Hardcore Justice (2010)

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Hardcore Justice (2010)
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Promotional poster featuring ECW alumni from left to right: Rhino, Tommy Dreamer, Mick Foley, Stevie Richards and Raven
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateAugust 8, 2010
City Orlando, Florida
Venue Impact Zone
Attendance1,100 [1]
Tagline(s)The Last Stand [2]
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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.

Contents

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

Storylines

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]

Event

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

No.Results [8] [9] StipulationsTimes
1 The F.B.I. (Guido Maritato, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers) (with Sal E. Graziano) defeated Kid Kash, Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond Six-man tag team match 10:45
2 Too Cold Scorpio defeated C. W. Anderson Singles match 06:48
3 Stevie Richards (with Blue Tilly and Hollywood Nova) defeated P.J. Polaco Singles match06:33
4 Rhino defeated Al Snow and Brother Runt Three-Way Dance 06:01
5 Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (with Joel Gertner) defeated Axl Rotten and Kahoneys South Philadelphia Street Fight 11:54
6 Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer Singles with Mick Foley as special guest referee 16:59
7 Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu Hardcore match 17:15

The Whole F'n Show

The Whole F'n Show
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateAugust 9, 2010
(aired August 12, 2010)
City Orlando, Florida
Venue Impact Zone
Tagline(s)LIVE and FREE on Spike TV
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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
1D Jesse Neal defeated Sam Shaw Singles match 04:49
2 Kurt Angle defeated A.J. Styles Retirement match 08:20
3 Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne (c)Singles match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship 03:44
4 Matt Morgan defeated D'Angelo Dinero and Mr. Anderson Triple threat match 04:00
5 Jeff Hardy defeated Shannon Moore Singles match06:46
6 The 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 Championship 16:20
7 Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Abyss Ladder match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Eric Bischoff as special guest referee 17:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

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