On March 13, 2011, Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling presented Victory Road from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. The event was built around a marquee main event: “The Icon” Sting defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy. On paper, it was a dream match between two generations of superstars. In reality, it became the most infamous, uncomfortable, and tragic main event in the history of professional wrestling pay-per-views. The match lasted only 88 seconds. It featured no high-flying maneuvers, no dramatic near-falls, and no satisfying conclusion. Instead, it featured a visibly intoxicated Jeff Hardy stumbling to the ring, an impromptu intervention by executive Eric Bischoff, and a veteran Sting forcibly holding down his opponent

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