Lockdown 2007: Lethal Lockdown Rescues an Uneven All-Cage Experiment

The Voodoo Kin Mafia's B.G. James and Kip James faced Serotonin members Kaz and Havok during the pre-show at Lockdown 2007. Lance Hoyt accompanied the veterans while Christy Hemme and Martyr supported the other team. This was a two-on-two bout in the Six Sides of Steel, not a six-person mixed tag despite the entourage. Hemme had been looking for a team to oppose the Voodoo Kin Mafia, and Serotonin supplied the opponents with only a short slot before the championship card began. The bout had no title defense or tournament implications.

Kip James pinned Havok for the Voodoo Kin Mafia victory at the archived 3:35. Kaz and B.G. were legal participants but not the individuals involved in the deciding cover. The aftermath involved Raven and Christy Hemme's conflict with Serotonin, which should be treated separately from the official result rather than credited to an additional wrestler in the match. The inherited D+ / 5.0 and SKIP describe a brief angle-driven prelim. The pin scorer and teams are more important than claiming there was an extended technical showcase.

NWA X Division champion Chris Sabin defended against Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley and Shark Boy in the five-man Xscape cage match. The first phase allowed elimination by pin, while the remaining two would settle it by escaping the cage. Sabin and Shelley repeatedly worked together to isolate opponents even as each sought the title. Shelley pinned Shark Boy after a tandem top-rope attack, reducing the field to four. Sabin later used Cradle Shock to pin Sonjay Dutt. Lethal answered with his elbow drop to pin Shelley, leaving Sabin and Lethal fighting for the escape-only final stage. Kevin Nash accompanied Lethal but never entered as an official contestant.

The last two climbed the outside of the cage and exchanged strikes above the ring. Lethal's leg caught in the structure as Sabin dropped to the floor first. Chris Sabin escaped the cage and retained the X Division title at the archived 15:50. The deciding act was reaching the floor, not a final pin; one contemporaneous headline summary mislabeled it as a pin, but the detailed event report and results ledger support the escape. B+ / 8.2 credits the changing elimination strategy and late rivalry between the final two. WATCH the qualification sequence.

Robert Roode faced former Team Canada teammate Petey Williams inside the cage with Ms. Brooks and Eric Young at ringside. Williams controlled several early exchanges with headscissors and quick kicks while Roode worked the ropes and used his strength to ground him. Brooks tried providing Roode a hockey stick, but Young took it from her as their unhappy on-screen partnership unraveled. Williams even briefly obtained the stick before the referee removed it. That interference is part of the finish's context, but it did not expand the two legal singles participants to include Brooks or Young.

Petey Williams tried to land the Canadian Destroyer after Roode crashed into the cage, but Roode countered and drove him into the turnbuckles. Robert Roode hit the Pay Off, a Perfect Plex variation, and Robert Roode pinned Petey Williams at the archived 10:14. A contemporaneous review times the same finish at about 10:25; the recorded winner and move have better agreement than the exact seconds. C+ / 6.5 reflects the solid in-ring exchanges and character angle without treating the stick as a legal weapon or fabricating a disqualification. SKIM the closing counters.

Gail Kim and Jackie Moore settled their increasingly physical rivalry in the Six Sides of Steel cage under rules allowing pinfall, submission or escape. The women fought around the ramp and the commentary position before entering the cage. Moore attacked with a German suplex and repeatedly stopped Kim from getting to the door, while Kim used arm drags and a missile dropkick to answer. Both attempted to climb, but the cage's height created further reversals rather than a quick escape. No championship was at stake, so this remained a grudge contest with a personal payoff.

When Moore pursued Kim onto the ring apron, Kim slammed the cage door into her face. Kim had an opportunity to exit, but returned to the inside and climbed the cage instead. Gail Kim launched a crossbody onto Jackie Moore and Gail Kim pinned Jackie Moore at the archival 7:13. A contemporary review gives a slightly longer time; neither account changes the winner or fall. C- / 5.6 recognizes the willingness to take a substantial risk while the short match and cage-door business limit sustained wrestling. SKIM the chosen crossbody finish.

Senshi and Austin Starr wrestled in the Six Sides of Steel with Bob Backlund serving as special guest referee. The referee became central to their rivalry: Starr tested the rope breaks and argued with Backlund's decisions while Senshi responded with hard kicks and chops. Starr connected with a 450 splash and nearly secured a cover, but spent much of the closing stretch challenging the official rather than pursuing a straightforward follow-up. Backlund also caught Starr trying to use the ropes for leverage during a roll-up. The stipulation was a regular cage singles match with a special referee, not a blindfold contest or three-way.

