Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 6:36 PM EST

The Lockdown PPV last Sunday in St. Louis was the highest-drawing and highest-grossing event in TNA's history. There were over 4,000 tickets sold at the Family Arena as of the day before the show. Walk-up sales were said to be decent, but the remaining available seats were not sold out. The arena was blocked off to seat around 6,000 to 7,000 people. The entire section of seats facing the hard camera were packed from the floor to the top level, while on the hard camera side the floor was full and the top level was more empty.

Members of Team 3D and LAX knew the Electric Steel Cage was not going to work when they saw how it was being setup hours before the PPV was to go on the air. TNA management assured everyone that it would work. As many saw on the PPV, TNA chose to run a "humming" sound of electricity over the PA system in the arena. The sound was later turned down 10 minutes into the match, but was still said to be a major distraction for the live audience in St. Louis. It should also be noted that sparks were supposed to shoot up off the cage when someone was "electrocuted", but that didn't end up happening. Instead, the lights flashed and the wrestlers involved were told to shake violently as if they were being electrocuted.

Vince Russo sat ringside on the opposite side of the announcers during the PPV. When the "Fire Russo" chants started up during the Chris Harris vs. James Storm and Electric Steel Cage matches, Russo was spotted folding his arms to show he wasn't affected by the chants. He was also spotted leaving his chair and pacing the floor during the matches as well when the chants started up.

Source: The Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter