The Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz is a professional wrestling tag team. The team members were real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardy Boyz are best known for competing in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE). They were known for competing in ladder matches and TLC matches. They also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for a short time. The team first started in independent promotions around North Carolina in 1993.
| The Hardy Boyz | |
|---|---|
 The Hardys as World Tag Team Champions in 2007 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy |
| Name(s) | Team Xtreme The Hardy Boyz The Hardys The New Brood |
| Former member(s) | Lita (as Team Xtreme) Terri Runnels |
| Debut | October 15, 1993 |
| Promotions | NDW NWA 2000 OMEGA TNA WWF/E |
The team signed with the WWF in 1998.[1] They joined Gangrel to form The New Brood in August 1999.[2] During their time in the WWF, they were managed by Terri for a short time[3] before they were managed full-time by their real-life friend Lita. When Lita joined, the team was known as "Team Xtreme".[1] They split up in 2002 and reunited in 2006 to feud with MNM before they decided to focus on singles competition. Jeff left the company in August[4] and Matt left in late 2010.[5]
They both reunited in January 2011 in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where they were members of the Immortal stable.[6] Matt was released from the company in August 2011 after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated.[7]
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- Championships
- New Dimension Wrestling
- NDW Tag Team Championship (one time)[8]
- NWA 2000
- NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (one time)[9]
- Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
- OMEGA Tag Team Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Match of the Year (2000) (vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Triangle[broken anchor] Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000)[10]
- PWI Match of the Year (2001) (vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven)[10]
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (2000)[11]
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- WCW Tag Team Championship (one time)[12]
- WWF/E European Championship (two times) (Jeff (one)[13] and Matt (one)[14])
- WWF/E Hardcore Championship (four times) (Jeff (three)[15][16][17] and Matt (one)[18])
- WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (one time) (Jeff)[19]
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) (Jeff)[20]
- WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (six times)[21][22][23][24][25][26]
- WWF Women's Championship (one time) (Lita)[27]
- Terri Invitational Tournament[3]
The Hardy Boyz Media
The Hardys with Lita at King of the Ring in June 2000
Matt Hardy at WrestleMania X8
Team Extreme with Matt as European Champion
The Hardys during their ring entrance at December to Dismember in December 2006
The Hardys battle each other in 2009
Jeff (left) and Matt (right) arguing in the ring in February 2009
The Broken Hardys at an MCW show
...one Raw Tag Team Championship...
...two OMEGA Tag Team Championships (left), and two TNA World Tag Team Championships (right)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hardy, Jeff; Hardy, Matt; Krugman; Michael (2003). The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. WWE Books. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7368-2142-1.
- ↑ "Brood profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "No Mercy 1999 results". WWE. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Smackdown: Punk, Hardy risk careers in steel cage rematch for World Title". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Matt Hardy released". WWE. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Caldwell's TNA Genesis PPV Results 1/9: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Morgan vs. Anderson, four title matches, top star pulled from PPV due to injury". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "TNA News: Report on TNA firing Matt Hardy following arrest Saturday". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "New Dimension Wrestling Heavyweight Title History". New Dimension Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "NWA 2000 Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 33 (3): 98. 2012.
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{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "WCW World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "European Championship - Jeff Hardy (July 08, 2002 - July 21, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "European Championship - Matt Hardy (April 26, 2001 - August 27, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Hardcore Championship - Jeff Hardy (July 12, 2001 - July 22, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Hardcore Championship - Jeff Hardy (August 13, 2001 - August 19, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Hardcore Championship - Jeff Hardy (July 29, 2002 - July 29, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Hardcore Championship - Matt Hardy (April 24, 2000 - April 27, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - Jeff Hardy (April 12, 2001 - April 16, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Light Heavyweight Championship - Jeff Hardy (June 07, 2001 - June 25, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardy Boyz (July 05, 1999 - July 25, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardy Boyz (September 24, 2000 - October 22, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardy Boyz (October 23, 2000 - November 06, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardy Boyz (March 05, 2001 - March 19, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardy Boyz (November 12, 2001 - November 18, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Hardys (April 02, 2007 - June 04, 2007)". WWE. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Women's Championship - Lita (August 21, 2000 - November 02, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-08.