. Soon after their ''Sunday Night Heat'' win, they built up a fan base following through their high-flying tag team tactics. They started to become serious contenders for the Tag Team Championship after they became managed by Michael Hayes, formerly a member of
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. On the June 29, 1999, episode of ''
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'' (aired July 5), they defeated
The Acolytes The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA) was an American professional wrestling tag team who consisted of Bradshaw (John Layfield) and Faarooq (Ron Simmons). They wrestled for the American promotion World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) b ...
(
Faarooq Ronald Nasir Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wres ...
and Bradshaw) to win their first
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, but they re-lost the title to The Acolytes a little less than a month later at Fully Loaded. They eventually dumped Hayes as their manager in August 1999, becoming
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and briefly associating themselves with Gangrel as part of The New Brood. After winning a series of matches against the team of
Edge and Christian Edge & Christian (E&C) were a Canadian professional wrestling tag team. They are best known for their time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where they won the WWF Tag Team Championship on ...
—dubbed the Terri Invitational Tournament—they won the services of
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as their manager by winning the first ever tag team ladder match at No Mercy, and then dumped Gangrel the next night becoming faces. The fans also gave both teams a standing ovation the next night on ''Raw Is War''. This began an over two year rivalry between the Hardy Boyz and the team of Edge and Christian. During this time, they also gained notoriety as a faction with Lita.


Team Xtreme (2000–2002)

With the addition of Lita, Matt and Jeff comprised the trio dubbed Team Xtreme, their name serving as a reflection of their "extreme" high-flying moves. In 2000, they were involved in feuds with Edge and Christian and
The Dudley Boyz The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) are an American professional wrestling tag team that consisted of kayfabe half-brothers Bubba Ray Dudley (Mark LoMonaco) and D-Von Dudley (Devon Hughes). The team was also joined by various Dudley family me ...
(
Bubba Ray Dudley Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag t ...
and
D-Von Dudley Devon Hughes (born August 1, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works backstage as a producer. Hughes wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 and for the WWF/E ...
) in many ladder matches and TLC matches. They faced Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boyz at
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in a triple threat tag team ladder match. The Dudley Boyz started the match as the champions and Edge and Christian won the title. The Hardyz faced Edge and Christian for the title at Insurrextion and defeated them by disqualification, which meant that Edge and Christian retained the title. At
King of the Ring King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The PPV event was held annually in June and was established in 1993 when the promotio ...
, the Hardy Boyz squared off in a
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for the Tag Team Championship which included the champions
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(
Grandmaster Sexay Brian Christopher Lawler (January 10, 1972 – July 29, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered for his career in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), where he performed as "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Grand ...
and
Scotty 2 Hotty Scott Ronald Garland (born July 2, 1973) is an American professional wrestler who was most recently signed to WWE as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. He also competed under the ring names "Too Hot" Scott Taylor (1991–1999) and Scotty 2 ...
), T & A (
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and
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) and Edge and Christian. The Hardyz were able to eliminate T & A before getting eliminated themselves by Edge and Christian. At
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, the Hardy Boyz were defeated in the first ever TLC match for the title, which Edge and Christian won, and in which the Dudley Boyz also competed. At
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, the Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian in a
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to win the title for a second time. They re-lost the title to Edge and Christian (who were dressed as
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) at No Mercy, but they won it back the next night on ''Raw Is War'' for a third time. During the match, the Hardy Boyz were dressed as Los Conquistadores, but tore off their masks after the match, revealing themselves. The team lost the title less than a month later to
