Former WWE champion Matt Hardy was arrested at a motel in Virginia earlier this month ... after allegedly getting into a fight with his wrestler wife ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Just look at the mug shots of Hardy and 27-year-old Reby Sky -- both appear bloody and scratched up.

Hardy has multiple scratch marks all over his face and Sky -- real name Rebecca Hardy -- appears to be sporting a fat lip, black eye and several small cuts on her face.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports ... cops raced to the Hampton Inn in Emporia, VA on January 1st around 5:45 AM after someone at the hotel call 911.

During the 911 call, obtained by TMZ Sports, the hotel staffer told the operator ... "A guest just came down here and said somebody's beating the hell out of his wife a girl or something."

When cops arrived to the scene, both Matt and Sky were arrested for assault and battery. They were released on $3,500 bail.

Our sources tell us both Matt and Sky got restraining orders against each other.

Since the incident, both Matt and Reby have posted photos of each other -- and it appears they are still together and going strong.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/01/29/matt-hardy-arrested-assault-and-battery-reby-sky-mug-shots-brawl/#ixzz2rnzT1eOo

I like how TMZ reported this weeks after the fact

They are obviously still in the honeymoon phase of their marriage

Dead wrote:

Former WWE champion Matt Hardy

Slightly overselling him there...

TMZ reported earlier today that former WWE star Matt Hardy and his wife Reby Sky were arrested on January 1 for assault and battery after fighting each other in their Virginia hotel room.

TMZ has updated the story noting Sky is standing by her husband and is not "dumping" him following the fight. The following is an excerpt from the TMZ report:

Now, sources tell us … the whole fight started when Reby asked a seemingly intoxicated Matt if he had been drinking or using other substances that night.

FYI — Matt has had substance abuse issues in the past … and once completed a WWE-sponsored rehab program.

We're told Matt didn't take kindly to Reby's accusation and the situation escalated into a full blown fight.

Reby's fate had an unexpected twist that day.