TNA’s Elayna Black previews Lockdown pay-per-view, eyes Knockouts title

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) will host its Lockdown pay-per-view at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago on Aug. 23.

Elayna Black, a Chicago native, vowed to be on the card for the show in which every match will be held inside a steel cage. 

Black told Fox News Digital she enjoyed being in those types of matches.

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Elayna Black enters the ring at Slammiversary 2026. (TNA Wrestling)

“I definitely am going to be on that card,” Black said. “One way or another we will make that happen. I am definitely not going to be having TNA be in Chicago, my hometown, my city, and not be on the show. So, we definitely will make that 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 me for a while, you know that’s my cup of tea. I love that. I grew up a fan of like 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 cup of tea. I love that type of stuff.”

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Elayna Black attempts to pin Indi Hartwell at Slammiversary 2026. (TNA Wrestling)

Black has also targeted Knockouts champion Xia Brookside.

She made clear that Brookside needs to watch her back 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 her back,” Black told Fox News Digital. 

“That’s all I’m going to say. So, we’ll see. I have a little bit of extra motivation being on that show. If I got my friends and family there, I’m going to have a little more oomph 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 got going on that day, watch your back because you never know.”