TNA "Hard Justice" PPV Results - August 16, 2009

TNA Hard Justice Pre-Show:

Just video packages for the top matches so far. The Kevin Nash/Mick Foley build-up looks amazing packaged up tight in their pre-match video. Live pre-show updates from the arena coming momentarily. I guess it's just video packages for this pre-show. Regular PPV updates to begin momentarily.

TNA Hard Justice:

-Mike Tenay and Don West welcome us to the show.

Steel Asylum:
-Chris Sabin vs. Alex Shelley vs. Amazing Red vs. Daniels vs. Black Machismo vs. Consequences Creed vs. Suicide vs. D'Angelo Dinero

Mike Tenay and Don West welcome us to the show. The Motor City Machine Guns music hits and out comes Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. The rest of the guys make their entrance. Looks like it's going to be a hot crowd. The winner of this match receives a shot at the X-Division title. Each guy is getting their turn in the spotlight in this crowded match. Lots of double team spots with Motor City Machine Guns. Lethal Consequences getting a lot of double team action as well. Many attempts to climb up to the top of the cage dome to climb out through the top for the victory. Crazy series of moves with Shelley throwing Suicide's body into others like a battering-ram. Sabin with a cool spot. Motor City Machine Guns pose for the crowd as they go berzerk with "TNA" chants. They fade out and a thunderous "this is awesome" chant breaks out. Daniels and Dinero fighting on top of the cage. Dinero with a huge spear onto Daniels and they go crashing way down to the canvas below. "Holy shit" chant from the crowd. This match is great so far. Lots of really cool spots as in all these cluster-fuck X-division PPV matches. It's literally big spot after big spot now, with each guy getting a turn at something cool to pop the crowd. Now it's a lot of pile-up spots, with all guys involved. Really cool though, as you'd expect. Lots of close exits on the top, with huge bumps. Finish came when Daniels finally made the escape out the top.

Winner: Daniels

Jeremy Borash Interviews Daniels

-Jeremy Borash catches up with Daniels on his way to the back after the match. Borash asks Daniels who he thinks will be the X champion when he gets his title shot, which he just earned by winning the Steel Asylum match. Daniels said he has history with both Homicide and Samoa Joe, but he'd prefer Joe. He says at No Surrender, he's winning the title. Before he leaves he sends a get well message to AJ Styles who he says is at home questioning himself.

-Tenay and West run down the card for tonight again, hyping up each match a little more.

Lauren Interviews Matt Morgan

Lauren asks Morgan about his problems with Kurt Angle. Morgan tells Angle never to assume anything - nobody controls "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan. Morgan says he once did want to be in the Main Event Mafia. He says it was Angle who started to jerk his chain for weeks. He says Angle never once rewarded him. He says tonight he rewards himself with the TNA World championship and there ain't a damn thing Angle or anyone can do about it. He said it's his destiny and no one can stand in the way of greatness.

$50,000 Bounty Match:
-Abyss vs. Jethro Holiday (w/ Dr. Stevie)

The two go at it toe-to-toe early. Holiday starts chopping the shit out of Abyss, who doesn't react to the chops. Abyss knocks Holiday out of the ring. Abyss slams Holiday into the steel steps. Abyss misses a big punch and hits the ringside post instead. Holiday takes advantage, slamming him into the barricade and the ringside steps. Holiday in control of the action now. Holiday brings a chair into the ring and nails Abyss with it. Weapons are legal in this match. Dr. Stevie hits Abyss with a weapon from the outside. Holiday throws Abyss to the floor. Dr. Stevie is in Abyss' face, taunting him. Holiday comes out and tosses Abyss back into the ring and tries to pin him but only gets two. Dr. Stevie screams at Holiday to punish him some more. Holiday picks up the chair again and is measuring him for a shot. Abyss turns around and grabs Holiday by the throat in mid-chair swing. He tries a chokeslam but Holiday escapes. Holiday comes off the ropes but runs into a big boot from Abyss. Abyss with a sidewalk slam into a pin but only gets two. Dr. Stevie hits the apron to distract Abyss which allows Holiday to attack him from behind. Both guys down now as the ref counts. Holiday is up first and now has brass knuckles on waiting for Abyss to turn around. He charges Abyss as he turns around but Abyss immediately hits him with the Blackhole Slam for the pinfall and the victory.

