hard justice hard justice professional wrestling pay view event produced promotion took place august new_jersey fourth event eighth event schedule seven professional wrestling matches featured event card championships main event sides steel weapons match champion joe defeated challenger booker retain title heavily promoted bout man standing match won card featured match saw inc defeat homicide new champions fight held pitting team christian cage team brother devon cage contest hard justice featured start storyline veteran wrestlers younger wrestlers marking beginning return active competition reported figure event hard justice reported attendance people canadian writer reviewed felt featured usual assortment finishes outside interference solid reviewed event praising man standing match saying superb epic match production background fourth installment announced january august 10th date attached hoped host event end year hard justice consideration issued press release late june revealing held new_jersey tickets went sale june released poster promote event featuring latin american homicide joe poster promoted musical appearance rap artists ice official theme storylines hard justice featured seven professional wrestling matches involved different wrestlers pre existing scripted feuds storylines wrestlers portrayed villains heroes distinguishable characters scripted events built tension culminated wrestling match series matches main event sides steel weapons match champion joe challenger booker previously fought event june king mountain match title joe won remain champion duo fought previous event victory road july ended contest interference sting allowed booker gain unofficial pinfall counted legitimate wife instead official referee july episode television program impact booker proclaimed new director announced booker win match joe despite booker having taken possession title belt scheduled rematch title joe retrieve physical possession title belt instead chose reclaim physical belt beat booker event july episode impact joe booker contest sides steel weapons match storyline heading event rivalry members february episode impact held scripted wedding angle real life wife styles despite angle karen married screen karen angle separated storyline march episode impact continued build situation angle attempting reconcile karen episode impact began phase marriage styles karen karen refused angle request episode impact leading angle turning assaulting styles later episode jealousy affection karen showed styles led match styles won distraction karen faced match june episode impact angle won ended brawl abyss brother devon team cage involved feud joining angle cage sided styles teams fought metal victory road team angle team won teams fought july episode impact time man tag team elimination tables match angle won july episode impact styles stood ring surrounded steel cage angle attacked styles slammed mat rendering unconscious result action styles challenged angle man standing match angle accepted challenge defended inc june episode impact storm teamed face match originally won storm restarted interference won restart retain championship bout storm assaulted manager management director scheduled title defense victory road storm fan revenge rules june episode impact victory road defeated newly renamed retain july episode impact storm began assaulting wrestlers crew members fans retaliation loss victory road later program storm attacked guerrero prompting come rescue july episode impact storm defeated team christian cage world tag team championship match august episode impact team cage fought team storm man tag team match lost contest storm slammed homicide glass table injuring right eye storyline fought team christian cage fight match break rivalry cage involved rivalry injured cage narrative leading victory road knocked june episode impact june episode impact cage slammed glass table brother ray match victory road man tag team elimination tables match impact cost cage shot episode impact cage challenged team fight accepted event telecast began live performance event theme song ice advertised perform absent reason given replaced later came light ice unable attend result travel problems miscellaneous hard justice featured employees wrestlers involved matches commentators telecast ring event johnson participated encounters event employees appeared wrestling role abyss sting appeared camera backstage ringside segments preliminary matches opening bout champion challenger consequences creed duration match minutes seconds williams accompanied ring interfered contest trying aid williams avail near end match walked ring creed steel chair allowed williams force creed head mat signature maneuver williams followed pin win match retain bout continued attack creed second contest woman tag team match pitting team team beautiful people love accompanied ring won match team pinning maneuver love minutes seconds defended encounter accompanied ring accompanied duration encounter minutes seconds performed theme entrance near end contest interfered match led homicide injured right eye beer bottle referee looking storm gained pinfall win world tag team championship team held black tie brawl chain match lasted minutes seconds match competitors tied chain dressed way win strip opponent submit pin lethal won encounter jumping drive elbow chest followed pin heavily promoted matches fifth match card fight pitting team christian cage team brother devon match weapons legal use count outs early match teams fought crowd time weapons match ended cage performed frog splash aerial maneuver ray atop ladder followed performing signature gore maneuver ray table placed ring corner pinned ray win contest minutes seconds match associate came help attack cage abyss came rescue slammed mat trademark black hole slam maneuver retreat fought man standing match man standing match count outs instead