After another confrontation over a count, Backlund shoved Starr away. Senshi seized the opening and bridged him into a cover. Senshi pinned Austin Starr at the archived 9:57, though the contemporary ringside report recorded roughly ten minutes. The finish is inseparable from Backlund's involvement, so calling it an unassisted win misrepresents the observed outcome. The inherited C / 6.4 recognizes their physical exchanges while noting the referee angle dictated the finish. SKIM the 450 near fall and decisive interruption.

Former America's Most Wanted partners James Storm and Chris Harris attempted to settle their feud in the Prince of Darkness blindfold match inside the Six Sides of Steel. Both men had to wear dark hoods and struggled to locate each other while the crowd directed them toward a target. Storm repeatedly lost or removed his hood, with the referee forcing him to restore it. The stipulation frustrated their attempts to sustain recognizable wrestling: the opponents traded missed punches and occasionally collided with the official rather than building around their former tag-team chemistry. The resulting negative audience response reflected the difficulty of making the match work, not confusion about which two men were legally involved.

Harris finally found Storm and nearly gained control after a slam, but the hoods continued causing interruptions. Harris accidentally trapped the referee in a Sharpshooter. Storm then took off his own hood, struck Harris with a superkick and put it back on before the cover. James Storm pinned Chris Harris at the archive's 9:05. The 411 ringside review records a slightly longer bell-to-bell time, but agrees on the concealed final blow. F / 3.0 and SKIP accurately describe an interference-like blindfold dodge rather than a clean decisive singles finish.

Jerry Lynn and Christopher Daniels renewed their X Division rivalry in the Wrath of X cage contest, with Daniels leaning into a darker persona rather than chasing a championship on this card. Lynn attacked immediately, used headscissors and struck Daniels against the steel wall. Daniels slowed him through neck holds, an abdominal stretch and an Asai moonsault before trying to finish with Angel's Wings. Lynn had counterattacks ready, including a sunset-flip powerbomb and a TKO that earned a near fall. The cage limited escape routes, but the strongest portion of the bout came from the experienced rivals countering recognizable offense rather than attempting to win by leaving the ring.

Daniels landed a top-rope Flatliner that did not finish Lynn, and Lynn replied with the Kryptonite Krunch for another close count. During the last exchanged attempts to set up a piledriver and Angel's Wings, Daniels caught Lynn in Last Rites. Christopher Daniels pinned Jerry Lynn at the archival 13:29. The detailed 411 account recorded the same individual fall despite a brief interruption in its broadcast feed. B / 7.5 recognizes an extended technical match with a distinct last-move counter. WATCH the second half.

Team 3D challenged LAX's Homicide and Hernandez for the NWA World Tag Team Championship inside a supposedly electrified steel cage. The stipulation required special visual and sound effects each time wrestlers touched the mesh, yet the staged jolts distracted from the actual tag wrestling. Hernandez used his size to toss the challengers around the ring, including a Border Toss into the cage, while Homicide repeatedly threatened the champions from the ropes. Konnan appeared in a wheelchair, but Hector Guerrero blocked further interference and opened the door to pass a table inside. Neither Konnan nor Guerrero was a legal wrestler in the title match.

Hernandez attempted a dive from the cage with protective gear but missed Brother Devon and crashed through the table. Homicide answered with a hurricanrana against Brother Ray, but Devon sent Homicide into the cage during the next counter. Team 3D connected with the 3D, and Brother Devon pinned Homicide to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship at the archival 15:36. D+ / 5.0 reflects a genuine title switch under an unconvincing electrical gimmick, not a victory by actual electrocution or cage escape. SKIP unless tracking the historic title transfer.

The 2007 Lethal Lockdown main event matched five members of Team Angle against five of Team Cage in a staggered-entry cage fight. Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles opened, then Abyss joined to give Christian Cage's side the first advantage. Rhino, Tomko, Samoa Joe, Scott Steiner and Sting followed before champion Christian Cage entered on the heel side. Jeff Jarrett arrived last to complete Team Angle, allowing the roof to lower and weapons to become available. The stipulated award was a future NWA World Heavyweight Championship opportunity for the wrestler responsible for the final fall, not a championship change inside this cage. James Mitchell stayed outside as Abyss' second.

Styles climbed onto the roof, where Angle fought him, while Rhino Gored Tomko through the door and Joe attacked him on the floor. Inside, the teams used chairs and a guitar as Abyss dumped thumbtacks across the canvas. Jarrett had a chance to take the last pin himself but handed the opportunity to Sting instead. Sting pinned Abyss for Team Angle's victory at the historical 28:04, receiving the title-shot reward tied to the finish. A- / 8.7 recognizes the long-form entry drama and the unusual Jarrett-Sting alliance while distinguishing this from a Sting submission or a team-wide pin. WATCH the closing exchange.