Winner: Abyss

After The Match: Holiday Attacks Dr. Stevie

Dr. Stevie gets in Holiday's face. Holiday goes to turn around but Dr. Stevie yanks him around to stop him. This leads to Holiday knocking Dr. Stevie out with a single punch. Abyss looks happy as he walks away. Holiday poses for the crowd and walks off.

Jeremy Borash Interviews Kurt Angle

Backstage we see JB with Kurt Angle. Angle says Matt Morgan's words nor his actions surprise him. He says for weeks Morgan explained how badly he wanted to be in the Main Event Mafia. He said tonight he's going to have a little talk with Morgan and he'll be thinking differently about wanting to take the title from Angle. Angle walks off as JB looks surprised.

Briefcase Match:
-Hernandez vs. Big Rob

Both men make their way to the ring. Hernandez gets on the mic before the match and offers The British Invasion one last chance to hand over the briefcase or he'll run over all three of them and take it back. All three men charge the ring and Hernandez cleans house. The bell rings to officially start the match and Hernandez immediately comes flying off the ropes with a shoulder block. He quickly pins Big Rob and gets the three count, reclaiming his briefcase.

Winner: Hernandez

Lauren Interviews Beer Money

Backstage, Lauren is with Beer Money. She asks them about their chances against the British Invasion tonight. Beer Money talks about how they became soft lately. They said now it's time to get back to their ruthless-old selves.

IWGP Tag-Team Titles:
-The British Invasion © vs. Beer Money, Inc.

Eric Young from World Elite will be on commentary for this match. Beer Money in control of things early on. Crowd heavily behind Beer Money with several chants. Robert Roode dominating the action now, keeping Brutus Magnus on his side of the ring. Magnus gets a knee lift on Roode and quickly makes the tag. Doug Williams hits a series of european uppercuts on Roode. Williams with a pin attempt but only gets two. Magnus in now for a double team move, but Roode instead hits a double-clothesline on both British Invasion members. Storm comes in for the assist and Beer Money with a new twist on the headbutt-low-blow, face-in-crotch spot. Storm and Williams now the legal men in the ring. Williams slams Storm into Magnus' boot and makes the tag. Magnus now stomping away at Storm. Magnus with a quick tag back to Williams. "Cowboy" chant from the crowd as they try and encourage Storm to make his comeback. British Invasion with more double-team moves on Storm behind the refs back. Magnus with a pin attempt but only gets two. Storm finally gets the tag and Roode is a ball of fire. Roode clearing house. He hits a Blockbuster-type move on Williams for the pin but only gets two when Magnus tries breaking it up. Both Beer Money guys now with a double suplex on Williams. Beer Money sets up for their finisher and Eric Young leaves the announcers table to distract them. This allows The British Invasion to quickly roll up Storm for the pin.

Winners: The British Invasion

After The Match:

Beer Money immediately attacks British Invasion. They get Eric Young in the ring and attack him too. Young and British Invasion sneak out and walk off to the back.

Lauren Interviews Cody Deaner & ODB

Backstage, Lauren is with ODB and Cody Deaner. She asks about tonight's match against The Beautiful People. Bad comedy stuff. Typical.

