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DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast
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The DEADLOCK Podcast is an off-the-rails retrospective look at pro wrestling's highest & lowest points hosted by James Darnell & 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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Revisiting WCW Monday Nitro 1996 – The Debut of Crow Sting, WCW/NWO Rivalry Grows, & Hollywood Hogan's New Movie!
Jan 502:01:19Tap to summarizeIt's WCW Nitro from October 21, 1996! We're on the road to Halloween Havoc 1996, and the New World Order are on a tear, taking out anyone and everyone in their path. WCW are still putting up a fight, but they need someone to step up to the plate and lead them to victory! There's only one man that can get the job done, and he makes his return to WCW after a month long absence; it's STING! Sting is back, and for the first time, he makes an appearance with the beginning stages of the "Crow Sting" look. But, whose side is he on...? Plus, "Macho Man" Randy Savage is having his heart strings pulled at, as Miss Elizabeth makes a plea for him to forgive her, despite her being with the NWO. Eric Bischoff showed him a video last week of her apologizing, and has the great idea of showing him another video this week! Also, Hollywood Hulk Hogan is here...live from a movie set! He's here to talk about the movie he's working on; 3 NINJAS! Everyone knows that movie! All of that, plus some in-ring action from DDP, Chris Jericho, Harlem Heat, Lex Luger, Roadblock, Big Ron Studd, and many more!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com #deadlock #prowrestling
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Revisiting WWF Superstars of Wrestling 1987 – Piper's Pit with Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant, Outback Jack, and New Tag Team Champions!
Dec 2801:49:35Tap to summarizeThe biggest WrestleMania of all time (there have only been two so far) is upon is, and with no matches announced, and a venue that is only just getting announced on this show, the WWF is going to have to pull out all the stops to have record-breaking attendance numbers for this one. Thankfully for them, life as a pro wrestling fan is a lot different in 1987, and a match like Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant is enough to sell NINETY-THOUSAND TICKETS (or maybe not, dude). The date is February 7, 1987 for this episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling. Roddy Piper (along with Jesse Ventura) invite Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant on to Piper's Pit to talk about their issues, but Bobby Heenan surprises everyone by showing up as well! Also on this show, the WWF Tag Team Titles are on the line as The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart w/ Jimmy Hart) go for the gold against the British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid). Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the referee for this contest is that evil referee, Danny Davis! Outback Jack makes his WWF debut because his friend Hillbilly Jim brought him in, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage is here to beat up some local talent that the crowd hates. All of that, and so much more!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting TNA Wrestling iMPACT! 2010 - Immortal's Thanksgiving Party, Dixie Carter Comes to Dinner, Jeff Jarrett's MMA Dojo
Nov 2401:43:52Tap to summarizeIt’s November 25th, 2010 on Thanksgiving for this special episode of TNA Wrestling iMPACT! There is no Turkey Bowl, but we do get a Thanksgiving Party with Immortal. Matt Morgan is the current #1 contender for Jeff Hardy’s TNA World Championship. Because he beat Ric Flair, he gets to choose a special guest referee for their match at the Final Resolution PPV. We don’t find out who his referee is going to be tonight, but he does get challenged to an 8 man elimination tag team match by Immortal for the main event. He teams with Douglas Williams, and they need to find 2 more partners. They search for partners throughout the night and end up convincing Samoa Joe and The Pope D'Angelo Dinero to be on their team. The match goes their way, until Joe and The Pope battle to the back, leaving Matt Morgan all by himself. Eventually, Jeff Hardy gets involved, and the match ends in a no contest. Also, all night Immortal is having a Thanksgiving celebration, and it turns out that Eric Bischoff has invited Dixie Carter to dinner. She does show up at the end of the show and serves them with papers. She says that Hogan doesn’t have signatory rights to sign the talent he has been signing and that she will see them in court. Plus, Madison Rayne has a match with Sarita after a backstage brawl, Jeff Jarrett has an MMA Submission Match with Ink Inc’s Jesse Neal, and Tommy Dreamer and Rhino battle in “The Last Street Fight!” All this and more during a Thanksgiving edition of TNA Wrestling Impact!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WCW Thunder November 12th, 1998 Johnny’s Birthday Pick, Hulk Hogan Runs for President, Road to WCW World War 3
