Born on August 31, 1977, Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy began wrestling at a young age. Hardy along with his brother Matt began their own federation named Trampoline Wrestling Federation. In 1998, the Hardy brothers were signed to WWF, where they were trained by Dory Funk, Jr. and managed by Michael Hayes. The two later won the WWE Tag Team Championship on six occasions and made sure that they became one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. In 2000, the tandem included another individual, Lita, and the three became known as Team XTreme.

In 2001, Jeff Hardy won the WWF Intercontinental title against Triple H, the Light Heavyweight title against Jerry Lynn and Hardcore Championships against Mike Awesome. A year later, the Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar, and Jeff Hardy finally fought Lesnar in Jeff's first televised match. However, Lesnar dominated Hardy and later won by knockout.

In April 2003, Jeff Hardy was released from WWE due to his massive burnout. The reasons stated for his release were his erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to go to rehab, deteriorating ring performance, tardiness and no-show incidents. He took a year off wrestling and used this opportunity to finish his motocross track.

In June 2004, Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he lost to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett for the title. He then spent 2004 teaming up with A.J. Styles and Ron Killings, and later won in a singles match with Scott Hall.

In 2006, Hardy re-signed with WWE and fought then-WWE Champion Edge by disqualification. He also fought Johnny Nitro for the Intercontinental Championship, but Nitro emerged victorious. He soon regained the title on a November 13 edition of Raw. A week later, he teamed up with his brother for the first time in five years to defeat the Full Blooded Italians.



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