Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Impact Wrestling. With his brother, Jeff, Hardy gained prominence in WWF's tag team division during the 2000s due to his participation in TLC matches. He is a 14-time world tag team champion, having held the WWE World Tag Team Championship six times, the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship three times, the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, and WCW Tag Team Championship once each, and the TNA World Tag Team Championships twice. They are considered one of the major teams that revived tag team wrestling during the Attitude Era.
| Matt Hardy | |
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Hardy in 2021 | |
| Birth name | Matthew Moore Hardy |
| Born | September 23, 1974 Cameron, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sandhills Community College |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jeff Hardy (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Broken Matt Damascus High Voltage Ingus Jinx Ishan Hardy Matt Hardy Matt Hardy Version 1.0 Rahway Reaper Surge "Woken" Matt Hardy |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Billed from | Cameron, North Carolina The Hardy Compound in Cameron, North Carolina |
| Trained by | Dory Funk Jr. |
| Debut | October 15, 1992 |
Wrestling through four separate decades, Hardy has kept himself relevant partially through a variety of different gimmicks and his use of social media. In 2002, Hardy began a solo career in WWE. His subsequent "Version 1" persona was named Best Gimmick by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Hardy's eccentric "Broken" gimmick, which he debuted in 2016 (and which was renamed "Woken" following his subsequent WWE return), garnered praise from wrestling critics and earned him multiple awards, including a second Best Gimmick award, becoming one of the most talked about characters in all of wrestling. As a singles wrestler, Hardy has won three world championships (one ECW Championship, and two TNA World Heavyweight Championships).