The Hardy Boyz Return to WWE: A Timeline
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The Hardy Boyz have been through a lot over the past few years. Here’s a timeline of their return to WWE.
The Hardy Boyz return to WWE at WrestleMania 33
After a six year absence, the Hardy Boyz made their return to WWE at WrestleMania 33. The Hardy Boyz were one of the most popular tag teams in WWE history and their return was met with a huge ovation from the WWE Universe. Let’s take a look at the Hardy Boyz return to WWE.
The Hardy Boyz win the Raw Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 33
After a six-year absence from WWE, The Hardy Boyz made a shocking return at WrestleMania 33, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship in a Ladder Match. Here’s a timeline of their return to WWE.
March 20, 2017: Jeff Hardy makes his return to WWE, appearing on Raw and attacking Sheamus and Cesaro.
April 2, 2017: Matt Hardy makes his return to WWE, attacking Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on Raw.
April 2, 2017: The Hardy Boyz make their official return to WWE at WrestleMania 33, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship in a Ladder Match.
The Hardy Boyz lose the Raw Tag Team Championship to The Revival at Extreme Rules
On the June 4, 2018 episode of Raw, The Hardy Boyz lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to The Revival in a Steel Cage match, ending their second reign as champion.
The Hardy Boyz return to SmackDown Live
At WrestleMania 33, Matt and Jeff Hardy made their highly anticipated return to WWE. The Hardy Boyz had been gone from WWE for almost six years, and their return was one of the most talked-about moments of the night.
The Hardy Boyz first signed with WWE in 1998 and quickly became one of the most popular tag teams in WWE history. They won the Tag Team Championship a record seven times and were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019.
In 2009, the Hardy Boyz left WWE to pursue other opportunities. They had a successful run in TNA, where they won the TNA Tag Team Championship three times. They also had a successful run in Ring of Honor, where they won the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.
In 2017, the Hardy Boyz returned to WWE at WrestleMania 33, and they quickly recaptured the SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship. Since then, they have remained one of the most popular tag teams in WWE.
The Hardy Boyz become the SmackDown Tag Team Champions
The Hardy Boyz win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at Hell in a Cell
The Hardy Boyz made a shocking return to WWE at WrestleMania 33, and they wasted no time in getting back to their winning ways. At Hell in a Cell, the brothers captured the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The Usos.
This marked the ninth time that Matt and Jeff Hardy held tag team gold in WWE, making them the most decorated tag team in WWE history.
The Hardy Boyz lose the SmackDown Tag Team Championship to The Usos at TLC
The Hardy Boyz won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 34 in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match. They then held the titles for two months before losing them to The Usos at the 2018 WWE TLC event.
The Hardy Boyz become the Raw Tag Team Champions for the second time
The Hardy Boyz returned to WWE at WrestleMania 33, winning the Raw Tag Team Championships in a Ladder Match. This was their first WWE match in over seven years, and they were the first team to hold the WWE, TNA, and ROH Tag Team Championships. The Hardy Boyz have had an up-and-down career, but they are finally back on top. Here is a timeline of their return to WWE.
The Hardy Boyz win the Raw Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 34
On April 8, 2018, at WrestleMania 34, The Hardy Boyz returned to WWE and won the Raw Tag Team Championship for the second time, defeating The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) in a ladder match. This made them the first team to win the championship twice in WWE history.
The Hardy Boyz lose the Raw Tag Team Championship to The B-Team at Extreme Rules
After losing the Raw Tag Team Championship to The B-Team at Extreme Rules, The Hardy Boyz returned to action on the July 9, 2018 episode of Raw, defeating The Revival in a tag team match.Later that night, after Raw GM Kurt Angle banned The Revival from using their Shatter Machine finisher, they attacked Angle. However, The Hardy Boyz made the save and put them through tables.On the July 16 episode of Raw, with Angle unable to compete due to his storyline injuries from the attack, Acting GM Baron Corbin scheduled a match between The Hardy Boyz and The Revival for later that night to determine who would face Breezango for the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship at Extreme Rules. The Hardy Boyz won the match after Jeff Hardy hit Dash Wilder with a Twist of Fate followed by Matt Hardy hitting Scott Dawson with a Twist of Fate off the top rope. At Extreme Rules, they defeated Breezango to win the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship for the second time.
