Hardcore Justice (2010)

The 2010 Hardcore Justice (stylized HardCORE Justice, and occasionally referred to as Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on August 8, 2010 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.[3] It was the sixth event under the Hard Justice chronology and the eighth event of the 2010 TNA pay-per-view schedule.

Hardcore Justice (2010)
Promotional poster featuring ECW alumni from left to right: Rhino, Tommy Dreamer, Mick Foley, Stevie Richards and Raven
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateAugust 8, 2010
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueImpact Zone
Attendance1,100[1]
Tagline(s)The Last Stand[2]
Pay-per-view chronology
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Victory Road
Next →
No Surrender
Hardcore Justice chronology
← Previous
2009
Next →
2011

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[4]

Storylines

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Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Tenay
Taz
Interviewer Jeremy Borash
Lauren Thompson
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
Referee Andrew Thomas
Brian Hebner
Earl Hebner
Frank Gastineau
Mickie James

Hardcore Justice featured seven 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]

This year, TNA changed the event's name from Hard Justice to Hardcore Justice in honor of the Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show theme that it adopted. The show was originally going to be main evented by a match between Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn. However, the match had to be cancelled when Lynn pulled out due to a back injury. The replacement main event was Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu.[6][7]

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In addition to matches, Hardcore Justice featured TNA stars such as A.J. Styles, Matt Morgan, Jesse Neal, and Madison Rayne sharing their memories of ECW, and dedications to Joey Styles, Paul Heyman, and all the ECW alumni who had died since working for the promotion. Tod Gordon, "Pitbull" Gary Wolfe, The Blue Meanie, and Francine appeared in pre-taped segments.

During the show, two substitutes appeared for ECW alumni: Big Tilly appeared as "Blue Tilly" as part of Stevie Richards' BW2.0 (the name being a play on the EV2.0 stable). Meanwhile, Samuel Shaw portrayed Lupus, a minor member of Raven's Nest.

After losing to Richards, P.J. Polaco attacked Richards with a Singapore Cane, until the Sandman came out to attack him in turn.

Following their victory over Rotten and Kahoneys, Team 3D declared themselves the most extreme tag team in wrestling, after which The Gangstas confronted them. Following the confrontation, all six men celebrated together in the ring.

Results

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No.Results[8][9]StipulationsTimes
1The F.B.I. (Guido Maritato, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers) (with Sal E. Graziano) defeated Kid Kash, Johnny Swinger and Simon DiamondSix-man tag team match10:45
2Too Cold Scorpio defeated C. W. AndersonSingles match06:48
3Stevie Richards (with Blue Tilly and Hollywood Nova) defeated P.J. PolacoSingles match06:33
4Rhino defeated Al Snow and Brother RuntThree-Way Dance06:01
5Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (with Joel Gertner) defeated Axl Rotten and KahoneysSouth Philadelphia Street Fight11:54
6Raven defeated Tommy DreamerSingles with Mick Foley as special guest referee16:59
7Rob Van Dam defeated SabuHardcore match17:15

The Whole F'n Show

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The Whole F'n Show
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateAugust 9, 2010
(aired August 12, 2010)
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueImpact Zone
Tagline(s)LIVE and FREE on Spike TV
Impact! special episodes chronology
← Previous
Monday Night Impact
Next →
Before the Glory

The Whole F'n Show was the original card which was supposed to take place at Hardcore Justice four days earlier, but the show was given to the ECW Originals. This event was held as a special pay-per-view quality show on Impact Wrestling.

No.Results[8][9]StipulationsTimes
1DJesse Neal defeated Sam ShawSingles match04:49
2Kurt Angle defeated A.J. StylesCareer Threatening match08:20
3Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne (c)Singles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship03:44
4Matt Morgan defeated D'Angelo Dinero and Mr. AndersonTriple threat match04:00
5Jeff Hardy defeated Shannon MooreSingles match06:46
6The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (c) defeated Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)Two-out-of-three falls match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship16:20
7Rob Van Dam (c) defeated AbyssLadder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Eric Bischoff as special guest referee17:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hardcore Justice 2010". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  2. ^ "Official website". TNA Wrestling. 2010-06-23. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  3. ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-06-01). "TNA Hard Justice Location Revealed". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  4. ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-08-05). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 8/5: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  7. ^ Martin, Adam (2010-08-07). "Report: TNA Hardcore Justice main event is now off". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  8. ^ a b Caldwell, James (2010-08-05). "TNA News: Updated line-up for Hardcore Justice PPV after Thursday's Impact". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  9. ^ a b Caldwell, James (2010-08-08). "TNA News: RVD's new opponent for Hardcore Justice PPV revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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