Hardcore Justice

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Hardcore Justice, originally known as Hard Justice, was an annual professional wrestling pay-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.

Events

No.	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event	Ref
1	Hard Justice (2005)	May 15, 2005	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. A.J. Styles with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
2	Hard Justice (2006)	August 13, 2006	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
3	Hard Justice (2007)	August 12, 2007	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	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	Orlando, Florida	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	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu in a Hardcore Rules non-title match
7	Hardcore Justice (2011)	August 7, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Sting (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
8	Hardcore Justice (2012)	August 12, 2012	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Austin Aries (c) vs. Bobby Roode in a Last Chance Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9	Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice (2013)	August 15, 2013 August 22, 2013	Norfolk, Virginia	Constant Center	Chris Sabin (c) vs. Bully Ray in a Steel cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (for broadcast that aired August 15) The Main Event Mafia (Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus, Rampage Jackson) and A.J. Styles vs. Aces & Eights (Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff, Devon, Mr. Anderson and Knux) in a Loser of the Fall Must Leave TNA match (for broadcast that aired August 22).
10	Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice (2014)	August 20, 2014	New York, New York	Grand Ballroom	Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young vs. Gunner vs. Austin Aries vs. Magnus vs. James Storm in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match The winner would receive a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match.
11	Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice (2015)	May 1, 2015	Orlando, Florida	Impact Zone	Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young in a Stretcher match

Results

2005

Main article: Hard Justice (2005)

2006

Hard Justice (2006)
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	August 13, 2006
City	Orlando, Florida
Venue	Impact Zone
Attendance	900
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Victory Road (2006) Next → No Surrender (2006)
Hard Justice chronology
← Previous Hard Justice (2005) Next → Hard Justice (2007)

Hard Justice (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on August 13, 2006 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Hard Justice chronology. Nine matches were scheduled on the event's card, but because of a pyrotechnical malfunction, one was cancelled due to time constraints.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Ron Killings defeated A-1	Singles match	03:09
2	Sonjay Dutt and Cassidy Riley defeated Jimmy Jacobs and El Diablo	Tag team match	03:08
3	Eric Young defeated Johnny Devine	Singles match	05:47
4	Chris Sabin defeated Alex Shelley (w/ Kevin Nash & Johnny Devine)	Singles match	08:21
5	Abyss (w/ James Mitchell) defeated Brother Runt	Singles match	06:17
6	Samoa Joe defeated Rhino and Monty Brown	Falls Count Anywhere match	13:37
7	Gail Kim defeated Sirelda	Singles match	04:01
8	Senshi (c) defeated Petey Williams and Jay Lethal	Three-Way Dance for the TNA X Division Championship	10:35
9	AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels (c) defeated The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship	14:37
10	Jeff Jarrett (c) (w/ Scott Steiner) defeated Sting (w/ Christian Cage)	Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship	15:09
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2007

Hard Justice (2007)
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	August 12, 2007
City	Orlando, Florida
Venue	Impact Zone
Attendance	900
Tagline(s)	"All or Nothing..."
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Victory Road (2007) Next → No Surrender (2007)
Hard Justice chronology
← Previous Hard Justice (2006) Next → Hard Justice (2008)

Hard Justice (2007) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on August 12, 2007 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the third event under the Hard Justice chronology. Nine matches were featured on the event's card.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt defeated Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley and Triple X (Christopher Daniels & Senshi) (w/ Elix Skipper)	Triple threat Tag team match	15:50
2	Kaz defeated Raven (w/ Havok and Martyr)	Singles match	05:41
3	James Storm (w/ Jackie Moore) defeated Rhino	Bar Room Brawl	13:15
4	The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) defeated The Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. James & Kip James) (w/ Roxy Laveaux)	Tag team match	05:50
5	Robert Roode (with Ms. Brooks) defeated Eric Young	Humiliation match	09:31
6	Chris Harris defeated Black Reign by disqualification	Singles match	04:50
7	The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon)	Tag team match	11:00
8	Abyss, Andrew Martin and Sting defeated Christian's Coalition (Christian Cage, AJ Styles & Tomko)	Doomsday Chamber of Blood match	10:51
9	Kurt Angle (c) defeated Samoa Joe (c)	Singles match for Angle's TNA World and IWGP Heavyweight Championships and Joe's TNA X Division and World Tag Team Championships	18:34
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2008

