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 | |
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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 |
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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change- 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 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]
References
change- ↑ 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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(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.