Nov 1701:13:40Tap to summarizeNovember 12th was Johnny’s birthday, so he decided to pick an episode of WCW Thunder from November 12th, 1998 to celebrate! The show opens with Glacier complaining that people are stealing his finishing move, the Cryonic Kick, which is a superkick. That leads to a match with Gentleman Chris Adams, who is credited as the creator of the superkick. Also on WCW Nitro, Hulk Hogan announced that he is going to be running for President of the United States of America! They show the complete segment in its entirety. Plus, Kendall Windham battles Kenny Kaos, Stevie Ray and Jerry Flynn wrestle, and Rey Mysterio Jr. wrestles Juventud Guerrera with the winner becoming #1 contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship! Speaking of the Cruiserweight Championship, the current champ Billy Kidman has a match with Chavo Guerrero Jr. Dean Malenko faces Kanyon, and in the main event it’s Konnan vs. The Giant! All this and more in a wrestling heavy episode of WCW Thunder as WCW is on the road to WCW World War 3 1998!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WWF RAW 1997 Bret Screwed Bret, The Montreal Screwjob Fallout, The Rock Steals The IC Title Belt
Nov 1001:39:26Tap to summarizeWWF Survivor Series 1997 is known for one thing: The Montreal Screwjob. This was the case where Bret Hart was leaving the WWF to join the WCW. At the time, Bret was the WWF Champion, but he didn’t want to lose the WWF Championship in Canada. Especially to Shawn Michaels. During the match, Michaels put Bret Hart in the Sharpshooter. Vince McMahon, who was ringside, ordered referee Earl Hebner to ring the bell even though Bret hadn’t submitted. Shawn Michaels was declared the new WWF Champion. That was The Montreal Screwjob. Now on November 17th, 1997 on WWF Monday Night RAW, the fallout from the infamous incident begins. Vince McMahon sits down in a one on one interview with Jim Ross. During this candid conversation McMahon explains that Bret Hart refused to lose the WWF Championship before leaving the company to join their rival competition, WCW. He said that Bret put himself above the company and that he had no choice but to protect the company. Vince says, “Bret screwed Bret. I have no sympathy whatsoever for Bret.” Also, as the show opens, the Intercontinental Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin calls out The Rock. The Nation of Domination come to the ring and start attacking Stone Cold! The numbers game got to him allowing The Rock to steal the IC Championship Title Belt. In the main event The Rock battles Dude Love in a non title match, but it ends when The Nation of Domaination get involved. Stone Cold makes the save, but The Rock is able to escape with the IC Title. Plus, DX attack Sargent Slaughter leading to a match at the next PPV, Kane destroys The Headbangers, and Vader takes on “The Artist Formerly Known As” Goldust.⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2002 The Final SmackDown! Before The Roster Split, nWo vs Rock, Hulk Hogan, & Kane
Nov 301:36:15Tap to summarizeThe Inaugural WWF Draft just happened and this is the final WWF SmackDown! before the roster splits up into two brands. On the March 28th, 2002 episode Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and X-Pac team up to take on Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and Kane. A huge match that features an iconic Kane promo where he starts talking like Hulkamania. Triple H is teaming with Ric Flair for the very first time as both Kurt Angle and Mr. McMahon want to settle the score with Triple H. Stephanie McMahon was fired and now they want revenge. Also, the Dudley Boyz compete for the WWF Tag Team Titles and if they lose they are going to separate brands. Chris Jericho wrestles Matt Hardy, Maven Fights Raven for the WWF Hardcore Championship, and this is the last night for the APA as they both got drafted to opposite shows. This is the last time both brands will be on the same show as the roster split is making RAW and SmackDown! completely unique from each other.⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 1985 Halloween Special, Hulk Hogan Teams With Andre The Giant, Superstar Halloween Party
