January 25th, 1993 is the date for the 3rd ever episode of WWF Monday Night RAW. Yokozuka has won the Royal Rumble the night before, but that’s not the focus of this episode. Ric Flair’s WWF contract is up so they need a match to write him off! The main event is a Loser Leaves WWF match between Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair that turns into a straight up classic. There’s blood, there’s cheating, there’s Bobby Heenan going absolutely nuts at ringside. Mr. Perfect send Ric Flair packing. A...
2025-05-26 02:44:38 +0000 UTC
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AUGUST 1 WARNING?! IDENTITY REVEALED?!
On this edition of the DEADLOCK Retro Sync, it's time for one of the most infamous moments in TNA history; August 1 Warning. Join us as the boys venture through this incredible debut, as Aces & Eights finds out who the man is that is going tear them down! Also, the Bound For Glory series is taking place, as voted by the fans!
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On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the January 25, 1993 episode of WWF Monday Night RAW, the third episode ever!
You can watch it on Netf...
2025-05-21 18:59:38 +0000 UTC
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It’s WCW Thunder in the year 2000 and you know what that means, it’s Vince Russo time! On the July 26th, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder, the show opens with the commissioner The Cat getting attacked by the Jung Dragons. This causes the limo driver, MI Smooth, to get pissed and challenge them to a match later that night. The Filthy Animals take on 3 Count, Big Vito battles Lance Storm for the Hardcore Title, and Judy Bagwell wrestles Positively Kanyon! Also, Billy Kidman plays a VHS tape betw...
2025-05-18 11:16:55 +0000 UTC
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If you're someone that likes to watch the show that we review before the podcast airs, so you can follow along with us that way, you're in luck! Each week on the Patreon, we reveal what we're watching for all of our patrons.
On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the July 26, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder!
You can watch it on 2025-05-15 04:00:14 +0000 UTC
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What really has to be said when you see these two names on the marquee? We're taking it back to 1993 for this episode of Watch This, where Vader is the current WCW World Champion (we didn't realize this at first!). Vader is defending the gold against Cactus Jack. Pro wrestling at it's finest, a guy that kicks everyone's ass facing a guy that is known for taking an ass beating and coming back for more. IT'S TIME, IT'S TIME!
It's WCW 2000 baby, and that means you're getting the best of the worst and the worst of the best. Vince Russo is in full control, and he has completely lost his mind. Or he is a genius. No, it's probably the former. In his latest attempt at changing wrestling, he has instituted that this episode of Thunder will be held under NEW YORK RULES. What are those? Well, no rules, of course! No rules, no refs, the wrestlers count their own pin falls. It is as ridiculous as it reads, and on this episo...
2025-05-11 23:00:06 +0000 UTC
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HEY NETWORK I DARE YOU TO THROW ME OFF THE AIR! The date is June 2nd, 2000 and ECW is at odds with their network TNN. WWF is about to move to TNN after they were given 100 million dollars. Paul Heyman and ECW aren’t happy. So what is the best thing to do? Do a shoot promo on the air of ECW Hardcore TV and air your grievances. Was this a good idea? Probably not. But, it made for some great television. Also, Kid Kash and The Baldie Grimes do battle, Tony Mamaluke makes his ECW debut, and Rhin...
2025-05-11 19:05:00 +0000 UTC
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It's time to help us decide what we're going to watch for SGH #61! Suggest something below that you think would be fun for us to watch, and for you to watch along with us.
Make sure to LIKE suggestions you also would like to see as well. The most likes does not mean that it will be chosen, but it does help get it noticed by us.
If you've never watched any of our SGH episodes before, you can find them 2025-05-08 19:00:05 +0000 UTC
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On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the June 2, 2000 episode of ECW on TNN!
