In some ways, Matt Hardy was emblematic of how WWE viewed the revamped ECW once Paul Heyman left. It was somewhere for veteran midcarders to go and experience a well-deserved world title run whilst helping to groom the stars of the future. Well, the Jack Swagger of the future at least. Still, Hardy's one and only world title reign in the WWE Universe is not without its quirks. He won the strap in the very first Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven 2008. Mark Henry was the reigning champion going into the match, but Hardy saw off the World's Strongest Man along with The Miz, Finlay and Chavo Guerrero to pick up the W. His run would last 127 days and see him pick up defences against his scramble opponents among many more. The legend that is Jack Swagger would put a stop to his run in January 2009.