A troubling twist in the Jeff Hardy drunk driving arrest ... cops say the WWE star had a bloody nose during the stop and told officers it was from an earlier "fight" with his wife.
It's all spelled out in the police report obtained by TMZ Sports ... which describes how the Carthage Police Dept. in North Carolina received a tip about a careless and reckless driver around 8:40 PM on October 3rd.
When cops found the car, the noticed the driver (Hardy) was parked in front of a liquor store ... and when he came out, he was carrying a case of beer.