Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to the WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
Matt, with his brother Jeff, gained notoriety in WWE's tag team division due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a 10-time world tag team champion, having held six World Tag Team Championships, one WWE Tag Team Championship, one WCW Tag Team Championship, and two TNA World Tag Team Championships. Apart from his success as a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a three-time world heavyweight champion, having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW Championship once. He has also won the WWE's United States, European, Hardcore, and Cruiserweight Championships once each. All totaled, Hardy has won 17 championships between WWE and TNA.
Hardy has also won numerous championships in independent promotions, including OMEGA Championship Wrestling, where he is the founder, co-owner, and current Heavyweight Champion in his first reign, and is also currently one-half of the Wrestling Superstar Tag Team Champions with Jeff in their first reign (individually and as a team). He was also the final WrestleCade Champion.
In Wrestling[]
Finishing moves
Ice Pick (TNA / WWE) / White Light Experience (ROH, Independent circuit) (Double underhook with bodyscissors)
Twist of Fate (WWF/E, TNA) / Twist of Hate (TNA) (Front facelock cutter or front facelock stunner)
Signature moves
Biting
Corner clothesline followed by a running bulldog
Corner sitout powerbomb
Diving elbow drop, sometimes to the back of a bent-over or kneeling opponent's head, with theatrics
Diving leg drop, with theatrics
Forearm smash
Inverted DDT
Moonsault
Northern Lights suplex
Ricochet (Belly to back suplex lifted and dropped into an elbow drop to the opponent's midsection) – 2003
Russian legsweep
Side Effect (Sitout side slam)
Splash Mountain / V Bomb (Sitout crucifix powerbomb) – adopted from Eddie Guerrero
"Loaded" by Zack Tempest (July 25, 1999 – August 18, 2002, November 21, 2006 – August 18, 2009, April 26, 2014 – June 4, 2016; used as a member of The Hardy Boyz)
"Live for the Moment" by Monster Magnet (September 12, 2002 – April 11, 2005, August 1, 2005 – September 7, 2010)
"Live for the Moment" by Monster Magnet (July 16, 2005 – August 13, 2005)
"Another White Lie" by Voodoo Johnson (December 16, 2012 – July 12, 2014)
"Dirty Angel" by Voodoo Johnson (March 2, 2013 – June 22, 2013; used while a member of S.C.U.M.)
"Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" by Monster Magnet
"Rogue and Cold Blooded" by Dale Oliver (January 9, 2011 – August 20, 2011)
"Immortal Theme" by Dale Oliver (January 9, 2011 – August 20, 2011; used while a member of Immortal)
"Reptillian" (w/ "Creatures" Intro) by Peroxwhy?gen (July 31, 2014 – January 19, 2016; used as a member of The Hardys)
"SPUD Theme" (w/ "I Am Iconic" Intro) by Dale Oliver (February 4, 2016 – June 7, 2016)
"No. 14, Moonlight Sonata: III" performed by Nicolas James (June 12, 2016 – November 4, 2016)
"Obsolete Suite (Broken Hardys Theme)" performed by Rebecca Hardy (October 2, 2016 – present)
"Obsolote" by Peroxwhy?gen (November 20, 2016 – present)
Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet | King Curtis Iaukea and Mikel Scicluna | Sonny King and Chief Jay Strongbow | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea | Tony Garea and Dean Ho | The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) | Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera/Pat Barrett | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza) | Louis Cerdan and Tony Parsi | The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2) | Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf | Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci | The Yukon Lumberjacks (Yukon Eric and Yukon Pierre) | Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko | The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant and Johnny Valiant)
1980s
The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales | Tony Garea and Rick Martel | The Moondogs (Rex, King and Spot) | Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito | Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow | Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas) | The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) | The Iron Shiek and Nikolai Volkoff | The Dream (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) | Demolition (Ax and Smash) | The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) | The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku)
1990s
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) | Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) | The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) | The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty | Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) | The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly | The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | The British Bulldog and Owen Hart | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels) | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dude Love | The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) | Deluxe Squad (James Harrison and The Great Muta | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie | Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker | Kane and Mankind | The Corporation (Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock) | Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart | The Reapers (James Harrison and The Undertaker) | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | James Harrison and Stone Cold Steve Austin | The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker) | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mankind) | Mankind and Al Snow