The event included special appearances by The Rock 'n' Roll Express, Road Warrior Animal, ODB, Disco Inferno, Swoggle and The Bravado Brothers among other independent wrestling tag teams from CWF Mid-Atlantic.

On October 9, during an Impact Wrestling taping, Matt Hardy first announced that TNA would be holding an entire episode of Impact Wrestling from his home in Cameron, North Carolina, entitled "Total Nonstop Deletion.

[3] Filming, however, would become postponed due to the legal issues between then TNA President Billy Corgan and the company.

[6] During the buildup for Total Nonstop Deletion, Matt Hardy would make a surprise appearance at Ring of Honor's Final Battle, issuing a challenge to The Young Bucks.

"Woken" Matt Hardy, as he later became known in WWE, took on Bray Wyatt in a pre-taped episode called "The Ultimate Deletion" that aired on Raw.