Lockdown (2012)

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Lockdown (2012)
Promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateApril 15, 2012
CityNashville, Tennessee
VenueNashville Municipal Auditorium
Attendance3,000[1]
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The 2012 Lockdown was a

promotion, which took place on April 15, 2012 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the eighth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2012 TNA PPV schedule. In the concept of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a Steel Cage.[2]

In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.[3]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Commentator Mike Tenay
Taz
Ring announcer Jeremy Borash
Referee Earl Hebner
Brian Hebner
Brian Stiffler
Interviewers Jeremy Borash

Lockdown featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

The primary rivalry was between

Cage match at Lockdown, in Storm's home state of Nashville, Tennessee
.

Another main feud was between

Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, and Kazarian
). On the April 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Team Garett gained the man advantage in the Lethal Lockdown match. TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan added 2 stipulations for the match if Team Eric lost Eric Bischoff must leave TNA & he is not allowed to use his own name. If Team Garrett lose Garrett Bischoff must Leave TNA.

The feud between Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle upheld as it moved into Lockdown. The feud had stemmed after Angle cost Hardy his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in February. Angle pinpointed his disapproval of the influence Hardy had on his son and his own disliking for Hardy in general as his motive. At Victory Road, on March 18 the next month, Angle defeated Hardy utilizing the ropes as an aid to successfully pin Hardy similarly to his actions at Bound for Glory against Bobby Roode. Because of this, Hardy called him out as a cheater and challenged Angle to a Cage match at Lockdown. The next week, Angle sneakily cost Hardy a match against Mr. Anderson, and a week after that, wrestled Hardy to a count-out which gave Hardy the victory when Angle decided to walk out on the match. That night, TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan accosted Angle, informing him that he could no longer run or hide and that his match with Hardy was officially scheduled for Lockdown.

A feud formed among two former tag team partners,

spear, proclaiming aloud that he's an undefeated singles winner and Morgan was a loser. On the following Impact Wrestling, Crimson, who was shown watching Morgan featured in a Direct Auto Insurance commercial backstage, accused Morgan for being focused on other endeavors and letting the team down, going on to challenge him to a match for the next week, but Morgan moved in for the attack which led to security breaking it up. Morgan fought Crimson in a match the next week that resulted in a double count-out when they took their brawl out of the ring and outside the Impact Zone
.

The

Winter
to earn her shot at the Knockout Title.

The tag team match heading into Lockdown was

The Motor City Machine Guns challenging defending champions, Samoa Joe and Magnus for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the April 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, the Machine Guns returned to action following injuries which had them sidelined, and defeated Mexican America
. After the match, they declared they were after the tag titles.

A feud began between

Robbie E over the TNA Television Championship
. At Victory Road, on March 18, Devon answered Robbie E's Open Challenge and beat him for the Television Championship. Therefore, Robbie E got his rematch at Lockdown.

Added to the event as a fill in between the two main events during the show was

Rosita
.

Results

No.Results
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
20:09
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lockdown 2012". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (2012-01-23). "Two matches announced for Lockdown". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. ^ "Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original
    on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ^ "TNA's Annual April "Lockdown" Pay-Per-View Event Is Coming To Nashville". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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