10 Wrestlers That Lied To Get What They Wanted
9. Jeff Hardy Lies About His Age
Jobber matches were common practice on WWF programming in the mid-1990s. Even Monday Night Raw, which was supposed to be something radically different to syndicated fare like Superstars or Wrestling Challenge, continued the traditional trend of promoting 'WWF Superstar vs. Some Dude In Tights' bouts.
Working as an enhancement talent was how Jeff Hardy cut his teeth, but it wouldn't have happened had officials known the truth; baby Jeffrey was only 16 years old when he wrestled Razor Ramon on the 6 June 1994 episode of Raw, for example. Did they know that? Did they f*ck.
Hardy told higher-ups he was 18.
The fresh-faced flyer in the yellow ring gear wouldn't turn 17 until August. That, dear readers, also means that he wouldn't turn 18 until 1995. In other words, Jeff Hardy decided to take a punt on p*ssing the WWF off just to bag himself some TV time on the biggest wrestling show around.