Lockdown (2008)

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Lockdown (2008)
Promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateApril 13, 2008
CityLowell, Massachusetts
VenueTsongas Arena
Attendance5,500[1]
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The 2008 Lockdown was a

promotion, which took place on April 13, 2008, at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card. In the concept of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a six-sided steel structure known as the Six Sides of Steel
.

The main event was for the

Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Johnny Devine, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt
. Lethal won the competition to retain the championship.

Lockdown marked the fourth time the Lethal Lockdown and Xscape match formats were used by TNA. 55,000 was the reported figure of purchasers for the event by

Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 6.5 out of 10, higher than the 2007 event's
ranking of 5.5 out of 10 also by Sokol.

Production

Background

The fourth installment in the

TNA Impact! Zone.[3] The New England area was reported as the believed location, making it TNA's first PPV in the Northeastern area.[4] TNA issued a press release in mid-February 2008 announcing that Lockdown would be held on April 13, 2008, at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. Tickets for the event went on sale on February 29, 2008. TNA held a "TNA Fan Interaction" on April 12, 2008, as part of the festivities of the show.[5] TNA created a section covering the event on their website.[6] TNA released a poster to promote the event sometimes prior featuring Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe. The official theme for the spectacle was Nothing to Lose by Operator.[7][8]

Storylines

TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Samoa Joe in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match
at Lockdown.

Lockdown featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and

less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and that culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. Every match was contested inside the Six Sides of Steel
.

The main event was a Six Sides of Steel Cage match for the

TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Kurt Angle and the challenger Samoa Joe. This bout was announced on the March 13 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! by Management Director Jim Cornette. Joe proclaimed on the same episode that if he did not win the title at Lockdown, he would quit TNA in the storyline.[9] Afterwards, Joe was not seen until the April 10 episode of Impact!, with training for the match being the reason for his absence.[10] On the April 10 episode of Impact!, a contract signing took place between Joe and Angle regarding the match. Joe signed the contract, making it official if he lost the match at Lockdown he would instead quit professional wrestling forever.[11] This match was the progression of a long-standing series of matches between Angle and Joe.[10] Angle having won three of four of their past contests at TNA's Genesis PPV event on November 19, 2006, TNA's Turning Point PPV event on December 19, 2006, TNA's Final Resolution on January 14, 2007, and at TNA's Hard Justice on August 12, 2007.[12][13][14][15]

The

The Angle Alliance in late 2007.[18] At TNA's Final Resolution PPV event on January 6, 2008, Cage fought Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Styles interfered in the contest aiding Angle, costing Cage the title.[19] Cage fought for the title against Angle again at TNA's Against All Odds PPV event on February 10, 2008, however, Tomko interfered aiding Angle to retain the title.[20]

count-out.[20] At TNA's Destination X PPV event on March 9, 2008, Roode and Booker T fought in a Stand By Your Man Strap match, which Roode won. After the bout, Sharmell returned from injury attacking Roode and his manager Banks with a leather strap.[21]

The

Consequences Creed was the last to qualify by defeating Jimmy Rave on the April 10 episode.[11]

Event

Miscellaneous

Lockdown featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches.

fire dance during his ring entrance.[23]

Preliminary matches

A steel cage in an arena surrounded by on-lookers
All matches contested at Lockdown were held inside the Six Sides of Steel.

Jay Lethal defended the TNA X Division Championship against Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Johnny Devine, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt in the 2008 TNA Xscape match to open the event. In this match, the six competitors fought until four were eliminated by pinfall or submission; the two remaining wrestlers then fought to escape from the cage, with the first to do so the winner. The duration of the contest was 10 minutes and 45 seconds. Dutt was the first eliminated in the bout by Devine with a roll-up pin at 2 minutes and 50 seconds. The second was Shark Boy at 4 minutes and 30 seconds, after Creed performed his signature Creed-DT maneuver. At 7 minutes and 15 seconds, Creed was eliminated by Curry Man after his signature Spice Rack maneuver. Curry Man was the last eliminated at 8 minutes and 40 seconds by Devine following his signature Devine Intervention maneuver. With the match down to two competitors, Devine and Lethal fought to escape the cage. Lethal escaped the cage first, thus winning the match and retaining the TNA X Division Championship.[24]

The first-ever

Roxxi Laveaux, Salinas, Traci Brooks, and Velvet Sky. In this match, the participants fought on the outside of the ring to climb into the cage. The first two to do so had a standard wrestling match, with the winner determined by pinfall or submission. It lasted 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Laveaux and Love were the first to enter the cage, with Laveaux gaining the pinfall after her signature Voodoo Drop maneuver to become the first-ever Queen of the Cage and become number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship.[25]

