Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero " Jeff " Hardy ( August 31 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler , singer - songwriter , painter and musician , currently signed to WWE on the Raw brand , as one half of the Raw Tag Team Champions . He formerly worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) . Before gaining prominence in WWE , Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts ( OMEGA ) , a promotion he ran with his brother Matt . After being signed by WWE , the brothers worked as jobbers , before gaining notoriety in the tag team division , partly due to their participation in Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match es . With the addition of Lita , the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity . As a tag team wrestler , Hardy is an ten - time world tag team champion ( six World Tag Team Championships , one WCW Tag Team Championship , two TNA World Tag Team Championship s and one ROH World Tag Team Championship ) – all with his brother Matt . On the independent circuit , Jeff is also currently one - half of the OMEGA Tag Team Champions with Matt in their second reign , and one - half of the The Crash Tag Team Champions with Matt in their first reign . As a singles wrestler , Hardy is a six - time world champion , having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times , the WWE Championship once , and WWE ' s World Heavyweight Championship twice . Within WWE , he also held the Intercontinental Championship four times , the Light Heavyweight and European Championship s once each and the Hardcore Championship three times , making him the eighteenth Triple Crown Champion and the ninth Grand Slam Champion in company history . Between WWE , TNA and ROH , Hardy has won 25 total championships . Hardy is involved in motocross , music , painting , and other artistic endeavors . He is currently a member of the band PeroxWhy ? Gen , with whom he has released two studio albums and one extended play . Jeff returned to WrestleMania 33 along with his brother Matt Hardy in a Fatal Four Way Ladder Match for the Raw Tag Team Titles and they won to become 7 - time WWE Tag Team Champions . Early life . Hardy is the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy , and the younger brother of Matt . Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986 , when Hardy was nine . He developed an interest in motocross aged 12 and got his first bike , a Yamaha YZ - 80 , at age 13 . He had his first race when he was in ninth grade . Hardy played baseball as a child , but had to stop after he crashed during a motocross race , injuring his arm . He also played football during high school as a fullback and linebacker . He briefly competed in amateur wrestling in high school . He had to stop playing sports in high school , after he was ordered to pick between professional wrestling and playing sports , and he chose wrestling . Hardy ' s favorite subjects in school were U . S . history and art , which he did for extra credit . Professional wrestling career . Besides tag team notoriety with his brother Matt , Jeff has experienced success as a singles wrestler and is a four - time world champion , having held the WWE Championship once the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once and World Heavyweight Championship twice , a four - time Intercontinental Champion , and has held the Light Heavyweight , and European Championships once each . He is also a former Hardcore Champion , having held the championship on three occasions . 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 . After his run with the WWE Championship , Hardy would go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk at Night of Champions 2009 , before dropping it back to Punk at SummerSlam , then challenging Punk again in a Steel Cage match the following week on " Friday Night SmackDown ! " , where his career with WWE was on the line . Hardy lost the match , and therefore left WWE . In January 2010 , Hardy returned to TNA . Inspiration . Hardy cites Sting , The Ultimate Warrior , and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle . Hardy had been on World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) television as a jobber ( a wrestler who consistently loses to make his opponents look stronger ) as early as age sixteen . His first WWF match was against Razor Ramon on May 24 , 1994 . The next day he wrestled against The 1 - 2 - 3 Kid , and the match aired on the June 25 episode of Superstars . He occasionally wrestled as a jobber as late as 1997 before beginning his first major run in 1998 . Hardy , along with his brother Matt and friends , started their own federation , the Trampoline / Teenage Wrestling Federation ( TWF ) and mimicked the moves they saw on television . Later on , the TWF went under several different names , eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina . The brothers and their 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 . OMEGA . Before arriving in the WWF , Matt formed his own wrestling promotion , the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts ( OMEGA ) with Thomas Simpson . The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included talent such as both Hardy brothers , Shannon Moore , Gregory Helms , Joey Matthews , and Steve Corino , among others . In OMEGA , each of the brothers portrayed several different characters ; Hardy portrayed such characters as Willow the Wisp , Iceman , Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins , and The Masked Mountain . While there , Hardy held the New Frontier Championship as a singles competitor and the Tag Team Championship with Matt . The promotion folded in April 1998 when they signed contracts with the WWF . Before gaining prominence in WWE , Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts ( OMEGA ) , a promotion he ran with his brother Matt . