History Wrestling / MattHardy

** AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: His tag team partner [[Wrestling/MontelVontavousPorter MVP]] believed Matt Hardy would be inferior to him in everything they did. Most specifically that he was the better man in the tag team and that Matt Hardy would never be good enough to beat MVP for the United States Championship but would also challenge him to various tasks to prove he really could beat Matt at ''everything''. Matt Hardy would eventually beat MVP for the US title and send him into a long losing streak.

* FinishingMove: Twist of Fate/Hate in Wrestling/{{WWE}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Ice Pick in Wrestling/{{TNA}}. Early on in WWF he also had a nice 450 splash.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: After his DWI arrest in August 2011, Hardy was released from TNA.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Reportedly dated Ashley Massaro for a little while. And of course, there's the whole debacle with Wrestling/{{Lita}} and Wrestling/{{Edge}}.

** (in ROH): SCUM

*** ...until Matt got put on suspension for chronic lateness and then fired after a DWI.

'''Matthew Moore Hardy''' is a [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he began as part of the Hardy Boyz tag team with his RealLife brother [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff]]. He also joined Jeff in Wrestling/{{TNA}} for the better part of 2011. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-euro.html WWE European Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Champion]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWE Hardcore Champion]], a former 6x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] with Jeff, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion]] with MVP, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]In 2001, near the end of the InVasion[=/=]Alliance feud[[/note]] with Jeff and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html WWE ECW Heavyweight Champion]].

After spending several years as a jobber in the WWF, taking part in matches against [[Wrestling/TripleH Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] and [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin The Ringmaster]], Matt finally rose to prominence after forming a tag team with Jeff, known as the Hardy Boyz. They had a variety of managers in their early years, including Michael Hayes, [[Characters/WWEDivas Terri Runnels]], and Gangrel (during which they were known as The New Brood and started their long-standing feud with Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}}. They gained most success when managed by Matt's real life girlfriend Wrestling/{{Lita}}, as the trio Team Xtreme.

* [=Cloudcuckoolander=]: He has two Website/YouTube channels, one for "Matt Hardy", in which he acts weird, but is a typical vlog-style channel, and one for "MATTHEW" ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS "ALL CAPS!"]]) where he speaks vague pseudo-philosophy, burns money, shows off his weapon collection, drinks beer, and eats grapes. Lots of grapes.

* [=CloudCuckooLander=]: He has two Website/YouTube channels, one for "Matt Hardy", in which he acts weird, but is a typical vlog-style channel, and one for "MATTHEW" ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS "ALL CAPS!"]]) where he speaks vague pseudo-philosophy, burns money, shows off his weapon collection, drinks beer, and eats grapes. Lots of grapes.

* CloudCuckooLander: He has two Website/YouTube channels, one for "Matt Hardy", in which he acts weird, but is a typical vlog-style channel, and one for "MATTHEW" ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS "ALL CAPS!"]]) where he speaks vague pseudo-philosophy, burns money, shows off his weapon collection, drinks beer, and eats grapes. Lots of grapes.

* IncomingHam: As Version 1 - It started with a web search for Matt Hardy, which then "loaded" the titantron before Matt made his way to the ring, with the screen formated to resemble the then-current look of Windows Media Player, whilst "Matt Facts" appeared on the left of the screen (Usually, these were useless bits of trivia).

* RedBaron: "Cold Blooded"

!!'''Tropes associated with Matt Hardy:'''

'''[[MattHardy Matthew Moore Hardy]]''' is a [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he began as part of the Hardy Boyz tag team with his RealLife brother [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff]]. He also joined Jeff in Wrestling/{{TNA}} for the better part of 2011. He is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-euro.html WWE European Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Champion]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWE Hardcore Champion]], a former 6x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]] with Jeff, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion]] with MVP, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]In 2001, near the end of the InVasion[=/=]Alliance feud[[/note]] with Jeff and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html WWE ECW Heavyweight Champion]].

* AlterEgoActing: "MattHardy Brand" and "THE MATTHEW BRAND"

* CloudCuckooLander: He has two Website/YouTube channels, one for "MattHardy", in which he acts weird, but is a typical vlog-style channel, and one for "MATTHEW" ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS "ALL CAPS!"]]) where he speaks vague pseudo-philosophy, burns money, shows off his weapon collection, drinks beer, and eats grapes. Lots of grapes.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Claimed on Twitter that it was because of him that TNA saw an increase in their ratings following his debut in the company. Apparently, he thinks he's a bigger draw than Wrestling/KurtAngle, who returned at the same time Matt made his debut.
* [[SpellMyNameWithAThe Spell My URL With a The]]: Originally named his official site [=http://www.thematthardy.com=], later changed to [=http://www.thematthardyshow.com=], leading to [[Wrestling/GailKim other]] [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels wrestlers]] taking the same approach for their sites.

