On Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, two new matches were confirmed for the upcoming TNA Lockdown pay-per-view on March 10th.
TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy’s opponent at the show will be Bully Ray.
Kurt Angle will face Wes Brisco in a steel cage match.
Those matches are in addition to the already announced Team TNA (Sting & 3 partners TBA) vs. Team Aces & Eights (Devon & 3 partners TBA) steel cage match.
Ever since its inception, TNA Lockown has been a pay-per-view where every single match on the card has taken place inside of a steel cage. This year, it appears things are changing.
During a recent interview with Machinima Sports, TNA star Kazarian revealed that this year’s Lockdown will not feature all cage matches:
“I’m not sure this year, the format may change. I think we may have a probably a Lethal Lockdown match and maybe perhaps the main event I’m not. I’m not sure they are doing the all-cage format this year.”
TNA Lockdown 2013 takes place on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
– The promotional poster for TNA’s Lockdown pay-per-view event on March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, has surfaced online and Hulk Hogan is featured front and center. Also notably featured is TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy, whose contract expires in February.
– Thursday on Impact Wrestlng, Velvet Sky made her return to TNA Wrestling during a in-ring segment between Mickie James and Tara, vowing to regain the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship and making 2013 her year. Following her appearance, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter remarked on Sky’s return, tweeting, “Welcome back @VelVelHoller! I’m sure millions have missed the pigeons!!”
– Miss Tessmacher and Robbie E appear for ACW tomorrow at Opportunity Builders Inc. 8855 Veterans Highway Millersville, Maryland. Call 410-608-1141 for more information.
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It was announced during Thursday’s Impact Wrestling broadcast that San Antonio, Texas will host Lockdown on March 10, 2013 at the Alamodome. The following press release was issued.
Lockdown 2013 is coming to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 10
TNA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES SAN ANTONIO FOR “LOCKDOWN” LIVE PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT MARCH 10 – PRESENTED BY DIRECT AUTO INSURANCE! TNA IMPACT WRESTLING SUPERSTARS HULK HOGAN, AUSTIN ARIES, BOBBY ROODE, JEFF HARDY, JAMES STORM AND MANY MORE WILL IGNITE THE ALAMODOME!
TNA Wrestling has announced San Antonio, Texas will be home for “Lockdown” presented by Direct Auto Insurance. The annual live Pay-Per-View extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, March 10 at the Alamodome. This will be TNA’s first televised event from San Antonio. Tickets for “Lockdown” start at $15 and go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at all Ticketmaster outlets or ticketmaster.com.
“Lockdown” is promised to be the most dangerous Pay-Per-View event of the year featuring a 15-foot reinforced steel cage. The TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line and two teams will compete in a “Lethal Lockdown” match for an unforgettable night of action. Fans can watch the “Road to Lockdown” on TNA’s weekly flagship show, IMPACT WRESTLING, airing every Thursday night on Spike TV.
The reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Hardy, leads the invasion of IMPACT WRESTLING stars including Hulk Hogan, “Cowboy” James Storm, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and more.
“We have been waiting to play San Antonio until we could bring this great city a big televised event,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “I’m so excited our first show there will be Lockdown — TNA’s most intense pay-per-view of the year.”
Tickets for “Lockdown” go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at 10am, at all Ticketmaster locations, www.Ticketmaster.com, the Alamodome box office or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
“TNA Lockdown Fan InterAction” will be taking place on Saturday, March 9. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 7 at ShopTNA.com. “Fan InterAction” is a popular fan friendly event giving fans a chance to meet many of the stars of TNA IMPACT WRESTING.
TNA will also be offering a limited number of travel packages that will include lodging and first or second row tickets to “Lockdown.”
– TNA president Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that TNA Lockdown 2013 will take place outside of Orlando, Florida. The location will be announced on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling and she teased, “First time we have ever been to this great city.”