Right to Censor The Right to Censor (frequently referred to as RTC) was a villainous professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE) from mid-2000 to mid 2001. The group was a parody of the Parents Television Council (PTC ...
(
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and The Goodfather) on the November 6 episode of ''Raw Is War'', when Edge and Christian came out and assaulted the Hardyz, allowing Right to Censor to pick up the win and the title. The Hardyz became involved in a feud with both Edge and Christian and Right to Censor. At
Survivor Series Survivor Series is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving, it is the sec ...
, the Hardyz along with the Dudleyz defeated Edge and Christian and Right to Censor in a Survivor Series elimination match. At
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, the Hardy Boyz faced Right to Censor in a rematch for the titles but were unable to win the titles when
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interfered. On the December 4 episode of ''Raw Is War'',
Dean Malenko Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time with Extreme ...
defeated the Hardy Boyz'
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Lita to retain the Light Heavyweight Championship and earn himself a date with her three days later on '' SmackDown!'', when Malenko took Lita on a date and received a beating from the Hardyz. The Hardyz began feuding with Malenko and his friends,
The Radicalz The Radicalz (sometimes titled The Radicals) was a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation. The members were former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) wrestlers Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko ...
(
Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...
,
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, Malenko and
Perry Saturn Perry Arthur Satullo (born October 25, 1966) is an American retired professional wrestler known by his ring name, Perry Saturn. Since debuting in 1990, Saturn wrestled for promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Champions ...
). The two teams faced each other in several tag team and singles matches on ''Raw Is War'' and ''SmackDown!''. The two teams also squared off against each other at
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with Guerrero, Malenko and Saturn taking on the Hardyz and Lita. The Radicalz won the match. On the March 5, 2001 episode of ''Raw Is War'', the Hardy Boyz captured their fourth WWF Tag Team Championship when they defeated The Dudley Boyz, after interference from
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, only to lose the title to Edge and Christian two weeks later on ''Raw''. The next month at
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, the Hardy Boyz competed in another TLC match against Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boyz. Just as in the first TLC match, Edge and Christian were victorious thanks to help from
Rhyno Terrance Guido Gerin (born October 7, 1975) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Rhyno or Rhino. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is one-half of the Impact World Tag Team Champions in his secon ...
. On the October 8 episode of ''Raw'', the Hardy Boyz won the
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from
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and Test. They lost the title to the Dudley Boyz two weeks later on ''SmackDown!''. On the November 12 episode of ''Raw'', they beat Booker T and Test again, but this time for the WWF Tag Team Championship. At
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, they lost the title to the Dudleys in a steel cage title unification match. This defeat led to a break up storyline that resulted in a match between the brothers at Vengeance. Jeff would emerge victorious after Lita, who was the special referee, failed to see Matt's foot on the rope. The storyline was dropped in January 2002 and they reunited. At No Way Out, the Hardy Boyz participated in a tag team turmoil match which was won by the APA. At
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, along with the APA and the Dudley Boyz, the Hardyz challenged
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for the WWF Tag Team Championship in a four corners elimination match. The APA were eliminated by the Dudleyz, whom the Hardy Boyz managed to eliminate. In the end, they were pinned by the champions, therefore losing the opportunity. They then began a feud with the newcomer
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and his manager
Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, former promoter, photographer, and executive. He is currently signed to WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand as manager for Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweig ...
. At
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, the Hardy Boyz lost to Lesnar and Heyman in a tag team match.


