Hardcore Justice (2021)

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Hardcore Justice (2021)
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PromotionImpact Wrestling
DateApril 10, 2021
CityNashville, Tennessee
VenueSkyway Studios
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)[Note 1]
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Hardcore Justice (2021) was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on April 10, 2021 at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and aired exclusively on Impact Plus.[1] It was the twelfth event under the Hardcore Justice chronology, the first to be held since the 2015 event, and the first purchase-only event since the 2012 event.

Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering and Rhino) defeated Team Dreamer (Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Trey Miguel) in an eight-man Hardcore War match. In other prominent matches, Deonna Purrazzo successfully retained her Impact Knockouts Championship against Jazz in an Old School Rules Title vs. Career match, where Jazz had to retire from in-ring competition, and Tenille Dashwood won a Weapons match to become the number one contender for the Knockouts Championship.

Production[]

Background[]

Hardcore Justice is an annual professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. In 2005, it was originally introduced as a pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Impact Wrestling (then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA). The first event was held in May 2005 and from 2006 to 2012, they have all been held in August. The event was known as Hard Justice until 2010. In 2013, TNA dropped Hardcore Justice as a pay-per-view event after announcing only four pay-per-view events would take place through the year and it was retained as a special episode of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact!.[2]

On the Impact! following Sacrifice, Tommy Dreamer came into the office of Impact Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore, saying that Impact has a problem with their Impact World Tag Team Championship being held hostage outside of the promotion for a month. D'Amore stalled him and then reminded him of the upcoming Hardcore Justice event on Impact Plus, and he let Dreamer book the card for the show.[3]

Storylines[]

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

On the March 23 episode of Impact, Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jazz in a non-title match, with interference from Susan.[4] The following week on Impact, while Purrazzo and Susan were having an interview, Jazz attacked Purrazzo and Susan. Jazz would later go to Tommy Dreamer, demanding that she get her hands on Purrazzo. Dreamer would have the two booked for Hardcore Justice, but before that, talked about how he and Jazz used to be in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and how they used to have Ultimate Jeopardy matches in ECW. As a match where all participants wager something, Dreamer asked Jazz to put something at stake, while Purrazzo put her championship on the line. Jazz proclaimed that she is willing to put her career on the line for the title, officially making it a Title vs. Career match.[5][6]

On the March 30 episode of Impact, Dreamer held a meeting of various knockouts, announcing a weapons match for Hardcore Justice, with the winner receiving an opportunity for the Impact Knockouts Championship at Rebellion. Alisha Edwards, Havok, Jordynne Grace, Rosemary, Susan (who would be attacked and replace by Su Yung at the event), and Tenille Dashwood were announced as participants.[5][6]

On the March 23 episode of Impact, Eddie Edwards kicked The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) out of the locker room, seeing how their friendship with AEW World Champion Kenny Omega, did not make them "one of the boys". Just as they were about to leave, they encountered Decay (Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve), who mocked how The Good Brothers lost both their tag team titles and the respect of the locker room.[4] On the April 8 episode of Impact, a match between Black Taurus and Doc Gallows was scheduled for Hardcore Justice.[7][8]

It was announced that Hardcore Justice will also play host to a BlindGames match between Jake Something and Brian Myers.[7] Myers has been wearing an eyepatch since January after a match with Fallah Bahh, saw him being "poked" in the eye.[9] On the April 8 episode of Impact, Myers attacked both Something and old friend-turned-enemy Matt Cardona, where he accepted Cardona's offer for a match at Rebellion, but not before pushing Something into the steel steps, which had clipped his eye.[10] The BlindGames match, essentially a blindfold match with hardcore rules, was scheduled not long after.[7]

On the April 8 episode of Impact, Tommy Dreamer booked an eight-man tag team Hardcore War featuring himself and three men of his choosing (revelead as Eddie Edwards, Willie Mack, and Impact World Champion Rich Swann, before Dreamer would be attacked and replaced with Trey Miguel) against Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering, and Rhino).[8][7][11] The rules of Hardcore War are as follow:

  • Two men start alone for five minutes
  • Every two minutes, a new man appears from alternating teams
  • The match cannot end until the final man has entered
  • After all eight men have entered, the match is won by pinfall or submission
  • There are no disqualifications

Results[]

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Josh Alexander and Petey Williams defeated TJP and Fallah Bahh, and Ace Austin and Madman Fulton Triple threat tag team match[7] 13:42
2 Shera defeated Hernandez Chairly Legal match[7] 9:03
3 Doc Gallows (with Karl Anderson) defeated Black Taurus (with Crazzy Steve) Singles match[7] 8:59
4 Matt Cardona defeated Johnny Swinger Mystery Crate match 7:56
5 Sami Callihan defeated Sam Beale Singles match[7] 4:02
6 Jake Something defeated Brian Myers Blindfold match[7] 5:17
7 Tenille Dashwood defeated Alisha Edwards, Havok, Jordynne Grace, Rosemary, and Su Yung Weapons match to determine the number one contender for the Impact Knockouts Championship[6] 9:35
8 Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Jazz Old School Rules Title vs. Career match for the Impact Knockouts Championship[6] 12:46
9 Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering and Rhino) defeated Team Dreamer (Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Trey Miguel) Eight-man Hardcore War match[7] 20:28
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes[]

  1. ^ The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hardcore Justice Will Be Served on IMPACT Plus". Impact Wrestling. March 16, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "News: TNA Impact Wrestling Announces Major Changes To 2013 Pay-Per-View Strategy". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Moore, John (March 17, 2021). "3/16 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Sami Callihan vs. Trey Miguel, Impact Tag Champions Juice Robinson and David Finlay vs. Team XXXL in a non-title match, Mahabali Shera vs. Rohit Raju, 12-Knockouts Tag match, Sacrifice fallout". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Moore, John (March 23, 2021). "3/23 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Kenny Omega and Don Callis return, Ace Austin vs. TJP for the X Division Championship, Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jazz in a non-title match, Karl Anderson vs. Eddie Edwards". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Moore, John (March 30, 2021). "3/30 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of AEW Champion Kenny Omega's appearance, James Storm vs. Eric Young, Knockouts Tag Champions Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz vs. Havok and Nevaeh in a non-title match, Ace Austin and Madman Fulton vs. Josh Alexander and TJP, Suicide vs. Brian Myers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Career vs Title & #1 Contender Weapons Match Official for Hardcore Justice". Impact Wrestling. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dreamer Adds to Extreme Lineup for Hardcore Justice". Impact Wrestling. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Powell, Jason (April 9, 2021). "4/8 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Powell's review of Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann, Willie Mack, and Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan and a partner vs. Team XXXL, Alisha Edwards, Nevaeh, and Tenille Dashwood vs. Havok, Jordynne Grace, and Rosemary, Deaner vs. Chris Sabin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Moore, John (January 19, 2021). "1/19 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of the Hard To Kill fallout edition with AEW surprises, Jordynne Grace and Jazz vs. Kimber Lee and Susan, Eric Young vs. Rhino". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Beaston, Erik (April 8, 2021). "Impact Wrestling Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from April 8". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tommy Dreamer Reveals Team for Hardcore War". Impact Wrestling. April 10, 2021. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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