Why did they drop the Mattitude gimmick?

[The Naitch]

It was probably the most over thing in WWE for a while. I'm guessing people thought Matt was a chump after the whole Lita/Edge thing?

Did they get rid of Mattitude because it was so over? When did Mattitude die out? I recall Shannon Moore and Crash Holly being MFers

v1ah was probably the peak of Matt Hardy's career. Again, this was part of the great Smackdown Six era that dominated WWE at the time

What are some memorable Mattitude facts that you remember?

[Lock Jaw]

He went to RAW and started to feud with Kane over Lita or something. Then he got injured and fired.

[glanville6]

He went to RAW and started to feud with Kane over Lita or something. Then he got injured and fired.

Ah yes, moving from one show another is sometimes a curse.

Memorable mattitude moment... running into Jeff Hardy at a PPV probably.

[Volare]

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[Cool King]

Well Shannon Moore was an MF'er, while Crash was a Moore-On.

I did enjoy the whole Mattitude thing though. It was the highest point of his singles career by far, but apparently he asked for it to end as he wanted to travel and work with Lita who just returned from an injury and was on the Raw Brand.

So he was drafted to Raw while Moore and Crash stayed on SmackDown, thus disbanding the group and ending Mattitude.

[Rammsteinmad]

Jumping brands is suicide for everyone.

[XL]

Fuck sake Naitch, any chance you could check wiki BEFORE starting another thread...


Having now dubbed himself "Matt Hardy: Version 1", and with his MF'er (Mattitude Follower) Shannon Moore in his corner, 2003 began with Hardy frantically trying to lose weight to get under the 220 lb (100 kg) weight limit to compete for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.After just barely making weight, Hardy defeated Billy Kidman at No Way Out to win the Cruiserweight title. At WrestleMania XIX, he successfully defended it against Rey Mysterio. The Mattitude faction then expanded to include Crash Holly as Moore's "Moore-on" (follower). He later disbanded the group and returned to Raw in order to be able to travel and work with his then girlfriend Lita, who just returned from an injury. On his first night back, he turned on Lita in storyline after teasing a proposal to her. Hardy spent little time on Raw and later turned into a fan favorite by engaging in a rivalry with Kane. Lita was also involved in the storyline, and Hardy took time off after a chokeslam from Kane off the stage during Lita and Kane's wedding. This time off was due to a knee injury.

[Domino]

Pwned.

[RiX1024]

I thought he got sacked but that was 2005 (dumb moment), ye he fcked off to RAW to work with Lita and ended up being screwed.

[Kane Knight]

It turns out he could die after all.

[Gertner]

Matt Hardy would have a hard time making a 320 pound limit.

[Volare]

Matt Hardy would have a hard time preventing the scale from breaking.


Fixed.

[Stealth-Icon]

Fatt Lardy would have a hard time making a 320 pound limit.

[BizarroKing]

Matt Hardy would have a easy time making a 320 pound limit.

[DaVe]

How dare you be sensible and not a complete douchebag, BizarroKing!

[MoFo]

Matt Hardy fuckin sucks, so he'll be in good company in TNA.

[Hanso Amore]

LOL. THis was far from the MOST OVER THING in the WWE

[James Steele]

Yeah, the most over thing in WWE in 2003-2004 was...

http://i44.tinypic.com/2r7rres.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2a9of83.jpg

http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/history/2003/photos/26.jpg

http://eighthnelson.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/evolution.jpg

http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0070/8692/evolution_crop_340x234.jpg

http://www.wrestlingsuperstars.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/23.jpg

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/377012/537764

http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0070/8692/evolution_crop_340x234.jpg

http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/image_pictures/0601/9960/11602_crop_340x234.jpg

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/449/906/3059368_display_image.jpg?1287412539

http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/triple-h.jpg

[James Steele]

Yes, that is Triple H feeding a kangaroo.

[BizarroKing]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/449/906/3059368_display_image.jpg?1287412539

Looks like a father taking a picture with his 3 sons. Trips looks bizarre w/o the famous moustache.

http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/triple-h.jpg
Win.

[Evolution]

Thanks for the put over, Mr. Steele ;)

[Jeritron]

Jumping brands is suicide for everyone.

Not really. Maybe for midcarders going from Smackdown to Raw. That's just because there's a deeper roster, usually.

But otherwise, it's really not suicide. Main eventers seem to maintain their level. Sometimes going to Raw can propel them.
And more often than not, jumping from Raw to Smackdown results in a bigger push.

Edge to Smackdown
CM Punk to Smackdown
Cena to Raw
Sheamus to Raw
Jeff Hardy to Smackdown

Just a few off the top of my head

[Next Big Thing]

http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/triple-h.jpg

After feeding that kangaroo Trips got up looked at it with disgust and gave it two thumbs down. Batista then killed it with a Batista Bomb.