– Independent wrestling promotion AAW is calling out Ken Shamrock on Twitter for no-showing his scheduled appearance at this past Saturday night’s AAW show in Merrionette Park, Illinois. He was set to face Sami Callihan. AAW tweeted the following about the incident:
https://twitter.com/AAWLeaks/statuses/272790797332664321
https://twitter.com/AAWLeaks/statuses/272791106809372672
– Former WWE superstar Shad Gaspard has launched a new Youtube show titled, “Beast Mode.” You can check out Episode 1 below:
Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke said on Twitter that she will be on hand for tonight’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view event in Nashville, Tennessee. Since her father’s arrival to TNA Wrestling over two years ago, it’s been speculated that she would eventually assume an on-camera role. When asked Saturday whether she has plans to join the Knockouts division, she remarked, “Knockout division? I’m about 2 feet taller than all em. It just wouldn’t be fair lol.”
Hogan told British newspaper The Sun that WWE has tried several times to get her to follow in her father footsteps and become a wrestler.
“The WWE have told me that if I ever want to become a wrestler all I need to do is walk through the door and they’ll give me a job straight away,” Hogan said three years ago. “They are always like, ‘Hey Brooke when are you gonna put on some spandex and get in the ring?’”
So what’s stopping her from becoming a wrestler?
“It’s just not my interest,” Hogan said then. “I’m more of a girly girl.”
Meanwhile, Robbie E warned Hogan to not interfere in his Television Championship Match against Devon tonight like at Victory Road when she took away a steel chair he attempted to use. He then blamed her for the loss over Twitter as he felt she was hitting on him during the match.
“Don’t get involved in my match again hamster or I’ll have @IMPACTWRESTLING security get you ejected bro!” E wrote.
She responded, “listen peanut, cool your jets. You’re not my type.”
— Eric Bischoff, who once considered Bret Hart a friend, now views “The Hitman” in a negative light. When asked for comment on the legendary wrestler on Twitter, he responded, “Another sad, bitter person. Too many of them in this business.”
Bischoff made similar comments two years ago during an interview with Monday Night Mayhem shortly after Hart railed the TNA Wrestling executive producer and Hulk Hogan via Twitter: “I feel sad for Bret, because Bret is one of those people, and there are a lot of them, he’s the type of person that needs someone to hate in order to feel significant himself.”
— Kazarian will sport an all-new look when he competes in tonight’s Lethal Lockdown match at TNA Lockdown. The TNA veteran cut off his trademark long hair as he appeared at Saturday’s Lockdown Fanfest with a shaved head.
— TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries turns 34 years old today. He will celebrate his birthday by competing in Lethal Lockdown tonight at TNA Lockdown.
— Promoting tonight’s Lockdown pay-per-view event at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Jeff Hardy teased jumping off the Steel Cage in his match with Kurt Angle.
“I made my career jumping off of cages and ladders,” Hardy tells The Tennessean. “That’s my territory.”
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— Hulk Hogan commented on tonight’s Lockdown pay-per-view via Twitter, writing, “Today is a LOCKDOWN day,the PPV is gonna be really intense! Everybody at IMPACT is a team player and this year were gonna change the game HH”
Rob Van Dam, who will be competing in a Lethal Lockdown match, also commented on tonight’s show via Twitter. He wrote Saturday, “If you haven’t heard, RVD is back on your tv! Watch Lockdown on pay per view tomorrow…I’ll prove it.”
— Winter was backstage at Friday’s Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Live show in Los Angeles, California.
TNA Wrestling’s eighth annual Lockdown pay-per-view takes place tonight at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The following matches have been announced for the show:
Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. “Cowboy” James Storm
Lethal Lockdown
Team Eric Bischoff (Eric Bischof, Gunner, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) vs. Team Garett Bischoff (Garett Bischoff, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Anderson and Austin Aries)
Steel Cage Match
“The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Steel Cage Match for the World Tag Team Championship
Magnus and Samoa Joe (c) vs. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
Steel Cage Match for the Women’s Knockout Championship
Gail Kim (c) vs. Velvet Sky
Steel Cage Match for the Television Championship
Devon (c) vs. Robbie E
Steel Cage Match
“The Blueprint” Matt Morgan vs. Crimson
— Based on comments made online and events from Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, it would appear that Eric Young and ODB will be defending the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship against Sarita and Rosita Sunday night at TNA Lockdown.