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment ( 1998 - 2003 ) . After being signed by WWE , the brothers worked as job bers , before gaining notoriety in the tag team division , partly due to their participation in Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match es . With the addition of Lita , the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity . As a tag team wrestler , Hardy is a six - time World Tag Team Champion and a one - time WCW Tag Team Champion . The Hardy Boyz ( 1998 – 2002 ) . The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . After being signed to a contract in 1998 , they were trained by Dory Funk Jr . in his Funkin ' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle , Christian , Test , and A - Train . When the team was finally brought up to WWF television , after months of ' jobbing ' and live events , they formed the acrobatic tag team called the Hardy Boyz . While feuding with The Brood in mid - 1999 , they added Michael Hayes as their manager . On July 5 , they won their first WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating the Acolytes , but lost it back to them a month later . After the dissolution of the Brood , the Hardys joined forces with Gangrel as The New Brood and feuded with Edge and Christian . This stable did not last long , however , and on October 17 , 1999 at No Mercy , the Hardy Boyz won the managerial services of Terri Runnels in the finals of the Terri Invitational Tournament in the WWF ' s first ever tag team ladder match against Edge and Christian . In 2000 , the Hardy Boyz found a new manager in their real - life friend Lita . Together , the three became known as " Team Xtreme " . They continued their feud with Edge and Christian throughout 2000 , defeating them for the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions . At SummerSlam the Hardy Boyz competed in the first ever Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match ( TLC match ) , for the Tag Team Championship against the Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian , but were unsuccessful . Hardy gained attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches in the year 2000 , 2001 , and 2002 . He made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time . In 2001 , Hardy received a push as a singles competitor , and he held the WWF Intercontinental ( defeating Triple H ) , Light Heavyweight ( defeating Jerry Lynn ) and Hardcore Championships ( defeating Mike Awesome and Rob Van Dam on two separate occasions ) . At the end of 2001 , the Hardys began a storyline in which they began to fight , which led to Matt demanding a match at Vengeance , with Lita as the special guest referee . After Hardy beat Matt at Vengeance , while Matt ' s foot was on the ropes , Hardy and Lita began feuding against Matt . In the middle of the feud , however , Hardy faced The Undertaker in a Hardcore Championship match and lost . After the match , the Undertaker was scripted to attack both Hardy and Lita , injuring them . On the next episode of SmackDown ! , the Undertaker also attacked Matt , also injuring him , in storyline . The Hardys and Lita were not seen again until the Royal Rumble , because WWE did not have another storyline for their characters . The Hardys later came back as a team , and there was never any mention of their previous storyline split . In early April 2002 , the Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F - 5 on the steel entrance ramp , which led to an angered Hardy seeking revenge on Lesnar . At Backlash , Hardy faced - off against Lesnar in his first televised match . Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout . Lesnar and the Hardys continued to feud over the next few weeks , with the Hardys coming out victorious only once by disqualification . At Judgement Day , Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner ( and manager ) , Paul Heyman , in to claim the win for the team . In July 2002 , Hardy won his third Hardcore Championship by defeating Bradshaw . Singles competition ( 2002 – 2003 ) . After years in the tag team division , Hardy took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship . Hardy came up short , but earned the Undertaker ' s respect . Hardy competed for singles titles on several occasions and defeated William Regal for the WWE European Championship . Hardy was defeated a few weeks later by Rob Van Dam in a match to unify the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship , and the European Championship was dropped . Finally , the Hardy Boyz split apart , as Hardy continued to pursue his singles ambitions on Raw and his brother , Matt was drafted to the SmackDown ! brand . In January 2003 , he briefly turned into a heel ( villain ) after he attacked Van Dam and Shawn Michaels . It ended a month later when he saved Stacy Keibler from an attack by then - villain , Christian . In February , he had a brief program with Michaels , which saw the two team up . Then , in storyline , Hardy began dating Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria in March . Hardy and Stratus had a brief on - screen relationship that saw the duo talking backstage , kissing , and teaming together in matches . Hardy , however , was released from WWE on April 22 , 2003 . The reasons given for the release were Hardy ' s erratic behavior , drug use , refusal to go to rehab , deteriorating ring performance , as well as constant tardiness and no - showing events . Hardy also cites " burn out " and the need for time off as reasons for leaving WWE . Time off and independent circuit ( 2003 ) . Hardy made his first wrestling appearance after being released from WWE at an OMEGA show , on May 24 . Using his old gimmick , " Willow the Wisp " , Hardy challenged Krazy K for the OMEGA Cruiserweight Championship , but lost the match . Hardy performed with the Ring of Honor ( ROH ) promotion on one occasion . Hardy appeared at ROH ' s 2003 show , Death before Dishonor under his " Willow the Wisp " gimmick , wearing a mask and trench coat . Hardy was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket , wearing attire similar to that he wore in WWE . Hardy was booed and heckled before , during , and after the match by the ROH audience , who chanted " We want Matt ! " and " You were fired ! " during his match with Joey Matthews and Krazy K , which Hardy won . Hardy then took a whole year off of wrestling to concentrate on motocross and finish his motocross track . