Victory Road (2011)
Victory Road (2011) | |||
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Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) | | ||
Date | March 13, 2011 | ||
City | Orlando, Florida | ||
Venue | Impact Zone | ||
Attendance | 1,100[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay the price. | ||
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Victory Road chronology | |||
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The 2011 Victory Road was a
In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[4]
The main event between Sting and challenger Jeff Hardy was impacted by Hardy arriving intoxicated and being unable to perform. The other matches on the card were poor and the event as a whole was viewed by critics as one of the worst pay per view events in the history of wrestling.
Storylines
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Commentator | Mike Tenay |
Taz
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Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
Referee | Rudy Charles
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Mark "Slick" Johnson
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Andrew Thomas | |
Brian Hebner | |
Interviewers | Jeremy Borash |
Victory Road featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
The primary storyline which was featured at Victory Road was between defending champion
Another storyline that entered into Victory Road was between
A feud that went into Victory Road was between
A feud in the X-Division carried into Victory Road was between defending champion
On the February 24 edition of TNA Impact!,
On the March 10 edition of TNA Impact!, it was announced that
Jeff Hardy incident
According to reports, the main event featuring then TNA champion Sting defeating Jeff Hardy by pinfall to retain the title in 1 minute and 28 seconds, was cut short due to backstage concern over Jeff Hardy's wellbeing.[11]
After Hardy's entrance music played, it took over 40 seconds before he emerged, clearly intoxicated and under the influence of drugs, then stumbled out and staggered his way into the ring, forcing referee
Following an audible from
Upon exiting the ring, Sting responded to chants from fans who were outraged at the length of the match and at Hardy's condition, as it was clear he was completely unfit to wrestle. Many fans chanted "that was bullshit," and as Sting was walking up the ramp, he turned to them and said "I agree! I agree!"
TNA later apologized to its fans for the pay-per-view "falling short of their standard" and offered six months of free access to the TNAondemand.com library to anyone who bought the event.[12][13]
As a result of the fiasco that unfolded at Victory Road, Hardy was sent home from
On the September 8 edition of
In 2021, Bischoff told Conrad Thompson on his weekly 83 Weeks podcast that contrary to previous reports, Hardy showed up at the mandatory talent call-time of 11:00 a.m. before disappearing for hours, during which time he was presumably drinking and using drugs. He was not seen again until moments before his match, with Bischoff waiting in the gorilla position to confront Hardy about his absenteeism: at that moment, everyone discovered Hardy's condition. As Dixie Carter was not in gorilla at the time, nor was anyone else in power, Bischoff took it upon himself to call an audible and told both participants (while trying to cut an impromptu promo) to end the match with Sting winning as quick as possible.
Bischoff also added that had Hardy been discovered 45 minutes sooner, TNA would have likely been able to find a replacement and inform all of the affected parties in time. However, as most talent had already been out of their ring gear and showered by the time of the main event (or, in some cases, had left the arena altogether), the crew in gorilla was left with no choice but to let Hardy compete and to end the match as quickly as possible.[16]
Reception
The event was heavily panned by critics, and was seen as one of the worst major professional wrestling events in recent history.
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 01:28 | |||
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References
- ^ "Victory Road 2011". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ "Victory Road PPV Moving To March". TNAWrestling.com. 2011-01-12. Archived from the original on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2011-01-12). "TNA News: TNA announces two PPVs changing months in 2011, date revealed for annual Lockdown PPV in April". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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- ^ a b c d e Barie, Alex (2011-03-10). "TNA Impact Results (3/10/2011) - The Road To Victory.....Road!". WrestlingNewsWorld. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ a b c Barie, Alex (2011-02-24). "TNA Impact Results (2/17/2011) - RVD vs. Jeff Hardy for the World Title". WrestlingNewsWorld. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ a b c Barie, Alex (2011-02-17). "TNA Impact Results (2/24/2011) - Anderson Wants His Shot". WrestlingNewsWorld. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ a b Barie, Alex (2011-03-03). "TNA Impact Results (3/03/2011) - STING IS BACK & CHAMPION!". WrestlingNewsWorld. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2011-03-14). "Jeff Hardy update". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2011-03-15). "TNA News: TNA issues statement acknowledging Victory Road "fell short," offering refund unrelated to actual PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ "An Announcement Regarding Victory Road". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ "The Full Scoop on Jeff Hardy's Victory Road Debacle". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Jeff Hardy Speaks on Abusing Drugs and the Victory Road PPV Incident". 4 August 2014.
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