TNA Knockouts Title:
-Angelina Love and Velvet Sky vs. ODB and Cody Deaner

Love and ODB start things off going nose-to-nose like Roddy Piper and Mr. T at WrestleMania I. ODB bullies Love into the corner and throwing some punches. Love fighting back with kicks to the stomach. ODB has Love in a headlock and tags in Cody Deaner. Deaner is smacking Love in the ass while the crowd chants "he's a pervert." Deaner drapes Love's ass across the top turnbuckle and smacks it ten times as the crowd chants "1, 2, 3, 4...etc." ODB and Sky are tagged back in. ODB goes to the top but Madison Rayne distracts her. Beautiful People now in control of the action again. Deaner begging for the tag as the crowd gets back into it. ODB finally makes the tag and Love misses a smack. Deaner grabs her and kisses her. She swings and misses again. Deaner grabs and kisses her again. Final time Deaner grabbed her and made out with her intensely. More make-out spots with Deaner and the Beautiful People. Yawn. Drop toe-hold from Deaner, draping Sky across the ropes, 6-1-9 style. Deaner winds up to approach Ms. Sky from behind. As he closes in, Sky hits him with a low blow kick. ODB attacks Love. Rayne tries to spray Deaner but he ducks and he pins Sky for the three count.

Winner and NEW TNA Knockouts champion: Cody Deaner

After The Match: Problems Within The Beautiful People

After the match, Angelina Love looks pissed and gets in Velvet Sky's face. Sky is wimpering and trying to explain what Rayne did. They both turn and look at Rayne all angry. Lots of lady-yepling going on. Love walks off pissed off.

Lauren Interviews Taz & Samoa Joe

Lauren is backstage with Taz and Samoa Joe. Taz says tonight isn't about rehashing what happened with Hernandez. Taz says Hernandez didn't beat Joe - Joe beat Joe. Taz says that's irrelevant because tonight is about the X division championship. Taz says Joe is in the zone and he'll leave tonight with the title. Taz says Joe is bringing the belt to the Main Event Mafia and it's happening now. Taz and Joe walk off.

X-Division Title:
-Homicide © vs. Samoa Joe (w/ Taz)

Joe dominating the action early on. Lots of back and forth action now. Homicide with several nearfalls. The crowd is slowly getting into this one more and more. Joe out of nowhere gets Homicide in the rear naked choke and gets the victory to become the new X-Division champion.

Winner and NEW X-Division Champion: Samoa Joe

Jeremy Borash Interviews Kurt Angle & Matt Morgan

JB is racing up behind Angle backstage. JB asks where he's going. Angle said he's going into Morgan's locker room. Angle busts into Morgan's dressing room and Morgan yells at him for not knocking. Angle said he apologizes for some of the things he said last week. He asks Morgan if the Main Event Mafia is what he wants. Morgan says he went on national TV and told the world he wanted in. Morgan said it was Angle's decision to make him jump through hoops. He said this is all Angle's fault. Angle says he can't change the past but he can change Morgan's future. Angle said there's a contract waiting for him in the Main Event Mafia and he's only gotta do one last thing. He says he don't have to lay down for him tonight or anything, just work along with Angle tonight. As long as either guy walks out of the match with the title, the Main Event Mafia wins. Morgan makes Angle repeat the sentence where he said as long as either guy walks out with the title. Angle looks happy they made an agreement while Morgan walks off, seemingly not caring at all.

