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 Seven time World Champion, having won the HWO World Heavyweight Championship six times, and the BWE Championship once. In addition to his world title reigns, Stone Hardy has also won the HWO Championship once, the HWO State Championship twice, the GBYWN Mid-South Championship once and the CrossBranded 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 (2004-2008)

2007

Feud With Steven Hardy

Steven Hardy and Stone Hardy went head to head in the first ever HWO taped match. It was also the first ever Full Metal match. The two battled it out for nearly a full hour, but sometime during the match Stone Hardy's ribs got damaged when Steven Hardy failed a moonsuit. The damage to Stone hardy's ribs 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. 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

Feud with Steven Hardy

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. Stone Hardy would challenge Steven Hardy to a 2 out of 3 falls match, where 3 of his Championship would be on the line, 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.

CrossBranded 2008

The Rise & Fall of CrossBranded

Stone Hardy started a new federation in March of 2008, where he defeated Reign, Black Rose & K.P., to win and become the first ever CrossBranded Champion. After, CrossBranded merged with HWO for unknown reasons. Stone Hardy defended the title against Rose where he lose the title.

Hardcore Wrestling Organization (2009)

Feud with The Game

Stone Hardy defended the title against The Game. Near the end of the match Stone Hardy looked as if he was about to win, where The Jackal interfared in the match and allowed The Game to hit Stone Hardy in the head with the championship to pick up the win. Stone Hardy then demanded his rematch a week later, but in a elimination tag team match with a new wrestler as his team mate G-Boy, in the match The Game would defend his HWO State Championship and The Jackal would defend his HWO Championship, Where who ever pinned them won there championship. Stone Hardy would end up pinning The Game to win back the HWO State Championship, while G-Boy pinned The Jackal to win the HWO Championship.

GBYWN Mid-South Championship

Stone Hardy finally won the GBYWN title on August 30, 2009 by defeating The Kid. Only 14 day's after The Kid had won the Championship. Stone Hardy lose the title back to The Kid 7 day's later.

End of HWO

Stone Hardy defeated Steven Hardy for the HWO World Heavyweight Championship in mid 2009 and would be the last time the title would be place in a match. On the last event of HWO, Stone Hardy lose the HWO State Championship against The Kid.

Backyard Wrestling Entertainment (2009-Present)

2009

BWE Championship Tournament

BWE held its first event on November 9, 2009. Where they held a tournament to crown the first ever BWE Champion. The first round shown Jimmy Nitro defeating Johnny Nitro, Stone Hardy defeating Criss Chaos & Steven Hardy defeating The Kid. The finals was set to be Jimmy Nitro vs. Stone Hardy vs. Steven Hardy, but after Steven Hardy kidnapped Jimmy Nitro and tortured him. Jimmy Nitro demanded he be removed from the championship match. Stone Hardy defeated Steven Hardy in the final match, after The New Blood of Backyard Wrestling interfered and hit Steven Hardy in the head with the title belt.

2010

BWE United States Championship Tournament

BWE holded a tournament to crown the first ever BWE United States Champion. Stone Hardy was able to defeat a new wrestler Tommy The Train to win his spot in round 2, while Steven Hardy also defeated a new wrestler Stevie Future to win his spot in round 2. Tank defeated The Freak & Captain Pain defeated Psychic for there spots in the second round. Stone Hardy was able to defeat Steven Hardy to gain a spot in the finals, but Captain Pain was attacked by the two new wrestlers and Stevie Future took his spot and defeated Tank with the help of Tommy The Train to gain a spot in the finals against Stone Hardy. Stone Hardy defeated Stevie Future to win the BWE United States Championship.

Feud with The Dark Side

Reaper defeated Stone Hardy in a singles match. After the match Reaper performed a Dark Ritual on Stone Hardy only to vanish seconds later. Stone Hardy defeated Black Ice in a singles match, after the match the lights went out and Reaper appeared standing over Stone Hardy. Stone Hardy was next seen coming to the ring during a Stevie Future promo, Stone Hardy claimed BWE has put the three of them in a match later to find a new #1 contender for the BWE Championship. It looked as if Stone Hardy was about to win the match before Reaper interfered and attacked Stone Hardy taking him out of the match. Black Ice challenged him for in a match for the #1 contendership. During the match Black Ice hurt the left arm of Stone Hardy allowing him to pick up the win, and a week later he defeat Stone Hardy for the BWE United States Championship. This Marked the last time the BWE universe would see Stone Hardy for a couple months.

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 (2009-2010)
  • Awake And Alive By Skillet (current)
  • We Are One By 12 Stones (Stable)(current)

Championships

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

• Backyard Wrestling Entertainment
  • BWE Championship (1)
  • BWE United States Championship (1)(Current)

• GBYWN
  • GBYWN Mid-South Championship (2)

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