Biography of Jeff Hardy

'Jeffrey Nero Hardy' is a wrestling professional from the USA, who was born on 31st August, 1977, in Cameron, North Carolina. He is famous in the world of wrestling for his hi-flying aerial stunts and maneuvers. He is believed to be the most flexible and fit in the entire wrestling industry. Most of his flying moves come from the ring's top rope. He also sports a funky look, and covers his face with fluorescent paint that shines in the dark. He also switches hairstyles frequently and changes hair color from time to time. He is known by many nicknames such as 'The Charismatic Enigma', 'Enigmatic Soul', 'Rainbow Haired Warrior', and 'Jeffro'. He has worked with almost every wrestler in his field.

Early Years

Jeff Hardy is the youngest son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy. He and Matt Hardy, his elder brother, had childhood ambitions of becoming professional wrestlers. They both used to watch wrestling on television, and by the time Jeff was 16 years old, he was associated with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), now known as the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as a wholesaler of wrestling equipment. Dory Funk Jr., who was a former wrestling professional, trained both the brothers in his Funkin' Dojo, a wrestling academy. The brothers continued their practice and Jeff carried on with his job with the WWF. Jeff also became a part of the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a wrestling establishment started by brother Matt and Thomas Simpson. Many other wrestlers were also involved with the OMEGA such as The Hurricane, Lita, Joey Matthews, and Caprice Coleman.

Jeff and Wrestling

In 1998, Jeff and Matt signed a contract with the WWF, and were initially a part of 'Raw', a section of the WWF. When they started out, they formed a tag team, and called themselves 'The Hardy Boyz'. Soon the WWF viewers started regarding Jeff as the most foolhardy performers of his time. He won many tag team championships with Matt. Jeff also accepted a challenge with 'The Undertaker' for the 'Undisputed Championship' title in a ladder match. He, however, lost that match, but certainly gained The Undertaker's respect. Jeff also vied to achieve many singles titles on various occasions, but was unsuccessful. Later, the brothers decided to part ways, after which Jeff continued with 'Raw', and Matt joined 'Smackdown', another section of the WWF. Jeff worked with Shawn Michaels, and also with Trish Stratus. He participated in a match with 'The Rock', which was to be his swan song. It was rumored that he either failed a drug test or refused one, for which the WWE management fired him.

Jeff entered into contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in 2004. Here. he fought with A.J. Styles for the X-Division title. Since then, Jeff has scaled new heights in the world of wrestling. He also fought against Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match, but ended on the losing side. In TNA's Lockdown April PPV event, he won a steel cage match against 'Raven'. While with the TNA, he won many matches and defeated many renowned wrestlers.

On 4th August, 2006, Jeff rejoined WWE, and on the first day he defeated 'Edge', the then WWE champion, by disqualification. He also competed with Johnny Nitro for the Intercontinental title at 'Unforgiven', but lost. On 2nd October, he defeated Nitro and gained the Intercontinental title. The title kept bouncing back and forth between Jeff and Nitro. Jeff eventually regained the title on 13th November.

On 21st November, 2006, Jeff teamed up with his brother and defeated the 'Full Blood Italians'. Later, they got the opportunity to win the tag team title at Armageddon, in a ladder match, but were unsuccessful. On 2nd April, 2007, they participated in a 10-team match for the 'World Tag Team Championship', which they won. On 4th June, they eventually yielded their titles to Cade and Murdoch. Jeff also participated in the 'WWE championship scramble' match at 'Unforgiven' and 'No Mercy', but lost. In December 2008, he defeated 'Edge' and 'Triple H' in a triple threat match to win the WWE Champion title. In the Royal Rumble of 2009, Jeff lost his title to Edge due to an interference by his brother, Matt Hardy.

Other Interests

Jeff Hardy has many other interests apart from wrestling, like riding his dirt bike. He is also an artist and a poet. Hardy learned to play the guitar and drums and later, in 2003, formed a band 'Peroxwhy?gen' that included members of the 'Burnside 6' band and Shannon Moore. The band recorded a few songs, out of which one was used for Jeff's entrance music in TNA wrestling. Rumors developed that the band has split up in 2004. At present, the band has only two members, Jeff and JR Merrill.

Jeff Hardy has made an impressive mark in the history of the wrestling world. With his colorful wrestling style, he promises to stay in people's hearts for a long time to come.