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2004 – 2006 ) . Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) on June 23 , 2004 , at the Second Anniversary Show , in a match against TNA X Division Champion A . J . Styles , for the title . He also debuted his new entrance theme " Modest " , a song performed by Hardy himself , and a new nickname , " The Charismatic Enigma " . The match ended in a no contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered . Hardy returned to TNA on July 21 and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Hardy challenged for the title on September 8 , losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett . In October 2004 , he won a tournament , earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7 at Victory Road , TNA ' s first monthly pay - per - view . Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall . One month later at Turning Point , Hardy , Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett , Hall and Nash ( collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling ) . Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a singles match , substituting for Héctor Garza at Final Resolution on January 16 , 2005 At Against All Odds in February 2005 , Hardy lost to Abyss in a " Full Metal Mayhem " match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Hardy returned the favor by defeating Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X in March . Hardy then went on to feud with Raven , with Hardy booked to defeat Raven in a steel cage match at Lockdown in April . Hardy was suspended from TNA after no - showing his " Clockwork Orange House of Fun " rematch with Raven at Hard Justice on May 15 , allegedly due to travel difficulties . Hardy ' s suspension was lifted on August 5 , and he returned at Sacrifice approximately a week later , attacking Jeff Jarrett . He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11 , losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett . Throughout October 2005 , Hardy became embroiled in a feud with Abyss , Rhino and Sabu . The four way feud culminated in a Monster ' s Ball match at Bound for Glory on October 23 , which Rhino won after delivering a second rope Rhino Driver to Hardy . In the course of the match , Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately 17 ft 0 in ( 5 . 18 m ) . Later that night , Hardy competed in a ten - man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , which Rhino also won . At Genesis in November , Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match . Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre - show of Turning Point in December 2005 , but once again no - showed the event , again citing traveling problems . Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear on TNA television again . In March , April , and May 2006 , Hardy appeared on several live events promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation . Raw ( 2006 ) . On August 4 , 2006 , WWE announced that Hardy had re - signed with the company . In the following weeks , vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21 episode of Raw . On the day of his return , Hardy received a push and defeated then - WWE Champion Edge by disqualification when Lita pulled Edge out of the ring . After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks , including at Unforgiven , Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2 episode of Raw . On the November 6 episode of Raw , Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Nitro , after Nitro hit him with the Intercontinental Championship title belt . One week later , Hardy regained it on the November 13 episode of Raw , with a crucifix pin . This marked Hardy ' s third reign as Intercontinental Champion . The Hardys reunion ( 2006 – 2007 ) . On the November 21 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Hardy teamed with his brother , Matt , for the first time in almost five years to defeat the Full Blooded Italians . At Survivor Series , they both were a part of Team D - Generation X , which gained the victory over Team Rated - RKO with a clean sweep . The brothers then received their first opportunity since Hardy ' s return to win a tag team championship at Armageddon . They competed in a four - team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship , but they came up short in their attempt . In the course of the match , however , they inadvertently legitimately injured Joey Mercury ' s face . With Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and the other members of MNM into 2007 , he was challenged once again by Nitro at New Year ' s Revolution in a steel cage match for the Intercontinental Championship . Hardy once again defeated Nitro . Hardy then teamed with Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble and No Way Out pay - per - views . The next night on Raw , February 19 , Hardy was defeated for the Intercontinental Championship by Umaga . In April 2007 , Hardy competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 . During the match , Matt threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Hardy , who was close to the winning briefcase , to finish him off . Hardy then leaped off the 20 - foot - high ( 6 . 