How much does Matt Hardy make a year?

Professional wrestler Matthew Moore Hardy was born in the United States on September 23, 1974. As of right now, he is contracted with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). His years in Impact Wrestling and the WWE are what made him most famous. Participating in TLC matches, Hardy and his brother Jeff rose to fame in the WWF tag team division in the 2000s.

Hardy, who has wrestled through four distinct decades, has maintained his relevance in part by utilizing social media and a variety of various gimmicks. Hardy started his individual WWE career in 2002. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter awarded his "Version 1" persona the Best Gimmick.

Hardy's peculiar "Broken" gimmick, which he debuted in 2016, won him multiple awards, including a second Best Gimmick award, and attracted the attention of wrestling critics, making him one of the most talked-about characters in the business. His gimmick was renamed "Woken" after his subsequent WWE return.

The WWE World Tag Team Championship, the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the ROH World Tag Team Championship, the WCW Tag Team Championship, and the TNA World Tag Team Championships have all been held by him a total of fourteen times. During the Attitude Era, Matt and Jeff Hardy are credited as being among the main groups that brought back tag team wrestling.

Hardy has three world titles as a singles wrestler: two TNA World Heavyweight Championships and one ECW Championship. Hardy is one of only three men to have won both a WWE global championship and the Cruiserweight Championship while competing under the WWF/WWE banner, along with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Rey Mysterio.

Matt Hardy’s Annual Salary

Matt Hardy's current annual salary at AEW is $650,000. Matt Hardy's professional wrestling career is the primary source of his considerable wealth, with a net worth of $2.5 million as of November 2023, even after accounting for his side projects in TV shows and movies.

When Matt and Jeff were a tag team in the WWE, they used to make a combined salary of over $350,000. Matt was given a downside guarantee of up to $320,000 and a portion of goods sales when he broke up with his brother and started a solo career. He continued to sell a lot of merchandise for the company.

After leaving the WWE, he made good money competing on the independent circuit, where he was paid according to each appearance. A base income of approximately $330,000 is what Matt Hardy then received from his TNA deal, more than he did from his WWE contract.

Matt Hardy’s Other Income Sources

Matt and his brother Jeff made an uncredited appearance as wrestlers on the "That '70s Show" episode "That Wrestling Show" in 1999. Moreover, Matt and Jeff conversed with and wrestled with the competitors on "Tough Enough" at the beginning of 2001.

Hardy also made an appearance on "Scare Tactics" on October 13, 2009, where he played a patient with mental illness who makes threats to harm the person being played off. "The Hardy Boyz: Exist and Inspire," Matt and Jeff's autobiography, was written and released in 2003 with assistance from Michael Krugman. Matt was on the WWE DVD "The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith" from 2001.

WWE published "Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story" on April 29, 2008. The brothers' appearances in OMEGA and WWE were included on the DVD. In addition, Hardy participates in "The Hardy Show," an online web series that also includes Shannon Moore, the Hardys, and a number of their friends. In the 2013 movie "Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies," Hardy portrays himself alongside his real-life spouse, Reby Sky, engaging in combat with the undead. Unfortunately, there is no information available regarding his earnings from such other sources.