20 Greatest WWE SmackDown Superstars Ever
17. Matt Hardy
Like Jeff, Matt Hardy contributed some exhilarating moments during the duo's deadliest days in the early 2000s, but the now-BROKEN/WOKEN star deserves extra credit for two additional runs that grafted for what they achieved in 2002 and 2007 respectively.
The former - a superb heel run as deluded good 'Matt Hardy Version One' - was cut short by WWE's creative indifference to Hardy in general (as well as a move to Raw for Matt to be with Lita that...didn't end well), but his 2006 return to the blue brand following a lost cause feud with Edge resulted inadvertently one of 2007's genuine bright spots.
A wretched stint for WWE was enhanced supremely by Matt's friends-to-enemies Tag Team Title run with Montel Vontavious Porter. From uneasy union to brutal turn, the story survived injuries and delays to carry both through to a post-WrestleMania programme the following year.