1 m ) ladder , drove Edge through the ladder with a leg drop , seemingly injuring both Edge and himself . The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers . The next night on Raw , April 2 , the Hardys competed in a 10 - team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship . They won the titles after eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch . They then began a feud with Cade and Murdoch , with the Hardys retaining the Championship in their first title defense against them at Backlash and again at Judgment Day . The Hardys , however , dropped the titles to Cade and Murdoch on June 4 on Raw . The Hardys earned a rematch at but were defeated . Main event status ( 2007 – 2009 ) . In the midst of feuding with Umaga , who defeated Hardy at The Great American Bash to retain the Intercontinental Championship in late July , Hardy was abruptly taken off WWE programming . He posted on his own website and in the forums of TheHardyShow . com that it was time off to heal , stemming from a bad fall taken in a match against Mr . Kennedy on the July 23 episode of Raw . He made his return on the August 27 episode of Raw beating Kennedy by disqualification after Umaga interfered . The following week , on September 3 , Hardy successfully captured his fourth Intercontinental Championship by defeating Umaga for the title . This was the start of a push for Hardy , and at Survivor Series , Hardy and Triple H were the last two standing to win the traditional elimination match . Hardy began an on and off tag team with Triple H , which eventually led to a respectful feud between the two . The scripted rivalry continued at Armageddon , when Hardy defeated Triple H to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship . In the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble , Hardy and Randy Orton engaged in a personal feud , which began when Orton kicked Hardy ' s brother , Matt , to the head ( called a Punt ) in the storyline . Hardy , in retaliation , performed a Swanton Bomb on Orton from the top of the Raw set and seemed to have all the momentum after coming out on top in their encounters . Hardy , however , lost the title match at the Royal Rumble , but was named as one of six men to compete in an Elimanation Chamber Match at No Way Out , where he survived to the final two before being eliminated by the eventual winner , Triple H . During the March 3 episode of Raw , Hardy appeared on Chris Jericho ' s " Highlight Reel " segment as a special guest , but ended up attacking Jericho . This led to an Intercontinental title match on the following Raw where Hardy dropped the title to Jericho . Off - screen , Hardy dropped the title after he was suspended for sixty days , as of March 11 , for his second violation of the company ' s Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy . Hardy was also removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV after the suspension was announced . Hardy returned on the May 12 episode of Raw , defeating Umaga . This reignited the rivalry between the two , and they met in a Falls Count Anywhere match at One Night Stand , which Hardy won . On June 23 , 2008 , Hardy was drafted from the Raw brand to the SmackDown brand , as a part of the 2008 WWE Draft . Hardy made his SmackDown debut on the July 4 episode , defeating John Morrison . Hardy participated in the WWE Championship Scamble Match at Unforgiven and also challenged for the Championship at No Mercy and Cyber Sunday , but failed to win each time . He was originally scheduled to be in the WWE Championship match at Survivor Series , but , in storyline , was found unconscious in his hotel , allowing the returning Edge to replace him in the match and win the title . At Armageddon in December 2008 , Hardy defeated the defending champion Edge and Triple H in a triple threat match to capture the WWE Championship , his first world heavyweight championship . In January 2009 , Hardy ' s next storyline led to his involvement in scripted accidents , including a hit - and - run automobile accident and an accident involving his ring entrance pyrotechnics . At the 2009 Royal Rumble , Hardy lost his WWE Championship to Edge after Hardy ' s brother , Matt , interfered on Edge ' s behalf and hit Hardy with a steel chair . The buildup to this feud involved Matt implying that he was responsible for all of Hardy ' s accidents over the past few months , and at WrestleMania XXV , Hardy was defeated by Matt in an Extreme Rules Match . In a rematch at Backlash , however , Hardy defeated Matt in an " I Quit " match . At Extreme Rules , Hardy defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match . Immediately after the match , however , CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase , which gave him a guaranteed world championship match at any time he wanted , and defeated Hardy to win the championship . Hardy received his rematch at The Bash , and won the match via disqualification , with Punk still retaining the title . At Night of Champions , however , Hardy won the championship for the second time , by defeating Punk . At the SummerSlam pay - per - view in August , Hardy lost the title back to Punk in a Tables , Ladders , and Chairs match . On the August 28 episode of SmackDown , Punk defeated Hardy in a steel cage rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship , resulting in Hardy being forced to leave WWE , in storyline , per the pre - match stipulation . This storyline was put in place to allow Hardy to leave WWE to heal his injuries , including a neck injury . Hardy also had two herniated discs in his lower back and was suffering from restless legs syndrome . Return to TNA Wrestling and Heel Turn ( 2010 - 2011 ) . On TNA ' s first live Monday edition of " Impact ! " on January 4 , 2010 , Hardy made his return to TNA , along with Shannon Moore . He was attacked by Homicide after emerging from the crowd , but hit Homicide with a steel chair and performed the Twist of Fate on the Impact ! Zone ramp . The following day , it was reported that Hardy had signed a new contract with TNA . Hardy would make his next appearance for the company on the March 8 episode of " Impact ! " , saving D ' Angelo Dinero , Abyss and Hulk