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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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140:07

Revisiting WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 1985 Uncle...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Welcome everyone to WWF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT on NBC! We are going back to October 5th, 1985! Love is in the air as Uncle Elmer is getting married! Uncle Elmer of the Hillbilly Jim family! Some wrestlers think wrestling and romance don’t mix, but this is the first REAL wedding on TV since Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky! Also, Hulk Hogan is the WWF Champion and Nikolai Volkoff, Feddie Blassie, and the Soviet Union threaten the entire USA! It is up to the Hulkster to save the day and defend the honor

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112:12

Revisiting TNA Wrestling iMPACT! 2007 The 1st 2 Hour...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/12/10

It’s October 4th, 2007 and this is the first 2 hour episode of TNA iMPACT! As Sting is in the ring after the 1st match, Kurt Angle comes on the screen! He is at Sting’s Son Garrett’s football game! In a full suit cheering on Garrett as he plays football. The entire episode threads through the Kurt Angle football game! It’s one of the best segments that no one talks about! Only Kurt Angle could make it work! Team 3D attacks Black Machismo and Sonjay Dutt backstage and demand that they get a Tag Team

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93:56

Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2003 The Debut Of Mr....

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/12/02

AMERICA! HECK YEAH! The Debut of Hulk….UM...Mr. America happened on May 1st, 2003 and it was iconic! Stephanie McMahon signed a mystery person, sight unseen! She was so set on beating Eric Bischoff that she never even met the person who was going to wrestle on SmackDown! When she finally goes into his locker room she doesn’t like what she sees, however we don’t know who it is. At the end of the night Roddy Piper hosts Piper's Pit and we learn who Mr. America is! He personifies America and sort of

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117:40

Revisiting ECW Hardcore TV 1996 Cactus Jack’s Final...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/11/25

It’s the March 26th, 1996 episode of ECW Hardcore TV featuring matches from ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash. It’s the final match for Cactus Jack in ECW before he goes to the WWF. He is facing his former tag team partner Mikey Whipwreck. Everyone is very grateful for Cactus Jack's time in ECW and he gets a very nice send off! “The Orange and Black Attack” Taz takes on Chris Jericho is a great match. This is unique as the ref stops the match after Chris Jericho hurts his neck. However, Jericho wants to

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98:05

Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 Hawk Falls Off Titantron, The...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Fall out from WWF Survivor Series 1998 takes place on the November 16th, 1998 edition of WWF Monday Night RAW. The Rock is the new WWF Champion after becoming Corporate and screwing over Stone Cold and Mankind at the PPV. While Shane McMahon was tricking everyone to think he was on Stone Cold’s side he booked a match between Stone Cold and The Rock a few weeks ago for the WWF Championship. So the main event was signed in a legally binding contract for The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin! Also, Hawk

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165:01

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000 Viagra On A Pole Match,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/11/12

All things are well in WCW on the July 31st, 2000 episode of Nitro. Booker T is the fighting babyface WCW World Champion and Vince Russo is in charge… Okay well maybe not everything is good. The main “highlight” from this show was a throw away segment featuring a “Viagra on a Pole” Match. Billy Kidman is huge, while The Franchise Shane Douglas has problems getting it up in the bedroom. That’s literally why the match is happening. They hang Viagra on a pole and whoever gets it, wins. Speaking of

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93:21

Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2004 Heidenreich On Top...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/11/04

Remember that time someone got on the SmackDown! fist? Me either. However, on the September 30th, 2004 episode of WWE SmackDown!, Heidenreich would climb up on the SmackDown! fist. Everyone was in shock as to what he was going to do up here. Would he jump off? No, he decided to read poetry about how he is going to destroy the world. Alight dude. Leading into No Mercy 2004 JBL and The Undertaker have a Last Ride Match! As JBL is in the ring after a match, Orlando Jordan appears in the air,

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95:44

Revisiting WWF RAW 1995 Halloween Episode, Goldust TV...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/28

It’s Mischief Night on WWF Monday Night Raw, The October 30th, 1995 Halloween episode! Vince is dressed like a prisoner, obvious jokes, and Jerry Lawler is a Proctologist! Owen Hart won a battle royal and will now challenge Razor Ramon for the IC Title in the main event! This is also historic as it’s the Network TV debut of Goldust! Scott D’Amore and Johnny Swinger make appearances as enhancement talents and Ahmed Johnson body slams Yokozuna! Plus, the DEADLOCK $5 Q&A returns!⦁ Deadlock

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153:12

Revisiting TNA Wrestling iMPACT! 2009 Main Event...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/21

“Powers Unite” on this episode of TNA Wrestling iMPACT! The Main Event Mafia teams up with Eric Young’s World Elite to wage war against TNA Wrestling. August 6th, 2009 is a HUGE night as it is one of the biggest riots in all of pro wrestling. Everyone in the locker room brawls and it spills outside into the parking lot. Trash cans, tables, chairs and more are used. The chaos is so extreme even the cops have to be called. This goes on for what seems like 20 minutes! Also, Sting battles Brutus Magnus

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118:20

Revisiting WWF RAW 1993 The 2nd Ever Episode, Repo...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/15

January 18th, 1993 marks the HISTORIC 2nd episode of WWF Monday Night RAW. The Royal Rumble is coming up and we have a lot to promote. Including, The Repo Man stealing Macho Man Randy Savage’s hat. Yup, you heard me right, the entire episode revolves around Macho Man’s hat getting stolen. Also, Rob Bartlett is still here on commentary with some “comedy.” Plus, Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair build to a Loser Leaves The WWF match, a couple Superstars call in to commentary, and of course this is the Royal

