Friday, June 12, 2009

Jeff Hardy


Jeffrey Nero Hardy[5] (born August 31, 1977)[4] is an American professional
wrestler who currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the
SmackDown brand.[2]
Before gaining prominence in WWE, Hardy performed for the Organization of
Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother
Matt.[4] After being signed by WWE, the brothers worked as jobbers,[6]
before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their
participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.[7] With the addition
of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in
popularity.[2] As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a six time World Tag Team
Champion and a one time WCW Tag Team Champion.[2][8]
Hardy has also had success as a singles wrestler and is a two-time World
Champion, having held both the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight
Championship on one occasion, a four time Intercontinental Champion, and
has held the Hardcore, Light Heavyweight, and European Championships once
each.[8] He received his first major main event push towards the end of
2007, including challenging for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in
2008, and eventually won the WWE Championship at the Armageddon
pay-per-view in December 2008.[9][10]
Moreover, Hardy is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other
artistic endeavors.[11] He is currently a member of the unsigned band
Peroxwhy?gen.[12

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