Young and ODB’s Steel Cage Wedding on Thursday’s show was interrupted by Sarita and Rosita, who performed a striptease in a failed attempt to get Young to bail on his bride. ODB threatened Rosita over this and subsequent taunts on Twitter, writing: “really bitch,u look like a lil girl waitin to hit puberty,c your skinny ass at lockdown.” Sarita then wrote on Facebook that she and Rosita want their belts back. The title match could occur as early as Sunday night at Lockdown as Sarita and Rosita are scheduled for the show.
— Scott Steiner, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling two weeks ago, has continuously railed against Garett Bischoff in his Twitter rants against TNA Wrestling’s upper hierarchy. “Big Poppa Pump” feels that Garett’s cushy spot in the organization is brought on by nepotism rather than talent. In an apparent response to Steiner’s criticism, Garett wrote Thursday on Facebook:
“Negative people will only try to drag you down to there negative level because they do not know how to rise up to your level! So wake up every day, put boots to ass, and achive whatever goals you have set out to achive! Aond dont let ANYONE stand in your way!”
— SoCal Val catches up with Impact Wrestling General Manager Hulk Hogan as he arrives at Nashville airport for Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view event. When asked about the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Bobby Roode and James Storm, Hogan says Storm needs to “put a bullet” in Roode to remove the “bad seed” from the company.
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— Angelina Love shot scenes last week in Paris, France for the upcoming Science fiction television series Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds. She plays the villanus Rosemary Black.
— TNA Wrestling’s annual Lockdown InterAction Fanfest takes place Saturday at the Gaylord Oprylan Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Hulk Hogan, Sting, Ric Flair and a host of other Impact Wrestling stars are scheduled to appear at the event. Details are available here.
— Hulk Hogan issued a response to Scott Steiner’s multi-day outburst toward him and Eric Bischoff on Twitter. “Big Poppa Pump” believes TNA Wrestling is sinking under their watch and that both have behaved unprofessionally since arriving to the organization.
“If he really believes what he’s saying I feel bad for everyone close to him,” Hogan wrote to a Twitter user after being asked about Steiner’s comments. “His future was much greater than this.”
— Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling saw Eric Young and ODB tie the knot inside a Steel Cage. The Knockout addressed the ceremony on Twitter.
“Best thing bout gettin married is the honeymoon,I’m gonna b walkin funny for awhile,” she wrote. “Thanks to all the @IMPACTWRESTLING fans you all rock,I read all my tweets,I will see all your crazy asses in Nashville.”
The wedding was interrupted by Sarita and Rosita, who performed a striptease in a failed attempt to get Young to bail on his bride. ODB threatened Rosita over this and subsequent taunts on Twitter, writing: “really bitch,u look like a lil girl waitin to hit puberty,c your skinny ass at lockdown.”
— Sarita has returned to Mexico after missing Tuesday’s CMLL show at in Mexico City due to an emergency requiring her to visit her native country Canada. She said on Facebook that she’ll be on hand for Saturday’s Lockdown InterAction Fanfest and Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view.
SEScoops.com will have TNA Lockdown 2012 Results this Sunday night. If you are not ordering the PPV, be here for our detailed Live Coverage of the event.
Here is the final card for TNA’s Lockdown 2012:
Steel Cage World Heavyweight Championship Match
Bobby Roode (c) vs. “Cowboy” James Storm
Lethal Lockdown Match
Team Eric Bischoff vs. Team Garett Bischoff
(Eric Bischoff, Gunner, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) vs. (Garett Bischoff, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Anderson and Austin Aries)
Steel Cage Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Steel Cage Tag Team Championship Match
Magnus & Samoa Joe (c) vs. Motorcity Machine Guns
Steel Cage Knockouts Championship Match
Gail Kim (c) vs. Velvet Sky
Steel Cage Television Championship Match
Devon (c) vs. Robbie E
Steel Cage Match
Matt Morgan vs. Crimson
Kurt Angle officially ended his quest to compete at the 2012 Olympics Games in London, England as he announced Thursday via Twitter that he has pulled out of the United States Olympics Trials due to injuries amassed while training.
