TNA presented Lockdown on August 23, 2026, from the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, the promotion's annual event built around steel cage stipulations, with multiple championships on the line.
Mustafa Ali defeated Jason Hotch to win the TNA International Championship, and Leon Slater ended Cedric Alexander's TNA X Division Championship reign in a Last Man Standing match. Allie and returning Knockout Kiera Hogan retained the Women's World Tag Team Championship, Xia Brookside retained the Knockouts World Championship over Elayna Black, and Avery Styles announced he had signed with TNA.
In cage-based bouts, Frankie Kazarian escaped the cage to defeat Moose, AJ Francis beat Elijah, and The System won the Lethal Lockdown match. The Hardys were scheduled to defend the TNA World Tag Team Championship against The Nemeths, Nic and Ryan Nemeth, in the main event.