TNA Lockdown 2026 Preview and Predictions

The battlelines are officially drawn inside the six-sided perimeter as TNA gears up for one of its most brutal signature events of the year.

With the entire match card almost locked into place around the unforgiving steel, here is how the lineup stands right now for TNA Lockdown!

8/23 Updates

TNA LOCKDOWN
AUGUST 23, 2026

OFFICIAL MATCH CARD & ANNOUNCEMENTS

TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH

The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. The Nemeths (Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth)

TNA KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH

Xia Brookside (c) vs. Elayna Black

TNA KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH

DemonXBunny (Allie & A Partner TBD) (c) vs. The Elegance Brand (Heather By Elegance & M By Elegance)

TNA X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE LAST MAN STANDING MATCH

Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Leon Slater (If Slater loses, his TNA record is erased)

SPECIAL APPEARANCE

Avery Styles (AJ's son) Appears Live

TNA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STEEL CAGE MATCH

Jason Hotch (c) vs. Mustafa Ali

STEEL CAGE MATCH

Elijah vs. AJ Francis

ESCAPE THE CAGE MATCH

Moose vs. Frankie Kazarian

LETHAL LOCKDOWN MATCH

The System vs. Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro, Ricky Sosa & Jaida Stone

IN-ARENA EXCLUSIVE — AAW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Joe Alonzo (c) vs. The Home Town Man (If Alonzo wins, he earns a TNA contract)

COUNTDOWN / PRESHOW MATCHES

TAG TEAM ACTION

The Righteous vs. BDE & Rich Swann

SINGLES ACTION

Trey Miguel vs. Agent Zero

R-DUBS' PREDICTIONS

TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

The Hardys defeat The Nemeths (To retain the titles)

TNA KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Xia Brookside defeats Elayna Black (To retain the title)

TNA KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Match does not start (Xia Brookside traps Lei Ying Lee; Allie challenges Xia for Bound For Glory)

TNA X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Leon Slater defeats Cedric Alexander (To win the title; Jada Stone taken out post-match)

BACKSTAGE DEVELOPMENT

Allie joins Ricky Sosa, Fabian Aichner & KC Navarro as their new teammate

SPECIAL APPEARANCE

Avery Styles (AJ's son) makes an appearance (Avery challenges Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at Bound for Glory)

TNA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Jason Hotch defeats Mustafa Ali (To retain the title)

STEEL CAGE MATCH

Elijah defeats AJ Francis (With help from The Hometown Man's mousetrap)

ESCAPE THE CAGE MATCH

Frankie Kazarian defeats Moose (With help from the masked wrestlers)

LETHAL LOCKDOWN MATCH

Ricky Sosa, Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro & Allie defeat The System

AAW CHAMPIONSHIP IN-ARENA EXCLUSIVE

The Home Town Man defeats Joe Alonzo (c) (R-Dubs Pick)

TAG TEAM ACTION (COUNTDOWN)

BDE & Rich Swann defeat The Righteous

SINGLES ACTION (COUNTDOWN)

Trey Miguel defeats Agent Zero (With help from John Skyler)

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