 What's good jobs for us back again with another video. So we're gonna check out the rise of the hardy boys, man the hardy boys They are a gold team in wrestling If you know anything about wrestling if you appreciate Anything about wrestling then the hardy boys are a group that you definitely Should have been you know aware of and and appreciate what they brought to the tag team division, man It was them edge and Christian the Dudley boys. They Revolutionized tag team wrestling team Extreme and everyone loved the hardies that that's just that's just what it was man. They Are staples in the wrestling community always in forever forever future Hall of Famers I mean the list of accolades go on And this is gonna be a dope video to check out a Wrestling premier is the channel that we're checking this out on I've been subscribed to them for a while So definitely go check them out link to the original video will be down below I'm looking forward to this man just to go back down memory lane and and to see the hardy boys They're sentient to greatness man. Let's get into this one The tag team division in the WWF had felt like a huge priority during the Golden Age Several strong legitimate tag teams that excelled the teams that felt like a big deal at times main event It shows the heart foundation the legion of doom the rockers But as time went on the division lacked interest. This wasn't just a tag team problem. The WWF suffered in all areas It's just the division felt more obvious and glaring with the new generation and full swing the tag teams They just didn't hit the same they're definitely memorable No doubt about it But because the previous teams in the golden era or top 10 it makes things look worse than they were However, the future of the tag team division It was right under their noses at the time emerging from Cameron, North Carolina was Matt and Jeff Hart The two brothers had grown up as lifelong wrestling fans and their passion was wrestling It got to the point where both brothers trained themselves and even created their own wrestling promotion Which was later known as Omega the promotion went by other names initially instead of wrestling and a regular wrestling ring The brothers were having matches on trampolines and simply came down a passion and Matt Hardy himself Elaborate further in an interview and I quote when we would watch TV We fell in love with wrestling whether it was NWA or WWF We begged our dad for a year to buy us a trampoline and when he got us a trampoline for Christmas We started putting together some moves I was always the macho man Randy Savage and Jeff would be stink We would emulate our favorites We then decided to turn the trampoline into a ring by cutting down some trees to use as ring posts And we tied some rope around them for the ring ropes We then saved up for a video camera to film what we were doing We just love doing everything about the wrestling business and we worked hard to follow our dreams And here we are in 2014 still wrestling for TNA on global TV The brothers had gimmicks Matt was high voltage Jeff wills Wolverine who was based on stink Shannon Moore and Gregory Helms joined in and this thing was slowly expanding in interest Connections were made and they started wrestling in public Matt Hardy had done a lot of hard work as a promoter and before he knew it He met the Italian stallion and from out of nowhere They started working as jobbers on TV and this was right after WrestleMania 10 It seems like a mind-trip to see the Hardys in the early parts of the new generation era But with that said the stallion had started taking money from the brothers He's like, oh I give you guys this opportunity, you gotta give me some They make 300, 400, they're left with 150 Because it was giving them the rest of the show Some time later they grew tired of him and he bailed on them once And instead of waiting or calling on them They drove themselves and told the WWF that if they want their services They should call them instead of the stallion Matt did have some praise from him due to him instilling some knowledge of the business Into the Hardys but in general it was a small chapter in their careers Jeff debuted as well in Live Dubai at his age At the time he was 16, however, this worked to his benefit For one, Scott Hall took him under his wing and Hardy had more than positive words for And I quote Then moving forward, Scott Hall was so kind because he thought I looked like Vanilla Ice And he clicks very hard at calling me Ice And I'll never forget one time he told Pat Patterson I was like 16 or 17, too Let's get this kid on the road, get him seasoned I'm not even legal yet There's something very special to what he saw He saw my future through whatever it was and he believed in us every step of the way And that's rare man Matt and Jeff continued wrestling as an entertainment tale And it won't be featured in King of the Ring 1995 opening the doors for the wrestlers They were slowly brought in and trained under Dory Funk One advantage both men had at this point compared to others is that they had experience Back then it was likely a wrestler would have to pay their dues and go through a bunch of things Before becoming an official member of the roster These guys had been wrestling for years so when they officially signed in 1998 All was good Now Matt and Jeff were actually pitched to join DXer on this time Wow You'll see moments if you look back in 1998 when we're