The 2015 Lockdown (also known as ''Impact Wrestling: Lockdown'') was a
professional wrestling
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television special produced by
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(TNA). The show took place on January 9, 2015 at the
Manhattan Center
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in
New York, New York
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. It was the eleventh event under the
Lockdown
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The term is used for a prison ...
chronology. Unlike the previous events, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) and instead, was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of ''
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the pro ...
'' on
Destination America
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.
Five
professional wrestling matches
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were contested at the event. The
main event
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was a
Lethal Lockdown match
A Lethal Lockdown match is a professional wrestling match used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). This match has become a staple of TNA's Lockdown pay-per-view event, but has also made appearances at other TNA pay-per-views, and during Impac ...
, in which Team Angle (
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Actio ...
,
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestl ...
,
Gunner and
Lashley) defeated
The Beat Down Clan
Hassan Hamin Assad (born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.; October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and manager currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name MVP (standing for Montel Vontavious Porter) and ...
(
MVP
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,
Kenny King Kenneth, Ken or Kenny King may refer to: Ken King
* Ken King (born 1971), American politician and businessman
* Ken King (ice hockey) (1952–2020), Canadian sports executive
Kenneth King
* Kenneth George King or Jonathan King (born 1944), English ...
,
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
and
Low Ki
Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestl ...
). All the matches at the event were contested under the
steel cage
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in the six-sided ring dubbed the "Six Sides of Steel matches".
Event
Preliminary matches
The event kicked off with a
Six Sides of Steel match
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, in which
The Revolution (
Abyss
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* Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld
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* The Abyss (1910 film), ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen
* The Abyss (1988 film), ''The Abyss'' ( ...
and
James Storm
James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling.
He started his career in 1997 and after working on several independent prom ...
) defended the
World Tag Team Championship
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Nomenclature
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against
The Hardys
The Hardys, also known as The Hardy Boyz, are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy, who are currently appearing in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The team is currently inactive due to Jef ...
(
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regard ...
and
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time with WWE.
With his real life brother Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag t ...
). Near the end of the match,
Khoya
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pulled Storm out of the cage through a hole and then Jeff tried to climb the cage after delivering a ''
Twist of Fate'' to Abyss but
Sanada spit mist on him, allowing Storm to hit a ''
Last Call'' to Jeff to retain the titles. After the match, Revolution attacked Hardys as Khoya hit a ''
Sky High
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Business
* Sky High Aviation Services, an airline based in the Dominican Republic
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* ''Sky High'' (1922 film), an American silent film
* ''Sky High'' (1951 film), a US Air Force comedy wit ...
'' to Matt through a table and then Manik tried to hit a
frog splash
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on Jeff through a table but Jeff moved out and Manik crashed through the table. Jeff then climbed to the top of the cage and tried to climb down but Abyss knocked him off and he crotched on the cage door and Storm slammed a cowbell with Jeff's head causing him to fall down onto the steel ring steps.
The match was followed by a brawl between Team Angle (
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Actio ...
,
Austin Aries
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and
Gunner) and
The Beat Down Clan
Hassan Hamin Assad (born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.; October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and manager currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name MVP (standing for Montel Vontavious Porter) and ...
(
MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
,
Kenny King Kenneth, Ken or Kenny King may refer to: Ken King
* Ken King (born 1971), American politician and businessman
* Ken King (ice hockey) (1952–2020), Canadian sports executive
Kenneth King
* Kenneth George King or Jonathan King (born 1944), English ...
,
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
and
Low Ki
Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestl ...
), during which BDC outnumbered Team Angle and injured Gunner's arm.
Next,
Awesome Kong
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took on
Havok in a Six Sides of Steel match. Havok began brawling with Kong in the aisle to begin the match. Kong nailed an ''
Awesome Bomb'' and a
diving splash
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to Havok for the win.
Later,
Bobby Roode
Robert Francis Roode Jr. (born May 11, 1976) is a Canadian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is currently inactive due to undergoing neck surgery.
Roode is known for his 12-year tenure for Total Nonst ...
took on
Eric Young in a Six Sides of Steel match. Roode tossed a chair at Young to knock him off the top rope and then repeatedly hit him with the chair and performed a ''
Roode Bomb'' on Young onto the chair for the win.
It was followed by the penultimate
Handicap Six Sides of Steel match, in which
Tyrus Tyrus may refer to:–
People:
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took on
Mark Andrews and
Rockstar Spud
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.
Ethan Carter III
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interfered in the match on Tyrus' behalf by attacking Andrews and Spud, allowing Tyrus to hit a
Tongan death grip into a
chokeslam
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on Spud for the win. After the match, EC3 tried to shave Spud's hair but
Jeremy Borash
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cut off the cord of the shaver.
Main event match
The main event was a
Lethal Lockdown match
A Lethal Lockdown match is a professional wrestling match used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). This match has become a staple of TNA's Lockdown pay-per-view event, but has also made appearances at other TNA pay-per-views, and during Impac ...
between Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Austin Aries, Gunner and
Lashley) and Beat Down Clan (MVP, Low Ki, Kenny King and Samoa Joe). Gunner and King were the first two entrants of the match. Low Ki entered next and assisted King in attacking Gunner. Aries would enter next to even the odds. Joe entered as the fifth entrant of the match. Angle entered next who would run right into a hockey stick by Joe. He was followed by MVP, thus completing all the four members of BDC and Team Angle was outnumbered. Lashley would enter next as the final entrant to even the odds for Team Angle. After a back and forth action between the two teams, Lashley hit a
spear
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to MVP for the win.
Results
References
External links
Lockdown 2015{{TNAPPV, Lockdown
Impact Wrestling Lockdown
2015 in professional wrestling
2015 American television episodes
2010s American television specials
Professional wrestling in New York City
2015 in New York City
January 2015 sports events in the United States
Events in New York City