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DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

The DEADLOCK Podcast is an off-the-rails retrospective look at pro wrestling"s highest & lowest points hosted by James Darnell, Anthony Douglas, & John Blud. Formerly the present, currently the past, sometimes the future - this podcast has seemed to do it all when it comes to the landscape of professional wrestling. If you enjoy wrestling, you"ll like it here. If you don"t enjoy wrestling, you"ll probably like it here even more. The boys are back in town.

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All Episodes

136:44

Revisiting WWF 2000 RAW Debuts On TNN, Who Ran Down...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/07/17

On September 25th, 2000 the WWF left the USA Network and moved Monday Night Raw to TNN. This was a huge move for the company as TNN would center the entire channel around the flagship show. Kicking things off huge we have Stone Cold Steve Austin returning to television after being hit by a car. This took him out for months. Throughout the entire episode he interrogated many different people, but didn't find out who ran him down. In the main event The Rock defends the WWF Championship against Chris

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112:47

Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2005 Undertaker Plays Mind...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/07/10

In 2005 Randy Orton had claimed that he had killed The Undertaker and that he is now The Phenom! However, at Survivor Series The Undertaker Returned after lightning hit a casket. We are 9 nights away from WWE Armageddon 2005 and Randy Orton calls out The Undertaker. Instead of answering Randy Orton, The Undertaker plays mind games on him. He messes with his entrance music, randomly appears out of thin air, causing Bob Orton to bleed, and even making Josh Matthews talk like The Undertaker. Also, On

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133:40

Revisiting TNA Impact 2010 The Whole F’N Show,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/07/04

TNA Wrestling Impact 2010 presents a PPV quality show for free on TV; The Whole F’N Show! The episode is headlined by The TNA World Champion Rob Van Dam vs Abyss in a “Stairway To Janice” Match! Janice, by the way, is a 2x4 covered in nails! After the match we are treated to one of the most infamous moments in TNA history. Abyss sends RVD to the hospital after using Janice on RVD backstage! Also, The Motor City Machine Guns finish off the Best of Five series with Beer Money in a 2 out of 3 Falls

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142:06

Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2001 Mr. McMahon Kisses...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/06/27

Now it’s time to celebrate the 200th episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast. We have covered a lot of pro wrestling, however we never covered “The End of The Kiss My Ass Club! That’s right, this is the infamous WWE SmackDown! where The Rock makes Mr. McMahon kiss the backside of Rikishi. The build up, the execution, and the aftermath are all tremendous. This is also the go home show to WWF Vengeance 2001, the night the WWF Undisputed Champion was crowned. The World Heavyweight Champion The Rock teams up

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105:02

Revisiting WCW Thunder 2001 The Final Episode, Ric...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/06/19

🌎Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/deadlockIt’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! 👍As WCW is getting to the end of the line we get to look at the final episode of WCW Thunder. Even though this is the final episode of Thunder, WCW wasn’t officially purchased by the WWF until after this episode aired! All the pieces were still falling in place and there was even a chance that Eric Bischoff and his team would buy WCW and keep it running. The plan was to restart

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118:47

Revisiting WWE Raw 2003 Kane Unmasks, Mick Foley...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/06/12

This is the WWE Raw episode where the “Summer of Kane” begins. Around 5 months ago, Evolution had taken the mask off of Kane, but this time Eric Bischoff wanted it for good. Kane had a choice to make: he could either choose to join Evolution or he could vs Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He chose to fight Triple H however Eric Bischoff put in a stipulation, if Kane loses he has to take the mask off and show everyone his face! This is the night that Kane finally took the mask off

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154:05

Revisiting 1987 WWF Slammy Awards, Vince McMahon...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/06/06

We time skip to the 80’s for the 37th Annual WWF Slammy Awards! Jesse The Body Ventura and Mean Gene host this blizzard take on an award show. As the show goes on we get many musical performances from various WWF SuperStars promoting the Piledriver album. This is where the infamous Vince McMahon Stand Back performance came from. Also, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and King Harley Race brawl all over the building during the entire show. Plus, you won’t wanna miss the Hulk Hogan Real American Award! The boys got

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136:20

Revisiting WWF RAW 2001 The Old Stone Cold Returns,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/05/29

The biggest threat the WWF has ever faced is WCW and ECW teaming up! Vince McMahon is begging Stone Cold Steve Austin to come back as the old Stone Cold and lead the WWF into The Invasion PPV. Stone Cold is drinking at The Friendly Tap drinking the night away. At the end of the night the WWF, WCW, and ECW were brawling as Stone Cold came back to the arena with a broken pool cue. Austin beat up everyone and gave out a million Stunners. Whether you like the Invasion storyline or not this is one of the

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113:00

Revisiting WCW Nitro 1996 nWo Lawn Dart Rey Mysterio,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/05/22

In 1996 Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall formed the New World Order. On this episode of WCW Nitro the nWo show up and cause chaos in the back of Disney MGM where the show is being taped. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash show up with baseball bats and take out the American Males. On top of that, they throw Rey Mysterio into a production trailer like a lawn dart. This stops the show for some time as they try to recover and get medical attention for the hurt wrestlers. The show is disrupted and they

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125:12

Revisiting TNA Wrestling 2005 Spike TV Premiere, Team...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/05/15

One of the biggest moves in pro wrestling history was when TNA Wrestling moved to Spike TV. This happened right after WWE Monday Night Raw left Spike TV to return to the USA Network. TNA Wrestling had never been on national television before so this was a gigantic step for them. The very first match is AJ Styles vs Roderick Strong. The fans voted on the TNA Wrestling website that the very first match on the debut episode was to feature AJ Styles. This really set the pace for the 60 minute adrenaline

