Stone Hardy

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Stone Hardy
Statistics
Ring name	Stone Hardy
Height	5'11
Weight	145 lbs.
Born	June 13, 1986
Resides	Shreveport, La
Debut	1992

Tony Swallows (Born June 13, 1986), better known by his ring name, Stone Hardy, is an American backyard wrestler currently wrestling with (BWE) Backyard Wrestling Entertainment.

In Backyard Wrestling, Stone Hardy is a nine time World Champion, having won the HWO World Heavyweight Championship six times, the BWE Championship once, and the CrossBranded Championship twice. In addition to these championships, Stone Hardy has also won the HWO Championship once, the HWO State Championship twice, the GBYWN Mid-South Championship once.

Stone Hardy initially came to prominence through his career in Hardcore Wrestling Organization from 2004 until 2009. Steven Hardy, however, in 2008 he started up his own federation.

Career Start

Stone Hardy started his career in 1992 at the age of 6 performing daredevil stunts like frog splashes off top of houses, getting wrap in barbwire, getting hit with chairs .

Stone Hardy was first see through out youtube in the backyard wrestling federation known as HWO. introduced as a contender for the HWO World Heavyweight Championship. Since then he has come to be a multiple time world champion in federation such as HWO, Crossbranded he has defeated such superstars as Steven Hardy, The Joker, The Kid and Reign to earn his many titles. Stone Hardy has been successful in every venture.

Stone Hardy is also a multiple award winning backyarder. Winning awards from LBYW and BWI.

Hardcore Wrestling Organization (2004-2009)

2004-2005

Feud with The Joker

Steven Hardy and The Joker Fueded in 2004 to crown the first-ever HWO Champion, as the match went on The Joker went for a F-U, but was hit with an RKO instand allowing Steven Hardy to hit a senton bomb off the house for the win. Later in the month The Joker wanting a rematch was given one and as Steven Hardy went for a senton bomb The Joker rolled out of the way and then hit him with a F-U for the win. Steven Hardy would later lose a number of matches against The Joker failing to win the title back.

2007-2008

Feud With Steven Hardy (2007)

Steven Hardy and Stone Hardy went head to head in the first ever HWO match. Its was also the first ever Full Metal match. The two battled it out for nearly of full hour, but near the end Stone Hardy's ribs got damaged when Steven Hardy failed a moonsuit and that allowed Steven Hardy to pick up the win and become the first ever HWO world heavyweight champion. Stone Hardy would later challenge Steven Hardy to a rematch, but The Joker was the #1 contender for the title. So Steven Hardy was force to defend the title in a 3 way match against both Stone Hardy and The Joker. The match was with out loss, a great match Stone Hardy and The Joker put up a hell of a fight, but in the end as Stone Hardy went to get a weapion from another yard, Steven Hardy defeated The Joker with a O-Reven face buster. Stone Hardy displeased with the ending to the match attacked Steven Hardy after the match leading to the two facing each other once again for the world title.

Steven Hardy and Stone Hardy after an extreme bump.

Steven Hardy started off with the upper hand, but as the match went on the nonstop risk taking allowed Stone Hardy to turn the match around, but his ribs was damaged midway into the match from Steven Hardy hitting an O-reven face buster off the ladder, while Stone Hardy was laying on other ladder with a metal door and a chair laying on top of him, but in the end Steven Hardy's high risk taking would mean his down fell as he risked a swanton bomb off the ladder Stone Hardy moved and pick up the win for the world title. Steven Hardy using his rematch to gain a chance at winning back the HWO World Heavyweight Championship. Steven Hardy and Stone Hardy faced off in a special guest referee match, where The Animal was the guest referee and a former rival of Stone Hardy. The match was going back and front until The Animal attacked Stone Hardy costing him the title. Stone Hardy came to the yard and chellenged Steven Hardy to an ironman match saying if he lost he agreed that this match would end there rivalry for the world title. Steven Hardy accepted the match and The bluemoon made his return as the special guest referee, both wrestlers went at it from the very beginning with both wrestlers gaining pinfalls, but in the end both Steven Hardy & Stone Hardy attacked The Bluemoon the special guest referee. ending the match with Steven Hardy having more pins and retaining the world title.

Feud With The Joker (2007)

The Joker had attacked Steven Hardy backstage before an event stating ether he got a title shot or he quits backyarding. So Steven Hardy gave The Joker a shot at the World title in a Full Metal match, Both wrestlers battled there hardest, but in the end The Joker hits his finisher off top of a ladder to pick up the win and his first world title. On the next HWO taping The Joker came out to the yard stating he would defend the title anywhere at anytime,Steven Hardy music hits and makes his way to the yard Steven Hardy called him out on his statement chellenging him to a Table match. A match type Steven Hardy has never lost, The Joker staying true to his word accepted his chellenge. The match started off great both wrestlers going back and front at each other at the end of the match Steven Hardy won by back droping The Joker off a ladder through a table winning back the world title. The Joker came out to the yard chellenging Steven Hardy to a rematch, Steven Hardy came out and accepted it, but saying it would be under a match type thats only been done once before Steven Hardy stated the match would be a humen torch match. The match started off with Steven Hardy having the upper hand, but that would soon change as Steven Hardy went for a suplex off top the ladder The Joker turned it into his finisher F-Uing Steven Hardy off top of the ladder through a table while Steven Hardy was layed out The Joker set his leg on fire winning the match and becoming the new world champion. Steven Hardy chellenged both Stone Hardy & The Joker to a triple threat match where all the titles would be on the line. both of them accepted the match and the three battled it out for an hour Steven Hardy busted The Joker(s) head open, taking him out of the match for awhile, but in the end Steven Hardy hit Stone Hardy with a senton bomb, but The Joker rolled him up into his finisher The F-U where he pinned both Steven Hardy & Stone Hardy to become the first-ever triple crown champion and the first-ever HWO State Champion. Steven Hardy upset about losing the triple threat match chellenged The Joker to a buried alive match to end there rivalry once and for all. The Joker accepted and the match started off as an awesome wrestling match, but soon turned into an all out battle. Steven Hardy went for a senton bomb while The Joker was laying on another ladder, but The Joker rolled off and Steven Hardy hit nothing but ladder, this marked the turn around and The Joker took it and destoryed Steven Hardy F-Uing him into the grave and buried him alive.