You can watch it on 2025-05-07 17:03:55 +0000 UTC
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Recorded from Japan, James and Johnny take you to the June 21, 1999 episode of WWF Monday Night Raw. It’s the chaotic go home show before King of the Ring 1999. The Corporate Ministry is falling apart, so much so that The Undertaker and Triple H battle in the main event! While the match is going on The Rock crashes the party. As chaos ensues The Rock is able to put Paul Bearer on a giant Brahma Bull symbol. Much like when The Undertaker Symbolized Stone Cold. Also, HBK is laying down stipul...
2025-05-05 04:53:11 +0000 UTC
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In a super underrated match, two guys that love to bash people's brains in with steel chairs (and also get their brains bashed in!) go at it in the opening match for ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000. This show has a main event of Justin Credible, which tells you all you need to know. But, thankfully, there is a diamond in the rough here with this match of two ECW mainstays kicking the shit out of each other.
Let's get ready for the ULTIMATE RUMBLEEEEE!
On this month's edition of SGH, we jump back into the Octagon! Royce Gracie is gone, and it's time for the real fighters to step back up to the plate. It's as real as it gets, as the tournament style returns, with a bunch of dudes that are ready to take blows to the back of the head and many other places that'll give them lifelong injuries. Also, it's SUPERFIGHT time, as Ken Shamrock faces Dan "The Beast" Severn for the first ever UFC Superf...
2025-04-30 17:27:38 +0000 UTC
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NOTE: Hello! We are still in Japan, and still getting over our ridiculous sickness. The pod schedule for the next couple episodes will be very all over the place still, but we will do our best to bring it to you ASAP. It will likely be another Sunday pod release this week, though. Thank you for understanding, we are doing our best to get this shit back to normal!
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2025-04-29 18:25:23 +0000 UTC
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BANG 3:16 SAYS I JUST PISSED MY PANTS!
On this edition of the DEADLOCK Retro Sync, we take a look back at the boys' review of this episode of RAW is WAR from 1998, where Stone Cold HAS HAD ENOUGH! Austin has been fired from the WWF after not following the rules set by Vince McMahon at Judgment Day, where Austin was the special guest referee in the Kane vs Undertaker match. Austin hunts down McMahon, and of course, it is time to end his LIF...
2025-04-27 19:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The July 22nd, 1995 episode of WCW Saturday Night is one for the ages as Hulk Hogan visits the Dungeon of Doom top secret cave. You’ve probably seen this all over Botchamania. Hogan mysteriously enters the cave where The Giant makes his official debut to WCW. THAT’S NOT HOT! How will Hulk Hogan defeat the Dungeon of Doom? Is this the end for Hulkamania? Also, the WCW Tag Team Titles are defended in the main event with Harlem Heat vs Dirty Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Bunk! This is the very f...
2025-04-27 14:26:37 +0000 UTC
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One of those many matches where just the idea of it is interesting enough to check it out, and that's exactly what we stumbled upon here. We take it back to 1995 on this edition of WATCH THIS, to the first ever (?) LIFEGUARD match between the Macho Man & The Nature Boy. It's a packed house at this beach, and you could argue that there's 10 thousand or 100 thousand people there (depending on if you work for WCW or not!). It's a lumberjack match with lifeguards and of course WCW's top guys ...
2025-04-26 09:01:25 +0000 UTC
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A match, and a division, that were so interesting at the time (?), that we just HAD to check out what this match was all about. It's 2002, RAW has no tag team titles, and here are four guys that just want to kick each other's ass for the fun of it. It's the Dudley Boyz (no, not D-Von), taking on the team of Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit in a TABLES match.
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On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the July 22, 1995 episode of WCW Saturday Night!
You can watch it on 2025-04-17 19:00:13 +0000 UTC
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WWE Monday Night RAW from July 15th, 2002 is a historic event for many different reasons. First, Mr. McMahon opens the show saying that the nWo is dead and buried. Not only that but the Superstar Shakeup begins tonight with a brand new General Manager of WWE RAW. As a shock to everyone, it's Eric Bischoff! One of the first things he wants to do is sign Triple H and The Rock. To do so he’s going to SmackDown to try and persuade The Great One! Also, in the main event it’s the WWE Undispute...
