Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted June 24, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted June 24, 2015 These days, I mostly think of Matt Hardy as someone I used to like but have gone right off, like that kid you were best mates with in primary school but who hasn't matured since then which makes it really awkward when you unsuccessfully try to avoid them in the pub. Saying that, I'd still happily see him in a Rhyno-esque role on NXT, he's been away long enough he'd have something new to offer now. Â Anyway, he's had a few good runs over the course of his career - which one was Matt at his best? Â I've boiled them down to a few key runs so if your favourite isn't mentioned here, mention it! Â Â Â Hardy Boy -Â In which Matt is one half of one of the most popular teams in Attitude Era WWE. Â Â Version 1 - In which Matt has a singles run and ends up a highlight of SmackDown. Â Â 'Edge nicked my girlfriend' - In which Matt becomes a favourite of internet fans. Â Â ECW - In which Matt has a bit of a resurgence on the third brand. Â Â Matt vs. UKFF - In which the highlight of this forum for a while was the vitriol many members had for Matt, especially following his weight gain. Â Â ROHardy - In which Matt heads to the indies, and is pretty good again by all accounts. Â Â Or something else? Â Â My choice would be V1-aaaaah. I loved that gimmick, the entrance, the song, he had some really good matches, great character work. I even had the t-shirt. For a while there, Matt was the best Hardy by a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBH_189 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 V1 all the way that entrance alone with the matt facts should have taken him higher than it did plus it made shannon moore relevent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Fuck sake, I used to get just the line "I can slam a tornado" in my head repeatedly for weeks. Here we go again Anyone have a link to a video of the Hardy ROH gif? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted June 24, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2015 His babyface turn on the forum after his ROH video to the piano version of his theme has to win it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted June 24, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2015 The best Matt Hardy was that period where he got done for domestic abuse, then posted a video of his trashed up house and said a ghost did it, and then the ghost bashed his face up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Showtime Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 He gets a lot of stick but he's been in plenty of entertaining situations. Wasn't the last feud with his brother in WWE involve him burning Jeff's house down and killing a pet of his?I really enjoyed the Matt/Edge battles (apart from the initial Summerslam 5-minute stoppage fiasco) but his best in-ring work was possibly during the SmackDown V1 era. Haven't watched any of his stuff post-WWE with the exception of the Lucha World Cup thingy which I trawled through the other week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I also had the V1 shirt, as I did love the whole V1 stuff.Personally, I was also a big fan of his heel turn on Jeff Hardy that led to the match at 'Mania 25, with the new tights/entrance coat etc, I thought he looked the dogs bollocks. He was also in for a big push around that time, and a fairly convincing win of Jeff Hardy as well, really peaked my interest. When he came back from an injury, turned face randomly on smackdown as looked very out of shape, I was a bit miffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I've gone for 'You missed off the best one!' Â Which was his run with MVP over the US title on Smackdown. He played his part perfectly, letting MVP shine whilst making himself interesting for the first time in years. The only thing that went wrong with that was the delay in getting the blow-off match after his appendix exploded - even when MVP had his heart problems, Matt kept it all ticking along nicely, and even made Evander Holyfield amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGIT Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The Hardy's for me by far. His V1 stint was a fun little run, in which he played his role very well. Â But, as part of the Hardy's, he changed wrestling. The stuff they did was outrageous, especially watching now. They were one of the most over acts in the company and having classic matches. He was in his brother's shadow during this phase, but was still a big part. To me, he's not nearly been as good since they split up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 25, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 For me it's a difficult choice between the Hardy Boyz and V1/Mattitude Era. The Hardy Boyz were a state-of-the-art tag-team who along with the Dudleys and E&C changed the face of mainstream tag wrestling, but V1 had a great balance of heelishness and comedy. I particularly loved that brief storyline where his disciple had a disciple, Shannon Moore being a "Mattitude Follower" or "MF-er", and Crash Holly being a "Moore-on". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 25, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted June 25, 2015 MATT STRONGLY DISLIKES MUSTARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sick love song Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 MATT STRONGLY DISLIKES MUSTARD And he always got more candy than his brother at halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 My favourite Matt Hardy is V1, but his real high point was the tag team with Jeff by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted June 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted June 26, 2015 I loved V1. So much so, I spent 40quid on that poxy purple Mattitude t-shirt. BUT, his Ring of Honour Anti-Bullying video trumped most things anybody has ever done in anything, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The Hardy Boy era for me. Given that I didn't see much of his other runs. I got tired of V1 quite quickly. His matches alongside Jeff against Edge/Christian and the Dudleys amongst other matches were blinders. Matt on his own was neither positive or negative. He was just 'there' and I wasn't fussed about seeing him either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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