in tights And there's several times we probably do it for like four or five weeks straight When we come to the ring we go up in the corners and Jeff and I are doing this And we do the DX we're gonna pledge for DX And then eventually kind of like ended up being like their lackeys to a degree and pledge with them And then they were going to kind of see where it went And then maybe we could legitimately like be a part of the DX when it's all said and done That that was an idea that Vince Russo had they didn't want to try And DX eventually we did it for like four or five weeks and they said okay enough of that We're not going to do this These guys aren't quite ready let them do whatever And then it just like stopped immediately and was never revisited They continued as jobbers with their roles more prominent I would have been interested in them being a part of DX I don't know if they would have gotten a spotlight Old to me I mean yeah they would have gotten a spotlight being a part of that group But I don't know if it would have benefited them much It's crazy how certain things happen in wrestling for a reason And sometimes you may think at that moment it's not a good You know it's not the best of reasons or It's disappointing but ultimately it may be something better for you in the long run so The brothers featured on he more often but they were mostly losing Their opportunity to make something of themselves came after WrestleMania 15 As Michael Hayes was paired with them They had grown up bond with Freebird previously And Jeff Hardy said that there were pitches from Vince Russo for the team to grow beards And look more in tune with Michael Hayes According to Jeff Hayes wanted them to wear some old school outfits But they ended up taking them to hot topic And that's where the iconic Hardy Boys look was created Why would he wear it too? I don't know he was probably undergoing some sort of midlife crisis Michael Hayes at the time had started a feud with the brood who called him out by his actual name Instead of Doc Hendricks And because of this he grew disdain over being disrespected by these young guys On the May 16th 1999 episode of Heat The brood were victims of a bloodbath by Hayes and the Hardy Boys This led to a series of matches which definitely stand out in the era of attitude Because it was fast paced high risk high reward type stuff They brought something entirely fresh to the division no doubt about it It also helped that these two teams were young Back then if you hit some centon bomb the whole crowd would be looking on an amazement Surely afterwards the two teams faced off for the chance to challenge the acolytes of the tag team titles After the champions interfered and ruined everything the match was pushed to king of the ring Once again fast paced action that leaves you wanting more for the Hardy Boys It was a victory The acolytes heading into this title defense were destroyed by Kane the previous line And when told by the doctor to stay in the back they assaulted him The hardies went through well the acolytes were 100% But as they usually did they were kicking ass They came down to a stick shot in timing for the hardies to win the tag team championships This left them absolutely speechless but before they could finish GTV interrupted Well this was a great moment for the Hardy Boys They had worked over five years to get to this point Four and a half of those years were as jobbers They had to work from the bottom all the way up The acolytes were extremely frustrated with the title loss and were desperate to rebound The rematch of fully loaded involved Michael Hayes And it ended the way you expected to with the acolytes victorious They destroyed him and by the looks of it you'd be thinking he was a rookie lost in the locker room The hardies decided to turn on him later on enjoying Gengar El to form the new brood Why? I don't know they fit the vibe though for sure But in storyline it was kind of dumb These guys stitched Michael Hayes for somebody that had less titles Than taught on him or the Orlando magic That's basically what it comes down to Whenever something is called new and wrestling it straight up fails Because it's tied into the old thing which is way way way way way better That said the new brood from a look standpoint were flat out amazing Take away that entrance they still look awesome With the wet hair the red and black shirts the whole thing I like the new brood look wise As a faction they're not that memorable Literally just the Hardy Boys and Gengar El Yeah that's it And the hallways were funny here As for the hardies they had some issues with Edge and Christian and likewise Their chemistry together led to the creation of the Terry Invitation Terry Ronald's managerial services were supposed to be the reward for the winning team And of course $100,000 Once you shorten the Terry Invitation alternative You get ticked It was the best of five series This side traded victories And it all came down to the final match and oh mercy This was gonna be the decider And to say it was a perfect start for the two teams Would be a massive understatement Their multiple years of wrestling had come down to this match Now what makes this match so good is that it was unexpected Not to the guys They knew this was a huge opportunity to make something out of themselves The WWF didn't do ladder matches often If I remember correctly This was the first ever tag team ladder match They changed