Split and departure (2002–2005)

The duo split up afterward as Jeff began a storyline with
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, while Matt was relegated to working on ''Heat''. In the storyline, Matt then attacked Jeff due to jealousy of Jeff getting opportunities, including a match for the Intercontinental Championship. Matt was then moved to the SmackDown!
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, where he dubbed himself "Matt Hardy Version 1" and the "Sensei of Mattitude" and picked up real-life friend
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and briefly
Crash Holly Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2003 under the ring names ...
as followers. He later won the Cruiserweight Championship from
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at No Way Out in February 2003. Jeff was released from WWE on April 22 for erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to go to rehab and deteriorating ring performance as well as constant tardiness and no-showing events. Following his release from WWE, Jeff debuted in
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(TNA) in mid-2004. After no-showing several events, he was suspended in 2006 before leaving the company soon afterward. Meanwhile, in April 2005, Matt was released from WWE due to unprofessional conduct with social media after discovering Lita had a real-life affair with Edge. He was rehired just a few months later, feuded with Edge, and was eventually sent to the SmackDown! brand.


The Hardys reunion (2006–2007)

On August 4, 2006, Jeff rejoined WWE on its Raw brand. In November 2006, it was announced on WWE's official website that Matt and Jeff would team up for the first time together in over four years as members of Team DX at the
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. The Hardys, as they were now known, were first given a "warm up match" on ''
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'', defeating
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( Little Guido Maritato and
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). At Survivor Series, Team DX defeated Team Rated-RKO in a clean sweep. On the November 27 episode of ''Raw'', The Hardys had their first shot at Tag Team gold in five years. They took on World Tag Team Champions Rated-RKO (Edge and
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), but came up short when Edge hit Jeff in the back with a belt to get himself and Orton deliberately disqualified to retain the title. That same day, The Hardys posed an open challenge to any team for ECW brand's
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which was immediately accepted by a reuniting MNM ( Johnny Nitro and
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). After a run in on the intervening ''ECW on Sci Fi'', The Hardys defeated MNM at the event, starting a
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between all four men that spanned both brands. The Hardys got their first chance to gain the
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at
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, where the original tag team match was changed to a four team ladder match involving The Hardys, MNM, Dave Taylor and William Regal, and
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. Despite coming up short, The Hardys sparked another feud with MNM when Mercury was legitimately injured. While Jeff and Nitro continued battling over the Intercontinental Championship on ''Raw'', Matt and Mercury feuded on ''SmackDown!''. Mercury and Nitro tried injuring both Hardys' faces as payback for what happened at Armageddon, claiming that The Hardys had ruined Mercury's 'Hollywood good looks'. The Hardys settled their feud with MNM at the
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when they defeated them for the second time. Matt and Mercury continued feuding, however, which was finally settled at No Way Out. On the April 2, 2007, episode of ''Raw'', the Hardys won the World Tag Team Championship for the sixth time in their career after winning a ten team
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. After losing singles bouts to both
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, The Hardys retained their World Tag Team Championship at both
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and
Judgment Day The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
against the team of Cade and Murdoch. At
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, Hardyz retained the titles against
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(
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and
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) in a ladder match. The next night on ''Raw'', however, the Hardys lost their championship to Cade and Murdoch, when Jeff missed a Swanton Bomb and was pinned by Cade after Murdoch pushed his foot off of the bottom rope of the ring. Cade and Murdoch attacked the Hardys with the championship belts after the match. The Hardys got a rematch at Vengeance, but was unsuccessful after Jeff was hit with a sitout spinebuster from Cade. The Hardys once again returned to WWE on the November 13 episode of ''ECW'' to face
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(MVP) and
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, a match that was originally scheduled for the November 16 episode of ''SmackDown!''. The Hardys were unsuccessful in their return as Porter pinned Jeff for the win. The Hardys, announced and referred to once again as the Hardy Boyz, reunited once again in 2008, on the June 23 episode of ''Raw'' in a losing effort to John Morrison and The Miz. The match occurred after Jeff was drafted to the SmackDown brand (the same brand as Matt). This loss, however, caused Matt to be drafted to the
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brand. On the July 15 episode of ''ECW'', The Hardys reunited in their home state of North Carolina, defeating Morrison and Miz. The Hardys then teamed up on the October 31 episode of ''SmackDown'' and on November 3 on ''Raw'', winning both matches.


Feud and second departure (2009)

The Hardy Boyz kickstarted 2009 with a win over Edge and Big Show on the January 2 episode of ''SmackDown''. This was the last match for the then WWE Champion and ECW Champion as a team as Matt would lose the ECW championship to Jack Swagger on the January 13 episode of ECW. Heading into the 2009 Royal Rumble, Matt was attempting to regain the
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from
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while Jeff held the
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. After Matt lost to Swagger, he interfered in Jeff's match with Edge, hitting Jeff with a steel chair and allowing Edge to win the WWE Championship. On the January 30 episode of ''SmackDown'', Matt announced the permanent disbandment of the tag team due to the events at the Royal Rumble and that he no longer considered Jeff as his partner or brother. Matt moved to the SmackDown brand and began a scripted rivalry with Jeff. The pair faced each other in an Extreme Rules match at
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, which Matt won. They later faced each other in a stretcher match, in which Matt gained his second win over Jeff. As part of the 2009 WWE draft, Matt was drafted to the Raw brand on the April 13 episode of ''Raw''. Despite this, the brothers faced each other in an "I Quit" match at
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, which Jeff won. Matt also interfered in Jeff's World Heavyweight Championship match at
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, preventing him from winning the championship. On the August 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', Jeff (then the World Heavyweight Champion) and Matt reunited as the Hardys and teamed with John Morrison in a six-man tag team match to defeat
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and
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. The following week, Jeff lost a "Loser Leaves the WWE" steel cage match to CM Punk, resulting in him leaving the company. Over a year later, on October 15, 2010, WWE announced that Matt had been released from his contract, with Matt later stating that his release had been in effect two weeks before WWE made the announcement.


