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Lockdown 2014: Lethal Lockdown and Magnus-Joe Carry an All-Cage Card

The factual record, historical context, match-by-match analysis, and WrestleFile verdict.

TNAMarch 9, 2014BankUnited Center
THE WRESTLEGRADEB+8.4 / 10FINAL EVENT SCOREMASTER FILE RANK#237OF 1015
PROMOTION
TNA Wrestling
DATE
March 9, 2014
VENUE
BankUnited Center
LOCATION
Coral Gables, Florida
ATTENDANCE
1,500
EVENT TYPE
PPV
THE FILE

Lockdown 2014 is built around one visual idea, so its success depends on whether the matches create enough variety inside the cage. The strongest portions do. Gunner and James Storm use Last Man Standing rules to separate their match from the rest, Magnus and Samoa Joe receive nearly twenty minutes for the world championship, and the Lethal Lockdown main event runs almost twenty-seven minutes with control of wrestling operations attached to the result.

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Earlier bouts are more modest, but the international six-man opener and Tigre Uno-Manik add different roster combinations. The show is uneven in the middle, yet its top three matches give the event enough substance to finish comfortably above average.

Event ContextBackground, stakes & historical setting

Lockdown 2014 took place at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida with a locked attendance of 1500 and 7 matches. The opener is The Great Muta, Sanada and Yasu defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Chris Sabin; it is billed as Steel Cage match and runs 9:25. Match 2 is Samuel Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson; it is billed as Steel Cage match and runs 10:08. Match 3 is Tigre Uno defeated Manik; it is billed as Steel Cage match and runs 7:35. Match 4 is Gunner defeated James Storm; it is billed as Steel Cage Last Man Standing match and runs 11:49. Match 5 is Madison Rayne (c) defeated Gail Kim (with Lei'D Tapa); it is billed as Steel Cage match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship and runs 8:54. Match 6 is Magnus (c) defeated Samoa Joe; it is billed as Steel Cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and runs 19:25.

The main event is Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) and Austin Aries) (with Dixie Carter, DJZ and Rockstar Spud); it is billed as Lethal Lockdown match with Bully Ray as special guest referee Leader of winning team receives 100% control of Wrestling Operations Had Team Dixie won, Roode would've gained 10% ownership of TNA and runs 26:53. Seen as a complete show, the card is judged by how those results, stipulations, time allocations and card positions work together. The strongest bouts need to justify the attention saved for them, championship matches need to feel appropriately important, and shorter matches need to create momentum without crowding the attractions around them. The scores below therefore evaluate each match inside this specific event rather than treating reputation or later memory as a substitute for the card that actually occurred.

VIEWING GUIDE

Watch, Skim or Skip?

WATCH
  • Gunner defeated James Storm
  • Magnus (c) defeated Samoa Joe
  • Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) and Austin Aries) (with Dixie Carter, DJZ and Rockstar Spud)
SKIM
  • The Great Muta, Sanada and Yasu defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Chris Sabin
  • Tigre Uno defeated Manik
  • Madison Rayne (c) defeated Gail Kim (with Lei'D Tapa)
SKIP
  • Samuel Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson
MATCH-BY-MATCH ANALYSIS

The Card, On the Record

01The Great Muta, Sanada and Yasu defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Chris SabinB

The Great Muta, Sanada and Yasu defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Chris Sabin. This is the opener at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage match, and it runs 9:25. The compact time window puts extra pressure on the match to establish its purpose quickly. With no championship change attached, the match is judged mostly on its placement, stipulation, time and contribution to the event's momentum. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 7.8 score, placing the bout in the useful middle of the card.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material worth watching or at least skimming.

02Samuel Shaw defeated Mr. AndersonC+

Samuel Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson. This is the match 2 at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage match, and it runs 10:08. The compact time window puts extra pressure on the match to establish its purpose quickly. With no championship change attached, the match is judged mostly on its placement, stipulation, time and contribution to the event's momentum. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 6.8 score, placing the bout in the lower tier of the event.

VERDICT

A lower-tier portion of the card and the easiest place to save time.

03Tigre Uno defeated ManikB

Tigre Uno defeated Manik. This is the match 3 at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage match, and it runs 7:35. The compact time window puts extra pressure on the match to establish its purpose quickly. With no championship change attached, the match is judged mostly on its placement, stipulation, time and contribution to the event's momentum. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 7.6 score, placing the bout in the useful middle of the card.

VERDICT

Solid supporting material worth watching or at least skimming.

04Gunner defeated James StormB+

Gunner defeated James Storm. This is the match 4 at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage Last Man Standing match, and it runs 11:49. The compact time window puts extra pressure on the match to establish its purpose quickly. With no championship change attached, the match is judged mostly on its placement, stipulation, time and contribution to the event's momentum. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 8.3 score, placing the bout in the event's strong supporting tier.

VERDICT

Strong featured material that earns a full watch.

