Hardcore Justice 2014

The 2014 Hardcore Justice (also known as Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice) was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on August 5, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was the tenth event under the Hardcore Justice chronology and aired as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling on August 20, 2014. Five professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. The main event was a Six Sides of Steel match to determine the #1 contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship contested between Bobby Roode, Eric Young, Gunner, Austin Aries, Magnus and James Storm. Roode and Young simultaneously won the match to earn the title shot. On the undercard, Gail Kim successfully defended the Knockouts Championship against Angelina Love in a Last Knockout Standing match, Mr. Anderson defeated Samuel Shaw in an "I Quit" match, Samoa Joe successfully defended the X Division Championship against Low Ki and Bram defeated Abyss in a Stairway to Janice match. Storylines Mr. Anderson had been feuding with Samuel Shaw earlier in the year as the two traded wins in a steel cage match at Lockdown, a Straitjacket match on the April 3 episode of Impact Wrestling and a Committed match at Sacrifice. Shaw would then be sent into a psychiatric facility for intervention and was released from the facility on the June 26 episode of Impact Wrestling under the supervision of Gunner, who helped Shaw throughout the duration. The following week, on Impact Wrestling, Shaw apologized to Anderson and Christy Hemme for his recent behavior. On the August 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, Gunner, Shaw and Anderson competed in a six-man tag team match against The BroMans (Robbie E, Jessie Godderz and DJ Z), which the former trio lost and Anderson blamed Shaw for the loss. On the August 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, Shaw attacked Anderson during Anderson's match with Gunner, which led to an "I Quit" match between Anderson and Shaw at Hardcore Justice. Magnus defeated Willow in a match at Slammiversary XII. On the June 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, Willow and Abyss attacked Bram and Magnus backstage after Bram and Magnus lost their World Tag Team Championship match against The Wolves. The following week, on Impact Wrestling, Bram and Magnus defeated Abyss and Willow in a Monster's Ball match.