"Matt Hardy is the most overrated piece of crap on this roster."

Have truer words ever been spoken? Sharp-witted Edge made this fairly obvious assessment during the November 27, 2006 episode of RAW. Does Matt Hardy suck for a reason or was he just born untalented? The answer, sadly, is both. His career is marked by instance after instance in which Matt was close to some sort of recognition, but ending up falling short. Unless he has his brother Jeff to drag him along, Matt is useless and clueless by himself.

Following a successful tag team career, in which Jeff Hardy won matches and Matt Hardy wore the belt, Matt embarked on his own singles path. This involved a very impressive...European championship run. Matt then turned on Jeff Hardy after being frustrated for not receiving a number 1 contender shot to face RVD. I don't even think Matt Hardy's mother was surprised that he didn't get that spot. But Matt was.

After confusingly naming himself "Matt Hardy-Version 1.0," he went on to win the highly competitive Cruiserweight championship, one of the most storied and sought-after titles in professional wrestling. Past champions include Tajiri, The Hurricane, Spike Dudley, and Funaki.

Then, on April 11, 2005, Matt Hardy received the most attention to his character to date as he was released by the WWE. This action followed Matt's realization that his girlfriend of five years, Lita, was having a legitimate affair with the more successful and better looking Edge.

Hardy would return to the WWE a year later, only to lose to Edge in a loser leaves RAW match. He then went on to compete in the 2006 King of the Ring tournament, losing in the first round to Booker T. Matt then was taken out of action due to a recurring staph infection.

So there you have it. A career defined by piggy-backing off of a more talented brother, losing to just about everyone in the business, being cheated on by a better wrestler, and becoming infected. Twice. If that laundry list doesn't scream "WWE Hall of Fame," then I don't know what does.