TNA Hardcore Justice Coverage: Who’s the #1 Contender?

August 24, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

If you’re a wrestling fan, it’s hard to not like what TNA has done the last few weeks. As a matter of fact, this whole summer has been one of the best ever for the company n terms of engaging TV. With Ethan Carter III developing as a heel, Lashley being the dominant champion and a plethora of solid matches in the mid-card and two amazing secondary champions in Gail Kim and Samoa Joe, TNA has been damn good lately.

Hardcore Justice was no different, as it laid the groundwork for another Lashley title match and solidified Joe and Kim as the best in their divisions. Away from the waste of a match encounter between Samuel Shaw and Mr. Anderson, Hardcore Justice was a more than watchable show.

Matches:

Stairway to Janice: Bram vs. Abyss: Another bloody brawl between the two that featured a plethora of hardcore action. After Bram retrieved Janice, Abyss was able to hit the Blackhole Slam on some tacks, but that didn’t stop Bram. After he hit a low blow, Bram nailed Abyss in the gut with the nail board for another surprising pinfall over “The Monster.”

X-Division Champion Samoa Joe vs. Low-Ki: Joe’s strength won this match for him as Ki could not get Joe up for the Ki-Crusher after multiple tries. Although Low-Ki was vigilant and hit almost every move in his arsenal, he could put Joe away. After another failed attempt at Ki’s finisher and some missteps on the top rope, Joe hit the Muscle Buster for the win.

I Quit Match: Mr. Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw: This made no sense as Anderson has no Submission Finisher, while Shaw has an awesome one. Although Shaw dominated, Anderson got the win with a Jumping Armbreaker, which transitioned into a Sitting Armbar for the boring win. The reaction of the crowd of the crowd proved this one was a stinker.

Last Woman Standing: Angelina Love w/Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim: This was a nasty match. Love hit the chair-assisted Botox Injection on the outside that got the crowd chanting “better than Divas,” but even before that the match was a tough one. After Kim recovered, she took Sky out of the ring and hit a Top Rope Samoan Drop on a chair to retain her title.

Six Sides of Steel For Title Shot: Austin Aries vs. Eric Young vs. James Storm vs. Robert Roode vs. Gunner vs. Magnus: In a finisher-filled encounter, both Roode and Young hit Tower of Doom Powerbombs that allowed them to escape the cage and “win.”

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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