News
June 11,
2001
Wow! Has a lot
happened in the lives of Matt and Jeff Hardy since I last updated, or what? I guess it's only
fair to start at the beginning (meaning since I last updated this section). Matt and Lita have
since become an item. Notice I said "Lita" and not "Amy" - there's a reason for that, people, and it
is because, contrary to what I've been reading these past few months on certain websites, Matt and Amy
are not dating, are not a couple, but are just friends. Amy herself has stated exactly that
in the Rolling Stone Magazine issue in which she and The Rock are featured. Okay, that was just to clear
things up for some of you.
Congratulations must go out to Jeff for
having defeated Jerry Lynn for the Light Heavyweight Title on last week's SmackDown (it's about time!) and a belated
congrats also goes out to Matt for having defeated Eddy Guerrero for the European Title. So far, he's been very
successful at retaining the championship, and I commend him for that as well. I guess this is the "split" the WWF
were waiting to give the Boyz, even though they still team up quite often. It's refreshing to see both of them with
singles titles and in singles matches, but I'm glad they still team up.
Finally, what's the deal with Eddy Guerrero?
(it's been rumored that Eddy has a problem with his leg, perhaps a reaggravated old injury, which is why he hasn't been
around for the past week or so) Guerrero has split from the Radicalz to join up with Lita and the Hardyz, which is quite
suspicious. Before his recent absence, as recently as two weeks ago on RAW, it appeared as if Eddy might have had more than
a friendly interest in Lita as he enveloped her in a hug after she helped him to defeat Albert. It also appeared that he and Matt
were possibly going to have their problems, as Matt was extremely jealous when he saw Lita go to Eddy Guerrero's aid after "Latino Heat"
was tossed out of the ring to the arena floor during their tag team match against X-Factor. I honestly don't know what, if anything is going to come out of this
if Eddy is injured, but I'll be very disappointed if this angle doesn't continue where it left off when Guerrero returns to action.
March
8, 2001
(Sorry for the lack
of updates to all who are reading this; I have very limited internet access due to my
internet being deleted from my work computer and not having access at home) Anyways,
onward to the Boyz!
Rumor has it,
unfortunately, that Matt and Jeff are going to be splitting up pretty soon, despite their
surprise win against the Dudley Boyz on this past RAW. By the way, I must interject for a
moment - WOO HOOOO!!! Four-time tag team champions! You go, Boyz! :) Seriously, though, did
anyone else think they were going to break up the team right then and there on Monday? After
Jeff told Matt that he'd accidentally splashed Lita (instead of intended victim Val Venis),
it seemed that a dispute would certainly arise. Then, later, when the Boyz came out for their
title shot, Jeff seemed not at all like his usual, jovial self. He obviously felt really badly
about what had happened earlier. Poor guy, he really took the worst abuse in that match. Matt
seemed to get a bit pissed off, too. But the end result, of course, was sheer beauty - even though
Christian came out and attacked D-Von Dudley behind the referee's back, thus helping the Hardyz
to win the match.
Even so . . . anybody
else smell a split between Matt and Jeff? And if Matt is (evidently) the one who will be turing
heel, don't be surprised to see Lita dump him for Jeff!
November
15, 2000
Whew!
Finally I have a chance to do another update on our favorites -
Matt and Jeff. Over the last two months the Boyz (as well as Lita)
have had their hands full. Winning championship gold only to lose
it unfairly to "The Conquistadors" at No Mercy last month. It was
quite obvious that these were not the jobber Conquistadors that some of
us remember from the 80s WWF era. On the contrary, their high flying
maneuvers of late were just too similar to those of our favorite goofballs,
Edge and Christian (SO reeking of awesomeness! :). Matt and Jeff
knew it was the two blond crybabies who were under those metallic gold
outfits and masks and took it upon themselves to attempt to de-mask them
at the last PPV, but to no avail. "The Conquistadors" walked away
with Matt and Jeff's tag team belts.
However,
what occurred the very next night on RAW really reeked of awesomeness .
. . Edge & Christian were slated to face a pair of phony Conquistadors
masquerading as Edge & Christian as the Conquistadors (what???) for
a title shot. But after Christian was attacked and put through a
table backstage by the Dudley Boyz, Edge vowed to take on the "new champs"
alone and, to quote him, "totally bring home the gold!" Edge looked
a bit confused as he watched the Conquistadors coming down the ramp to
the ring. Perhaps he thought these were the real Conquistadors
- and after he smacked one of the duo around a bit in the ring, arrogantly
thinking he had the match in his pocket - whoo hoo! Once the other
"Conquistador" was tagged in, it was clear that the guys under the masks
and outfits were our very favorites. The crowd went wild as they
executed Poetry in Motion, the Twist of Fate and finally, the Swanton Bomb
for the pinfall and win on Edge. :)))
Championship
belts in their hands, Matt and Jeff climbed up the ramp to unmask.
At this point Christian had come out to investigate what happened.
Edge & Christian were busted! Commissioner Mick Foley announced
that the cameras had caught them red-handed, admitting to having posed
as the Conquistadors the night before at No Mercy. The two guys originally
to pose as the team were named Rick and Sparky, whom they'd found at, according
to Christian, a Sunoco station. Mick allowed their title win from
the PPV to stand, but as the shortest tag team title reign in history -
and then allowed the Hardyz their win on RAW that night!
