Add as a preferred source on Google TNA has announced a major change to the schedule for Lockdown 2026, the pay-per-view set for Sunday, August 23, at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
The main card will now begin at 6 p.m. ET, with the pre-show kicking off an hour earlier. That moves the entire show up an hour from the schedule previously announced.
TNA announced the following:
“One of professional wrestling’s most iconic and feared events is back. TNA Wrestling presents Lockdown – a showcase event in which every match is contested inside a steel cage — on Sunday, August 23, broadcasting live around the world on pay-per-view from Credit Union 1 Arena in downtown Chicago. It marks TNA’s first Lockdown event since 2016, and the company’s first-ever show at the history-filled arena.
LOCKDOWN UPDATED TIME SCHEDULE:
3pm CT: Doors open to the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago
4pm CT: Lockdown Pre-Show begins, with matches
5pm CT: Lockdown begins
The 2026 Lockdown is TNA’s first live event held at the venue formerly known as the UIC Pavilion, an on-campus arena steeped in pro wrestling history.”
Lockdown returns to TNA’s calendar after a 10-year absence. The last edition took place in 2016 at Wembley Arena in London, where Matt Hardy defeated EC3 in a Steel Cage Match to capture the TNA World Championship.
First held in 2005, Lockdown became known for having every match on the card contested inside a steel cage. The event also featured the Lethal Lockdown Match, TNA’s version of a WarGames-style match.
The Hardys, Nic Nemeth, Mustafa Ali, Moose, AJ Francis, Brian Myers and Leon Slater are among the names announced for the show. Xia Brookside, Elayna Black, Indi Hartwell, Rosemary and Allie are also expected to compete at the event.