Biggest Fan: Barry M. Reardon
Real Name (Hardy): Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Biggest Fan: John Rohner "High flyer risking his lives."
Tied at #66, we have two tag team specialists whose partners have already appeared on this list: Butch's partner Luke appears at #69, Jeff's brother Matt appears at #75. There's not much need to rehash the previously-discussed tag team exploits of these two superstars, so I won't.
Jeff Hardy, more than his brother Matt or either of the Bushwhackers, has had a tremendous singles career that deserves mention here, though. Jeff is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time World Heavyweight Champion and a former WWE Champion. Twice he has been elected by PWI readers as Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2008 & 2009). Jeff has certainly parlayed his seamstress/tag team specialist gig into an impressive Hall of Fame-caliber career.
Aside from the previously mentioned Bushwhacker exploits, it would be a travesty to avoid mentioning a pair of Butch and Luke's more memorable matches. In 1986, the Sheepherders accomplished a rare feat after their match with a team called The Fantastics. The tag team contest was awarded a 5 Star rating by Dave Meltzer (editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter). Only sixty-three matches since 1983 have received this highest rating, and it is considered a great honor. Another great honor? Wrestling Carl Winslow and Steve Urkel in a tag team match on Family Matters. Yup, Butch Miller is the third (at least) superstar on this list to have wrestled on a show from ABC's TGIF lineup.
Jeff Hardy and Bushwhacker Butch: Superstars in every sense of the word.
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