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling


Immortal (2010–2011)

Jeff made his TNA return on the January 4, 2010 episode of '' Impact!'', and went on to win the
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at Bound for Glory in October with help from
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and
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, revealing that they and others had formed the
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faction. On January 9, 2011, at TNA's pay-per-view
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, Matt made his TNA debut as a surprise member of Immortal, and defeated
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. Jeff went on to lose the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Mr. Anderson later that night. On the January 13 episode of ''Impact!'' the Hardy Brothers reunited, as heels for the first time since 1999, and defeated Van Dam and Anderson. Following the Victory Road pay-per-view, Immortal severed their ties with Jeff. On August 20, Matt was released from TNA after being arrested for
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.


TNA World Tag Team Champions (2014–2015)

Matt returned to TNA in mid-2014. On June 26, at
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The Hardys unsuccessfully challenged The Wolves ( Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) for the
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. On the August 14 episode of ''
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'', The Hardys were defeated by Team 3D (the former Dudley Boyz). At the ''
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'' edition of Impact Wrestling, The Hardys and Team 3D challenged The Wolves to a three-way for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, to which they agreed. Kurt Angle later announced that all three teams would compete in a best of three series for the title with the winners of the first match being able to choose the stipulation of the next one. Team 3D won the first match and chose a Tables match, The Hardys won the second match and chose a ladder match, and The Wolves won the third match on the ''
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'' episode of Impact Wrestling, tying them all at one win each. A final match to decide the series took place, and was won by The Wolves. In October, The Hardys participated in a tournament to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Tag Team Championship; they defeated
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(
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and
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), Ethan Carter III and Tyrus, and
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and
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to win the tournamanet. On February 6, 2015, at
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, The Hardys unsuccessfully challenged The Revolution for the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a Six Sides of Steel match. After The Wolves vacated the tag team championship due to an injury to Eddie Edwards, an
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was held for the title at the March 16 ''Impact Wrestling'' tapings. The Hardys defeated
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and
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, Ethan Carter III and
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, and
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and Mr. Anderson to win the match and the title. However, The Hardys vacated the titles due to Jeff's broken tibia.


The Broken Hardyz (2016–2017)

On the August 4 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', after a lengthy feud involving the "Deletion" of Jeff Hardy, Broken Matt sent Jeff, (at the time referred to as Brother Nero), on a quest to procure the
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for him. On the August 18 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Broken Matt and Brother Nero defeated
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, The Tribunal, and
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in an "Ascension to Hell" fatal four-way number one contender's ladder match for an opportunity to challenge
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for the TNA World Tag Team Championships at Bound for Glory. Broken Matt climbed the ladder and grabbed the contract, following Nero sacrificing himself by jumping off the ladder and onto Trevor Lee. On the September 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', the Hardys invited Decay to come to their hometown compound, plotting for a sequel to "The Final Deletion" (dubbed as "Delete or Decay"). Broken Matt turned babyface during this encounter when King Maxel was almost kidnapped by Decay and when Brother Nero took a hit from Abyss' spiked bat, and Broken Matt healed him via the Lake of Restoration. On October 2 at TNA Bound for Glory they defeated Decay to become two time TNA World Tag Team Champions. On the October 6 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', they retained their titles against Decay in a Wolf Creek match. On the October 13 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', they were attacked by The Tribunal. The Hardys would then face The Tribunal one week later, on October 20's broadcast where they were able to successfully defend their titles. However, after the match as they returned to the dressing rooms, the arena went dark, signalling the arrival of a new faction, dubbed the DCC. The DCC would use the darkness to attack and layout The Tribunal as The Hardys looked on from the ramp, thus potentially building an upcoming rivalry in weeks to comes. On February 27, 2017, The Hardys announced their departure from TNA after negotiations of a new contract fell through. Jeff and Matt left the company without dropping the TNA World Tag Team Championships.