the way the ladder match was viewed Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10 was absolutely iconic However this match could blow it out of the water In general the world evolves Everything builds upon something Here they changed everything The ladder match was innovated to greater heights And it gets to a point where nobody could really top them Because since then who can we truly say actually Innovated the ladder match to even greater heights We can't really say that The hardies and edgy makes a very fair point What the hardies and edgy and christian were able to do With some ladders It I guess you could say it literally shaped what ladder matches are today Damn they're in every company I'm pretty sure if you ask a wrestling fan What's their favorite ladder match of all time I'm sure the hardies are going to be involved In one of their greatest ladder matches of all time It's just when you think of hardies, team extreme You think of ladders You think of chairs You think of tables You know the whole TLC trifecta And christian you ask somebody their top five ladder matches Three of them are most likely going to evolve somebody from this match The spots were grueling and absolutely show still You understood that these guys wanted to be in the headline And these spots were almost mind blowing in 1999 You have to look at it from that time period's perspective Because the audience wasn't used to action this fast and sudden It was definitely high risk But at the same time it was high reward For the hardies they were victorious that night But in reality all four of these men were winning They received an incredible standing ovation from that crowded man This is Loki one of the most important matches in WWE history The ladder match was reimagined and nobody can make a bigger impact With a ladder like edgin christian and the hardies did There are now stars in the tag team division Now what's odd about this match is that This is why making the most noise on the show Being the standout the four men initially made $5,000 They weren't too happy about it Especially after the road dogs said they should be making at least $30,000 from it And so Jarr doubled the original bonus and so in total they all made $40,000 But despite this there was more value to come out of this match for the four men The next night on rather winners came out and told Michael Cole that they're not the new brood They're the hardies Edgin christian interrupted and the men were quite hostile But edgin christian assured them that they weren't here for that Edge mentioned how they gave them a standing ovation And the fans followed up again Their appearance here was simply out of respect and they shook him I remember the segment that that was that was a monumental moment And he comes out there and we showed out last night man Ah man bro It's crazy The only one that's not in AEW is edge Everyone else in this in this image right here is in AEW except edge And gang rovo was for other reasons He won congratulations for scoring Edges like screw this guy Goes for this big ass punch and they jumped him He saw that and jeff faced him Highly deserved I didn't beat the crap out of you Standing ovation from the fans Now it was only good from here on Upon the ladder match Man hardy had made a pitch to the creative team that he wanted affection Alongside his brother and edgin christian He saw the standing ovation they received and felt that they could grow together But WWF though saw things differently He felt that a feud with DX that had reformed at the time would have been nice But it was the right call Edgin christian as rivals elevated the tag team division Now man jeff didn't really do much Being as a stable I'm sure it would have worked But them being as opponents as rivals Like you said Elevated the tag team division because Yeah, they could have went against DX and the new young guys going against The the veteran uh, you know veteran Season wrestlers has been there for a little bit, you know But I do think them not teaming up Made the division so much better because now Anytime they have a match they're you know, they're trying to steal the show You know and I I appreciate that that's the right call That's one of them situations. They made the right call because we got what we got Years in years later, you know, so throughout the rest of the year Once 2000 came around though, this turned out to be an excellent year for the harris They kicked off the year in a feud with the dudlies Well, actually bubba and divan Initiated this feud as bubba had an appetite for tables He sent the door to a table on the side to the tag team tables match at the royal rumble The match was incredible, especially for something that felt like it was under 10 minutes It was jam-packed to the max It was the perfect representation of man Jeff Hardy going through hell just for an advantage in a match And that image of hardy going for that swat time is absolutely iconic They won the match went on till destroying themselves The dudlies were irritated with how the match went But wanted to show respect to the duo And told them that if they win the titles tonight, they get the first shot This turned out to be a lie and divan and bubba laid them out Terry got involved in since bubba loved tables She went through one Edge and christian wanted to avenge the duo on smackdown And they won the match But it didn't matter in the end And this chaos only caused the