Second Feud With Stone Hardy (2007)

after, The Joker had retired from backyarding as the holder of all 3 HWO Championships, Steven Hardy had made the choice to end HWO for good, Stone Hardy did not agree and keep talking shit behind Steven Hardys back, Saying he is only scared of what Stone Hardy would do to him. So Steven Hardy agreed to return and this started a second rivalry between the two, Stone Hardy chellenged Steven Hardy to a humen torch match a match Steven Hardy just lost to The Joker, but Steven Hardy accepted and the two battled it out for the world title, the match ended the same way as the lost humen torch match with Steven Hardy going for a suplux off a ladder, but Stone Hardy turned it around and supluxed him off the ladder and setting him on fire 3 times. Steven Hardy Challenged Stone Hardy to a Table match and the two would battle it out with Stone nearly winning many times during the match, but Steven Hardy would end up with the win by hitting a senton bomb off a 15th ladder. Stone Hardy challenged Steven Hardy to a Ladder Match for the World title, the match was going both ways until Steven Hardy got powerbombed through a table and Stone Hardy won the match. Steven Hardy challenged Stone Hardy to a 2 out of 3 Falls match for his rematch and to end there feud for good, Steven Hardy defeated Stone Hardy to win the world title back and ended there feud.

2008-2009

Third Feud with Stone Hardy (2008)

Steven Hardy lost the title back to Stone Hardy in a singles match in March, but later challenged him to a rematch in a I Quit match where he Won the title back, Stone Hardy tied to win back the title in a Ladder match, but didn't go to plan as Steven Hardy retained the title, So Stone Hardy challenged Steven Hardy to a First Blood match where he would attack Steven Hardy from behind and busted a light bulb on his back cutting him open allowing him to win back the title, Steven Hardy would ask for his rematch in a Last man Standing match the match looked as if Stone Hardy was gonna win after he hit Steven Hardy in the head with a bat and Steven Hardy fell 10ft off a Ladder through the back window of a car, but to Stone Hardy surprize Steven Hardy was able to make it to his feet and would end up hitting Stone with a Senton Bomb and as it seemed as both wrestlers wouldn't make it to there feet Steven Hardy was able to pull his self up and win back the title.

HWO Championship

Steven Hardy defeated The Game to win the HWO Championship back after losing it 3 years earlier to the Joker, Steven Hardy would defend the title against The Game a number of times in which The Game was never able to win it back. Steven Hardy would later defend and lose the title against The Kid.

HWO State Championship

After The Joker retired again, Steven Hardy faced off against Stone Hardy and The Game in a triple threat match for the HWO State Championship, Steven Hardy made The Game tap out with a half boston crab to win the Championship for his first time.

4 Times The Champion

After that Steven Hardy would defend 3 more Championship in the same type of match against Stone Hardy, in the first match the HWO State Championship would be defended in a ladder match, in the second match the HWO World Heavyweight Championship would be on the line in a tables match, and if it went to the last match, the LBYW Championship would be defended in a singles match. Stone Hardy won the Ladder match and the HWO State Championship pushing Steven Hardy off the Ladder. After Steven Hardy hulked up he Jackhammered Stone Hardy through the table to retain the HWO Heavyweight Championship, after a long battle Steven Hardy would win the last match and the 2 out of 3 falls match with a TKO through a table.

2009

HWO World Heavyweight Championship

Backyard Wrestling Entertainment

Steven Hardy will be starting up BWE in 2010, after giving solo ownership of HWO to Stone Hardy

In wrestling

• Finisher
  • The Hardy DDT
  • The Wicked Of Fate
  • Xtreme Punt
  • Enigma Splash

• Signature Moves
  • Iconic Leg-drop
  • Hardyplex
  • Enigma Leg-drop
  • Twist Of Fate
  • Legend Killer
  • Legend Destoryer
  • Last Resort
  • Brain Buster
  • Big Slap
  • Hardy Face Crusher

• Nicknames
  • The Hardcore Icon
  • The Xtreme Enigma
  • The Savior

• Entrance Themes
  • How Can I Live By I'll Nino (2004)
  • SaVin Me By Nickelback (2004-2005)
  • Pain By Three Days Grace(2005-2006)
  • Tear Away By Drowning Pool (2006-2007)
  • Fly From The Inside By Shinedown (2007-2008)
  • Broken Wings By Alter Brigde (2008)
  • If Today Was Your Last Day By Nickelback (2009)
  • Hero By Skillet (current)

Championships

• CrossBranded
  • CrossBranded Championship (2)

• Hardcore Wrestling Organization
  • HWO World Heavyweight Championship (6)(current)
  • HWO Championship (1)
  • HWO State Championship (2)

• Backyard Wrestling Entertainment
  • BWE Championship (1)

• GBYWN
  • GBYWN Mid-South Championship (1)

Awards

• LBYW
  • LBYW 2008 Match of the Year with Steven Hardy
  • LBYW 2009 Match of the Year with Steven Hardy

• BWI
  • BWI 2008 Match of the Year with Steven Hardy
  • BWI 2009 Match of the Year with Steven Hardy & The Kid

External links

• The Official HWO Website