Matt and Jeff Hardy, the legendary pro wrestlers known as the Hardy Boyz, have won their first major championship in over five years.
The Hardy Boyz (as the duo is often stylized) won the TNA World Tag Team Championship at the recent Bound for Glory PPV, defeating both ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) and The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) to win the belts.
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This is the Hardys’ third time to hold the TNA World Tag Team Championship. They previously won the title in 2015 and the next year in 2016, also at Bound for Glory. Their second reign was during their Broken Hardys phase, but it still counts.
RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY – Jan. 12, 2007: Professional wrestling legends Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy holding a replica WWE Intercontinental Championship belt at an autograph signing at Bookends Bookstore.
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It goes without saying that Matt and Jeff Hardy, as two of the most influential living tag team wrestlers, have won quite a few championships in their careers.
Among many other accomplishments, the duo has held the WCW Tag Team Championship once, the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once, the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship once, and the WWF/World Tag Team Championship six times.
Jeff Hardy has claimed the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWE Championship once, while Matt Hardy has held the ECW Championship once.
Additionally, both brothers have shared the WWF/E European Championship, each winning it once, and they have captured the WWF/E Hardcore Championship four times, with Jeff taking three titles and Matt one.
Jeff has also won the WWF/E Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship once, further solidifying their legacy in wrestling history.
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Despite all of those titles, the Hardy Boyz have strangely been in something of a major championship drought. Before their recent TNA Victory, the two have not held a tag team championship since WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion in 2019.
Since then, the two were IWC Tag Team Champions for nearly 50 days, but given that IWC proudly considers itself a “super indie” promotion, it is fair to say it’s not one of the major titles.
As one might expect, the Hardys’ victory over ABC and The System was particularly hard-fought and acrobatic. See for yourself:
Congratulations for the victory are pouring in via social media, with numerous fans pointing out the symmetry of the Hardy Boyz once again winning a championship at Bound for Glory.
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