Expedition of Gold (2014–2017)

Beginning in April 2014, the brothers reunited on the independent circuit. In 2017, the Hardys embarked on a tour of various independent promotions—while still reigning as TNA World Tag Team Champions—which was promoted on ''Impact Wrestling'' as the "Expedition of Gold," where they sought to win other tag team titles in order to declare themselves as the "greatest tag team in all of space and time". During this tour, Matt and Jeff won the tag team titles in promotions such as Mexico's The Crash promotion, the West Virginia based All Star Wrestling, Maryland's MCW Pro Wrestling, their own
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and Wrestling Superstar company based out of Chile. Footage from some of these matches was aired on ''Impact Wrestling''. Although some debate remains whether it was six or seven championships held at one time, the contracts of Broken Matt (Hardy) and Brother Nero (Jeff Hardy) expired with TNA Wrestling on February 27, 2017 at midnight after negotiations were stalled by the company. Having previously filmed television weeks in advance, in storylines Matt and Jeff remained the TNA Tag Team Champions as their contracts expired. They offered to drop the titles the following week on the next set of television tapings but TNA's new parent company, Anthem, declined. On March 4, 2017, The Hardys made their
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(ROH) debut at Manhattan Mayhem VI and defeated
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for the
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. TNA still recognized them as the World Tag Team Champions (as the footage filmed for the following week where they would vacate the titles on ''Impact Wrestling'' hadn't aired yet), making them the only team to be recognized as both the TNA and ROH World Tag Team Champions simultaneously. They then lost the titles back to The Young Bucks in a ladder match on April 1 at
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, to which after the match, Jeff was noted as staying in the ring and saying "We'll fade away and classify ourselves as obsolete", paying homage to their "Broken" characters. It was also announced after the match that both Matt and Jeff Hardy's contracts had expired. Having won the ROH World Tag Team Championship, their tag team title accoutrements equalled seven at the time. The Broken Hardy storyline was abruptly dropped without explanation following a new set of television tapings between March 2–5, 2017. The Hardys did not appear on the Thursday, March 9 airing of ''Impact Wrestling'' and there was no reference to the TNA tag team titles, but the Broken Hardys were last seen broadcast in their compound using Vanguard-1 to teleport them with the TNA World Tag Team Championship belts to their next location, only for Decay to appear through teleportation with the belts with Rosemary declaring the Broken Hardys, "deleted, obsolete, and decay!". The following week on the March 16 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'',
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cut a promo in the ring and said that the tag team titles are won in the ring, not in space. Playing upon the Hardys phrase of "greatest tag team in all of space and time", he said that four teams would wrestle in two weeks to crown new tag team champions.


Return to WWE (2017, 2019)

On April 2 at,
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, The Hardy Boyz made an unannounced return to WWE, after hosts The New Day ( Big E,
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and
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) announced that the triple threat ladder match for the
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which had been set by WWE before the event was now going to be a Fatal four-way match. They then began jokingly questioning the arena about who the mystery team could be, before the Hardy Boyz's made their entrance to the stage to a massive ovation from the crowd. At the event, The Hardy Boyz won the Raw Tag Team Championship, defeating the teams of
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,
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, and then-reigning champions
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Karl Anderson. The night after WrestleMania on ''Raw'', they successfully defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Afterwards on ''Raw Talk'', Matt mentioned that the Hardy Boyz had successfully completed the Expedition of Gold after winning the Raw Tag Team Championship. They would retain the titles at
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against Sheamus and Cesaro, but lost them at Extreme Rules in a steel cage match, and failed to regain it at the
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event. In September, Jeff suffered a torn rotator cuff and would be out of action for four to six months, leaving Matt to begin a run as a singles competitor. However, two years later, on the February 26, 2019 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', the Hardy Boyz reunited and, on the April 9 episode of ''SmackDown'', defeated
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to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. With this, they became the first team to win all three of WWE's world tag team championships (World, Raw, and SmackDown). However, they vacated the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships due to Jeff suffering a leg injury from Lars Sullivan. While Jeff was recovering, Matt was featured less on WWE television until he left WWE on March 2. and he went on to sign with
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. Jeff went on to become a singles competitor before being released from the WWE on December 9, 2021. On February 14, 2022, The Hardys announced that they will go on their final run.