Hogan from A . J . Styles , Ric Flair and Desmond Wolfe . The following week Hardy defeated the TNA World Heavyweight Champion A . J . Styles in a non - title match . On the April 5 episode of " Impact ! " Hardy was introduced as a member of Team Hogan for the annual Lethal Lockdown match , where they would face Team Flair . At Lockdown Team Hogan ( Hardy , Abyss , Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam ) defeated Team Flair ( Sting , Desmond Wolfe , Robert Roode and James Storm ) . At Sacrifice Hardy defeated Mr . Anderson . After the event , Anderson turned face and eventually managed to convince the skeptical Hardy that he really had changed , after which the two went on to form a tag team . At Slammiversary VIII Hardy and Anderson , now known as Enigmatic Assholes , defeated Beer Money , Inc . ( Robert Roode and James Storm ) in a tag team match . On the August 19 episode of " Impact ! " the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and Hardy was entered into an eight - man tournament for the championship , defeating Rob Terry in his first round match . At the semifinals at No Surrender Hardy first wrestled Kurt Angle to a twenty - minute time - limit draw , after which Eric Bischoff ordered a five - minute period of extra time . After that and a second five - minute extra time period also ended in draws , it was ruled that Angle was unable to continue and the match ended in a no contest . After wrestling a draw on the September 16 episode of " Impact ! " , it was announced that both Hardy and Angle would advance to the finals at Bound for Glory , where they would compete with Mr . Anderson in a three – way match . At Bound for Glory , Hardy turned heel with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and with their help defeated Angle and Anderson to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time . They were then joined by Jeff Jarrett and Abyss , revealing the group that Abyss had been referring to as " they " for several months . On the following edition of " Impact ! " the stable was named Immortal , as it formed an alliance with Ric Flair ' s Fortune . Meanwhile , Hardy debuted a new dark character , using biblical words as he explained the reasons behind his turn . At Turning Point Hardy retained his title in a defense against Matt Morgan , a replacement for Mr . Anderson , who was sidelined after suffering a concussion during an attack by Hardy . On the following edition of Impact ! Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship . Hardy successfully defended the title at Final Resolution in a rematch against Matt Morgan after taking out the special guest referee Mr . Anderson and having a replacement referee count the pinfall . On January 4 , 2011 , Hardy made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) at " Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome " , where he successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito . On January 9 at Genesis , Matt Hardy made his TNA debut as a surprise member of Immortal and defeated Rob Van Dam to prevent him from getting a shot at Jeff ' s World Heavyweight Championship . Later in the event Hardy attempted to capitalize on the fact that Mr . Anderson and Matt Morgan had just competed in a number one contender ' s match by giving the winner , Anderson , the title match immediately following his win . However , after interference from Matt Morgan , Mick Foley , Matt Hardy , Rob Van Dam and Eric Bischoff , Anderson ended up defeating Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship . Despite the major set - back , Jeff was given a second chance at Against All Odds 2011 , and beat Mr . Anderson to regain his prestigious title . Hardy held the title for less than two weeks , defending it once against Rob Van Dam , before losing it to Sting on February 24 , at the tapings of the March 3 edition of iMPACT . At Victory Road 2011 , Hardy received a rematch for the title , under No DQ rules , but was defeated in ninety seconds . TNA had made the decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was in no condition to wrestle . The following day it was reported that TNA had sent Hardy home from the weeks iMPACT tapings . On the March 17 episode of iMPACT , Immortal severed their ties with Hardy . Return ( 2011 – 2013 ) . On August 23 , 2011 , TNA announced that Hardy would be making his return to the promotion at the " Impact Wrestling " tapings on August 25 in Huntsville , Alabama . The return would take place only five days after Matt Hardy was released from his TNA contract . In his return , which was taped for the September 8 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Hardy spoke to the audience as a face , acknowledging that he had hit rock bottom at Victory Road in March , before asking the fans for " one more shot " . Hardy wrestled his first match in six months on September 15 at a live event in York , Pennsylvania , defeating Jeff Jarrett . Hardy was inserted into the Bound for Glory Series , whih he eventually won , defeating Bully Ray at No Surrender . At Bound for Glory , Hardy defeated Austin Aries to win his third TNA World Heavyweight Champion . He also became the first man to hold all three designs of the Championship . Hardy made his first defense on the Oct . 