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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) will host its Lockdown pay-per-view at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago on August 23rd.
Elayna Black, a Chicago native, promised to be on the card for the show, where every match will be held in a steel cage. Black told Pakinomist Digital that she enjoyed being in those kinds of matches.
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Elayna Black enters the ring at Slammiversary 2026. (TNA Wrestling)
“I definitely want to be on that card,” Black said. “One way or another, we’re going to make it happen. I definitely don’t want TNA to be in Chicago, my hometown, my city, and not be on the show. So we’re definitely going to make it happen. But I’m very excited. Every match on that show is going to be a steel cage match.
“If you’ve been a fan of mine for a while, you know that’s my cup of tea. I love it. I grew up liking hardcore wrestling. Jon Moxley was one of my favorite wrestlers. I love doing hardcore matches. I did a deathmatch right before I got signed. I did the WarGames match. That’s my love for that type of thing.”
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Elayna Black tries to pin Indi Hartwell at Slammiversary 2026. (TNA Wrestling)
Black has also targeted Knockouts champion Xia Brookside.
She made it clear that Brookside needs to watch over her as the days keep getting closer to Lockdown. Brookside won the championship over Lei Ying Lee at Slammiversary.
“So No. 1, steel cage match. No. 2 in Chicago. And No. 3, Xia Brookside has a target on his back,” Black told Pakinomist Digital. “That’s all I’m going to say. So, we’ll see. I have a little bit of extra motivation to be on that show. If I got my friends and family there, I’ll have a little more spirit in me that day.
Elayna Black plays to the crowd at Slammiversary 2026. (TNA Wrestling)
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“So all I’m going to say is, Xia Brookside, whatever you’re up to that day, watch your back, because you never know.”