Reunion and All Elite Wrestling (2022–present)

Matt announced on Twitter that he and Jeff would be reuniting for their 'Final Run' and wrestling a match in Big Time Wrestling (BTW). They will be facing the winner of a match between
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and The S.A.T. Jeff debuted for AEW on the March 9, 2022 episode of ''
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'', reuniting the brothers for the first time in over two years. On the March 16, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', Matt and Jeff, billed as "The Hardys", wrestled in their first ever AEW match, defeating Private Party. On April 30, 2022 in Rostraver, PA, the brothers wrestled against The Mane Event (TME) for the IWC Tag Team Championship, and successfully captured their first tag team titles in three years. On May 29, 2022, during a successful bout the Hardys had at the AEW
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PPV against
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, Jeff Hardy suffered a "terrible" concussion-like injury which, according to Matt Hardy, left him "almost knocked out." On June 14, 2022, AEW owner Tony Khan would suspend Jeff Hardy indefinitely from AEW the day following his arrest for at least criminallly charged a DUI, driving with a suspended license and violating a restriction that required him to keep an Ignition Interlock Device — a handheld breathalyzer that prevents users from starting their vehicle after drinking alcohol — in his car. Khan also announced that Jeff's AEW suspension would only be lifted "upon successfully completing treatment and maintaining his sobriety.”


Other media

The Hardys appeared on the February 7, 1999 episode of ''
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'' entitled "
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", as uncredited wrestlers. Jeff and Matt, along with Lita, also appeared on '' Tough Enough'' in early 2001, talking and wrestling with the contestants. They both appeared on the February 25, 2002 episode of ''
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'' competing against four other WWF wrestlers. Jeff was eliminated in the first round, but Matt became the eventual winner, winning $50,000 for the
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. In 2001, the Hardys and Lita appeared in ''
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'' magazine's 2001 Sports Hall of Fame issue. In 2003, Jeff and Matt, with the help of Michael Krugman, wrote and published their autobiography ''The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire''. As part of WWE, the Hardys appeared in the DVD, ''The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith'' in 2001. On April 29, 2008, WWE released ''Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story''. The DVD features footage of the brothers in OMEGA and WWE, and it also briefly mentions Jeff's initial stint in TNA. The brothers also appear on ''The Hardy Show'', an internet web show which features the Hardys,
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, and many of their friends.


Video games


Championships and accomplishments

* All Star Wrestling (West Virginia) ** ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) * The Crash **
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(1 time) *
House of Glory House of Glory (HOG) is an American professional wrestling school and promotion created by Amazing Red and is now owned by Master P. House of Glory was featured in an MTV news article. The promotion has run shows in New York and Toronto. Curr ...
** HOG Tag Team Championship (1 time) *
International Wrestling Cartel International Wrestling Cartel is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is currently owned and operated by Justin Plummer. Norm Connors ran the promotion for 19 years until he handed the reigns to t ...
** IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) * MCW Pro Wrestling **
MCW Tag Team Championship The MCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the MCW Pro Wrestling promotion. The title was created and debuted on August 18, 1998, at a MCW live event. The inaugural champions were The Headbangers (Mo ...
( 1 time) * New Dimension Wrestling ** NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) * NWA 2000 ** NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) * Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts **
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(
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) * ''
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'' ** Match of the Year (2000) vs. The Dudley Boyz and
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in a
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ladder match at
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** Match of the Year (2001) vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at
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** Tag Team of the Year (2000) ** Comeback of the Year (2017) *
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**
ROH World Tag Team Championship The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, i ...
( 1 time) ** Holy S*** Moment of the Decade (2010s) – *
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**
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(
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) ** TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2014) ** TNA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2015) ** Race for the Case (2017 – Green Case) – Jeff * World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE **
WCW Tag Team Championship The WCW World Tag Team Championship (previously NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). ...
( 1 time) **
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the Raw brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, ...
( 1 time) **
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE ...
( 1 time) ** WWF/World Tag Team Championship ( 6 times) **
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Invitational Tournament (1999) ** WWF/E European Championship (
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) – Jeff (1) and Matt (1) ** WWF/E Hardcore Championship ( 4 times) – Jeff (3) and Matt (1) ** WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (
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) – Jeff **
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) promotion. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs (before deactivation, ...
( 1 time) – Jeff * Wrestling Superstar ** Wrestling Superstar Tag Team Championship (1 time)


References


External links

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Cagematch profile
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