- Full Name: Matthew Moore Hardy
- Birthday: September 23, 1974
- Born: Cameron, NC
- Height: 6 feet 1 inch
- Weight: 220 lbs.
- Hair: Black (with blonde streaks at times)
- Eyes: Brown
- High School Attended: Union Pines High School
- Finishing Move: Twist of Fate
- Past Wrestling Names: Surge, High Voltage, and The New Brood
- Career Highlights: Hardcore Champion, Tag Team Champion
- Injuries from Wrestling: Broken shoulder, arm & fingers; chips in both elbows; hyper-extended both knees; head busted open; slash on back requiring 27 stitches; severly sprained right ankle; broken cheekbone, orbital bone, and nose
- Favorite Band/Singer: Pearl Jam
- Top 20 Favorite Pearl Jam Songs:
~Corduroy
~Long Road
~Black
~Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town
~Smile
~Low Light
~Last Kiss
~Porch
~Release
~Given to Fly
~Faithful
~Animal
~Who You Are
~Immortality
~Wishlist
~Nothingman
~Betterman
~Soldier of Love
~Footsteps
~Around the Bend - Person You Would Most Like To Meet: Eddie Vedder
- Favorite Sport (besides Wrestling): Football
- Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan and Shawn Michaels
- TV or Music: Prefers Music over TV
- Favorite Teleision Show: The only show I watch is RAW
- Hobbies: Putt-putt golf and watching old wrestling tapes
- Favorite Food: Grilled chicken breast, baked potato, and salad
- Favorite Restaurants: Outback (Southern Pines, NC), Applebee's (Southern Pines, NC), John's BBQ (Southern Pines, NC), Trail Blazers (Sanford, NC), Ruby Tuesday's (Fayetteville, NC), Cracker Barrel
- Favorite Fast Food: Big Mac
- Favorite Actor: Christian Slater
- Favorite Actress: Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Favorite Movie: Heathers, Powder, and The Crow
- Favorite Color: Black and Blue
- Favorite Colognes: Tommy, CK, Coolwater
- Favorite Video Game: Street Fighter
- Favorite Cartoon Character: Spiderman
- Favorite Vacation Spots: Myrtle Beach, SC; Carowinds, Charlotte, NC (theme park)
- Secret Talent: Sewing and Reading people
- Best Advice Ever Recieved: You don't stay the same. If you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
- If I Could Have Done It Differently I Would Have: Always tried just a little harder
- Biggest Thrill In Life: Working full-time for the WWF
