Hardcore Justice Explained

Hardcore Justice
Othernames:Hard Justice (2005–2009)
Promotions:Impact Wrestling
Firstevent:Hard Justice (2005)
Lastevent:Hardcore Justice (2021)

Hardcore Justice, originally known as Hard Justice, was an annual professional wrestling Impact Plus event produced by Impact Wrestling. It was originally introduced as a pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2005. The first event was held in May 2005 and after 2006, they had all been held in August. Until 2010, the event was known as Hard Justice. TNA dropped Hardcore Justice as a pay-per-view event in 2013 after announcing only four pay-per-view events would take place through the year and it was retained as a special episode of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.[1]

History

The inaugural Hard Justice event took place on May 15, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.[2] The event opened with a ten-bell salute to Chris Candido, who died on April 28, 2005, due to blood clot from surgery, for a leg injury he suffered on the inaugural Lockdown event, which took part on April 24 of that year.[3] On August 8, 2010, The event was re-named the event to Hardcore Justice, in honor of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).[4]

Events

EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef.
1Hard Justice (2005)May 15, 2005Orlando, FloridaTNA Impact! ZoneJeff Jarrett (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Tito Ortiz as special guest referee
2Hard Justice (2006)August 13, 2006Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
3Hard Justice (2007)August 12, 2007TNA and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle vs. TNA World Tag Team and TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe in a Winner takes all match
4Hard Justice (2008)August 10, 2008Trenton, New JerseySovereign Bank ArenaSamoa Joe (c) vs. Booker T in a Six Sides of Steel Weapons match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
5Hard Justice (2009)August 16, 2009Orlando, FloridaTNA Impact! ZoneKurt Angle (c) vs. Matt Morgan vs. Sting in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
6Hardcore Justice (2010)August 8, 2010Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu in a Hardcore match[5] [6]
7Hardcore Justice (2011)August 7, 2011Impact ZoneSting (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship[7]
8Hardcore Justice (2012)August 12, 2012Austin Aries (c) vs. Bobby Roode in a Last Chance match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2July 5, 2013Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon)
10Hardcore Justice (2013)August 15, 2013Norfolk, VirginiaConstant CenterChris Sabin (c) vs. Bully Ray in a steel cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
August 22, 2013Aces & Eights (Mr. Anderson, Devon, Garrett Bischoff, Knux and Wes Brisco) vs. The Main Event Mafia (Magnus, Rampage Jackson, Samoa Joe and Sting) and A.J. Styles in a five-on-five Loser Leaves TNA match
11One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3January 10, 2014Lowell, MassachusettsLowell Memorial AuditoriumTeam Angle (Kurt Angle, Abyss, James Storm and Samoa Joe) vs. Team Roode (Bobby Roode, Jessie Godderz, Magnus and Robbie E) in a five-on-five Lethal Lockdown match
12Hardcore Justice (2014)August 20, 2014New York City, New YorkGrand BallroomAustin Aries vs. Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young vs. Gunner vs. James Storm vs. Magnus in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match, where the winner would receive a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match[8]
13One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2015April 1, 2015Orlando, FloridaImpact ZoneBobby Roode vs. Lashley in a Last Man Standing match
14Hardcore Justice (2015)May 1, 2015Eric Young vs. Kurt Angle in a Stretcher match[9]
15Hardcore Justice (2021)April 10, 2021Nashville, TennesseeSkyway StudiosTeam Dreamer (Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Trey Miguel and Willie Mack) vs. Violent By Design (Deaner, Eric Young, Joe Doering and Rhino) in an Eight-man Hardcore War match[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes to 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy . January 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112213300/http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy . January 12, 2013.
  2. Web site: 5/15 TNA Hard Justice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review. Pro Wrestling Torch. Wade. Keller. May 16, 2005. May 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230408152129/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_13235.shtml#.ZDGGenbP25c. April 8, 2023. live.
  3. Web site: KELLER'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event. Pro Wrestling Torch. Wade. Keller. April 24, 2005. July 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102171302/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_12927.shtml#.YdHdJ3bP23A. January 2, 2022. live.
  4. Web site: TNA 2010 Hardcore Justice PPV Flashback - ECW theme show with Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu, Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven with Mick Foley as special referee, Team 3D vs. Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Jason. Powell. August 12, 2012. May 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120125210/https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article10026758.shtml. January 20, 2023. live.
  5. Web site: Date for TNA's Hard Justice. WrestleView. May 7, 2010. May 7, 2010. Steve. Gerweck. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100512153551/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273229990. May 12, 2010.
  6. Web site: TNA Hard Justice Location. WrestleView. June 4, 2010. June 4, 2010. Steve. Gerweck. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100620150514/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1275674118. June 20, 2010.
  7. Web site: TNA to keep using "Hardcore Justice" PPV name. Martin. Adam. June 13, 2011. WrestleView. June 15, 2011.
  8. Web site: TNA Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice Preview, Rumors, News, More for August 20. Wood. Donald. Bleacher Report. August 19, 2014. April 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310044341/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2167771-tna-impact-wrestling-hardcore-justice-preview-rumors-news-more-for-august-20. March 10, 2015. live.
  9. Web site: TNA Impact Video, Results, and Review (May 1, 2015): A Hardcore Holdover. Decker. Kyle. Cageside Seats. May 2, 2015. April 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912044430/http://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/5/2/8533245/tna-impact-video-results-and-review-may-1st-2015-a-hardcore-holdover. September 12, 2015. live.
  10. Web site: Dreamer Adds to Extreme Lineup for Hardcore Justice. Impact Wrestling. April 8, 2021. April 11, 2021.
  11. Web site: Tommy Dreamer Reveals Team for Hardcore War. Impact Wrestling. April 10, 2021. April 11, 2021.

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