TNA Tag-Team Titles:
-Booker T & Scott Steiner © vs. Team 3D

All four men stare each other down to start the match. All four guys just go wild with punches, with Team 3D getting the better early on. Quickly, Steiner and Booker T turn the tide and have both 3D members in opposing corners. Team 3D fights back and now are double-teaming Steiner as Booker T is down. Double-clothesline from Team 3D. Brother Ray throws Steiner to the floor. Team 3D double-teaming Booker now. Booker gets sent to the floor. "3D" chants from the crowd as Steiner and Booker want to walk off and quit the match. 3D chases them out and it's time for our 3D fight-through-the-crowd portion of the match. Steiner and Brother Ray fight up to the top of the entrance as Booker and Devon are fighting through the crowd. Split screen view for most of this, so we can watch both fights in the crowd, as Brother Ray and Steiner have worked their way into a different section of the audience now too. Steiner hits Brother Ray with a chair in the crowd and tries pinning him because it's falls count anywhere. Only gets two. Brother Ray is up now and he hits Steiner with the chair repeatedly. On the other side of town, Brother Ray is working over Booker at ringside. As we return to the other half of the fight, Steiner is beating Brother Ray with a chair and they're back at ringside now too. Scott Steiner works his way through the crowd and climbs up one level. He takes a dive onto Brother Ray on the floor as the crowd pops. He pins him but only gets two. Brother Ray beating down Steiner with multiple chairs now. He pins him on the floor but only gets two. Booker T now has Devon in trouble on the other side of the fight. Brother Ray and Steiner are back in the ring. Brother Ray and Devon hit the "whazzup" spot. "We want tables" chant from the crowd. "Devon! get the tables." They go to get the tables as the crowd chants "tables, tables, tables". They set up a table in the ring and put Steiner across it. Booker T hits Brother Ray from behind and helps Steiner up. Steiner stops Devon on the top rope. He and Booker T plan some kind of move and Steiner starts to climb up to the top. Brother Ray attacks Booker T and now catches Steiner and puts him on his shoulders. Devon hits the Road Warriors finisher on Steiner but Booker had pulled the table away. Booker breaks up the count and Brother Ray sidewalk slams him for his efforts. Pin attempt by Brother Ray but he only gets two. "Table" chant breaks out from the crowd again so they set up another one. Booker T book-ends Brother Ray through the table. He pins him but Devon breaks up the count. Steiner attacks Devon from behind and now he and Booker are double-teaming him. Steiner and Booker with a number of close pinfall attempts but they can't put Devon or Brother Ray away. Booker gets caught up in the ropes trying his scissors kick. Devon and Steiner are slugging it out. Devon with a powerslam on Steiner into a pin but only gets two. Devon with a spinebuster on Booker. Devon with a back suplex on Booker. Devon now can't finish off Booker or Steiner either for a three-count. Steiner whips Devon into the ropes and follows in with a clothesline. Out of nowhere, Brother Ray and Devon hit the 3D on Booker T. Devon pins him. Scott Steiner, however, rolls up Brother Ray for a pin at the same time. There is controversy between the two refs now as to who won. The official call: because there is a conflict amongst the refs, both refs willl view the replay, NFL challenge style, and review the call. We get a bunch of replays as the refs look into the monitor, complete NFL style. After a few moments we hear that the decision has been made and Scott Steiner and Booker T were awarded the victory.

Winners: Booker T & Scott Steiner

Jeremy Borash Interviews Mick Foley

Backstage, JB is with Mick Foley. He asks his thoughts on tonight's Legends title match. Foley says with the title he picked up more money for pictures from fans. He says he's just joking. Foley takes shots at Kevin Nash being money-hungry and how Foley has pride and respect.

TNA Legends Title:
-Mick Foley © vs. Kevin Nash

Nash punching away at Foley early on. After a minute or so, Foley starts fighting back. Foley working Nash over with punches and kicks. Foley with a running knee-lift. Foley sets Nash up for the double-arm DDT but Nash just bullies him to the ropes and shoves him to the floor, forcing him through the middle rope back-first. Foley on the floor now recovering. Nash continually knocking Foley off the apron. Nash and Foley fighting on the outside now as the crowd chants "over here", putting their bids in for some camera time. Nash misses with a big chair shot. Foley punching away now. Foley picks up the chair and drives it into the mid-section of Nash, followed by a whallop shot across the back. Foley slams Nash into the guard rail before picking the chair back up. Foley again shoving the chair into the stomach of Nash. Ref trying to get the guys back in the ring. Foley comes off the apron with an elbow but Nash picked the chair up and Foley lands, smashing into the chair. Foley's face is busted open pretty bad from that. Nash throws Foley back in the ring. Foley taking shots from Nash now as the blood continues to pour out of his face. Ref pleading with Foley to stop the match. Blood actually splatters across one of the PPV cameras. Nash continues to punch away at Foley's bloody face as the ref looks concerned. Foley somehow fighting his way back into the match now. Foley sitting down, rocking back and forth, punching himself in the face and ripping his hair out. Old-school. Thunderous "Foley, Foley" chant from the crowd. Nash now bleeding from the face himself as Foley drags him back into the ring. Now it's Foley's turn. Foley punching away at Nash as blood spews out of Nash's face now. Both guys bladed heavy for this one. Ref now looking concerned for Nash, pleading for him to stop it. Foley runs knee first into Nash in the corner, knocking the ref out along the way. Foley goes to the floor now and pulls out the barbed-wire bat. Traci comes out to ringside and on the apron. Nash hits Foley with a boot to the head, which knows her off the apron. Nash pins Foley and gets the three count to become the new TNA Legends champion.