25th episode of Impact Wrestling defeating Kurt Angle to retain his title . At Turning Point , Hardy defeated Aries in a ladder match to retain the championship . Hardy entered a feud with Roode again after Roode paid Aces & Eights to attack Hardy . Hardy defeated Roode at Final Resolution to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . After the match , both men were attacked by Aces & Eights . Aries had outpaid Roode to interfere in their match . Hardy challenged Aries to title match after that . The following week , Hardy would be successful against Aries after Roode interfered this time . The rivalry led to a triple threat elimination match for the championship at Genesis on January 13 , 2013 , which Hardy would win and retain his championship . On the January 24 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy successfully defended the TNA World heavyweight Championship against Christopher Daniels . Afterwards , Hardy was jumped by a member of Aces & Eights who then injured Hardy ' s left leg with a ball - peen hammer . Hardy returned on the February 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling , " teaming up with his new number one contender Bully Ray to defeat Bad Influence ( Christopher Daniels and Kazarian ) . On March 10 at Lockdown , Hardy lost the World heavyweiight Championship to Ray in a steel cage match , following interference from Aces & Eights , ending his reighn at 147 days . On the March 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling , " Hardy defeated Kurt Angle , Magnus & Samoa Joe in a four - way match to become number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship . Hardy received his ttile opportunity on the April 11 episode of " Impact Wrestling , " but was again defeated by Bully Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem match . Hardy returned to TNA on June 2 at Slammiversary XI , teaming with Magnus and Samoa Joe in a winning effort against Aces & Eights ( Garret Bischoff , Mr . Anderson and Wes Brisco ) . As a result of previously winning the Bound for Glory Series , Hardy and Roode were entered into the 2013 Bound for Glory Series on the June 13 episode of Impact . The following week , Hardy defeated Roode in his first BFG series match via pinfall to earn seven points in the tournament . Hardy ' s participation in the Bounf for Glory series was ended when he lost a twenty - point battle royal to Kazarian . On the September 19 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy defeated X Division Champion Manik in a non - title match . On the October 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling , " Hardy teamed with Manik defeating Kenny King and Chris Sabin which led to the announcement of the Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship at Bound for Glory . On October 20 at Bound for Glory , Hardy debuted a new theme song and competed in his first Ultimate X match for the TNA X Division Championshp but was unsuccessful as Chris Sabin won the match after an interference by Velvet Sky . On November 7 , did battle with Sabin to determine who would qualify to the quarter - finals of the TNA World Title tournament in a Full Metal Mayhem match . Hardy defeated Sabin after leaping over the top of the ladder . Hardy made it to the finals of the World Title Tournament and was close to winning his fourth TNA World Heavyweight Championship , but was defeated by Magnus due to the interference of Rockstar Spud . The following week on Impact , Jeff Hardy teamed up with Sting to face The BroMans , Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud . Hardy made a leave of absence due to dispute with management . Willow ( 2013 – 2014 ) . On the February 13 episode of Impact Wrestling , a vignette aired showing Hardy was making his return as Willow in TNA . He made his TNA return on March 9 at Lockdown , in the Lethal Lockdown match as part of Team MVP . He then appeared on the following episode of IMPACT Wrestling , facing Rockstar Spud . In the follwoing weeks , he would then continue to feud with Spud and Ethan Carter III , leading to a tag team match between them ( with Kurt Angle as Willow ' s partner ) at Sacrifice on April 27 . Willow and Angle would go on to win that match . On May 1 , Willow defeated James Storm by Disqualification when Storm shoved the referee and as Storm made his way up the ramp , Mr . Anderson appeared and hit Storm with the Mic Check . On May 8 , Willow ' s match against Magnus ended in a DQ when Bram interfered and handcuffed Willow to the bottom rope and started to hit him with a metal turnbuckle . On May 15 , Willow defeated both Magnus and Bram in a two on One handicap match . On the May 22 edition of Impact , Willow defeated Magnus in a Falls Count Anywhere match . On the June 5th edition of Impact , Willow won his match against Bram by DQ when Magnus came to the ring and attacked him with a Steel Pry Bar . Return as Jeff Hardy ( 2014 – 2017 ) . On the July 10th edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Kurt Angle asked Willow to bring Jeff Hardy back for a 20 Man over the top rope battle royal later that night . Jeff competed in the match as himself and won , retiring Willow in the process as well as earning a match with Lashley for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship the following week , which Hardy lost . On the July 24 " Impact Wrestling " , Hardy told the audience that we had not seen the last of Willow and then brought out his brother Matt Hardy to reform The Hardys . The Wolves joined them in the ring and challenged them to a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship s at the " Destination " " X " edition of " Impact Wrestling " , which the Hardys agreed to . " At Destination X , " the Hardys lost against the Wolves , but shook hands after the match . The next week , Matt was one of many TNA wrestlers who stopped Dixie Carter from running away from Team 3D , which led to Carter being put through a table . On the August 14 episode of Impact Wrestling , Team 3D challenged The Hardys to a match , which Team 3D won . At the Hardcore Justice edition of Impact Wrestling , The Hardys and Team 3D talked about a match involving themselves and The Wolves . When The Wolves were asked by the two teams , they agreed . Later that night , Kurt Angle announced all three teams would compete in a best of three series for the TNA World Tag Team Championships with the winners of the first match choosing the stipulation of the next one . The Hardys did not win the series . The Hardys entered in a # 1 contenders tournament for a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championships . On the October 22 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , " " The Hardys defeated The BroMans in the first round to advance in the tournament . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " The Hardys defeated Ethan Carter III and Tyrus to advance to the finals of the tournament . The following week The Hardys defeated Samoa Joe and Low Ki in the finals of the tournament and would challenge The Wolves for the TNA World Tag Team Championships . On the January 7 episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy along with his brother Matt were at ringside during The Wolves vs James Storm and Abyss ; during the match , The Great Sanada and Manik attempted to interfere in the match , but ended up receiving a side effect from Matt Hardy and a Twist of Fate from Jeff Hardy . Despite that , it distracted Eddie Edwards then Edwards received a last call super kick from Storm . At the Lockdown episode of Impact Wrestling , Hardy suffered a minor concussion which was set as a storyline injury when he fell on the door of the cage , James Storm hit Hardy off the door onto the steel steps below with a cowbell . Hardy returned after the TNA United Kingdom tour . In March , The Hardys participated in a tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship . On March 16 , 2015 , The Hardys won an Ultimate X match for the belts for the first time as a team and individually . On May 8 , 2015 , The Hardys vacated the TNA World Tag Team Championships due to Jeff Hardy ' s dirt bike accident . Hardy returned from injury o the July 29 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , making an announcement that his brother , Matt would face TNA World Heavyweight Champion Ethan Carter III in a Full Metal Mayhem match , in which Matt was unsuccessful . After a brief hiatus , Hardy return on the August 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where he and Matt made an agreement , if Matt loses his second match against Carter for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , then Jeff would become his personal assistant . Matt was unsuccessful , and Jeff became Cater ' s assistant . On the September 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , after refusing to his Spud , then hitting Carter with a Twist of Fate , Hardy quit as Carter ' s personal assistant , therefore also ( storyline ) quitting TNA , though immediately after Hardy ' s resignation , Carter stated that Jeff couldn ' t quit because he was fired . On the September 30 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA President Dixie Carter announced that Hardy would be the special guest referee in the triple threat world title match between Cater , MattHardy and Drew Galloway at Bound for Glory XI , at the event Hardy turned on Carter hitting him with a steel chair and with Matt Hardy hitting the Twist of Fate thus winning his first TNA World Heavyweight Championship . On December 16 , 2015 , it was reported that Hardy needed another knee surgery and he could be out of the ring until late 2016 . The timetable for his return woun ' t be certain until after he has the surgery . Second return to ROH ( 2016 – 2017 ) . On December 2 , 2016 , Hardy returned to ROH for the second time while still under contract with TNA , appearing at the promotions Final Battle pay – per – view show as Broken Matt , where a video message showed him addressing The Young Bucks ( Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson ) and The Briscoes ( Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe ) . On March 4 , 2017 , in the same week that both Matt and Jeff were released from TNA , The Hardys defeated The Young Bucks in an impromptu match at ROH ' s 2017 installment of the company ' s Manhattan Mayhem show series to become the new ROH World Tag Team Champions for the first time ( which makes Matt the only professional wrestler in history to have held WWE ' s World Tag Team Championship , WWE Tag Team Championship , WCW Tag Team Championship , TNA World Tag Team Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship ) . Moments after winning the titles , Hardy announced in a post – match promo that both he and Brother Nero ( Jeff ) had signed " the biggest ROH contracts in ( the company ' s ) history " . It was later confirmed that the contracts were short - term , only for the " immediate future " . On March 10 , The Hardys successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time at ROH ' s 15th Anniversary pay – per – view show against The Young Bucks and Roppongi Vice ( Beretta and Rocky Romero ) in a three – way Las Vegas tag team street fight match . Prior to the event , the Hardys had been sent a legal threat by Impact Wrestling regarding the use of the Broken Matt and Brother Nero gimmicks , resulting in the two using the names anyway . The following night on March 11 , The Hardys ( not billed but using the Broken gimmicks anyway ) once again retained the title , this time against The Briscoes at a set of " Ring of Honor Wrestling " television tapings . The Hardys lost the title back to The Young Bucks in a ladder match on April 1 at Supercard of Honor XI . Second return to WWE ( 2017 – present ) . Along with his brother , Matt , he returned and competed in the fatal 4 way tag team match for the Raw Tag Team Team Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 33 in a winning effort . Other media . Hardy appeared on the February 7 , 1999 episode of That ' 70s Show entitled " That Wrestling Show " , along with Matt , as an uncredited wrestler . Hardy and Matt also appeared on Tough Enough in early 2001 , talking to and wrestling the contestants . He appeared on the February 25 , 2002 episode of Fear Factor competing against five other World Wrestling Federation wrestlers . He was eliminated in the first round . Hardy also appears on The Hardy Show , an internet web show which features the Hardys , Shannon Moore and many of their friends . In September 