Hard Justice (2009)

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The 2009 Hard Justice was a

Hard Justice chronology.[4] Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card
.

The

Brother Devon) to retain the Tag Team championships. The second was for the TNA X Division Championship, in which Samoa Joe defeated Homicide
to win the championship.

The event featured the debut of D'Angelo Dinero in TNA, who had previously worked for the WWE.[6] The event was released on DVD on October 20, 2009 by TNA Home Video.[7]

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[8]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Don West
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
David Penzer
Referee Earl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Mark Johnson
Andrew Thomas

Hard Justice featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.

The main feud heading into Hard Justice was between

TNA Legends Championship from Nash with the help of Bobby Lashley
.

Another feud was between Mick Foley and Kevin Nash over the TNA Legends Championship. Foley had won the title from Nash in a tag team match with special stipulations that also involved Angle and Bobby Lashley. Foley and Nash then argued about whether wrestling was about the wrestling or the money, which heated up their emotions leading into the event.

A feud on the mid-card revolved around

Hernandez's Feast or Fired Briefcase which holds a title shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Their match at Hard Justice would be with the briefcase on the line. The final major feud heading into the event was between Abyss, Dr. Stevie, and Jethro Holliday
. Dr. Stevie had offered $50,000 to anyone who could beat Abyss, and Holliday took up the offer and attacked Abyss with a steel chair while he was giving an interview on Impact!.

Reception

411mania.com writer Arnold Furious rated the event 4 out of 10 stars,

TNA World Heavyweight Championship was rated a 1.5 out of 5 stars, while the Tag Team Match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship
was rated a 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
11:22
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d Martin, Adam (2009-07-09). "Dates/locations for 2009 TNA PPV's". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  2. ^ "Hard Justice 2009". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. ^ "Monthly Three-Hour Pay-Per-View Events". TNA Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  4. ^ Hard Justice: August 16 Live on PPV. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 2009-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  5. ^ Furious, Arnold. "The Furious Flashbacks – TNA Hard justice 2009". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  6. ^ None, Facebook. "Videos posted by Impact Wrestling". Facebook. Retrieved 2011-08-31. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ None, Facebook. "Videos posted by Impact Wrestling". Facebook. Retrieved 2011-08-31. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. ^ Furious, Arnold (2011-04-13). "The Furious Flashbacks". 411Mania.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.

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