dudlies to run into hiding And get the help of the acolytes Now the acolytes at the time were opening up a protection agency They're always getting one over the babyfaces And even earned a title shot for no way out Terry was concerned over getting involved in some action again And so she enlisted the help of the APA This was during the number one contenders match Involving the hardies and edging christian E and C were tough opposition of course But the difference maker was actually Terry Who shoved Jeff Hardy off the top row She slapped Matt and christian hit the unprettier Nobody knew what was up and then the acolytes destroyed them Hardy and Matt got revenge And who died They fully focused on the tag team titles Damn edge has been like this since 2000 The hardy boys made it to the final two in a tag team battle royale However the dudlies ruined everything and destroyed the opposition This meant both teams were inserted into the tag team match at WrestleMania Tensions built between edging christian and the hardies during an interview Edging christian grew annoyed with how Matt and Jeff were Trying to make everything about themselves Matt implied that edge and christian had more opportunities Because they looked like baby faces Edge claimed that they made the hardies famous in their set of matches And this led to the teams costing each other matches So now edge and christian were heels WrestleMania though was another notch in the tag team's belt The inclusion of the dudlies was welcoming Because they brought the element of tables with them Edge and christian had the chair and the hardies of course had the ladder They took that formula they created and went all out again Zero regard for their own bodies They may have been hurt that day But nobody's gonna forget this match any time soon What the performance they had They should be called Shawn Michaels because they stole the show again There were so many iconic moments to come from this match And for sure this was one of the best matches of 2000 Edge and christian emerged victorious this time around And moved on to other things As for the hardies They dabbled in the hardcore division and Matt even won the title Ultimately though the title was Crash Halleys The hardy boys were always near the tag team titles But they weren't making much noise However an additional element to the group A lot for the team to fly to greater heights On the May 25th 2000 episode of Smackdown Matt Hardy faced S.A. Rios Lita had some problems with Rios who was not valuing the relationship And Matt accidentally struck her during the match After the match Rios dropped her with a power bomb in Moonsoul And the hardies saw enough and gave him a bean They carried Lita to the back and this was the beginning of Team Xtreme Lita officially joined the duo a couple of weeks later And quickly started off a feud with Trish Stratus This also meant that the hardies were feuding with TNA The woman's feud was more hated than the men They had so much hatred for each other in such a short time And a six person tag team match at fully loaded was intense Lita made her mark She was getting involved a lot more than Trish Who was interested in picking up the pieces And she showed passion and resiliency to score the victory But right afterwards the heels attacked They left the hardies laying and Trish ended up whooping the hell out of Lita It didn't take long for it to pay back the favor But this feud would be put on hold for the time being As for Matt and Jeff it was back to feud with It's crazy to think that we may end up getting another Well we're most likely going to get another like Feud with Trish and Lita going forward I'm sure Lita will come back to assist Becky Lynch Going against Zoe Starks and Trish Stratus So it's crazy to say in 2023 Trish and Lita are going to be going at it again at some point later on this year You know it may not be in a solos match or one on one But just the fact that they're going to be in a ring together In some like tag team capacity That's crazy In 2023 we're still going to see these ladies out there That's insane The Dudley's and Edgyn Christian That's how it all matched the next side of the row was absolutely chaotic Everyone barring Edgyn Christian looked strong They had to steal it from out of nowhere And Edgyn Christian were basically looking good You know they're coming out of these matches unscathed They were cheating They were stealing these wins But regardless they were always escaping with the titles Even if it meant they got disqualified Here they hit a concerto on Jeff Hardy Since these guys were leaving their marking going unscathed The Dudley's and the Hardy's returned the favor using ladders and tables As a result of this Edgyn Christian laid out Matt Hardy And went on strike and protest of Mick Foley's decisions towards them He made fun of them but said that they have a point Then he lowered their expectations by telling them that SummerSlam is going to be Edgyn Christian against the Hardy's Against the Dudley's and the TLC match This was going to be the first TLC match that's kind Edgyn Christian had made it a mission to retain their titles under any circumstances Even if they got themselves disqualified Now Dudley's the Hardy's Everyone was tired of it And this matches a way of making them pay for their sins Now it doesn't need to be said But this match was tremendous And the TLC element makes it better than the last two ladder matches