Backstage news from tonight's Lockdown - Nash arrives, Xscape match rules, Main Event

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04.24.05 | BACKSTAGE LOCKDOWN NEWS

BACKSTAGE NEWS FROM LOCKDOWN
Final news before we go live on Pay-Per-View tonight!

By Bill Banks

Some final news from backstage at Orlando's Universal Studios before we go live on Pay-Per-View tonight:

- TNA superstars began arriving at the arena at 1pm eastern time. Despite a staph infection in his leg, Kevin Nash has arrived at the arena. Nash will be undergoing therapy throughout the day, and a personal physician will be on hand to assist him. TNA will update fans on Nash's condition at the start of the Pay-Per-View.

- If Nash is unable to compete, Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes has a plan in place to name a replacement in the six-man Six Sides of Steel cage match. In addition, a lottery will take place during the Pay-Per-View to determine order of entry in the bout for Jarrett, Outlaw, Waltman, DDP, The Alpha Male and Nash/or his replacement.

- The main event of Lockdown will be the number-one contender's match, AJ Styles vs. Abyss inside the Six Sides of Steel

- The scheduled Apolo vs. Lance Hoyt match has been changed to a tag team bout with Apolo and Sonny Siaki vs. Lance Hoyt and Chris Candido, who moves from the Countdown Preshow to the Pay-Per-View.

- The X Division "Xscape" match will be an elimination bout to start off, with the final two competitors fighting it out to escape the cage first to win

- The Prince of Darkness bout between Dustin Rhodes and Bobby Roode will be 2-out-of-3 falls, with the Prince of Darkness hoods coming into play if a third fall is needed.

- TNA set design coordinator Greg Horn has gone all-out for Lockdown tonight, as the arena will resemble a maximum security prison. Steel cages will line the arena and some parts of the seating area.

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