TNA Lockdown backstage notes: At least one former WWE wrestler was backstage

-Chris Nowinski was hanging out backstage before the pay-per-view. He watched a good portion of the show in the arena. He was at the show as a guest of Booker T and Sharmell and was not there on official business, although it's possible that he had informal discussions about his concussion research via the Sports Legacy Institute.

-One of Kurt Angle's brothers was backstage at the show. One source said he believed it was former WWE developmental wrestler Eric Angle. The brother also had a shaved head and the source noted that they looked so much alike that he thought it was Kurt for a second. Kurt later hung out at the hotel bar for a while with his brother, Karen Angle, and Brother Ray. Kurt eventually headed back to his room while Karen and the brother continued to hang out with friends.