On this morning, before the airing of the event, Vice President of the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) stripped
Christian Cage of the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship and
Team 3D of the
NWA World Tag Team Championships due to Cage's refusal to defend the World Title in various NWA territories. The NWA severed all ties with TNA, although the affected champions still had physical possession of the belts. The affected champions defended their titles at the event.
Nine matches were featured on the event's
card. The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]