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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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146:53

Revisiting NWA TNA 2002 Weekly PPV #1, The 1st NWA...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/10/17

WCW and ECW have both closed their doors leaving many talented wrestlers without a place to work. Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Jarrett & Bob Ryder were on a boat and had an idea for the creation of the NWA Total Nonstop Action. Many TV networks did not want to take a chance on pro wrestling, so the only logical thing was PPV. They would do things a bit different by offering weekly NWA TNA PPVs for $9.99. In the first ever NWA TNA PPV we get an NWA Champion crowned. There is a giant Gauntlet For The Gold

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151:37

Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2004 Kurt Angle...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/10/10

The year is 2004 and it’s the 5th Anniversary of WWE SmackDown! Kurt Angle has been dealing with The Big Show for a long time as he was thrown off the balcony and put out of action. Angle tells us himself that tonight we will see a moment that will live on forever in the history of WWE SmackDown! To get his revenge on The Big Show, Angle decides that he is going to shoot him! Angle pulls a Tranquilizer gun out, pulls the trigger and shoots Big Show in the back. He then pulls out the biggest scissors

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153:27

Revisiting WWF RAW IS WAR 1998 Stone Cold Steve...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/10/03

The very same night that WCW was having Bret Hart vs Hulk Hogan, we got an all timer Stone Cold Steve Austin segment on WWF Monday Night RAW IS WAR! WWF Breakdown just happened and the main event saw Stone Cold vs Kane vs The Undertaker for the WWF Championship. The Undertaker and Kane were barred from pinning each other. If anyone had interfered on Austin’s behalf, Austin would have immediately been stripped of the title. Kane and The Undertaker both pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin so the WWF title

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174:44

Revisiting WCW Nitro 1998 The Only Bret Hart Hulk...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/09/26

WCW Nitro is heating up in 1998 as Hollywood Hulk Hogan gets ready to battle The Ultimate Warrior at Halloween Havoc 1998. Nitro opens with Hogan challenging both Sting and Bret Hart. Bret Hart answers the challenge first and the main event is signed. Bret is still in pain from War Games and has his leg targeted by Hulk Hogan. Bret has to be taken to the back and receive medical attention mid match. However, Sting takes his place. As the match continues Bret Hart stumbles down to the ring. It looks

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144:46

Revisiting WWF RAW IS WAR 1999 Mankind Wins WWF...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/09/19

1999 is the year that the WWF really put the nail in the coffin in WCW during the Monday Night War! It’s a brand new year and WWF was making moves that the fans really enjoyed, especially tonight. This is the night that Mick Foley, also known as Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind, won the WWF Championship on RAW IS WAR! Over 600,000 people tuned over from WCW Nitro as they tried to spoil the main event of The Rock vs Mankind. This was a huge blunder for them and this was the final turning point in

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99:33

Revisiting WWF Shotgun Saturday Night 1997 Episode 2,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/09/12

A WWF TV show targeted at adults that aired late on Saturday Night sounded like a great idea, however, Shotgun Saturday Night was not it! Coming off of episode #1, the WWF was hyping up an unveiling of "Sunny's Sexy Home Video." The entire night is teased with rumors of who could be in the explicit tape with Sunny. When we get to finally see the film, it is revealed that it is Tickle Me Elmo's older brother Fondle Me Elmo! In what could only be described as bizarre, Sunny does indeed fondle Elmo. We

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151:07

Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2001, Jim Ross Interviews...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/09/05

Last Sunday at WWF WrestleMania X-7, Stone Cold Steve Austin did the unthinkable by shaking hands with the devil himself, Mr. McMahon. Last Monday on RAW Triple H joined forces with Stone Cold Steve Austin to form the Two Man Power Trip. Now after they destroyed The Rock inside a steel cage Mr. McMahon has suspended The Rock Indefinitely. In the main event of SmackDown! Chris Jericho will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Triple H. Before that, Jim Ross will interview his long time

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128:41

Revisiting TNA IMPACT Wrestling 2010, Flair VS Foley...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/08/29

TNA IMPACT in 2010 is thick into the Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff era. Abyss takes Dixie Carter hostage at the start of the show and warns everyone that at Bound For Glory on 10-10-10, “THEY ARE COMING!” Because of this Dixie Carter wants Eric Bischoff to FIRE Abyss! Eric comes to the ring to do the deed however Rob Van Dam says if he doesn’t get his match vs Abyss at Bound For Glory he is walking. Heading into the Fortune vs EV2.0 match at Bound For Glory we have a huge Last Man Standing match between

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140:09

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000, San Francisco 49ers WCW...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/08/22

WCW Nitro 2000 and Vince Russo is WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The title is now vacant and we are going to figure out the future of the belt. Vince Russo shows up in a Popemobile only to be attacked by Goldberg! Goldberg has to beat his old streak of 176-0 to get another shot at the WCW Title but, if he loses once, he’s fired! Russo ends up leaving the building and puts Mike Sanders in charge of Nitro tonight. Scott Steiner and Sting team against Booker T and Jeff Jarrett with the winner going on

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112:43

Revisiting WWF Raw Is War 1999, The Black Wedding,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/08/15

WWF Backlash 1999 is in the books and The Rock was betrayed by Shane McMahon and The Corporation. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the WWF Champion and The Undertaker has taken Stephanie McMahon hostage. Vince McMahon arrives at the building and has to wait for a phone call from The Undertaker. Upon receiving the phone call, he is instructed to have Stone Cold Steve Austin go to the local hotel to deliver documents to The Undertaker. Austin refuses to do it, so Mr. McMahon himself goes. The Lord of