After injuring his hamstring last month, Angle revealed suffering a knee injury that could take four to six months to rehabilitate. However, he says the injury will not prevent him from wrestling Jeff Hardy at TNA Lockdown on Sunday as he will be heavily protected.
Angle’s announcement reads:
“Due to Hamstring@Knee Injuries, I’m forced to Pull out of trials. Had a talk W/ Usa Wrestling Coach Zeke Jones Who has Supported Me all Year. I trained Extremely hard for a full Year. I’m Very Disappointed. I want to thank All the fans for Ur Support. U Motivated Me.
“I Must focus On TNA and Lockdown PPV, Which Has Always Been My 1st Priority. I Hope to Be Able to Put On the Best Performance I Can. TNA Has Supported My Olympic Dream Since the Day I Approached Dixie Carter about My Quest for Gold! Thank You.
“I injured My MCL in My Knee. The Doctors Say It’s a partial tear which will take 4-6 Months w/ rehab. I Will have It Heavily Protected at Lockdown. I’ve Had Prior Knee Injuries More Serious than this @ Still Won Ncaa’s but I Must Put My Job in Tna 1st. Again, thank You all for Us Support. Ur Support. Your Prayers and Support Have motivated Me to Put On the Best Performance I Can at Lockdown, Considering My injuries.
“As Zeke Jones told Me, We Were Hoping that Father time Would Hold Off Until After London Olympics. Unfortunately It Hit Me Hard 1 Month Prior to Olympic trials. Thank You to All My training Partners, Especially Edinboro Univ Wrestlers and Coach Tim Flynn and Tony Dipietro.
“Training for Gold and Wrestling for #ImpactWrestling at the Same time took it’s toll. I’m Still Proud that I Went 4 It at age 43. Thx to all the fans Who Supported Me! I Will Heal and focus On What I Do Best and that’s Perform for all Of You. GOD Bless!”
— TNA Wrestling’s creative department has contemplated making Bully Ray the World Heavyweight Champion as they feel he is the best heel in the professional wrestling industry today.
— Sarita stated on Facebook that she missed Tuesday evening’s CMLL show at Arena México due to an emergency requiring her to visit her native country (Canada, which she does not mention). The TNA Knockout issued an apology and promised to return to action soon.
— TNA Wrestling Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations Bruce Prichard missed last week’s set of Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, Florida. He recently suffered a pair of ‘small’ heart attacks, causing him to miss the prior set of tapings.
— The official Twitter feed of Impact Wrestling announced Wednesday that first and third row tickets have been made available for Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view event at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee via Ticketmaster.com.
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— This Thursday on Impact Wrestling, Eric Young and ODB get married in the first-ever Steel Cage Wedding. TNA Wrestling has released a video preview of Thursday’s broadcast, which includes footage from the wedding.
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— Mickie James and Tara have both stated on Twitter that they will not be on hand for Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view nor the prior day’s Lockdown InterAction Fanfest.
— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter stated Wednesday that she was meeting with Spike executives.
“In NYC about to meet with Spike. Exciting things happening,” she tweeted.
— Former TNA star Scott Steiner has been announced to appear at WrestleReunion 8, which takes place this weekend at Doubletree Toronto Airport 655 Dixon Rd. Toronto, Ontario Canada.
TNA Wrestling has announced three new title matches for Lockdown on April 15 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium as the World Tag Team Championship, Women’s Knockout Championship and Television Championship will be on the line. A stipulation has been added to Lethal Lockdown as the losing Bischoff family member “must leave TNA for good.”
Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. “Cowboy” James Storm
Lethal Lockdown
Team Eric Bischoff vs. Team Garett Bischoff
Steel Cage Match
“The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Steel Cage Match for the World Tag Team Championship
Magnus and Samoa Joe (c) vs. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin
Steel Cage Match for the Women’s Knockout Championship
Gail Kim (c) vs. Velvet Sky
Steel Cage Match for the Television Championship
Devon (c) vs. Robbie E
Steel Cage Match
Crimson vs. “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan
The Lethal Lockdown match at TNA Wrestling’s annual Lockdown pay-per-view event on April 15 at Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee will pit teams led by Garrett Bischoff and Eric Bischoff, according to pwinsider.com.