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83:07

Revisiting WWF 1993 The First Monday Night RAW Ever,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/05/08

The very first WWF Monday Night Raw Ever. The years is 1993 and the WWF ended Prime Time Wrestling for this brand new Monday night wrestling show! The overall tone is that WWF had no idea what they were doing with Monday Night RAW yet and it was a very rough start for the program. Vince McMahon, Randy Savage, and Rob Bartlett are on commentary. To say the least, Rob Bartlett isn’t great. Bobby Heenan foreshadows the arrival of The Narcissist! Shawn Michaels defends the IC Title against Max Moon. In

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172:04

Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2005 in Japan, JBL Fights...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/05/06

Not only are the boys back from Japan, but we look back at the time WWE went to Japan in 2005 for SmackDown! WWE is on the road to WrestleMania and they need to find out who will challenge for the WWE Championship. There are 2 #1 Contender Matches for in the WWE Championship tournament, John Cena vs Orlando Jordan and Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle! Also, this is the episode that JBL accidentally gets shot by a tranquilizer gun. He then goes to the ring to fight with an inflatable Godzilla! Plus, the

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95:30

Revisiting XWF 2001 Episode 2, Rena Mero & Roddy...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/04/24

XWF is back and IN YOUR FACE! On episode number 2 Brian Knobbs and Jimmy Hart let us know that they tried to create the best storylines with some of the legends of wrestling and the new up and coming future stars of this business. The CEO Rena Mero is having a power struggle with the commissioner Rowdy Roddy Piper who is overstepping his boundaries. AJ Styles cuts a promo saying he is coming for the XWF Cruiserweight Championship. Norman Smiley vs Johnny B Badd have one of the best matches of the

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145:01

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000 Spring Breakout, That’s The...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/04/17

WCW Monday Nitro is Live for Spring Breakout 2000! There is a $500,000 bounty on the head of Hulk Hogan, who is back as the Hulkster in the Red and Yellow! However, Vampiro doesn’t agree with the bounty and lets Hulk know about the bounty! Hulk then praises Vampiro as the future of the company until The Wall stands on top of the hotel roof and points at Hulk Hogan! THAT’S THE WALL BROTHER, and he has answered the bounty! As the night goes on we will find out if Vince Russo would like to come back

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154:11

Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2013 Suicide...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/04/10

For the first time in over a year the boys are back with a modern WWE review! WWE WrestleMania 39 Night 1 & 2! From Cody Rhodes losing to Roman Reigns to the Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair! The most important moments of the show are discussed. Also, we go back in time to take a look at TNA Impact Wrestling from 2013! The X-Division title is on the line and Suicide picks up the victory! However, Hulk Hogan comes out with TJ Perkins who was the real man behind the mask. TJP was attacked backstage

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130:31

Revisiting WWF RAW 2001 The Two Man Power Trip Forms,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/04/03

WWF bought WCW last week and WWF WrestleMania X-7 happened last night. Stone Cold Steve Austin fought The Rock in the main event to win the WWF Championship! Mr. McMahon came out during the match to ensure that Austin walked away as the new champion. For the first time ever Stone Cold turned heel and joined forces with the boss Mr. McMahon. On this episode of WWF RAW The Rock demanded a rematch for the WWF Title by putting the boss in a sharpshooter. Vince gives him the match, inside a steel cage

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120:03

Revisiting WWF RAW 2000 Mae Young Gives Birth To A...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/03/27

Well… yeah… we had to cover it eventually! It’s the infamous episode of WWF RAW IS WAR which features Mae Young giving birth to a hand! “Sexual Chocolate” and Mae Young have been in a relationship for sometime now! The story was he had gotten her pregnant. As Mark Henry was going to give a splash in the ring, Mae Young stopped him and delivered a splash of her own. Has this happened it caused her to go into labor. What follows may be on the worst things ever to happen in the entire history of the

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111:59

Revisiting WCW Thunder 1999 The Only Episode Written...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/03/20

The year is 1999 and Kevin Nash is in charge of writing this episode of WCW Thunder! The Finger Poke of Doom just happened and The nWo has reformed as a super group called the nWo Elite. However, there is another group of nWo guys who are getting fed up with the way things are, the nWo B-Team. This group consisted of Stevie Ray, Horace Hogan, Vincent, Brian Adams, and Scott Norton! As we kick off WCW Thunder, the nWo B-Team is getting tired of waiting on the nWo Wolfpac Elite to arrive at the

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96:37

Revisiting WWE NXT 2010 Episode #1, Reality TV Show,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/03/13

We are wild and young! We have just begun! Mr. McMahon announced 3 weeks ago that WWE ECW was no longer going to be on TV. In its place was the “Next Evolution Of WWE!” This new show was called WWE NXT and it would feature current WWE Superstars as Pros and current FCW wrestlers as Rookies. It was a competition show that would eventually feature a game show style format with such games as chugging soda! However, we look back on the very first episode of NXT that is centered around Daniel Bryan being

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169:32

Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2013 Brooke Hogan...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/03/07

We are gathered here today to witness the union of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray. Hulk Hogan doesn’t approve of them getting married, as he doesn’t trust Bully Ray. However, Bully wants to make Brooke happy and has Sting try to talk some sense into Hulk. Eventually the ceremony happens and Hulk Hogan indeed does walk his daughter down the aisle. Just as they were going to tie the knot, Taz objects and says “Is it friggin’ hot in here or is it just me?!” Taz is now a member of Aces & Eights! Chaos

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