2025-04-16 00:29:11 +0000 UTC
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On this episode of the DEADLOCK Retro Sync, we take a look back at the boys' review of this episode of WWF SmackDown! from 2000. Yes, that's right, 2000! ECW still exists, yet somehow, the ECW World Champion wrestles on this show. Tazz, who has only been in the company for a few months now, had recently went back to ECW as a favor, to beat Mike Awesome for the ECW Championship. Tazz doesn't seem to be slowing down, as he is now challenging the WWF Champion, Triple H!
Deadlock T...
2025-04-13 19:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Yes, that is not a mistake. This is not only a deathmatch involving a LOT of fire, but it also is TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS. We're going back to the year 2000 with this one, as we take a look at the early days of CZW's time in Japan. John Zandig took the boys with him to kick some ass. It's John Zandig & Nick Gage taking on Jun Kasai & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Everyone is a lot younger, a lot crazier, with a lot less regard for their well being. That's why it's good.
Deadlock S...
2025-04-12 11:35:06 +0000 UTC
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If you're someone that likes to watch the show that we review before the podcast airs, so you can follow along with us that way, you're in luck! Each week on the Patreon, we reveal what we're watching for all of our patrons.
On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the July 15, 2002 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW!
You can watch it on Archive! Make sure you've sel...
2025-04-10 19:00:35 +0000 UTC
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For the first time ever we are going to take a look at an entire storyline from start to finish! We are going back to the entire November 26th, 2010 episode of WWE SmackDown! We are in the middle of the Edge & Kane feud where Edge had kidnapped Paul Bearer. Instead of just hitting on this, we revisit the November 12th - December 10th editions of SmackDown to get the full scope of the Edge, Kane, Paul Bearer saga. It’s a deep dive like never before. Also, after WWE Survivor Series 2010, ...
2025-04-07 15:53:59 +0000 UTC
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What happens when two of the biggest men step into the squared circle? Well, not wrestling! Sumo happens! On this edition of Watch This, we take a look back at this 2005 classic between Big Show & Akebono. The ropes get taken down, and the battlefield is prepared for these two massive men to go at it, SUMO STYLE.
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On the next episode of the DEADLOCK Podcast, we'll be reviewing the November 26, 2010 episode of WWE SmackDown!
You can watch it on 2025-04-04 00:35:01 +0000 UTC
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FOOTBALL. IS. BACK.
For the first time ever here on our Patreon, and maybe for the first time in many many years for a lot of people, we'll be taking a look at the XFL. More specifically, we'll be watching the very first game that the XFL ever put on. It's the New York and/or New Jersey Hitmen taking on the Las Vegas Outlaws. Vince McMahon & all of the money that he has behind him decided to try to take a stab at this whole 'football' thing, right after the 2001 NFL Superbowl. All ...
2025-04-01 03:20:59 +0000 UTC
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On Feb 19th, 2009 the drama within the Main Event Mafia came to a head on this episode of TNA Wrestling Impact titled, “Main Event Mess!” The Godfather of the MEM will take on his own teammate, Sting in the Main Event! They will tell all the fans to leave the arena and only the wrestlers and production crew will be allowed to stay. The family will fight inside the Impact Zone in an Empty Arena Match. Will the differences be settled! There are also problems in the TNA Frontline between th...
2025-03-31 21:03:52 +0000 UTC
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It's time to shake things up again! Literally. In a tumbler. It's the first DRAFT LOTTERY! Eric Bischoff & Paul Heyman both get the chance to randomly draw names in hopes of picking up the newest top talent for their brands. No one is safe! From the announcers, to the staff, to the biggest names on either show, everyone is eligible.
A historic match that we feel like we've seen pieces of here and there, but haven't watched the full match, so we figured this is the best place to do it! We take it back to WCW in 1992 where Vader defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against a replacement opponent in Ron Simmons! The crowd is electric, they want to see someone kick Vader's ass, and Ron Simmons has a lot to battle against as he steps up to THE MASTODON.