2009 , Hardy signed a deal with Fox 21 studios to appear in a reality television show . In 2001 , Hardy , Matt and Lita appeared in Rolling Stone magazine ' s 2001 Sports Hall of Fame issue . In 2003 , Hardy and Matt , with the help of Michael Krugman , wrote and published their autobiography The Hardy Boyz : Exist 2 Inspire . As part of WWE , Hardy has appeared in several of their DVDs , including The Hardy Boyz : Leap of Faith ( 2001 ) and The Ladder Match ( 2007 ) . He is also featured in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling release Enigma : The Best of Jeff Hardy ( 2005 ) and Pro Wrestling ' s Ultimate Insiders : Hardy Boys – From the Backyard to the Big Time ( 2005 ) . On April 29 , 2008 , WWE released " Twist of Fate : The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story " . The DVD features footage of the brothers in OMEGA and WWE , and also briefly mentions Hardy ' s first run with TNA . In December 2009 , WWE released a DVD about Hardy entitled Jeff Hardy : My Life , My Rules . Artistic pursuits . Hardy has an eclectic set of interests outside of wrestling . He calls his artistic side " The Imag - I - Nation " . At one stage , Hardy constructed a 30 feet statue of an " aluminummy " named " Neroameee " out of tin foil outside of his recording studio ( a spray painted trailer ) . On another occasion , he created an artificial volcano in his front yard , which he then jumped over on his motocross dirtbike . On another occasion Hardy created a large sculpture of his brother Matt ' s hand signal " V1 " , which was seen on " The Hardy Show " , an Internet web show which features both the Hardys , Shannon Moore and many of their friends . Hardy is also an artist and poet . Hardy taught himself how to play guitar and later bought a drum kit . In 2003 , Hardy formed a band , Peroxwhy ? gen , with members of the band Burnside 6 , and Moore , who later left . He also converted a trailer into a recording studio . The band recorded two songs ; One song was " September Day " , a song Jeff wrote in reaction to the September 11 , 2001 attacks . Rumors arose that Peroxwhy ? gen split up in 2004 shortly after recording the second song , " Modest " , which Hardy later used as his entrance music in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . On the official Peroxwhy ? gen MySpace , however , the rumors were denounced . Currently , Peroxwhy ? gen only has two members , Hardy and JR Merrill and is set to release their debut album in 2014 . Jeff Hardy worked with TNA theme music composer Dale Oliver to and released his first ever studio album titled Similar Creatures in December 2012 . Personal life . He has a tattoo of roots that starts on his head , behind his ear , and finishes at his hand . He also has a few other signature designed tattoos , one of which , a dragon , he hid from his father . It was also the first tattoo he got in 1998 . He later got tattoos of the Chinese symbols for " Peace " and " Health " , as well as tattoos of fire and a wave . Hardy regards his tattoos as his " artistic impulses " . Hardy is very good friends with Shannon Moore , who he has known since around 1987 . He is also good friends with Marty Garner and Jason Arhndt . He regards Vanilla Ice as a big influence on him , and he was even nicknamed " Ice " by Scott Hall . Hardy met his girlfriend Beth Britt in 1999 , shortly after the Hardy Boyz had won the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time . Hardy and his brother Matt went to a club in Southern Pines , North Carolina , where Hardy met her . On March 15 , 2008 , it was reported that Hardy ' s house had burned to the ground in a fire . Hardy and his girlfriend were not home at the time , but his dog , Jack , was killed in the fire . It is believed that the fire was started by faulty electrical wiring . In October 2008 , Hardy was building a new home in the same area , which was expected to be completed by early 2009 . The couple had a baby named Ruby Claire who was born October 28 , 2010 . On September 17 , 2008 , Hardy was involved in an incident at the Nashville International Airport ' s Southwest gate . A Southwest Airline employee reported that Hardy appeared to be intoxicated and therefore , he was not allowed to board the flight . He was not , however , arrested as he was said to be " calm " and " co - operative " , and he made other arrangements to get home . On September 11 , 2009 Hardy was arrested on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steroids , after a search of his house yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills , 180 soma prescription pills , 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids , a residual amount of powder cocaine , and drug paraphernalia . There was yet another false finish in the drug case against TNA star Jeff Hardy in 2011 . Yes , the case that began when Hardy was arrested a year and a half ago was continued again today in a Moore County ( N . C . ) courtroom . According to pwinsider . com , the assistant district attorney asked for the continuance while awaiting the results of lab tests on some of the evidence that had been seized from Hardy ’ s home . A plea deal reportedly is still being discussed . It had been reported a couple months ago that an agreement was in place , but at a hearing in January , both sides said they needed more time to negotiate the deal . Hardy was arrested in September 2009 after Moore County deputies raided his home . He was charged with trafficking in opium , two counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance , maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance , possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia . Hardy is involved in motocross , music , painting , and other artistic endeavors . He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy ? gen . On April 28 , 2015 Hardy broke a tibia in a dirt bike accident . He had surgery the next day to repair the damage .