Hardcore Justice

Hardcore Justice
Hardcore Justice
	Impact Wrestling
Other names	Hard Justice (2005–2009)
First event	Hard Justice (2005)
Last event	Hardcore Justice (2021)

Hardcore Justice, originally known as Hard Justice, is an annual

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

#	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event	Ref.
1	Hard Justice (2005)	May 15, 2005	Orlando, Florida	TNA Impact! Zone	special guest referee	^[2]
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			Winner takes all match
4	Hard Justice (2008)	August 10, 2008	Trenton, New Jersey	Sovereign Bank Arena	TNA World Heavyweight Championship
5	Hard Justice (2009)	August 16, 2009	Orlando, Florida	TNA Impact! Zone	TNA World Heavyweight Championship
6	Hardcore Justice (2010)	August 8, 2010		TNA Impact! Zone	Hardcore match	^[4]^[5]^[6]
7	Hardcore Justice (2011)	August 7, 2011		Impact Zone	TNA World Heavyweight Championship	^[7]
8	Hardcore Justice (2012)	August 12, 2012			TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9	One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2	July 5, 2013^[a]			Jeff Hardy and Brother Runt vs. Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon)
10	Hardcore Justice (2013)	August 15, 2013	Norfolk, Virginia	Constant Center	TNA World Heavyweight Championship
10	Hardcore Justice (2013)	August 22, 2013^[b]	Norfolk, Virginia	Constant Center	Loser Leaves TNA match
11	One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3	January 10, 2014^[c]	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^[d]	New York City, New York	Grand Ballroom	TNA World Heavyweight Championship match	^[8]
13	One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2015	April 1, 2015^[e]	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Last Man Standing match
14	Hardcore Justice (2015)	May 1, 2015^[f]	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Stretcher match	^[9]
15	Hardcore Justice (2021)	April 10, 2021	Nashville, Tennessee	Skyway Studios	Hardcore War match	^[10]^[11]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

^ The event was taped on March 19, 2013.
^ The event was taped on August 15, 2013.
^ The event was taped on December 29, 2013.
^ The event was taped on August 5, 2014.
^ The event was taped on February 13, 2015.
^ The event was taped on March 16, 2015.

References

^ "NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes to 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy". Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Keller, Wade (May 16, 2005). "5/15 TNA Hard Justice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ Keller, Wade (April 24, 2005). "KELLER'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Powell, Jason (August 12, 2012). "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. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ Gerweck, Steve (May 7, 2010). "Date for TNA's Hard Justice". WrestleView. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
^ Gerweck, Steve (June 4, 2010). "TNA Hard Justice Location". WrestleView. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ Martin, Adam (June 13, 2011). "TNA to keep using "Hardcore Justice" PPV name". WrestleView. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
^ Wood, Donald (August 19, 2014). "TNA Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice Preview, Rumors, News, More for August 20". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ Decker, Kyle (May 2, 2015). "TNA Impact Video, Results, and Review (May 1, 2015): A Hardcore Holdover". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "Dreamer Adds to Extreme Lineup for Hardcore Justice". Impact Wrestling. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "Tommy Dreamer Reveals Team for Hardcore War". Impact Wrestling. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

External links

ImpactWrestling.com – the official website of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[t1-8] The event was taped on March 19, 2013.

[t2-9] The event was taped on August 15, 2013.

[t3-10] The event was taped on December 29, 2013.

[t4-11] The event was taped on August 5, 2014.

[t5-13] The event was taped on February 13, 2015.

[t6-14] The event was taped on March 16, 2015.

[1] "NEWS: TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Announces Major Changes to 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy". Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

[HJ2005-2] Keller, Wade (May 16, 2005). "5/15 TNA Hard Justice PPV: Caldwell's "Alternative Perspective" Review". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[Lockdown2005-3] Keller, Wade (April 24, 2005). "KELLER'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

[HJ2010-4] Powell, Jason (August 12, 2012). "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. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[5] Gerweck, Steve (May 7, 2010). "Date for TNA's Hard Justice". WrestleView. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

[6] Gerweck, Steve (June 4, 2010). "TNA Hard Justice Location". WrestleView. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[7] Martin, Adam (June 13, 2011). "TNA to keep using "Hardcore Justice" PPV name". WrestleView. Retrieved June 15, 2011.

[12] Wood, Donald (August 19, 2014). "TNA Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice Preview, Rumors, News, More for August 20". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[15] Decker, Kyle (May 2, 2015). "TNA Impact Video, Results, and Review (May 1, 2015): A Hardcore Holdover". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[16] "Dreamer Adds to Extreme Lineup for Hardcore Justice". Impact Wrestling. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[17] "Tommy Dreamer Reveals Team for Hardcore War". Impact Wrestling. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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