Winner and NEW TNA Legends Champion: Kevin Nash

After The Match:

After the match, Nash blasts Foley with the barbed wire bat. Abyss' music hits and out he comes with a barbed-wire bat of his own. Nash runs off as Abyss stands in the ring hugging his barbed wire bat. Abyss and Foley embrace as the crowd pops.

Lauren Interviews Sting

Lauren is backstage with Sting. She asks about the ongoings between Kurt Angle and Matt Morgan. Sting says he's been in the business for 20+ years and he's learned you can only trust and rely on yourself. He says Morgan is young and he'll learn from his mistakes. Sting says Kurt is Kurt and he'll take advantage of whoever he can just to preserve Kurt. Sting reminds both guys that there's a third man in the match and his name is Sting. He says a lot of people are losing hope in TNA and he said he'll bring it back in style. "And I do mean....styles [plural, aka AJ]"

TNA World Title:
-Kurt Angle © vs. Matt Morgan vs. Sting

Loud "you were arrested" chant from the crowd to start the match. Ouch. Angle misses a big attempt and ends up on the floor. Morgan misses a big boot and gets crotched on the ropes. Sting in control now, taking turns beating on each guy to stay in charge of the action. Sting slams Morgan's body into the guard rail. Morgan and Angle now working together, double-teaming Sting back in the ring. Mixed chants from the crowd now as Morgan and Angle are in control. Sting whips Angle over the top rope and to the floor. He's got Morgan in the corner now punching away as the crowd counts them off. Angle back in the ring, hit by Sting and whipped into the corner. Sting with Stinger splashes on Angle and Morgan repeatedly in opposing corners. Sting knocks Morgan out to the floor again. Sting with a suplex on Angle into a pin attempt but only gets two. Mike Tenay plugs AJ Styles making a big announcement on his future in TNA at iMPACT! this Thursday. Sting with a Scorpion Deathlock attempt on Angle in the ring. Morgan climbs on the apron but Sting lets go of Angle to knock him back to the floor. Angle is back up now and as Sting turns around, Angle hits the Angle slam. Angle tries a pin but only gets two. Angle with an ankle lock attempt but Sting uses his leg strength to whip Angle to the floor. Morgan is fresh now, however, and is back in the ring working over Sting in the corner with elbows. Morgan dominant now in the ring with Sting. He goes for a pin attempt but only gets two. Angle still out on the floor. Morgan goes to hit the ropes and Angle yanks the top rope down from the floor, causing Morgan to spin over the top onto the floor. Angle tries apologizing to a pissed Morgan and pretending he didn't know it was him. Morgan attacks Angle, knocking him out with a giant boot on the floor to the crowd's delight. We have an injury angle or something with Angle right now. Medics and TNA people with headsets are standing over a laid out Angle on the floor as the action resumes in the ring. Sting hits the Scorpion Deathdrop on Morgan. The ref runs back into the ring for the pin but only gets two. They're holding Angle's arm up and his fingers are shaking. The ref goes back to the floor to check on him. Sting is yelling for the ref from inside the ring now, with his back turned to the ref. Morgan kicks Sting in the face as he turns around. He pins him and Angle quickly gets up out of nowhere to yank the ref out of the ring to stop the count. He grabs a chair and blasts Morgan. He pins him and gets the 3-count to retain the TNA World title.

Winner and STILL TNA World Champion: Kurt Angle