Evening Daily News Update: August 23, 2026 – Lockdown Edition

Happy Sunday, Doomsters!

Tonight, TNA presents Lockdown on TNA+ and pay-per-view at 6 p.m. ET. Every match is in a cage. The System battle Fabian Aichner, KC Navarro, Ricky Sosa and Jada Stone in the first Lethal Lockdown match in almost a decade. Knockouts Champion Xia Brookside defends against Elayna Black, Elijah faces AJ Francis, International Champion Jason Hotch defends against Mustafa Ali, and Knockouts Tag Team Champions Allie and a mystery partner face The Elegance Brand.

We also have X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander against Leon Slater with Leon’s entire TNA record on the line, World Tag Team Champions The Hardys against The Nemeths, and a match between Moose and Frankie Kazarian with Escape the Cage rules.

Our Blog writers are coming out of the cage and they’re doing just fine. Niz has his Sunday double header with reviews of Lucha Libre AAA and AEW Collision. Maffew takes a look at IWA from 1994 featuring The Headhunters in main event action and a barbed wire baseball bat match. And then there’s that annoying Kat, hitting another NXT 2.0 Rewind featuring Solo Sikoa, L.A. Knight and Grayson Waller in a triple threat match and Boa developing mystical powers.

Matt Cardona Announces Triceps Injury

In a match taped for the upcoming episode of Main Event (if they don’t screw up putting it together again) against Kit Wilson, Matt Cardona has torn his triceps. There is certainly still value to him doing promotional work and appearances, but this puts a lengthy time on the shelf from in-ring work.

Athena Suffers Asthma Attack at ROH Death Before Dishonor

The forever champion was able to continue and finish the match. She now stands at 1,349 days and counting as champion.

That’s your scoop tonight. I plan to be here tomorrow night for Raw. Remember the show starts at 6 p.m. ET as SmackDown is being recorded after it. See you tomorrow night!