win match competitor force opponent able reach standing position count match promoted man standing match instead held match rules wrestler pin submit opponent fail respond count styles got fall night forced angle tap angle signature submission maneuver ankle lock angle feet count concluded angle gained pinfall later match styles suplex styles reach feet beat count angle slammed styles mat signature olympic slam maneuver gained pinfall start count styles beat count angle trying olympic slam styles countered signature styles clash maneuver pinned angle angle reached feet styles angle fought styles gaining advantage time neck fell backwards drove angle head mat angle failed reach count styles declared winner contest minutes seconds following encounter referee called medical attention angle scripted appear suffered neck injury styles entered ring angle reached feet lifted angle dropped head styles walked ramp attacked sting drove styles head ramp signature death drop maneuver looked main event sides steel weapons match pitting champion joe challenger booker accompanied duration contest minutes seconds early bout booker hit joe face steel chair resulting joe bleeding forehead later booker slammed joe chairs signature book end maneuver joe kicked pinfall attempt joe gained pinfall victory retain world heavyweight championship booker head guitar appeared ring lights suddenly went reception total people attended reported people bought event attendance number disputed reported drew attendance people canadian writer reviewed felt featured usual assortment finishes outside interference solid commented musical performance shown beginning telecast stating crowd silent appreciation crowd hot opener atmosphere hopefully add stated covering match discussed street fight review commenting crowd hot match man standing match said outstanding match felt main event got zero time noted fans attendance started chanting fire russo black tie brawl chain match review reference writer rated matches stars review event gave main event stars discussed time given stating time suitable main event leave time things run past bare minimum main event title match cage going sting nash disapproved unprotected use weapons bout commenting management needed start wrestlers taking unprotected skull worth long term cumulative risks associated blunt trauma skull years wrestling gave man standing bout stars said superb match finish potential going wrong given angle neck problems substantial planned work way rated street fight stars stated pretty late early crowd got little repetitive felt like weapons match match okay chain served circus like distraction valuable prop match said coverage black tie brawl chain match gave stars gave match stars opinion outside rating contest comment match saying good match gave stars published review gave ratings stars comments matches card considered main event audience having sat possible gimmick match combination prior bout knew going end sort finish memorable generate talk gave bout stars epic match said discussing man standing match felt bout silly pin stipulation real neck injury angle followed post match activity took away styles win felt match styles look like star won came like punk attacking angle fool position sting memorable star making victory angle disapproved styles means end explaining sting purpose driven life rated encounter stars street fight said fun brawl audience gave stars believed match good heat rode stream outside interference referee incompetence overall booking refreshing use injury angle set finish important match gave match stars match given stars said great avoided involving outside interference aftermath feud joe booker ended august episode management director announced joe defend championship event surrender september ways glory match stated weeks leading qualification matches place determine joe booker won qualifying match august episode impact defeating defeated august episode impact qualify contest final defeated september episode impact booker attend event hurricane making bout ways glory match instead joe retained championship finish main event segment man standing match led matches segments following sting announced surrender challenger world heavyweight championship event october sting ended defeating joe title event nash hitting joe baseball bat styles went challenge sting final resolution events title failing win occasions matches storyline veterans wrestlers younger wrestlers called finish main event led return surrender aided joe retaining world heavyweight championship hitting angle guitar rivalry continued leading surrender august episode impact styles fought angle olympic wrestling match angle summer olympics gold medal freestyle wrestling styles defeated angle win medal telecast styles angle fought week later august episode impact ladder match medal styles retaining medal styles went feud angle screen attacked styles stick styles ways glory qualification match cage costing styles bout process led styles challenging bout surrender agreed contested rules september episode impact styles fought contest surrender styles accidentally hitting groin styles beat stick end feud september episode impact styles ordered return angle gold medal taken role management authority figure medal returned angle october episode impact ended rivalry surrender attacked lethal defeated august episode impact september episode impact promoted ladder love match surrender winner engaged won contest surrender betrayed lethal aided inc went defend world tag team championship latin american homicide surrender rematch inc retained title defended rematch august episode impact interfering attacking creed resulting creed winning disqualification williams retaining promoted way match ended winning new champion telecast brother devon team christian cage ended conflict team instead went fight team abyss surrender won results
Hard Justice (2008)