05Madison Rayne (c) defeated Gail Kim (with Lei'D Tapa)B-

Madison Rayne (c) defeated Gail Kim (with Lei'D Tapa). This is the match 5 at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship, and it runs 8:54. The compact time window puts extra pressure on the match to establish its purpose quickly. The successful defense gives the result clear championship purpose even though the title does not change hands. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 7.2 score, placing the bout in the useful middle of the card.

VERDICT

Useful card support that is best approached as a skim unless the pairing is a priority.

06Magnus (c) defeated Samoa JoeB+

Magnus (c) defeated Samoa Joe. This is the match 6 at Lockdown 2014, presented as Steel Cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and it runs 19:25. The time allocation gives the wrestlers enough room to build a complete attraction. The successful defense gives the result clear championship purpose even though the title does not change hands. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 8.4 score, placing the bout in the event's strong supporting tier.

VERDICT

Strong featured material that earns a full watch.

07Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) and Austin Aries) (with Dixie Carter, DJZ and Rockstar Spud)A-

Team MVP (MVP, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) and Willow) defeated Team Dixie (Bobby Roode, The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) and Austin Aries) (with Dixie Carter, DJZ and Rockstar Spud). This is the main event at Lockdown 2014, presented as Lethal Lockdown match with Bully Ray as special guest referee Leader of winning team receives 100% control of Wrestling Operations Had Team Dixie won, Roode would've gained 10% ownership of TNA, and it runs 26:53. The time allocation gives the wrestlers enough room to build a complete attraction. With no championship change attached, the match is judged mostly on its placement, stipulation, time and contribution to the event's momentum. The evaluation also considers what the match has to follow and what it is asked to prepare the audience for next. Within this specific card, those factors combine into a 8.8 score, placing the bout among the strongest matches on the card.

VERDICT

A major attraction and one of the clearest reasons to watch the event.

BOOKING VERDICTB+

The card wisely saves its longest match for Lethal Lockdown and gives Magnus-Joe the second-largest singles window. That creates a hierarchy despite every bout using the same cage setting. Gunner-Storm also receives a distinct Last Man Standing condition, while Madison Rayne-Gail Kim keeps the Knockouts title represented. The shorter Samuel Shaw-Mr. Anderson and Tigre Uno-Manik matches move quickly enough that the cage concept does not become exhausting before the final hour. The main drawback is that seven matches still ask the same structure to carry the entire show. Stronger midcard stakes would have helped, but the event protects its most important time allocations.

CROWD & PRESENTATIONB+

BankUnited Center gives Lockdown 2014 a larger arena presentation, but the all-cage format naturally limits visual variety. The show answers that problem through pacing. The opener uses six wrestlers, Shaw-Anderson and Tigre Uno-Manik are compact singles matches, Gunner-Storm adds Last Man Standing rules, and the final two bouts expand in length. Lethal Lockdown then brings eight wrestlers, a special referee and control stakes into the longest match of the night. That escalation keeps the cage from feeling identical in every segment. The audience still spends the entire event looking at the same central structure, but the match order creates enough contrast for the final hour to feel earned.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEB+

Lockdown 2014 records several important positions in TNA's early-2014 hierarchy. Magnus retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Samoa Joe in a nineteen-minute cage match, keeping the title program at the center of the event. The main event gives Team MVP a Lethal Lockdown victory over Team Dixie with control of wrestling operations attached to the outcome, so the result carries explicit authority stakes beyond a standard team win. Madison Rayne retains the Knockouts title against Gail Kim, Gunner defeats James Storm in a Last Man Standing cage match, and the opening six-man bout places The Great Muta, Sanada and Yasu opposite Bad Influence and Chris Sabin. Those results make the show a useful record of both the promotion's championship picture and its broader faction structure during 2014.

WHAT AGED WELL
  • Lethal Lockdown receives the longest time and explicit control stakes, giving the main event a clear reason to close the show.
  • Magnus-Joe is protected as a substantial world-title match immediately before the faction main event.
  • Gunner-Storm uses Last Man Standing rules to give the cage card a different kind of singles match.
WHAT AGED POORLY
  • Seven straight cage matches inevitably reduce visual variety across the full event.
  • Several early bouts are short and feel more like supporting pieces than pay-per-view destinations.
  • The all-cage concept puts heavy pressure on the final two matches to provide the event's strongest drama.
RESEARCH VERDICTWhere the Evidence Lands

Lockdown 2014 lands at B+ because the show has a strong final third but a less compelling middle. Lethal Lockdown is the clearest WATCH selection, Magnus-Joe follows closely, and Gunner-Storm provides the best supporting use of the cage. The international six-man opener and Tigre Uno-Manik are useful skims, while the remaining shorter matches are more optional. The event's single-setting concept is both its identity and its limitation: the cage creates cohesion, but it also forces the booking to find other ways to distinguish seven bouts. The top matches accomplish that well enough to recommend the card, even if the complete show is less varied than the best TNA pay-per-views.

RESEARCH SOURCESSources & Methodology
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