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Matt Hardy
Hardy at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Birth nameMatthew Moore Hardy
Born (1974-09-23) September 23, 1974 (age 50)
Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sandhills Community College
Spouse(s)
(m. 2013)
Children4
RelativesJeff Hardy (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Broken Matt[1]
Damascus[2]
High Voltage[3]
Ingus Jinx[4]
Ishan Hardy[5]
Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy Version 1.0
Rahway Reaper[6]
Surge
"Woken" Matt Hardy
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[7][8]
Billed weight236 lb (107 kg)[7]
Billed fromCameron, North Carolina[7][8]
The Hardy Compound in Cameron, North Carolina[9]
Trained byDory Funk Jr.[10]
DebutOctober 15, 1992[10]

Matthew Moore Hardy[11][12] (born September 23, 1974)[13] is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (TNA). With his brother, Jeff Hardy, he became one of the most famous tag team wrestlers. Between WWE, TNA and Ring of Honor, Hardy is a 14-time world tag team champion and a three-time world champion as a singles star (with one reign as ECW Champion, and two as TNA World Heavyweight Champion).

Acting career

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Himself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 That '70s Show Wrestler No. 3
2001 The Big Breakfast Himself
Tough Enough Himself
2002 Fear Factor Himself Episode winner
2004 Headbangers Ball Himself
2009 Scare Tactics Patient 12
2012 The 99 Awang/Ben Hargreaves

Championships and accomplishments

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Footnotes

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  1. Hardy's reign was not recognized by Extreme Rising.[22]
  2. The title was vacated in 1999 when The Hardy Boyz signined contracts with the WWF.
  3. During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship" and was exclusive to SmackDown. His second and third reigns happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

References

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  2. "Watch Matt Hardy Introduce the World to His New Persona: Damascus". CBR. March 26, 2020.
  3. Hardy, Jeff; Hardy, Michael (2003). The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. WWE Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7368-2142-1.
  4. "The Blu Brothers vs. Wildo and Ingus Jynx: Superstars, 1995". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. Hardy, Jeff; Hardy, Matt; Krugman, Michael (2003). The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. WWE Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7368-2142-1.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Pro Wrestling Syndicate live Dec 7th in Rahway NJ with Matt Hardy". Bedofnailz.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "WWE Profile". WWE. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
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  21. "1/28 MCW Pro Wrestling – Broken Anniversary: The "Broken" Hardys vs. The Ecktourage, King Maxel vs. Kevin Eck, "Big" Sean Studd vs. Prolix, Belina vs. Brittany Blake". Pro Wrestling Torch. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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Other websites

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