However,
since then, Matt and Jeff have been robbed of their championship. :(
New tag champs Bull Buchanan and the Goodfather of Right to Censor defeated
them in part thanks to Edge and Christian and Steven Richards' interference.
What are the WWF thinking? Why oh why would they award any championship
gold to the Goodfather?! That guy sucks, no matter what persona he
takes on! Bull Buchanan is good, but the Hardyz are the most deserving!!!
Hopefully, over the next few weeks the feud between RTC and the Boyz continues
so that Matt and Jeff will get plenty of chances to reclaim their title.
September
11, 2000
Finally,
another update...What's going on lately? Every time it looks as if the
Boyz are about to recapture the tag team title, it's snatched up from under
them like a rug! There was so much speculation by so many that Matt and
Jeff would wear the gold once again after SummerSlam, especially as the
PPV was held in their home state of North Carolina. But no, once again
the Boyz got shut out and Edge and Christian prevailed, despite Lita's
helping hand. When, oh when are the Hardyz going to get the belts again?!
If not in their home state during a pay-per-view, then where/ when???
June
14, 2000
Over
the last couple of weeks, the Boyz have been venturing into the singles
match territory. Not a bad thing at all, although lately I've been having
to review twice as many matches! :) After incidents between Jeff Hardy
and Chris Benoit, could the WWF be setting something big up? Benoit dogged
Jeff not once, but twice, nailing him with the Intercontinental belt. Although
Benoit faced Matt in a title defense this past RAW, it seems as if Benoit's
got a bigger problem with Jeff than with Matt. Maybe a feud is being set
up here??? If so, it would be nice to see it end up with a Hardy once again
wearing gold!
May
23, 2000
It
seems lately that the WWF is giving the Boyz an anti-push. Strange, considering
the fact that only a month ago, they were being pushed quite nicely. It
seemed that they were going to be the ones to go after Edge and Christian's
tag team championship. But no. Instead, Matt and Jeff have been losing
their tag team matches as of late, and although Jeff won a match on Heat
a couple of weeks back, Matt lost his. What's going on??? I hope the WWF
realizes what bright stars they have in both Boyz and that they get their
good push again, because they deserve it!
May
4, 2000
It
was interesting to see the Hardyz involved in the Hardcore thing for a
short while, even though Matt and Jeff battled against each other.
While I was disappointed that Matt lost the title (unfairly!) to Crash
"Elroy Jetson" Holly on SmackDown last week, it was mega cool to see him
as a singles champion. I am, however, glad that he and Jeff are back
together in tag team competition, and although they were defeated by Too
Cool during their first match back together on Raw this week, this is where
they're at their absolute best - as a team. Hopefully, the WWF will
start giving them a push once again so they can achieve their ultimate
goal, becoming the WWF Tag Team Champions, once again.
Some
of the photos below are courtesy of Lyn1234567@aol.com
(Click
the images for a larger view)
Jeff
vs. Matt for the Hardcore Title
Hardy
Boyz vs. Too Cool
The
Boyz preparing for the Hardcore battle at Backlash
April
25, 2000
Congratulations
to Matt for winning the Hardcore title on RAW last night!!! I have to admit,
this was something I personally never expected. At first I thought if one
of the Boyz won, that he would get pinned seconds later by one of the other
guys. I also thought that Jeff would have been the Hardy to win such a
match and title. Not to take anything away from Matt; he is actually my
favorite Hardy - but I have to be honest and say that I worry about him
being involved in the Hardcore mix because of the injuries he's sustained
over the past couple of months. I would hate for him to get hurt again.
Scanning
and re-scanning the tape of that very impromptu Hardcore title match last
night, I couldn't help noticing (sort of) Jeff's reaction to Matt's victory.
From what I saw, he looked . . . shall I say, less than thrilled! I noticed
that little brother didn't follow big brother up the ramp like he usually
does. Uh oh. What does this mean???
While
I definitely think Matt and Jeff could produce some excellent matches as
opponents, I would hate to see the Hardy Boyz split up as a team. They
are the best tag team in the WWF, or in any of the 3 major feds, for that
matter. But as always, only time will tell what's in store for Matt and
Jeff Hardy. I can't wait - I'm already thirsting for more.
April
20, 2000
Well,
it seems like lately the Boyz aren't involved in any sort of angle.
They are, however, winning a lot of matches against very impressive opponents,
which is good. It must mean that the WWF is setting them up for big
things as far as a championship match against Edge and Christian sometime
in the (near?) future. The only complaint I have is that Matt and
Jeff have not been on the mic since WrestleMania. Hopefully, that
will change soon. And I would expect there to be a post-WrestleMania
interview lying around somewhere after the unbelievable, impressive match
they had with E&C and the Dudleys. Time will tell...
April
4, 2000
After
WrestleMania 2000's triangle tag team championship ladder match, the Boyz
were spared from wrestling on RAW. Although I was disappointed they
didn't have a match, I was glad that they didn't have to wrestle.
As always, Matt and Jeff took some incredible bumps at WM, and they are
only human. And lord knows, they DESERVE a break! If you cruise
on over to their official site, you'll see a post from Matt on the message
board - he says that he and Jeff emerged from WM without any major injuries
but that it would be several days before they would wake up without pain.
(poor guys) In any event, it should be interesting to see where the
Boyz's feud with Edge and Christian takes them next.
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