Hardy, along with his brother
Jeff and friends, started their own federation, the Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF) and mimicked the moves they saw on television.
[8] They later created their own wrestling
promotion,
OMEGA Wrestling, in which Hardy competed under the name High Voltage.
[6] Shortly after Hardy sent in a tape for the
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Amateur Challenge using the ring name High Voltage, a tag team named
High Voltage began competing in WCW, causing Hardy to change his name to Surge.
[6][9] A few years later, it was revealed to him by
Chris Kanyon that the tape had been kept in the
WCW Power Plant, watched multiple times, and that the name High Voltage was blatantly stolen from it.
[6][9]The Hardys also wrestled for several other North Carolina based wrestling organizations and adapted a number of alter-egos. As The Wolverine, Hardy captured the New England Wrestling Alliance (NEWA) Championship in May 1994. As High Voltage, he teamed with
Venom to claim the New Frontier Wrestling Association (NFWA) Tag Team titles in March 1995.
[3] A month later, High Voltage defeated the
Willow for the NFWA Championship.
[6] | Matt Hardy |
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