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Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977 in Cameron, North Carolina) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is best known for his appearances with his older brother Matt Hardy as the Hardy Boyz in the World Wrestling Federation between 1999 and 2003. His most recent appearances were with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in Orlando, Florida; he has not appeared with TNA since no-showing a pay-per-view in December 2005.

Wrestling career

Matt and Jeff Hardy had a dream of becoming wrestlers since a young age. They watched wrestling often and by the time Jeff was 16, he had been on WWF (now WWE) TV as a jobber. Jeff, along with Matt and friends, started their own federation, the TWF (Teenage Wrestling Federation) and mimicked the moves they saw on TV. Later on, the federation went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina. Jeff, Matt, and friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions. The Hardyz eventually caught the eyes of World Wrestling Entertainment, and after being signed to a contract, they were trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Andrew "Test" Martin, and (Prince)Albert, a.k.a. A-Train. Before ever arriving in the WWE, Matt had formed his own wrestling promotion, OMEGA (Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts) with Thomas Simpson. The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included such talent as Matt, Jeff, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Amy Dumas, Joey Matthews, Caprice Coleman, and many others. In OMEGA, Matt and Jeff each had several different characters. Jeff portrayed such characters as Willow the Whisp, Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, Wolverine, and The Masked Mountain.

World Wrestling Federation

In 1998, they were signed to WWF contracts. When they were finally brought up to WWF TV, they formed the acrobatic tag team called The Hardy Boyz. Matt recently said that if they were compared to the Rockers, Jeff would be Shawn Michaels and Matt would be Marty Jannetty.

Jeff is known for his high-risk aerial maneuvers, especially in TLC matches and made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless WWF performers of his time.

The team of Matt and Jeff won the WWF Tag Team Championship on several occasions. After years in the tag-team division, Jeff stepped up and took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship. Jeff came up short, but earned the Undertaker's respect. If Jeff had won, he would have become a Grand Slam Champion, winning the Undisputed Championship, Tag Titles, Intercontinental Championship, Hardcore Championship,Light Heavyweight Championship and European Championship. Jeff competed for singles titles on several occasions, but was unsuccessful. Finally, the Hardy Boyz split apart, as Jeff continued to pursue his singles ambitions and brother Matt defected to SmackDown! from Raw.

Jeff was in a few angles after that. He first teamed with Shawn Michaels and then hooked up with Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria. In his last WWE match, Jeff was defeated by The Rock. Jeff parted ways with WWE on April 22, 2003. According to rumors, Jeff either refused to take a drug test or failed one, so WWE fired him. Jeff denies such rumors and says that he lost his passion for the wrestling business and wanted to focus on other endeavors.

Ring of Honor

In 2003, Jeff returned to wrestling when he performed at the Ring of Honor show, Death Before Dishonor, in his "Willow the Wisp" gimmick, wearing a mask and trenchcoat. Jeff was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket, wearing attire similar to that he wore in WWE. Jeff was booed and heckled before, during, and after the match by the ROH audience, who chanted "We want Matt!" and "You got fired!" during his match with Joey Matthews and Krazy K. During his walk back to the locker room, it even seemed that Jeff argued with a fan giving him the middle finger. It should also be noted that Jeff won this match.

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