Matt Hardy and his younger brother, Jeff Hardy, have been one of the most popular young wrestling teams to be featured as professional wrestlers the last decade. Known affectionately as the Hardy Boyz, they have collectively held six World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Championship titles. But both the boys have been involved in a drug war. Battling addictions to drugs and alcohol, they each have had multiple run ins with NC police.
In November of 2011, Matt Hardy flunked a breathalyzer test and got himself bounced out of celebrity rehab. Shortly thereafter, his girlfriend refused to bail him out of jail to the dismay of fans. But the real drama began back in September when Hardy announced (on September 19th that he was checking into a WWE-sponsored rehabilitation center for 90 days). Why was asking for help a scandal? Because he wasn't checking in voluntarily. It seems the court ordered the wild Hardy Boyz champ to check in because he had already been arrested so many times in the prior months.
Deputies claim Matt Hardy of WWE fame had drugs in his possession he planned to sell. "Deputies [in their home state of North Carolina] said they had discovered one hit of the drug known as ecstasy and also found 20 vials of anabolic steroids..." says The Pilot.com, a wrestling blog. He also got a DUI, crashed his corvette into a tree, and got a DWI (a totally separate thing). Matt is allegedly looking at doing hard time now -- and may not be let out early for good behavior.
Jeff Hardy has also had his share of run-ins with the law. The Pilot shared, "Jeff Hardy is back competing in TNA Wrestling after he received 10 days in jail, 30 days probation and a $100,000 fine in a September plea bargain that stemmed from his 2009 arrest on drug charges."
Regarding his resurrection and rise to fame, one fan writes, "Back in 1998, I infamously told my group of friends in Art class that the blonde guy from a new tag team named The Hardy Boyz would be the next Shawn Michaels..."
Patting himself on the back for calling it right, the Cageside Seat writer said, "World title reigns, drug abuse, and beloved by chubby girls nationwide? All that's left is a conversion to Christianity and marrying a smokin' hot wife and my prediction becomes completely accurate."
His reason for thinking Jeff Hardy (minus his brother Matt Hardy) was still the greatest?
Because Jeff Hardy apparently did one of his famous flying Walenda leaps off a 20 foot ladder and destroyed CM Punk with a "Swanton Bomb".
That's Hollywood culture for ya. No matter how bad a celebrity athlete messes up off the field (on in this case outside the ring), they are always accepted by the fans as long as their athletic prowess remains. Why? Because they look good on TV.
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