John
01-27-2011, 08:58 PM
TNA's annual Lockdown PPV will be held at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com.
On Wednesday, TNA hinted at Cincinnati hosting Lockdown when they offered Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis a steel cage match opportunity at the PPV on April 17.
TNA's latest publicity attempt was in response to Ochocinco tongue-in-cheek challenging Lewis to a steel cage match on Twitter to play up an off-season dispute.
Ochocinco, who hosted an episode of WWE Raw in Cincinnati on September 13, 2010, could play a heel returning to Cincinnati if the proposed match occurs.
Marvez points out in his report that Ochocinco might not be with the Bengals by the time Lockdown is held, as the organization "appears likely to release" him.
After the NFL's regular season concluded, Lewis took shots at Ochocinco following a below-average season for the team, prompting a back-and-forth between Lewis and Ochocinco that led to TNA proposing a match.
Caldwell's Analysis: It would help local ticket sales if TNA were to somehow get that match signed or at least get one or both for a special appearance. TNA has had trouble filling venues domestically when they've gone on the road, so they need to find that local "attraction" match for Lockdown in two-and-a-half months. TNA's current TV product just doesn't have enough juice to translate into strong domestic ticket sales.
Source - PWTorch.
On Wednesday, TNA hinted at Cincinnati hosting Lockdown when they offered Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis a steel cage match opportunity at the PPV on April 17.
TNA's latest publicity attempt was in response to Ochocinco tongue-in-cheek challenging Lewis to a steel cage match on Twitter to play up an off-season dispute.
Ochocinco, who hosted an episode of WWE Raw in Cincinnati on September 13, 2010, could play a heel returning to Cincinnati if the proposed match occurs.
Marvez points out in his report that Ochocinco might not be with the Bengals by the time Lockdown is held, as the organization "appears likely to release" him.
After the NFL's regular season concluded, Lewis took shots at Ochocinco following a below-average season for the team, prompting a back-and-forth between Lewis and Ochocinco that led to TNA proposing a match.
Caldwell's Analysis: It would help local ticket sales if TNA were to somehow get that match signed or at least get one or both for a special appearance. TNA has had trouble filling venues domestically when they've gone on the road, so they need to find that local "attraction" match for Lockdown in two-and-a-half months. TNA's current TV product just doesn't have enough juice to translate into strong domestic ticket sales.
Source - PWTorch.