TLC was somewhat a part of WrestleMania 2000 But not entirely like here Jeff Hardy as expected was done You know what he was doing He did it to himself during this match And in general this was out of this world Every second something crazy would happen Matt getting tipped over Edgyn spewing some love into Lita That would take five years to kick in And these guys were hanging onto the belt This was some action the fans hadn't seen before And there's always a question of how can they top the previous matches But they do it They find a way to do just that And in addition their tag matches are good Their regular matches are good But then you have this additional weapon in your arsenal It's like a cheat code for them Similar to last time Edge and Christian's hands Were on the belts when it came down to it Iconic The boundaries these men were pushing Were absolutely incredible These matches will leave you speechless Because of how stand out they were And a time where fans really weren't used to action Like this Team Xtreme was quick to rebound With the help of Edge who accidentally gave the hardys The title shot after Blasting met with the belt The champions were fuming But they quickly made a joke out of the hardys By introducing their future selves via time machine They even made fun of Lita Mick Foley put a stop to this And revealed that Edge and Christian Will defend the titles in a steel gauge match He then brought out the present day hardys Who beat the champions out of the ring This taught them a lesson Not to do these types of things in the ring And this led to one of the funniest Edge and Christian segments They sat in front of a projector And made fun of the hardys' old wrestling clips Edge couldn't believe Mets promo skills deteriorated Since then Jeff had zero charisma on their eyes And knowing that they were coming The champions ambushed them And in the process lead a bumper head into the wall This segment was beat It was funny That's funny they used actual footage Edge and Christian were hilarious Hardys were looking on to disappoint Man, they were said They weren't even there Man, they were almost said And I highly recommend you watch this segment if you have As expected, the steel gauge match was pretty good The hardys were isolated And the champions took advantage Lacking Jeff out of the ring Man, they had so many good fusion matches, bro Man Just taking me back Jeff had to ironically use a ladder To climb to the top and enter And he hit the most Jeff Hardy move ever A whisper in the wind from the top of the cage Lead on the outside connected with a head scissors And on the top of the cage Edge got a taste of his own medicine With a concherto And that was enough for the victory Hardys were new champions And again, these teams show their level of depth They could wrestle normal matches They could wrestle ladder matches They could wrestle steel cage matches And this is another good match It was fresh Next night on Run The first episode on TNN Mick fully wanted a historic match So he made Edge and Christian's rematch a ladder match This was only 24 hours after that grueling steel cage match Insane Now I don't need to tell you how good this was Edge and Christian in a ladder match Against the hardys That says it all They're still finding creative spots Even though they had like four of these matches before And it's hard to say whether these guys Were actually injured from the cage match Or they were selling these injuries well But regardless, they had the heart to put on Another match of the night The hardys went through it here Especially Matt Hardy who had to put on A gutsy performance to score the victory Even Lito was banged up by the end of it What this also meant was that Edge and Christian couldn't challenge for the titles So they were desperate to cost Matt and Jeff To get themselves a match This led to Los Conquistadors returning And they assaulted the hardys And nearly cost them the titles on two occasions At the same time They got themselves a title shot for no mercy Edge and Christian wished them luck And went asked about their strategy for the match They responded saying Si senor And of course arriva The Conquistadors showed shades of Edge and Christian The champions realized what's up But they had additional masks under And Matt took an unprettier Which meant they lost the titles The accusations were starting to be made And Edge and Christian tried offering a rebuttal With physical evidence They asked for a title shot and when they received it They were more worried about choosing Which sunglasses they should wear to the ring Christian got ambushed by the Dudleys And Edge, despite this, felt confident That he could take on the Conquistadors alone They didn't follow up on the promise And it turned out to be the hardys Mick Foley then revealed that the cameraman earlier on Left the camera and the details of their plans Were exposed Then he got their hopes up saying their title victory counted Only to drag them down Saying it's one of the shortest title reigns of all time So now Matt and Jeff Hardy The Hardy boys and the new champions The hardys had seemed to have steered them That's such a convoluted way To give them the championship right back with Test Edge and Christian But they once again got on their business During a title match with the right to censor Stevie Richards took advantage of this drama And helped these guys capture the tag team titles Lita and Ivory