Necessary Roughness

Necessary Roughness may refer to:
 * Necessary Roughness (film) (1991), a sports comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti
 * Necessary Roughness (book) (1996), by author Marie G. Lee
 * Necessary Roughness (album) (1997), released by The Lady of Rage
 * Necessary Roughness (TV series) (2011), a USA Network show starring Callie Thorne