10 Sneaky WWE Makeovers

6. Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy
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The Matt Hardy who appears on TV today is the same Matt Hardy who worked alongside Bray Wyatt for much of 2018, right? Wrong. This is a much healthier, happier version of the guy, and it's all down to dedication and a slight gimmick change. Hardy has left the 'Woken' character behind for now in favour of playing an old-school Hardy Boy.

That meant he had to whip himself into better shape.

Matt looks way younger without the spots of white in his beard, and his stomach is leaner too. During tag matches alongside brother Jeff in February (before Jeff was benched by injury), Matt rekindled his youth and looked almost identical to how he did over 10-15 years ago. That's impressive.

This transformation came out of nowhere. It's great to see however, and there's no doubting how much healthier Matt will be for dropping some weight and building lean muscle. Give that man a medal for turning back the clock when no-one was watching.

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