Oct 2601:22:14Tap to summarizeIt’s the special WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event #3 Halloween Edition that aired on November 2nd, 1985. All the wrestlers are dressed up for a Halloween Party and there is even going to be a Halloween Party Competition. In the first round we have a pie eating contest, followed by a pumpkin dunking contest, and finally in the third round there will be the pumpkin pass! Plus speaking of Halloween we get a special look inside the home of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and how he spends his Halloween! The Junkyard Dog takes on Terry Funk, Mr. Fuji battles Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage and Tito Santana fight over the Intercontinental Title, and Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant team up against King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. All the stars are here for the special Halloween Saturday Night’s Main Event!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WWE RAW 2005 Final Episode on Spike TV, RAW Censored on USA Return, Tables Match Main Event
Oct 1901:31:08Tap to summarizeSeptember 26th, 2005 is the final WWE Monday Night RAW on Spike TV. Spike had a few rules on this episode, do not talk bad about Spike TV and don’t mention USA Network. Next week WWE is doing a huge 3 hour episode of WWE RAW Homecoming on USA. Mr. McMahon comes out to open the show and thanks Spike TV for being good partners and promotes the next episode on USA! Spike TV producers didn’t like WWE mentioning USA on air so much that they started to censor the show. They mute commentary and throw up technical difficulty bumpers on the live broadcast. This only made WWE more upset and they start promoting the return to USA even more. Trish Stratus and Victoria battle for the WWE Women’s Championship, The Big Show faces Snitsky in a Street Fight, and Carlito and Chris Masters team up against John Cena and Shawn Michaels in a Tables Match in the main event!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com
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Revisiting WWF Wrestling Challenge 1992 Shawn Michaels Throws Marty Janetty Through The Barbershop Window, The Road to WWF Royal Rumble 92
Oct 1301:27:32Tap to summarizeThe first time ever looking at WWF Wrestling Challenge and today we are taking it back to January 12th, 1992. Rumors have been swirling all over the place, even WWF Magazine, about what is going on with Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty. The Rockers relationship is a very rocky one indeed. Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake invited both of them to come to The Barbershop and get to the bottom of the drama. Marty thinks that Shawn is only looking out for himself and that they are one of the best teams of all time and need to get back on track. Shawn agrees and they end up hugging. However, Shawn Michaels superkicks Marty Janetty and throws him through The Barbershop glass window! This changes the trajectory of both men and turns Shawn Michaels from a tag team wrestler into a singles superstar! Also, the road to WWF Royal Rumble 1992 is ongoing. The Undertaker, New Foundation, The Bezerker, Jake Roberts, Rowdy Roddy Piper are all in action! The Vacant WWF Championship is on the line in the Royal Rumble match on PPV. Plus, Ric Flair is calling himself the Real World’s Champion and Hulk Hogan wants the title back, but who will be the winner of Royal Rumble?!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com #deadlock #prowrestling
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Revisiting TNA Wrestling Impact 2010 The 2nd Episode of Hogan Bischoff Era, The Band, Go Home To Genesis
Oct 601:47:28Tap to summarizeJanuary 14th, 2010 is the second ever episode of TNA Wrestling Impact under the Eric Bischoff Hulk Hogan regime. They follow up on the historic Monday Night Impact in this episode entitled “The Band!” The Young Bucks open the show making their debut as Generation Me against the Motor City Machine Guns. During that match we see Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman, The Band, arriving to the building. The Nasty Boys trash Team 3D’s locker room leaving behind filth, trash, and poop. Brother Ray uses an axe to break into the locker rock and Team 3D gets attacked by The Nasty Boys and laid out. A mystery man attacks AJ Styles after he goes face to face with Kurt Angle. The mystery person takes off their mask to reveal they are Tyson Tomko. This sets up the main event of AJ Styles vs Tomko. Angelina Love returns and attacks The Beautiful People, Desmond Wolfe battles Samoa Joe, and the Val Venis Christopher Daniels feud begins and sets up a match for the PPV. Things are about to change forever as this is the go home show for TNA Genesis 2010!⦁ Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W⦁ Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com⦁ Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling⦁ Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw⦁ Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com #deadlock #prowrestling
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