| Jeff Hardys Report Card |
| Goal Achievement:Jeff Hardy held alot of titles in 2001, but he didnt hold any of them for long.His reign as intercontinental chapm lasted less than inpressive 6 days.He had 2 reigns as hardcore champion, yet only managed to wear the belt for 18 days. He lasted 20 days as light heavyweight champion before dropping that belt to X-Pac.Along with his brother,Matt, Jeff held both the WWF, and WCW world tag team titles,capturing the WWF version of the championship twice.The two WWF tag team championship reigns combined to last a miserable 20 days.The Hardys one run as WCW tag team champs lasted a scant 15 days.No doubt Jeff was hoping he'd put together a better year then that.
Grade:C |
| Health:Maybe its us, but it sure seems like jeff toned down his in-ring style last year.We do know that WWF officials wanted all Federation talent to start shying away frrom risk-taking, so he probably did scale down back at least a little.Doing that paid off, as Jeff remained relatively healthy throughout 2001.He missed no significant time at any point of the year.
Grade:A |
| Creativity:Given the WWFs mandate to restrict high-flying,Jeff neede to adjust his match strategy and style.He did so rather flawlessly, which means that he was able to partially reinvent himself without missing a beat.That was tough to do, especially considering that the majority os his opponents didnt have to change their wrestling style one iota. Grade:A |
| marketability:Believe it or not,there is a market for hyper North Carolina ravers in todays WWF.Its a big market, too.Even during their troubles,Matt and Jeff remained the WWFs most popular tag team, and Jeff certainly recieved more attention than his brother.His colorful hair and swantont bomb sold alot of t-shirts in 2001.jeff did walk a bit too close to the fringe to become a mainstream star,though.
Grade:B |
| Career Growth:There were attempts.His feud with Triple H was too short to be meaningful.Rob Van Dam handled Hardy rather easily during their fued for the hardcore title as the start of the alliance invasion.However, Matts decision to break away from Jeff as 2001 came to a close provided Jeff with plenty of career growth, as it forced him to go solo for at least the immediate future. |
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