The Garett Bischoff led team will consist of Garrett Bischoff, AJ Styles, Austin Aries, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam. Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, Gunner and Kazarian have been confirmed for Eric Bischoff’s team. The fifth competitor may be Eric Bischoff himself.
The stipulation for the match will be that if Eric Bischoff’s team loses, he will forced to leave TNA.
TNA Wrestling issued the following press release regarding the Lockdown pay-per-view taking place on April 15, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee at Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Advertised talent includes Hulk Hogan, Sting, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Bobby Roode, Jeff Hardy, James Storm and AJ Styles. Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday via Ticketmaster.
“Lockdown” in April is coming to Nashville: Tickets On Sale Friday
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has announced Nashville will be home for “Lockdown 2012” presented by Direct Auto Insurance. The annual live, all steel cage pay-per-view extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, April 15, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. This will be TNA Wrestling’s first televised event from Nashville since 2007. Tickets for “Lockdown 2012” start at $15 and go on sale Friday, January 27 at all Ticketmaster outlets or ticketmaster.com.
“Lockdown 2012” is promised to be the most brutal pay-per-view event of the year featuring every match contested inside a 15-foot reinforced steel cage, making it the only all-steel cage pay-per-view event in professional wrestling. The TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line and two teams will compete in a “Lethal Lockdown” match for an unforgettable night of action. TNA Wrestling began in Nashville in the summer of 2002 and this June marks the tenth year anniversary. Fans can celebrate 10 years of body-slams with TNA’s weekly flagship show, IMPACT WRESTLING airing every Thursday night on Spike.
The reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bobby Roode, leads the invasion of IMPACT WRESTLING stars including Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair along with Tennessee native “Cowboy” James Storm, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and more.
“TNA Entertainment couldn’t be more pleased to announce one of our most exciting events of the year “Lockdown” will be live from Nashville on April 15th. To be able to offer the fans of our hometown such a powerful night of explosive action is thrilling,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “We are going to celebrate 10 years in Nashville with one of our biggest pay-per-view events to date.”
“As the presenting sponsor for ‘Lockdown 2012,’ we’re thrilled about the return of TNA to the Nashville market,” stated Direct Auto Insurance Senior Vice President of Marketing Peter Tahinos. “Our corporate headquarters is located here in Nashville as are many long standing Direct Auto customers who are also loyal wrestling fans.”
Tickets for “TNA Lockdown 2012” go on sale Friday, January 27 at 10am, at all TicketMaster locations, www.TicketMaster.com, the Nashville Municipal Auditorium box office or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000
“TNA Lockdown Fan InterAction” will be taking place on Saturday, April 14th with details to be announced soon. “Fan InterAction” is a popular fan friendly event giving fans a chance to meet many of the stars of TNA IMPACT WRESTING.
TNA will also be offering a limited number of travel packages that will include lodging and tickets to Lockdown. Full details of the travel package offers are available at www.shoptna.com.
— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced Monday on Twitter that the annual Lockdown pay-per-view event will be held April 15, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Municipal Auditorium.
“Happy to announce the Lockdown PPV will be held in NASHVILLE at Municipal on Sunday, 4/15! I’ll announce a pre-sale code for you guys 1st!” she wrote.
Lockdown is the first televised event announced for the United States in 2012.
— Kurt Angle has changed his Twitter handle to twitter.com/realkurtangle.
— TNA Wrestling has announced live events for Kansas City, Kansas at Memorial Hall on Thursday, March 2, 2012, Salina, Kansas at the Bicentennial Center on Friday, March 3, 2012 and Dodge City, Kansas at the United Wireless Arena on Saturday March 4, 2012. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
— Velvet Sky has dismissed a report attributed to Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer that much of Karen Jarrett’s degrading on-air dialogue toward the Knockouts Division starlet is based on how certain company officials legitimately perceive her.
She tweeted Tuesday in response to a fan, “LOL that RUMOR is so far from the truth. Don’t believe everything you read people…”
The TNA Knockout then stated Wednesday to her followers, “A grown man + rumors = Wrong, Epic Fail, Try again and THANKS FOR PLAYING! Try reporting something with truth to it. Must be a slow week.”
— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter is conducting a survey regarding the location for next year’s Lockdown pay-per-view event.
She tweeted, “Doing site surveys now for a location for Lockdown 2012. Where do you want to see it take place?”
— Kurt Angle, who was found apparently intoxicated behind the wheel of his vehicle in a ditch in Grand Forks, North Dakota on March 25, has been sentenced for reckless driving.
The TNA Wrestling Superstar was sentenced Friday to a year’s probation, fines, and a 10 day jail sentence, which was suspended.
More information on the case is available here.
— Sunday’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio drew 3,500 to 4,000 fans. It was speculated that the event drew 6,000 fans, but F4WOnline.com confirmed the number as incorrect.
— Brother Devon and Tommy Dreamer vs. The British Invasion was taped Tuesday in Orlando, Florida for next week’s episode of TNA Xplosion.
sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com
— Matt Hardy claimed last night on Twitter following TNA Lockdown that he may have fractured his arm during the Lethal Lockdown Match. He posted an update this morning, writing,
“Wow.. Talk about being sore when you wake up.. My back & arm are killing me-I’m sure flying this morning will help, HaHa..”
Based on what we’ve heard from TNA sources, Hardy is trying to work an angle (that is so unlike him) and is not really injured.
— Kurt Angle used the RKO on Jeff Jarrett during their two-out-of-three falls match at TNA Lockdown, and then went on Twitter to comment on using the maneuver, writing:
“Orton, I used Your Finish as a sign of Respect. Not to get back at U. Respect!”
Angle has continued to call out Orton. He added the following this afternoon:
“To Randy Orton, as You said- Imitation is a form of flattery. Know that I did that out of Respect. GOD Bless.”
— Hulk Hogan wrote the following on Twitter regarding TNA Lockdown:
“TNA LOCKDOWN SET THE NEW STANDARD FOR WHAT A PPV SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!”
— Velvet Sky stated during a chat session last night on TNAOnDemand.com that Alex Shelley will return to television this Thursday on TNA iMPACT!.
Shelley has been sidelined since January due to a broken collarbone suffered at a live event in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was advertised to participate in the X Division Ultimate Xscape Match at TNA Lockdown, but was removed from the match on April 7, thus postponing his return.
— Matt Hardy said on his Twitter account that he may have fractured his arm during the Lethal Lockdown Match at TNA Lockdown.
He wrote, “Close but no cigar tonight in a very physical & aggressive Lethal Lockdown match-I didn’t get beat tonight but I may have fractured my arm..”
According to company sources, he appeared fine backstage after his match. If his injury claim is legit, it would have likely occurred during his bump off the cage after being dropkicked by Kazarian.
— AJ Styles returned to television during the Lethal Lockdown Match at TNA Lockdown and assisted Fortune in their victory over Immortal. Styles was written off television last March after suffering a storyline injury due to Bully Ray.
— Max Buck became the No. 1 Contender to the X Division Championship at TNA Lockdown by winning the X Division Ultimate Xscape Match over seven other wrestlers. A date for his title shot against Kazarian was not announced.
source: PWInsider.com
— Jeff Jarrett beat Kurt Angle in a two-out-of-three falls at TNA Lockdown. Angle used the RKO during the match, and then went on Twitter to comment on his use of the maneuver. Angle wrote:
“Orton, I used Your Finish as a sign of Respect. Not to get back at U. Respect!”
Angle complained two weeks ago via the social networking website about WWE performers using his trademark maneuvers at WrestleMania. Orton responded without mentioning Angle by name, and stated that people should be flattered when people use their moves.
— Mickie James captured the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship from Madison Rayne at TNA Lockdown in a match that lasted approximately 35 seconds. It was the lone title change of the event.
As a result of her victory, James became the first woman to have held the WWE Women’s Championship, WWE Divas Championship, and the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship.
Trish Stratus congratulated James on her victory, writing on Twitter, “Congrats to my girl new TNA Knockout Champ @mickiejames!”