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**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|6 times]]) – with Josh Hooper
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|6 times]]) – with Josh Hooper
**[[IWE Cruiserweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE Cruiserweight Champions|1 time]])
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**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|3 time, current]]) – with [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]], Josh Hooper (1), and [[Weston Hellbusch|Bray Wyatt]] (1, current)
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**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|3 times]]) – with [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]], Josh Hooper (1), and [[Weston Hellbusch|Bray Wyatt]] (1)
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**[[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions|1 time]], current) - with Josh Hooper
**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[Terri Thomas|Terri Invitational Tournament]] – with Josh Hooper
**[[Terri Thomas|Terri Invitational Tournament]] – with Josh Hooper

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Matt Hooper
Hooper as Broken Matt in January 2017
Birth name Matthew Moore Hooper
Born September 23, 1974 (age 43)
Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.
Residence Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Sandhills Community College
Spouse(s) Reby Sky (m. 2013)
Children 2
Relatives Josh Hooper (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Broken Matt
Matt Hooper
Ishan Hardy
Rahway Reaper
Surge
Wildo Jynx
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight 236 lb (107 kg)
Billed from Cameron, North Carolina
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.
Debut October 15, 1992

Matthew Moore Hooper (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the Raw brand.

Along with his real-life brother Josh, Matt gained notoriety in IWF's tag team division due to the Hoopers' participation in Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches. As a tag team wrestler, he is a 13-time world tag team champion, having held six IWF/World Tag Team Championships, three IWE/Raw Tag Team Championships, one ROH World Tag Team Championship, one WCW Tag Team Championship and two TNA World Tag Team Championships.

Wrestling in three separate decades, Hooper has managed to keep himself relevant through a variety of different gimmicks, character changes as well as his use of social media. In 2002, Hooper began a solo career in IWE and his subsequent "Version 1" persona was named Best Gimmick by Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Hooper's eccentric "Broken" gimmick, which he debuted in 2016, earned him multiple awards and praise from wrestling critics, including a second Best Gimmick award. As a singles wrestler, Hooper is a three-time world champion having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice and IWE's XCW Championship once.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1992–2001)

International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Early years (1994–1998)

The Hardy Boyz (1998–2001)

Version 1 (2001–2004)

Departure and sporadic appearances (2005)

Independent circuit and Ring of Honor (2005)

Return to IWE

Feud with Edge (2005–2006)

The Hooper Boyz reunion (2006–2007)

Championship reigns (2007–2009)

Final feuds and departure (2009–2010)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011)

Main article: Immortal

Return to the independent circuit (2011–2017)

Return to ROH (2012–2014)

Main article: S.C.U.M. (professional wrestling)

Return to OMEGA (2013–2018)

Return to TNA/Impact Wrestling

The Hoopers third reunion (2014–2015)

TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)

The Broken Hardys and second departure (2016–2017)

Broken gimmick legal battle

International matches (2014–2015)

Second return to ROH (2016–2017)

Second return to IWE (2017–present)

Raw Tag Team Champion (2017-present)

Other media

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes

Television
Year Title Role Notes

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

File:Hooper with XCW title.jpg
While in IWE, Hooper was a former XCW Champion...
File:The Hooper Boyz.jpg
...and with brother Josh (left), a six-time World Tag Team Champion.
  • Future Stars of Wrestling
    • FSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • National Championship Wrestling
    • NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • New Dimension Wrestling
    • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)1 – with Josh Hooper
  • New England Wrestling Alliance
    • NEWA Championship (1 time)
  • New Frontier Wrestling Association
    • NFWA Championship (1 time)
    • NFWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Venom
  • NWA 2000
    • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josh Hooper
  • Pro Wrestling South
    • PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • Pro Wrestling Syndicate
    • PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Remix Pro Wrestling
    • Remix Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Facade

1The titles have been vacant since 1999 due to the Hooper Boys signing contracts with the IWF and have been declared inactive until they defend the titles again.

Luchas de Apuestas record

Notes

References

Sources

External links

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