Jeff Hardy

name=Jeff Hardy

Wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation

Matt and Jeff Hardy had a dream of becoming wrestlers since a young age. They watched wrestling often and by the time Jeff was 16, he had been on WWF (now WWE) TV as a jobber. Jeff (and Matt) were trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo. The Hardys worked all over the East Coast as well as continuing to do jobs for WWF. Matt had formed his own wrestling promotion, OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was successful and included such talent as Matt, Jeff, Shannon Moore, The Hurricane, Lita, Joey Matthews, Caprice Coleman, and many others. In 1998, they were signed to WWF contracts. When they were finally brought up to WWF TV, they formed the acrobatic tag team called The Hardy Boyz. Matt recently said that if they were compared to the Rockers, Jeff would be Shawn Michaels and Matt would be Marty Jannetty.

Related Topics:
TV - Jobber - Dory Funk, Jr. - Wrestling promotion - Shannon Moore - The Hurricane - Lita - Joey Matthews - 1998 - The Hardy Boyz - Shawn Michaels - Marty Jannetty

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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.

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The team of Matt and Jeff won the Tag Titles in the WWF on several occasions. 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. If Jeff was to win, he would have become a Grand Slam Champion, winning the Undisputed Championship, Tag Titles, Intercontinental Championship, and European Championship. 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 defected to SmackDown! from Raw.

Related Topics:
Tag Titles - The Undertaker - Grand Slam Champion - SmackDown! - Raw

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Jeff was in a 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 WWE match, Jeff was defeated by The Rock. Jeff parted ways with WWE on April 22, 2003. According to rumors, Jeff either refused to take a drug test or failed one, so WWE fired him. Jeff denies such rumors and says that he lost his passion for the wrestling business and wanted to focus on other endeavors. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/04/22/70786.html

Related Topics:
Angles - Shawn Michaels - Trish Stratus - Steven Richards - Victoria - The Rock - April 22 - 2003

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In July 2004 Jeff signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In his debut match, he fought against A.J. Styles for the X-Division title as a surprise opponent. The match was declared a draw after Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt interfered. Jeff has since became a main event star and has even competed against Jeff Jarrett for the NWA World Title at TNA's final weekly PPV (before it switched to its current monthly format).

Related Topics:
July 2004 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling - A.J. Styles - X-Division title - Kid Kash - Lance Hoyt - Interfered - Jeff Jarrett - NWA World Title

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Jeff was given the nickname The Charismatic Enigma and made his way back towards the NWA World Heavyweight Title, Jeff fought against Jarrett in TNA's First Sunday PPV Victory Road in a ladder match but lost due to interference by Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Jeff then teamed up with A.J. Styles and "Macho Man" Randy Savage against the then-Kings of Wrestling (Nash, Hall, Jarrett). He has recently defeated Scott Hall at TNA's Final Resolution, lost to Abyss at Against All Odds (in a Full Metal Mayhem match), then defeated Abyss at Destination X (in a Falls Count Anywhere match). At TNA's Lockdown April PPV event, Jeff defeated Raven in a brutal Six-Sides of Steel Tables match. Jeff was suspended by TNA for no showing the May 15, 2005 Hard Justice PPV, an incident he blamed on travel issues. The suspension was lifted on August 5, 2005, and at the August 14, 2005 Sacrifice PPV, Hardy made his return when he attacked Jeff Jarrett during his match against Raven and Sabu.

Related Topics:
Ladder match - Scott Hall - Kevin Nash - "Macho Man" Randy Savage - Abyss - Raven - No showing - May 15 - 2005 - Hard Justice - August 5 - August 14 - Sabu

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Hardy had his first TNA match in four months at TNA's Unbreakable Pay-Per-View where he lost to Bobby Roode after interference by Jeff Jarrett. Hardy will also compete at TNA Bound for Glory in the hyped Monsters Ball 2 against Sabu, Abyss, and Rhino. He beat Rhino on iMPACT on October 1,2005 by DQ when he was attacked by Abyss.

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