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Jeff Hardy profile written by Dusty Davis
"Free Falling"
What does it take to be a WWE Superstar? I think
Jeff Hardy answers that question for us, with
each one of his matches. He gives us 110% of his
heart and body, every time he steps into the
squared circle. But who is the enigma known as
Jeff Hardy.
Forced to overcome tragedy at a very young age
with the loss of his mother, Ruby Moore Hardy
due to brain cancer. He grew up with his father,
Gilbert, and his older brother Matt in North
Carolina. Matt and Jeff both fell in love with
wrestling early in life and were determined to
beat the odds and become superstars.
Along side of Matt, they transformed their
ordinary trampoline into a wrestling ring using
garden hose for ropes. With their friends they
imitated their favorite wrestlers moves, and
when the opportunity came they took their
trampoline to the local fairgrounds.
On May 25, 1994 at the age of sixteen, Jeff made
his WWE debut in Erie, Pennsylvania by wrestling
the 1-2-3 Kid. He continued to be a jobber until
1998, when he received his WWE contract.
Together with his brother Matt, they entertained
the world with their high flying maneuvers and
great team work. The Hardy Boyz captured their
first titles when they won the WWE Tag Team
Championships by defeating the Acolytes on June
29, 1999.
After dropping the titles back to the Acolytes,
the Hardy's went on to feud with Edge and
Christian. Their matches were nothing but
spectacular. The Hardy's and Edge and Christian
cemented their spot in professional wrestling
history on October 17, 1999 at the No Mercy Pay
Per View. They had the first ever tag team
ladder match that stole the show and earned them
all a standing ovation, not only from the fans,
but from the guys in the locker room.
A few months later The Hardy's made history
again by competing in the first ever tag team
table match. Jeff won the match by putting Buh
Buh Ray Dudley through a table with a Swanton
Bomb from the top of the balcony at Madison
Square Garden.
The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley's, and Edge, and
Christian continued to thrill the fans with
awesome matches that culminated at Wrestlemania
2000 with a Triangle Ladder match. The match
went on to be the Pro Wrestling Illustrated
match of the year.
Jeff Hardy was sadly released from the WWE on
April 22, 2003 for his drug use, refusal to go
to rehab to get help, and for not showing up to
shows that he was scheduled to be on.
On May 24, 2003 Jeff appeared on an Omega show,
wrestling under his old gimmick from the
trampoline days as Willow The Wisp. He also
appeared on the Ring Of Honor show, Death Before
Dishonor, before taking a year off to get his
life back on track.
Total Nonstop Action was Hardy's next stop, when
he shocked the wrestling world on June 23, 2004
by wrestling the Phenomenal AJ Styles. In
September he lost to NWA World Heavyweight
Champion Jeff Jarrett, but a month later he won
a tournament to earn another shot at Jarrett's
gold, which he failed to wrestle away from the
crafty veteran. In December 2005 Jeff didn't
show up for the Turning Point Pay Per View and
was suspended from TNA for the second time.
August 2006 saw the reemergence of the high
flying Jeff Hardy in the WWE. He defeated then
WWE champ Edge by disqualification on August 21.
Hardy went on to win the Intercontinental
Championship from Johnny Nitro a couple of
months later. Their feud was intense and
resulted in them trading the IC Title back and
forth.
November 21, 2006 saw the reformation of Team
Xtreme when Jeff teamed up with his brother Matt
for the first time in almost five years. Seeing
them beat the Full Blooded Italians was poetry
in motion. On April 2, 2007 The Hardy's
eliminated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdock in a
ten team battle royal to win the Tag Team Titles
for the sixth time. They lost them to Cade and
Murdock on June 4, 2007.
The Rainbow-Haired Warrior won his fourth
Intercontinental Championship by beating the
Samoan Bulldozer Umaga on September 3, 2007.
March 11, 2008 Jeff was suspended from the
company for sixty days yet again for a violation
of the substance abuse and drug testing policy.
A few days later his house burned to the ground
causing the death of his dog. Faulty wiring was
the source of the fire.
May 12, 2008 Jeff returned by pinning Umaga to
reunite their feud. At the One Night Stand Pay
Per View Jeff beat Umaga again in a falls count
anywhere match, after he dove off of a semi
truck with a Swanton Bomb onto the concrete
below.
So what is next for the charismatic Jeff Hardy?
I think that he could be a future world
champion, if he can keep himself from getting
suspended or fired. I guess we will have to wait
and see what this daredevil will do next.
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