The third encounter pitted B.G. James against Kip James in a Six Sides of Steel Cage match. Kip jumped B.G. as he entered the cage to begin the match. B.G. won the match with a roll-up pin at 8 minutes even. Kip attacked B.G. after the match.[26]

TNA held a

Lance Hoyt). Its duration was 10 minutes and 45 seconds. The objective of this match was for a wrestler to handcuff another wrestler to the cage, until there was only one left. Prior to the match, Young was attacked by Reign and Rellik, forcing Kaz to start the match without him. Later, Young entered the match dressed in his "Super Eric" gimmick and cuffed Rave and Hoyt to the cage. He then tricked Reign into cuffing Rellik, before he slammed Reign head-first into the mat with a Death Valley Driver and followed by cuffing him to win the match for Kaz and himself.[23]

spinning back-fist on ODB and instead hit Saeed. ODB followed by performing a splash from the top of a padded turnbuckle to win the match for her team.[25]

Main event matches

TNA World Heavyweight Championship (pictured) for the first time from Kurt Angle
at Lockdown.

The Six Sides of Steel Intergender Tag Team Cage match followed, pitting the team of Booker T and Sharmell against the team of Robert Roode and Payton Banks. The match began with Booker T and Roode, until Sharmell tagged in. Later, Banks tagged in to face Sharmell. Afterwards, Banks accidentally slapped Roode, allowing Sharmell to pin Banks with a roll-up at 7 minutes and 45 seconds.[26]

The 2008 Lethal Lockdown match was the seventh bout on the card, between Team Cage (Christian Cage, Matt Morgan, Kevin Nash, Rhino, and Sting) and Team Tomko (Tomko, A.J. Styles, James Storm, and Team 3D). The duration of the contest was 26 minutes and 45 seconds. A Lethal Lockdown match is fought under

tackled and pinned him to secure the victory for Team Cage.[23]

The main event was a Six Sides of Steel Cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between then-champion Kurt Angle and the challenger Samoa Joe. The added stipulation to this bout was if Joe lost, he would be forced to retire from professional wrestling forever. Frank Trigg provided commentary for this match. The match was primarily technical, with each combatant switching through various holds and submission maneuvers. One such submission was the Figure-Four Leglock, which Angle applied to Joe. Angle was forced to release the hold when Joe grabbed the bottom rope. Joe then applied a Boston Crab, before switching to an STF, which Angle countered into an Ankle Lock. Following the hold being broken, Angle performed his signature Olympic Slam maneuver on Joe for a near-fall. Later, Joe applied his signature Coquina Clutch submission on Angle, which was forced to be released when Angle grabbed the bottom rope. The match finally came to a conclusion when Joe lifted up Angle and slammed him to the mat back-first with his signature Muscle Buster maneuver. Joe then covered for the pinfall at 17 minutes and 45 seconds to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.[24]

Reception

The Tsongas Arena has a maximum capacity of 6,500 for sporting events.

Canadian Online Explorer writer Chris Sokol rated the entire event a 6.5 out of 10,[24] which was higher than the 5.5 out of 10 given to the 2007 Lockdown event also by Sokol.[29] Lockdown received the same rating as TNA's previous event Destination X.[21] While it was lower than TNA's next event Sacrifice on May 11, which was ranked a 7 out of 10 by Sokol.[30] Compared to rival World Wrestling Entertainment's Backlash PPV event held on April 28, Lockdown was rated higher, as Dave Hillhouse gave Backlash a 6 out of 10.[31] Sokol felt that Lockdown was "an iffy PPV", but was "not a bad effort by TNA". However, he still thought it was "not one of their stronger PPV outings". The main event was given an 8 out of 10 by Sokol in his review. His highest rating went to the Lethal Lockdown match with 9 out of 10. The Queen of the Cage was given his lowest of 4 out of 10. The Xscape match was rated a 6.5 out of 10, while the Six Sides of Steel Intergender Tag Team Cage match received a 7 out of 10. Sokol stated he believed the main event was a "solid match". Regarding the Lethal Lockdown match, Sokol commented saying it was "excellent".[24]

TNA Home Video.[33]

Aftermath

Adult tan male posing for a picture wearing a blue shirt making hand signals.
Kazarian (pictured) won the TerrorDome to become number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship and take Kurt Angle's place in the main event at Sacrifice.

