20 Worst Wrestling PPVs Of All Time
6. TNA Victory Road 2011
When TNA inevitably go out of business, the Victory Road shows will be remembered much like WCW's Uncensored. 2009's edition was poor, but the company really outdid themselves two years later, and Victory Road 2011 ended with one of the most infamous moments in TNA history.
This was the night Jeff Hardy hit rock bottom. Set to fight Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Title, Hardy shuffled out from the backstage era with a glazed look in his eyes. Swaying unsteadily as he went, Hardy tripped over the ring steps, took forever to actually get in the ring, and then spent a good few minutes taunting the crowd by fake-throwing his t-shirt to them.
Something was clearly amiss, and it was confirmed when Eric Bischoff came down after Sting's introduction. The match was abruptly changed to a no-DQ, and after a minute and a half of awkward grappling, Sting smashed Jeff with a quick Scorpion Death Drop for the win.
Sting walked slowly to the back with a look of complete disbelief on this face, and for good reason: Hardy was completely intoxicated, and in no position to perform whatsoever. Apparently Jeff had to be carried from his trailer to the gorilla position before the match, so why he was sent-out to wrestle is anyone's guess, but it remains a huge embarrassment to TNA and Hardy, and a gigantic blot on both of their reputations.
It's one of the biggest disasters in the sport's history, and while nothing else on the card could match it, Victory Road 2011 was rife with disappointment. The Ultimate X match failed to deliver, a Hernandez vs. Matt Morgan first blood match ended with fake blood, and Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam's number one contendership match ended in a double count-out.
Victory Road 2011 is nightmare-inducing stuff, and is rightly considered among the worst shows in wrestling history.