had issues with the title as well The hardys had issues with RTC over titles And this made its way to Survivor Series Lita was all bloody during this title match She didn't capture that gold And RTC won the elimination match But then the Dudleys returned after the match And dropped the heels The real feud though was with the radicals These two sides had so much hatred for one another After Lita's hem was bumped into a door That was aggressively opened by Chris Benoit Deep down within though, Dean Malinko had an entirely different feeling for Lita Benoit told him that she's just another broad But Malinko didn't see it that way And to his own detriment Because Lita wasn't interested He was too naive and believed he had a chant And even offered Lita a title shot If he wins, she has to go on a date with him though Lita put up a fight But when Malinko wanted to wrap it up He did it with ease The day itself was initially rough But Lita let her guard down And she admitted that she couldn't resist Malinko Mr. Rockefeller as he called himself Was met with the Hardy boys at the hotel And they obliterated him It wasn't all bad for Malinko though Because he rebonded at Armageddon and rocked Lita Even then he upgraded his perv stats And almost had his career ended as if the Hardys caught him staring at Lita in the shower Even then he was still interested in her It was a weird dynamic where he beat her up And showed affection at the same time This reached a boiling point with Lita once again challenging Malinko This time with the help of Matt Hardy She emerged victorious At the top of it all off they kissed after the match And so now it was revealed that Matt and Lita were officially in a relationship As always the Hardys couldn't remain away from the Dudleys and Edging Christian On the March 5th 2001 episode of Raw the Dual captured the tag team titles with the help of Christian This title run didn't even make it to WrestleMania Because ENC recaptured the gold after Rydo made his debut And Gord, Chef Hardy, leading to the title change The Dudleys were supposed to receive the title shot But after their flight was delayed It was given to those two Upon their arrival they demanded their match and received it Despite Dudley's debut during the match And it led to the Hardys winning the titles So it was hot potato heading into WrestleMania WrestleMania 17 in Houston was the apex The peak of what was known as the golden era And my favorite WrestleMania of all time Y'all know this This match alone damn near almost stole the show Just fantastic Of this tag team division The work these three teams put in was for this match And moment TLC2 is no doubt about the greatest TLC match in WWE history I've watched this match countless times And it has never failed to entertain me It's hard to follow up on the previous ladder matches But they did just that on three different occasions How? I don't know But a minor aspect about this match Comes down to each team playing an excellent role in the match The Dudleys you expected were here Hardys, they were here Edge and Christian were here Not to mention the additional interferences It was extremely different to what had been seen in the previous matches Different kind of athleticism Different spots, everything It was nothing short of iconic and like the WWF in general At the time It wasn't going to get any better in the tag team division Especially after putting on a match like that On the biggest stage in wrestling It's not overrated in the slightest It's influential And a huge highlight In all six of their careers And it helped them achieve legend status In the tag team division Edge and Christian emerged victorious by the skin of their teeth With the help of Ryno Who turned out to be the difference maker But in many ways This marked the end of Edge and Christian And the Hardys' feud They did have one more match later on TLC3 But the feud wasn't as intense as it once was As for Matt and Jeff They finally met with the top of the WWF As Vince booked the Hardys In a six-person tag team match against Stone Cold Triple H And Stephanie McMahon This came after Lito was caught talking to Linda That main event was heat Lito won the match for the Hardys And after the match Austin and Triple H began beating up on her Like she was the number one contender to that title It was very violent They were so desperate to establish this new Stone Cold character As a cold-hearted heel Like we all know Austin's a cold-hearted face Previously But he was very, very different here And Jeff Hardys took advantage of his longest promo to blast Both him and the game of the skill chair And dropped Stephanie with a twist of fate Triple H was so fired up over this That he demanded a match Even if it was for the title He received this request and dominated Hardys was without his brother And Lito who were away Sometimes he would find some momentum And Triple H would bend the rules To take advantage Turns out Matt was there He interfered and blasted Triple H with that chair Before Jeff hit the swanton to win that title One of the greatest upsets in WWF history Especially the moment When you look at the crowd They dotted the result But it happened And Jeff Hardy was champion He even sent in an interview with that Triple H Oh man bro this is It's just crazy Where they started As just jobbers to Becoming tag team champs To having these legendary TLC Matches and tag team matches to Now being in some main