Hardcore Justice

{{Short description|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event series}}

{{Infobox wrestling PPV series

|name = Hardcore Justice

|image = TNA Hardcore Justice Logo.jpg

|caption = TNA Hardcore Justice logo

|alt = TNA Hardcore Justice Logo

|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4010-NEWS-TNA-IMPACT-WRESTLING-Announces-Major-Changes-To-2013-Pay-Per-View-Strategy |title=NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes to 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy |access-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=January 12, 2013}}

History

The inaugural Hard Justice event took place on May 15, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_13235.shtml|title=5/15 TNA Hard Justice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=Wade|last=Keller|date=May 16, 2005|access-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408152129/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_13235.shtml#.ZDGGenbP25c|archive-date=April 8, 2023|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_12927.shtml#.ZF79YXZBy3A|title=KELLER'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=Wade|last=Keller|date=April 24, 2005|access-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102171302/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_12927.shtml#.YdHdJ3bP23A|archive-date=January 2, 2022|url-status=live}} On August 8, 2010, The event was re-named the event to Hardcore Justice, in honor of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article10026758.shtml|title=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|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|date=August 12, 2012|access-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120125210/https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article10026758.shtml|archive-date=January 20, 2023|url-status=live}}

Events

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!Event

!Date

!City

!Venue

!Main Event

!Ref.

1

|Hard Justice (2005)

|May 15, 2005

|rowspan="3"|Orlando, Florida

|rowspan="3"|TNA Impact! Zone

|Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Tito Ortiz as special guest referee

|

2

|Hard Justice (2006)

|August 13, 2006

|Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

|

3

|Hard Justice (2007)

|August 12, 2007

|TNA 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

|

4

|Hard Justice (2008)

|August 10, 2008

|Trenton, New Jersey

|Sovereign Bank Arena

|Samoa Joe (c) vs. Booker T in a Six Sides of Steel Weapons match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|

5

|Hard Justice (2009)

|August 16, 2009

|rowspan="5"|Orlando, Florida

|rowspan="2"|TNA Impact! Zone

|Kurt Angle (c) vs. Matt Morgan vs. Sting in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|

6

|Hardcore Justice (2010)

|August 8, 2010

|Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu in a Hardcore match

|{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273229990|title=Date for TNA's Hard Justice|website=WrestleView|access-date=May 7, 2010|date=May 7, 2010|first=Steve|last=Gerweck|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512153551/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273229990|archive-date=May 12, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1275674118|title=TNA Hard Justice Location|website=WrestleView|access-date=June 4, 2010|date=June 4, 2010|first=Steve|last=Gerweck|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620150514/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1275674118|archive-date=June 20, 2010}}

7

|Hardcore Justice (2011)

|August 7, 2011

|rowspan="3"|Impact Zone

|Sting (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1307996338|title=TNA to keep using "Hardcore Justice" PPV name|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=June 13, 2011|website=WrestleView|access-date=June 15, 2011}}

8

|Hardcore Justice (2012)

|August 12, 2012

|Austin Aries (c) vs. Bobby Roode in a Last Chance match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

9

|One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

|July 5, 2013{{efn|name=t1|The event was taped on March 19, 2013.}}

|Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon)

|

rowspan="2"|10

|rowspan="2"|Hardcore Justice (2013)

|August 15, 2013

|rowspan="2"|Norfolk, Virginia

|rowspan="2"|Constant Center

|Chris Sabin (c) vs. Bully Ray in a steel cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

|rowspan="2"|

August 22, 2013{{efn|name=t2|The event was taped on August 15, 2013.}}

|Aces & 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

11

|One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3

|January 10, 2014{{efn|name=t3|The event was taped on December 29, 2013.}}

|Lowell, Massachusetts

|Lowell Memorial Auditorium

|Team 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

|

12

|Hardcore Justice (2014)

|August 20, 2014{{efn|name=t4|The event was taped on August 5, 2014.}}

|New York City, New York

|Grand Ballroom

|Austin 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

|{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2167771-tna-impact-wrestling-hardcore-justice-preview-rumors-news-more-for-august-20|title=TNA Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice Preview, Rumors, News, More for August 20|last=Wood|first=Donald|website=Bleacher Report|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310044341/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2167771-tna-impact-wrestling-hardcore-justice-preview-rumors-news-more-for-august-20|archive-date=March 10, 2015|url-status=live}}

13

|One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2015

|April 1, 2015{{efn|name=t5|The event was taped on February 13, 2015.}}

|rowspan="2"|Orlando, Florida

|rowspan="2"|Impact Zone

|Bobby Roode vs. Lashley in a Last Man Standing match

|

14

|Hardcore Justice (2015)

|May 1, 2015{{efn|name=t6|The event was taped on March 16, 2015.}}

|Eric Young vs. Kurt Angle in a Stretcher match

|{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/5/2/8533245/tna-impact-video-results-and-review-may-1st-2015-a-hardcore-holdover|title=TNA Impact Video, Results, and Review (May 1, 2015): A Hardcore Holdover|last=Decker|first=Kyle|website=Cageside Seats|date=May 2, 2015|access-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=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|archive-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=live}}

15

|Hardcore Justice (2021)

|April 10, 2021

|Nashville, Tennessee

|Skyway Studios

|Team 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

|{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/04/08/dreamer-adds-to-extreme-lineup-for-hardcore-justice/|title=Dreamer Adds to Extreme Lineup for Hardcore Justice|publisher=Impact Wrestling|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/04/10/tommy-dreamer-reveals-team-for-hardcore-war/|title=Tommy Dreamer Reveals Team for Hardcore War|publisher=Impact Wrestling|date=April 10, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021}}

colspan="11" |{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}

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