At No Surrender, the debuting Mustafa Ali defeated Chris Sabin to win the TNA X Division Championship, although Sabin was distracted by The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) before the end of the match.[5][6] On the subsequent episode of TNA Impact!, Ali held a "Championship Inauguration Ceremony" only to be interrupted by Sabin, who called foul on his mission to bring change to the X Division. Sabin would then be attacked by Ali and The Good Hands before being saved by Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight).[8][9] Later in the night, it was announced that Sabin, Kushida, and Knight, would face Ali and The Good Hands in a six-man tag team match at Sacrifice.[11] The following week, Ali defeated Knight in a non-title match, after which The Good Hands attacked and injured Knight's arm, leaving him unable to compete at Sacrifice. Alex Shelley would choose to replace him. Meanwhile, Ali revealed that while he appreciated The Good Hands' assistance, after they lost to Shelley and Kushida earlier, he chose to replace them with Grizzled Young Vets (Zack Gibson and James Drake).[12][13]
Xia Brookside and Tasha Steelz began a brief rivalry after Hard To Kill, starting with Brookside beating Steelz on the January 18 TNA Impact!,[14][15] to which Steelz would return the favor three weeks later.[16][17] On the February 29 TNA Impact!, the two had a rubber match where the winner would earn a TNA Knockouts World Championship at Sacrifice. However, the match spilled to the outside as Brookside and Steelz continued brawling, ending the match in a double countout.[8][9] Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace would later appear on the entrance ramp, declaring that she would defend her title against both women in a three-way match at the event.[11]
At Hard To Kill, former MLW World Heavyweight ChampionHammerstone made his TNA debut, losing to Josh Alexander.[18][19] Over a month later on the February 29 TNA Impact!, TNA announced that Hammerstone had signed with the promotion, with a rematch against Alexander being set for Sacrifice.[11]
At No Surrender, PCO defeated Kon by disqualification when Kon hit him with a chair. Kon would continue his assault, trapping PCO's arm in the entrance tunnel and snapping his neck with the chair.[5][6] On the subsequent episode of TNA Impact!, PCO returned and attacked Kon on the set of Alan Angels' "Sound Check,"[8][9] with TNA announcing the week after that the two would face off in a no disqualification match at Sacrifice.[20]
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On March 8, TNA announced that Laredo Kid was unable to compete at Sacrifice due to ongoing travel issues. As he was set to challenge Crazzy Steve for the TNA Digital Media Championship on the show, former and longest-reigning Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry was announced as his replacement.[21]
^TNA Wrestling Staff (March 8, 2024). "TNA Sacrifice 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.