event Profile situations with the top guys in the company Crazy Everything just started And then it just snowballed into something bigger man Place told him that he hopes to Make a lot of money with him in the future He saw the potential in Jeff Hardy No wonder it's clear why Team extreme in general around this time period Were so damn cool because of their look What they did and what they represented The fans gravitated towards that You knew that these guys were for real As for the title victory Hardy didn't hold the title for long As Triple H reclaimed the gold on raw They once again tried to assault Lita But this time around The brothers of destruction Looking like the final bosses Came on to save Lita This fizzled out and meanwhile Matt Hardy became the European champion He beat Eddie Guerrero for the gold And this led to a storyline of trust You see Eddie was desperate to gain the Hardy's his trust They weren't eager to let their guard down Especially for him And Eddie even went as far as to turn on the radicals At one point he risked himself for Lita's safety And this storyline ended up being dropped As Eddie Guerrero went to rehab Now my personal prediction is that He probably would have tried to drive a wedge Between Lita and the Hardy's Something a bit similar to Malinko Around the same time period The three teams that elevated the ladder match To greater heights Were gonna do it one more time This time it was TLC3 on SmackDown Chris Menwant, Chris Jericho Though were the additional team Vince wanted to put those men through hell After they captured the gold from the two man power trip And this match once again is a prime example Of the sacrifices that these wrestlers Were willing to make Some of the spots around here were rough And I'm sure it didn't feel good for Edge To get locked in the walls or for Christian To get tipped over without adjusting himself And again creative spots Which almost leave you amazed And have you wondering like how? I was about to say it was a quiet match For the Hardy's but then they did this Jericho and Menwant emerged victorious But suffered the most during the match And that was it for the Edge and Christian In Hardy Boy's arc As for Man, Jeff Jeff won the light heavyweight Championship holding the gold for three weeks He ended up winning the hardcore title And having a great feud with Rob Van Dam Who was a part of the Alliance Their matches were absolutely amazing And the styles matched well And I always have fun watching their matches They're just so damn good Great matches The Hardy Boy's time as a successful team Was slowly winding down But they weren't gonna go out bad They won the WCW tag team championships Holding them for three weeks Before the Dudley's claimed the gold They then won the WWF tag team championships To set up a clash against the Dudley Boy's As survivor series inside a steel cage Winner takeoff It was a pretty good match But it had long term effects on the Hardy Boy's For one it was the tag team in a nutshell Blowing a good thing They were champions They had that match when they had Jeff felt the need to go for the dive again And this cost them the match And it was the beginning of the end of the Hardy Boy's Jeff proceeded to make the same mistake Against Christian for the European title And Matt told them that he's stupid Jeff felt that he was controlling and the team was falling apart Tensions were building between the two brothers Even in victory And this led to a one on one match for vengeance At one point an argument between the two Let to them shoving Lita And Matt complained about her not taking his side So he asked her to be the referee To prove she doesn't choose sides They both cheated during that match And then all came down to a controversial finish With Lita not noticing Matt's foot on the rope This meant more drama He had been bitter throughout this whole entire thing And it increased tenfold He challenged Jeff and Lita to a handicap match And told her that like the Hardy Boy's They're breaking up Matt was going all out He rolled up Lita for the win here But this storyline would transition back To a Hardy Boy's reunion Not personally get why they would start a breakup story But there was a little bit left for the team at this point They got to take her through both Jeff and Lita off the stage Which enraged Matt Hardy And this caused the Hardy to reunite To combat the Undertaker They brought them closer together to get their asses kicked The Hardy boys were rejuvenated in the division But when you look back in hindsight It's clear they weren't the same Not because of them particularly You know they were popular They're popular They're having the same matches You know they weren't bad But because WWF didn't seem to focus as hard on them As they used to Brock Lesnar debuted and absolutely dominated the two men And now learning our lesson They decided to provoke the Undertaker Who wasn't all about that Let's start to an incredible ladder match For the undisputed championship And Jeff Hardy despite the chances of him getting his ass beaten Were 99% Made everyone believe The fans are all in jars This was one of the best matches On Monday Night Raw, bro They made Jeff was already a star But this was the thing that really was Pushing people especially this match This performance how it went The call another match by JR This really pushed it to that next level For him like he could be WWE Champion one day Like this was