Main article: Hard Justice (2008)

2009

Main article: Hard Justice (2009)

2010

Main article: Hardcore Justice (2010)

2011

Main article: Hardcore Justice (2011)

2012

Main article: Hardcore Justice (2012)

2013

Hardcore Justice (2013)
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	August 15, 2013 August 22, 2013
City	Norfolk, Virginia
Venue	Constant Center
Attendance	3,200
Tagline(s)	"It's not always about winning - it's about surviving"
Hardcore Justice chronology
← Previous Hardcore Justice (2012) Next → Hardcore Justice (2014)

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.

Aired on August 15

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Kazarian defeated A.J. Styles, Austin Aries and Jeff Hardy	Ladder match for 20 points in the Bound for Glory Series	17:45
2	ODB defeated Gail Kim and Mickie James	Three-way hardcore match	06:50
3	Bobby Roode defeated Magnus, Mr. Anderson and Samoa Joe	Tables match for 20 points in the Bound for Glory Series	10:25
4	Bully Ray defeated Chris Sabin (c)	Steel Cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship	18:30
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Aired on August 22

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Kazarian and Bobby Roode defeated Gunner and James Storm	Tag team match	09:50
2	Suicide defeated Sonjay Dutt	Singles match	04:35
3	Joseph Park defeated Christopher Daniels, Jay Bradley and Hernandez	Street Fight for 20 points in the Bound for Glory Series	12:05
4	Gail Kim defeated ODB	Singles match	7:00
5	The Main Event Mafia (Sting, Samoa Joe, Magnus, Rampage Jackson) and A.J. Styles defeated Aces & Eights (Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff, Devon, Mr. Anderson & Knux)	Five-on-Five tag team Loser Leaves TNA match	16:45

2014

Hardcore Justice (2014)
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	August 5, 2014 (taped) August 20, 2014 (aired)
City	New York, New York
Venue	Grand Ballroom
Attendance	700
Tagline(s)	"It's not always about winning - it's about surviving"
Hardcore Justice chronology
← Previous Hardcore Justice (2013) Next → Hardcore Justice (2015)

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.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Bram defeated Abyss	Stairway to Janice match	08:30
2	Samoa Joe (c) defeated Low Ki	Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship	08:10
3	Mr. Anderson defeated Samuel Shaw	"I Quit" match	05:50
4	Gail Kim (c) defeated Angelina Love	Last Knockout Standing match for the TNA Knockouts Championship	08:20
5	Bobby Roode and Eric Young defeated Gunner, Austin Aries, Magnus and James Storm	Six Sides of Steel Cage match for TNA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender	12:00
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2015

Hardcore Justice (2015)
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	March 16, 2015 (taped) May 1, 2015 (aired)
City	Orlando, Florida
Venue	Impact Zone
Attendance	600
Tagline(s)	"It's not always about winning - it's about surviving"
Hardcore Justice chronology
← Previous Hardcore Justice (2014) Next → TBA

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.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) and Davey Richards defeated The Revolution (Abyss, Manik & Khoya)	Street Fight	10:05
2	Kenny King defeated Rockstar Spud (c), Tigre Uno and Mandrews	Ladder match for the TNA X Division Championship	08:00
3	Taryn Terrell (c) defeated Brooke	Singles match for the TNA Knockouts Championship	06:15
4	Drew Galloway defeated Low Ki	Pipe on a Pole match	07:30
5	Eric Young defeated Kurt Angle	Stretcher match	13:10
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

External links

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