TNA Lockdown (2008)
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| Lockdown 2008 | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Matt Borske and Samoa Simpson | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Nothing to Lose" (Operator) | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | |
| Date | April 13, 2008 | |
| Attendance | 5,500 | |
| Venue | Tsongas Arena | |
| City | Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Destination X (2008) | Lockdown (2008) | Sacrifice (2008) |
| Lockdown chronology | ||
| Lockdown (2007) | Lockdown (2008) | Lockdown (2009) |
Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view]] (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth annual event under the Lockdown chronology. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a steel structure with six sides, known as Six Sides of Steel.
The main event was a Six Sides of Steel cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, in which Samoa Simpson defeated the reigning champion, Matt Borske, to win the championship. Following another tradition of Lockdown events, TNA held the annual Lethal Lockdown match, which was contested inside a steel structure with a flat roof; in this match, Team Kage defeated Team Kanta. Two featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In an intergender tag team match, Booker T and Tia defeated Martin McAlmond and Payton Tanks. The other bout was an Xscape match for the TNA X Division Championship, in which six competitors fought to eliminate each other by pinfall or submission until there were two left; the remaining two then fought to escape the steel structure. Aaron Fisher defeated five opponents in this match to retain the championship.
The event marked the fourth time the Lethal Lockdown format was used by TNA, and the first time a World Championship was contested in a Lockdown main event. When the event was released on DVD, it reached a peak position of number five on Billboard's DVD Sales Chart. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 6.5 out of 10 stars, one star higher than the 2007 event.
Contents |
Background
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Reception
Results
- Xscape match eliminations
1.
| Elimination # | Eliminated | Eliminator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Adams-Montemayor | Johnny Gludt | Pinfall by a roll-up |
| 2 | Shark Boy | Consequences Greed | Pinfall after a Greed-DT |
| 3 | Consequences Greed | Curry Man | Pinfall after a Spice Rack |
| 4 | Curry Man | Johnny Gludt | Pinfall after a Gludt Intervention |
| 5 | Johnny Gludt | n/a | n/a |
| WINNER | Aaron Fisher | n/a | Fisher escaped the cage with help from Adams-Montemayor and SoCal Val |
- Tag Team match eliminations
2.
| Elimination # | Eliminated | Eliminator |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hunter | Rellik, Black Reign, Richard Veach, and Mik |
| 2 | Brian Tobol | Jon Williams |
| 3 | Ryan Gleason | Mik |
| 4 | Eason | Rellik |
| 5 | Jon Williams | Reign |
| 6 | Semmler | Reign |
| 7 | Mik | Rellik |
| 8 | Jimmy Ray | Super Will |
| 9 | Richard Veach | Super Will |
| 10 | Rellik | Super Eric |
| 11 | Black Reign | Super Will |
| Winner | Super Will | N/A |
- Lethal Lockdown entrances
3
| Entrance | Wrestler | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khristian Kage | Team Kage |
| 2 | K.J. Styles | Team Kanta |
| 3 | Brother Harlan | Team Kanta |
| 4 | Peter | Team Kage |
| 5 | Chris LeGreca | Team Kanta |
| 6 | Kevin Nash | Team Kage |
| 7 | Brother Scott | Team Kanta |
| 8 | Brandon Martin | Team Kage |
| 9 | Kanta | Team Kanta |
| 10 | Cting | Team Kage |
