Whichever version of Matt Hardy a pro wrestling fan may have enjoyed over the course of his more than 35 years in the sport, his innovative mind and versatile in-ring abilities may be what he will get remembered for the most when he finally decides to hang up his boots.Hardy has been a scene-stealer in almost every company he’s worked for whether it was WWE, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Ring of Honor or elsewhere.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITALMatt and Jeff Hardy enter the ring during NXT Halloween Havoc at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Ariz., on Oct.25, 2025.
(Andrea Kellaway/WWE)The 51-year-old multi-time champion has nearly done everything in the business.Fox News Digital asked Hardy in a recent interview which moment of his career he thought doesn’t get talked about enough.
Hardy pointed to the first-ever tag team ladder match he and his brother, Jeff, had with Edge and Christian at No Mercy 1999.He said the match helped pave the way for the historic tables, ladders and chairs match that took place at SummerSlam 2000 and innovated the way inanimate objects are used in the wrestling ring."It’s crazy because my brother and I, we've been blessed to have so many great moments over our, Oct.15 we'll be going into our 35th year of doing this as pro wrestlers, which is crazy," Hardy said.
"A moment still that I don't think gets talked about quite enough – it got praised, especially when it happened, but just looking back at how monumental it was in changing the game, was the first ever tag team ladder match I think.BZZR 'CUTTING OUT THE NOISE' FROM SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE GREAT FOR CREATORS, SPORTSCASTER JON ALBA SAYSJeff and Matt Hardy in an extreme rules match at WrestleMania 25.(Getty Images)"I still think it was so instrumental in leading the way for change in the way of telling stories with inanimate objects in WWE because that ultimately led to us doing the first-ever tag team t...