great This was fan This was star making He was already a star This was main event star making power right here This comment here was excellent He's like make yourself famous kid And Jeff Hardy's gutsy performance Despite falling short Earned the respect of the Undertaker Who despite dropping him every time Would ask for more This momentum that Hardy had from this match Led to him becoming the European champion Hardy was the last European champion The title was unified with the hardcore championship A couple of weeks later Jeff fell short to RVD Which is the story of his career basically Matt Hardy meanwhile wasn't around As he was resting on heat And Lita suffered a neck injury And left her sideline for over a year On the August 5th 2002 episode of Raw The Hardy's return to action It looked like the duel was gonna feud with the un-Americans But that wasn't the case With SummerSyme on the horizon Eric Bischoff wanted Rob Van Dam to face Chris Benoit For the Intercontinental Championship Matt and Jeff were standing in front And Matt in particular had a problem with this Bischoff claimed to not know his name But ended up giving the Hardy's a title shot It was only gonna be one of them though And it was gonna be decided by a coin toss Not even He just put the coin on his hand And decided it was heads And Jeff gets the shot Matt ended up turning on him And costing him the match And later that week He signed with SmackDown Matt didn't wanna live in the shadow of his brother And he was like you know what I'm outta here And he immediately became Matt Hardy version 1 Alright that's the Hardy's story Damn They really had a great run TLC 1, 2, 3 The popularity from the fans Everything These guys were doing everything They wrestled each other for the hardcore title They wrestled each other on paper view They won the titles on multiple occasions And it was a great run What makes it so good is that The Hardy's brought life to the tag team division It wasn't dead straight up or anything like that But at the time there wasn't many big notable tag teams Other than the New Age Outlaws and the Acolytes Edge and Christian coming along Along with the Dudley's Helped bring more interest to the division They elevated the division to greater heights You saw tag teams fighting it out in ladder and TLC matches You never seen that before It wasn't happening But these guys were doing it And they were doing it at such a high level Which is also a bad thing because Them wrestling these matches These grueling matches They had this expectation atop the last match And in turn it would hurt them And slowly the injuries would pile up To a point where it's like these matches aren't sustainable As good as those matches were They're a bad for the guys in the matches But yeah I love the Hardy's They're one of my hair tag teams of all time What makes them so good is everything You know like there are matches there They had unique offense Sentan bombs Diving off ladders The whole tables thing The look Lead up being the missing piece of the group Everything about them was perfect And they ended at the right time You know like obviously they couldn't have gone Till 2003 as the Hardy boys Like they're gonna get cheered a bit here and there But it was best to end it at that point Because both men needed to go their separate ways With that time being Because I think in the day they're brothers They're obviously not gonna deviate away from each other And they were bound to reunite But at that time it was best for them to split Especially for Matt Hardy You know Matt Hardy had to forge his own path Because at the time he was falling down a bit He was wrestling on heat And this gave him the opportunity to go to Smackdown To become Matt Hardy version one So yeah All right what'd you guys think of the Hardy boys? Hey man This was a great video I'm gonna go ahead and give this a like Y'all go ahead and give it a like If you haven't already seen it This was fantastic The Hardy boys Like I said at the beginning of this video is One of the most influential tag teams of all time Some of your favorite tag teams have been inspired By the Hardy boys By team extreme And they showed you why they They should have been taken seriously They love the business They put their bodies on the line To entertain us in a time where There was a lot of There was a lot of top tier talent And tag team wrestling like he said Wasn't what it used to be And for them to bring that excitement To the tag team division And really damn near sometimes Like steal the show from You know potential like top guys Like we're talking about the stone coals The rocks The the the triple H's You know we're talking about the undertakers The Canes and their prime The Kurt Angles and the steel Have people like Give you standing ovations When your match come up Or have people you know Like finally remembering your match On some of these high profile cards It's truly impressive Like I said Future Hall of Famers What else is there to say about this The Hardys The goats man So coming down below Let me know what's your favorite Favorite Hardy boys match Like whatever match it was in They were in TLC one two or three Whatever what's your favorite Hardy boys match man That they were involved in Let me know down below But I appreciate all of the support Guys showing on channel road 250k I'm still getting speedy to reach the rest of the world Appreciate y'all can't give me see y'all next one Peace