Kurt Angle was legitimately injured during the show and it was believed he may have been knocked unconscious as well.[34]

TNA held a rematch between Angle and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on the April 24 episode of Impact!, which Joe won after interference from Scott Steiner.[35] On the April 17 episode of Impact!, Steiner challenged Joe to a TNA World Heavyweight Championship defense at Sacrifice with his Feast or Fired TNA World Heavyweight Title shot.[36] Due to Steiner's interference in the rematch, Management Director Jim Cornette made the title defense at Sacrifice a Three Way match between Joe, Steiner, and Angle.[35] At the event Angle announced he received a legitimate neck injury wrestling overseas and would not be competing in the match that night. Kaz took Angle's place in the match, which Joe won to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[30] Joe went on to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Championship until TNA's Bound for Glory IV PPV event on October 12, 2008, where he lost it to Sting.[37]

Multiple wrestlers who competed at Lockdown went on to compete in the

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament for the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship at Sacrifice. On the April 17 episode of Impact!, A.J. Styles and Tomko defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a Three Way match against the teams of Kaz and Eric Young and The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide; LAX). The match ended in a controversial win for Kaz and Young which led to Cornette stripping them of the championship.[36] He then followed by setting up the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament on the April 24 episode of Impact!.[35] Team 3D, LAX, Styles and Super Eric, Christian Cage and Rhino, Robert Roode and Booker T, Sting and James Storm, B.G. James and Awesome Kong, and Kip James and Matt Morgan competed in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament. At Sacrifice, LAX defeated Team 3D in the Finals to win the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship.[38]

TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal later lost the championship to Petey Williams on the April 17 episode of Impact! after Williams used his Feast or Fired TNA X Division Tite shot.[36] TNA debuted a new match type at Sacrifice named the TerrorDome. At the event it was used to determine the new number contender to the TNA X Division Championship. However, during the show Management Director Jim Cornette announced the winner would also take Angle's place in the main event. Kaz went on to win the match, thus becoming number one contender and taking Angle's place.[30]

Roxxi Laveaux got her TNA Women's Knockout Championship match against then-champion Awesome Kong on the April 17 episode of Impact!, which Kong won.

TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship at Sacrifice on the April 24 episode of Impact!.[35] The match involved two stages, with the second being a ladder match between the final two competitors. The winner of that stage would become number one contender while the loser would have their head shaved bald. Gail Kim won immunity from having her head shaven on the May 8 episode of Impact!.[39] Kim went on to win the contest, while Laveaux had her head shaven.[25]

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[40]

Results

No.Results
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
17:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Xscape match
Elimination No. Eliminated Eliminator Notes Duration
1 Sonjay Dutt Johnny Devine Devine pinned Dutt with a roll-up pin. 2:50
2 Shark Boy Consequences Creed Creed pinned Shark Boy after his signature Creed-DT maneuver. 4:30
3 Consequences Creed Curry Man Curry Man pinned Creed after his signature Spice Rack maneuver. 7:15
4 Curry Man Johnny Devine Devine pinned Curry Man after his signature Devine Intervention maneuver. 8:40
Loser Johnny Devine N/A Devine failed to escape the cage before Lethal. 10:40
WINNER Jay Lethal N/A Lethal escaped the cage before Devine to win the match and retain the championship. 10:40
Cuffed in the Cage
Elimination No. Eliminated[23] Eliminator[23]
1 Scott Steiner
Lance Hoyt
2 Alex Shelley Petey Williams
3 Chris Sabin Kaz
4 Petey Williams
Rellik
5 Hernandez
Black Reign
6 Homicide
Rellik
7 Kaz
Rellik
8 Jimmy Rave Super Eric
9
Lance Hoyt
 Super Eric
10
Rellik
 Super Eric
11
Black Reign
 Super Eric
Winner Eric Young/Super Eric (with Kaz) N/A
Lethal Lockdown entrances
Entrance No. Wrestler[23] Team Time
1 Christian Cage Team Cage 0:00
2
A.J. Styles
Team Tomko
 0:00
3 Brother Ray
Team Tomko
 5:00
4 Rhino Team Cage 7:00
5 James Storm
Team Tomko
 9:00
6 Kevin Nash Team Cage 11:00
7 Brother Devon
Team Tomko
 13:00
8 Matt Morgan Team Cage 15:00
9 Tomko
Team Tomko
 17:00
10 Sting Team Cage 19:00

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