'''[[MattHardy Matthew Moore Hardy]]''' is a [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he began as part of the Hardy Boyz tag team with his RealLife brother [[JeffHardy Jeff]]. He also joined Jeff in {{TNA}} for the better part of 2011. He has won multiple championships both on his own and with his brother, including the revived ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

After spending several years as a jobber in the WWF, taking part in matches against [[TripleH Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] and [[StoneColdSteveAustin The Ringmaster]], Matt finally rose to prominence after forming a tag team with Jeff, known as the Hardy Boyz. They had a variety of managers in their early years, including Michael Hayes, Terri Runnels, and Gangrel (during which they were known as The New Brood and started their long-standing feud with {{Edge}} and {{Christian}}. They gained most success when managed by Matt's real life girlfriend {{Lita}}, known as Team Xtreme.

** Not as much in recent years. He wished {{Edge}} well after his retirement, stating that they have both started and ended as friends.

* FinishingMove: Twist of Fate/Hate in Wrestling/{{WWE}} / {{TNA}}, Ice Pick in {{TNA}}. Early on in WWF he also had a nice 450 splash.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Grapes.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Claimed on Twitter that it was because of him that TNA saw an increase in their ratings following his debut in the company. Apparently, he thinks he's a bigger draw than KurtAngle, who returned at the same time Matt made his debut.
* WorkedShoot / RealLifeWritesThePlot: The whole Lita/Edge affair. Long story short, Lita and Edge were having an affair and Matt was fired after talking about it. Eventually he was re-hired, and the whole scandal was made into a storyline, albeit they made it look like a shoot.

* EpicFail: His promo upon returning to the WWE after the business with Edge and Lita. He had sympathy of the crowd, huge momentum and seemed to be in line for a major push, only to kill it dead within ten minutes. Wishing Edge would die in a car crash killed off a lot of the support he had and basically screwed any chance he had of reaching the main event in the WWE.

* MrFanservice: Well, he is a Hardy...
* FinishingMove: Twist of Fate/Hate in Wrestling/{{WWE}} / {{TNA}}, Ice Pick in {{TNA}}.

'''[[MattHardy Matthew Moore Hardy]]''' is a [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in {{WWE}}, where he began as part of the Hardy Boyz tag team with his RealLife brother [[JeffHardy Jeff]]. He also joined Jeff in {{TNA}} for the better part of 2011. He has won multiple championships both on his own and with his brother, including the revived ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Although both were known for a high-flying style of wrestling, Matt was always known as the more calculated and restrained of the two, known more for his "Twist of Fate" finisher than for his dives.

* CloudCuckooLander: He has two YouTube channels, one for "MattHardy", in which he acts weird, but is a typical vlog-style channel, and one for "MATTHEW" ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS "ALL CAPS!"]]) where he speaks vague pseudo-philosophy, burns money, shows off his weapon collection, drinks beer, and eats grapes. Lots of grapes.

* FinishingMove: Twist of Fate/Hate in {{WWE}} / {{TNA}}, Ice Pick in {{TNA}}.

* IncomingHam: As Version 1 - It started with a web search for Matt Hardy, which then "loaded" the titantron before Matt made his way to the ring, with the screen formated to resemble the then-current look of Windows Media Player, whilst "Matt Facts" appeared on the left of the screen (Usually, these were useless bits of trivia).

* TheArtifact: Even though Matt no longer uses the "Version 1" gimmick, fans still flash the "V1" hand signal with all fingers extended except the ring finger.

* {{Heel}}: Arguably far more effective as one than Jeff.

* HollywoodPudgy: Matt is quite possibly the best-known male example. He's constantly made fun of for his weight gain (especially with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZqo4OZ0Pqs Scott Steiner quotes).]] Even dropping the weight hasn't stopped the criticism.
** In one vlog he explains that his weight gain was due to digestive problems, and has gone on many diets to drop the weight. The diets all included grapes.
** To be fair, one vlog showed Matt working out fairly hard (one might consider it a little too hard), and stating he would be on a diet guaranteed to help him in weight loss, and then showed up in TNA just as pudgy as before, if not worse. It's not hard to see why Matt is picked on for this after that.

** The "MATTHEW" videos were a work to get himself fired from WWE, as he had wanted a release for a while, but some people took them seriously including [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]].