Originally, Lockdown was to have only two cage matches to highlight the name, but soon after the premise was changed to feature every match with a cage format. With the exception of the 2005 and 2006 events, the show has been held outside the Impact Zone. While the first ten events were Pay-per-views, the last two events were broadcast as special episodes of Impact's weekly television series. On January 24, 2020, Impact announced the return of Lockdown as an Impact Plus special, to be held on March 28, 2020.