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112:17

Revisiting WWE RAW 2003 Goldust Electrocuted,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/07

We finally did it! The night that Goldust got ELECTROCUTED! IT’S HAPPENING! WWE RAW February 3rd, 2003 is historic for many different reasons. This show is the night Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, and Ric Flair call themselves “EVOLUTION!” As Randy Orton and Batista are looking for Scott Steiner backstage they run into Goldust. Goldust is very sad, as he just lost his tag team match with Booker T and they are no longer a team. Orton and Batista ask Goldust where Steiner is, but he refuses to

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111:41

Revisiting WXO Wrestling Episode #3 The Last Show...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/09/30

The legendary promotion that is WXO Wrestling has its final show ever! This infamous company had one taping and 3 episodes! On this last show ever, Ted DiBiase opens up and says, “The buck stops here!” He then proceeds to book Adam Pearce and The Bodies in a 3 on 3 handicapped match against The Shane Twins in the main event! After that main event, we went backstage and commentator Stan Lane was attacked and laid out! We never find out who did it. Also on the show, The Dominator Feed Ottman wrestles,

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102:24

Revisiting WCW Nitro 1995 Interactive Fan Voting,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/09/23

It’s 1995 and the Dungeon of Doom is running strong. They beat down Hulk Hogan and shaved off his mustache, now Hogan and Savage go to Venice Beach and talk about the Darkside with some random homeless man. Also, It is the most interactive Nitro of all time. Remember November 6, 1995 as the night you could call in for $0.99 and vote for the main event. We had The red locker room of Ric Flair, Meng, Diamond Dallas Page, “Blue Bloods” Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton, Big Bubba Rogers, The

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122:40

Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2002 Rikishi Takes A...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/09/17

Do you smell that? Something stinks? What is that? Is that Nick Patrick from last Monday? No, it’s Rikishi after his famous “pre-match ritual.” Who’s he got anyway? He’ll be backing that ass up on Booker-T on the January 10th, 2002 episode of WWF SmackDown! Plus, Stone Cold Steve Austin “WHAT?!” chants are in full effect and that pisses Kurt Angle off. So much so that he challenges Stone Cold to a match in the main event. Also, many surprise returns are announced for the upcoming 2002 Royal Rumble,

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141:45

Revisiting NWA-TNA Wrestling 2004 The Final Weekly...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/09/09

It’s the final NWA TNA Wrestling PPV before moving to Fox Sports for a weekly show and PPVs every month. September 8th, 2004 is a turning point for the company. We have one of the biggest main events in the history of the company up to this point. The "King of the Mountain" Jeff Jarrett defends his NWA World Heavyweight Championship against "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy in the main event. Also, an X-Division Tag Team Battle Royal, AJ Styles vs Kid Kash in a Tables Match, and The Tag Team

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131:32

Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 Stone Cold Pours Cement Into...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/09/02

WWF was hitting all timer moments around this time and October 12th, 1998 is no different. It all started with Stone Cold driving a zamboni to the ring, then attacking Mr. McMahon in the hospital. Tonight, he is invited personally to Monday Night RAW by Mr. McMahon. To prove it’s business as usual Mr. McMahon drives a corvette to the area and leaves the bay doors open. Stone Cold Steve Austin arrives to the building in a cement truck. As you can expect, he pours the cement into Mr. McMahon’s prized

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100:51

Revisiting WWE 2005 The 1st Friday Night SmackDown!,...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/08/26

It’s TV that’s changing Friday nights! September 9th, 2005 was the debut of WWE SmackDown! on Friday nights! On the new time slot we get a stacked card on paper! A US title match, tag team title match, a steel cage match, and a bull rope match for the WWE championship! Also, Randy Orton has been battling The Undertaker since WrestleMania and he finally defeated The Deadman after help from his dad, Bob Orton! On WWE.com Orton had auctioned off a signed copy of The Undertaker’s DVD! He matched the

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127:03

Revisiting WWF RAW 1996 The RAW Bowl, The Wrestling...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/08/20

January 1st, 1996 WWF decided to compete with the College Football Championships! It’s the first and last WWF RAW Bowl! The show is football themed with commentary making a million stupid references. The ring looks like a football field, the ref is dressed like a line judge, and a collegiate band in the crowd. The first match is a multiple man tag team match with unique rules. The winner of this will get the “Lombardi Trophy!” Also, a replay of the Arkansas Hog Pen match between Triple H and Henry O

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138:16

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2001 Penultimate Episode, Ric...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/08/12

You may remember the last WCW Nitro, but what about the one right before it? March 19th, 2001 marks the penultimate episode of WCW Nitro. This features fall out from WCW Greed where Scott Steiner sent DDP to the hospital! Dusty Rhodes wants Ric Flair to kiss his ass, a mystery man is attacking the Magnificent Seven, and Eric Bischoff calls into the show to give everyone a glimpse at the future of WCW Nitro and the season finale next week. Little did everyone know, this was the last Nitro before the

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114:14

Revisiting TNA Wrestling 2006 Impact Spike TV...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/08/05

TNA Wrestling has had a ton of huge milestones in the entire history of the company but moving to Thursday nights might have been one of the biggest for them. On April 13, 2006 TNA Wrestling moved Impact from Saturday to Thursday in a trial that would eventually lead to primetime. This first episode may be one of the best examples of what TNA really was. It truly is a 60 minute adrenaline rush. They open the show with Christopher Daniels defending his X-Division Championship against Samoa Joe. Joe

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