Hardcore Justice, originally known as Hard Justice, was an annual professional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The first event was held in May 2005 and since 2006, they have all been held in August. Until 2010, the event was known as Hard Justice. As of January 11, 2013, TNA announced that in 2013 will be only four PPVs, dropping Hardcore Justice, but instead it will featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.[1]
Hardcore Justice (2013) (a.k.a. Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice) was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on August 15, 2013 (with the card split between both the August 15 and August 22 broadcasts of TNA's weekly flagship program Impact Wrestling). It was the ninth event under the Hardcore Justice chronology. Unlike the previous events, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) and instead, like Destination X (2013), was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.[5]
Hardcore Justice (2014) (a.k.a. Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice) was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on August 5, 2014, and aired on a tape delay on August 20. It is the tenth event under the Hardcore Justice chronology. Like the previous year's event, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) instead it was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.
This edition of Hardcore Justice marked the first episode of Impact Wrestling to air on Wednesday night. Due to moving from Thursday to Wednesday on one week notice, many fans were unaware of the change, the episode scored a 0.65 rating and was viewed by 852,000 viewers, making it the lowest rated and viewed Impact Wrestling episode since April 2010.[6]
Hardcore Justice (2015) (a.k.a. Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice) is a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was taped on March 16, 2015 and aired on a tape delay on May 1, 2015. It is the eleventh event under the Hardcore Justice chronology. Like the previous year's event, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) instead it was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.