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104:35

Revisiting WWE RAW 2003, Kane Shocks Shane McMahon's...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/08/08

In the Summer of 2003 Kane was forced to take off his mask. Doing so showed off his hideous grotesque face! After Kane delivered a Tombstone to Linda McMahon, Shane McMahon was hell bent on destroying Kane. The previous week featured Shane McMahon kicking Kane into a fiery dumpster! This should have been the end for the Big Red Machine, but it wasn’t. Everyone, including his own father Vince McMahon, told Shane to go home because Kane still might come after Shane. Not only did he not leave the

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119:33

Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2013, August 1...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/08/01

Episode Notes TNA Impact Wrestling was building up a secret signee on August 1. August 1 Warning had issued mysterious warnings building up a new wrestler coming to the company. He doesn’t work for TNA or Spike TV. Everyone had their guesses on who it could be and rumors even speculated that it would be Dave Batista. To the shock of everyone It turned out to be Tito Ortiz. You could hear a pin drop. It also made for one of the best reactions of all time from Ken Anderson. Also, The Bound For Glory

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104:51

Revisiting WCW Thunder 2000, Vince Russo's New York...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/07/25

WCW 2000? Check! David Arquette WCW Champion? Check! Vince Russo in Charge? Check! New York Rules? Check! This is THUNDER! Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff are running the show and we are in the heat of the New Blood vs The Millionaire's Club feud. Vince Russo will draw names out of a boot to see who is going to face The New Blood. Every match on WCW Thunder will be "NEW YORK RULES!" There are no rules, there are no referees, if you pin a guy you count it! Scott Steiner cuts a legendary promo on Hulk

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160:13

Revisiting WWF Raw Is War 1998, Bang 3:16, McMahon...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/07/18

Stone Cold Steve Austin didn’t follow the rules that Mr. McMahon setup when he was Special Guest Referee at WWF Judgment Day 1998. Because Stone Cold Steve Austin was publicly fired at the PPV. Also, the WWF Title has been vacant because of what happened at Judgment Day and we will crown a new WWF Champion at The Survivor Series Deadly Games in a one night tournament. Even though Stone Cold Steve Austin was fired, he still shows up to WWF Raw and decides to do a little hunting with Mr. McMahon. It’s

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102:10

Revisiting WWE Monday Night Raw 2006, Edge and Lita...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/07/12

At WWE New Year’s Revolution, The Rated R Superstar Edge became the WWE Champion by cashing in the Money In The Bank briefcase on John Cena. John Cena had just gone through the grueling Elimination Chamber match. Edge was the Ultimate Opportunist that night and won the WWE Title for the very first time! After doing this, he decided to celebrate his victory live on WWE Raw, but have intercourse inside the WWE wrestling ring with Lita. This is the very controversial and highly rated “Live Sex

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117:48

Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2000, ECW Champion Tazz...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/07/04

2000 was a crazy time in the wrestling world. Mike Awesome defected to WCW, however he was still the ECW World Champion. Facing legal action from Paul Heyman, Mike Awesome had to appear at an ECW event and defend the ECW Championship against Tazz, who was working for WWF at the time! This was the one and only time a WWF Superstar wrestled a WCW wrestler at an ECW show. Tazz, now ECW Champion, showed up on SmackDown! and challenged the WWF Champion Triple H to a match! Speaking of Triple H, we are

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105:17

Revisiting WWE Monday Night Raw 2004, First Ever WWE...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/06/27

For the first time ever we have the WWE 2004 Draft Lottery! General Managers, Paul Heyman of SmackDown! and Eric Bischoff of RAW, will get to draw names at random from a tumbler. 12 Superstars from RAW and 12 Superstars from Smackdown will switch brands. NO ONE IS EXEMPT! From the camera crew to the World Champions, everyone is eligible. This night features a historic moment as Triple H is drafted to WWE SmackDown! and gets a WWE Championship Title Match against Eddie Guerrero! This is the one and

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100:04

Revisiting WWF Monday Night Raw is War 1999, Linda...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/06/20

The WWF was at the peak of its popularity and had all timer moments every week. Last week featured 3 of the biggest moments of all time including the reveal of The Higher Power as Mr. McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin becoming CEO of the World Wrestling Federation. Now that Stone Cold is the new CEO, he takes a visit to the WWF Headquarters at Titan Towers! While there he meets a lot of corporate “suits” and makes a lot of people drink some Steveweisers! As Austin is away, Mr. McMahon and The

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121:36

Revisiting WCW 2000, The First Nitro After David...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/06/14

On WCW Thunder, David Arquette became the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, however after doing so he regrets winning it. Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff, of the New Blood, have different plans for him, he will be in the WCW Triple Cage Match at WCW Slamboree 2000 on Sunday! To make matters worse David Arquette has to have a match with Tank Abbott! We also witness a LEGENDARY Tables Match featuring The Wall and Horace Hogan, Vampiro and Sting have a Graveyard Battle and Shawn Stasiak is trying to

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147:55

Revisiting TNA Wrestling Impact 2008, Kurt Angle...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2022/06/06

It’s 2008 in TNA Wrestling and the Main Event Mafia is running strong, but they have some opposition from the TNA Originals, The Front Line! Brother Ray confronts Kurt Angles and challenges him to a main event match. This time, the Main Event Mafia and The Front Line will leave the building. The match ends in a double count out, however this leads to one of the most infamous moments in TNA history, Kurt Angle screaming YEAH!!! The DEADLOCK Q&A returns to the podcast as the boys answer some of

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