WWE hosts Royal Rumble 2020 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX where Drew McIntyre & Charlotte Flair win their respective Rumble matches to head to Wrestlemania 36. Edge also makes his big return to the WWE in the men's Rumble while Otis saves Mandy Rose in the women's Rumble. On the other side of things, AEW hosts an episode of AEW Dynamite on a cruise out in the middle of the ocean where Jon Moxley fights PAC for the chance to face Chris Jericho at AEW Revolution.
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2020-01-27 20:52:14 +0000 UTC
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This week in pro wrestling is wild! Rob Van Dam gets Impact Wrestling banned on Twitch with his segment with his two girlfriends (winning!). Triple H makes a crude joke about Paige on a conference call, who is still one of his employees. Baron Corbin decides to watch AEW over NXT last week & shoots on the opening match. AEW extends their TV deal into 2023 which also includes another 1 hour long tv show. All this and more as James returns & the boys break down everything that happened,...
2020-01-20 21:51:41 +0000 UTC
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Who The Hell is LUTHER?! Marty Scurll becomes the new booker of ROH. Brian Cage leaves Impact for AEW. Jon Moxley has his decision for The Inner Circle. XFL, GCW and a whole lot more. The boys are back in town to dissect this week's pro wrestling!
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 Nights 1 & 2 Post Show. AEW had an Elite show from the “South Park” arena in Jacksonville. Was the Lana Lashley Wedding the worst segment of all time? Tony & Johnny break this week’s wrestling down the best they can.
James and Tony are here for the 1st Annual Deadies! The Deadies Year End Awards are voted by YOU the fans in each category including Wrestler of the Year, Match of the Year, and Worst Twitter of the Year. Who will walk out a winner?
The year is just about over, but not before another episode of the DEADLOCK pod. James is still in Japan, so Tony and Johnny got you covered. From the internet having a heyday with the Dark Order botch, to Edge possibly returning to WWE, to Jeff Jarrett doing Mukbang, we have it all.
WWE TLC 2019 Post Show where The Fiend Mallet returns! James is off to Japan, so John Blud from newLEGACYinc joins Tony. The Miz Looks like A Dork, Everyone in AEW is Spooky, and 50 other pro wrestling shows happened this week.
Luke Harper finally gets granted his WWE release, which actually happens live during the podcast. We discuss The Deadies Year End Awards finalists & go over each of the 4 finalists for each category including Wrestler of the Year, Match of the Year, and Worst Twitter of the Year. Chris Jericho also chooses Jungle Boy for his final match of 2019 and people on Twitter can't grasp basic wrestling storytelling. James & Tony go the distance on this episode of DEADLOCK pod.
The Fiend has debuted his new WWE Championship which is his big face on a belt which is as hilarious as you can imagine. It also cost $6500 which is also as hilarious as you can imagine. The Butcher & The Blade debuted on AEW television by attacking Cody Rhodes. Sheamus has a vignette as he is making his return to WWE television. James & Tony go in on the week of wrasslin.
WWE hosts Survivor Series over the weekend in Chicago with NXT TakeOver WarGames the night before as the NXT workers work overtime to get over. Two WarGames matches & a bunch of long elimination matches the next night on Survivor Series. While on the AEW side of things, Darby Allin & Jon Moxley tear the house down on Dynamite. Listen as James & Tony go over the world of wrestling this week.
CM Punk makes his "return" to WWE by way of FOX's new show, WWE Backstage. Oney Lorcan, Sin Cara, & more request their WWE releases after some tough times. The Fiend shows up on Smackdown & changes the WWE Universal Championship to the color blue for whatever reason. James & Tony break this week's wrestling down the best they can.
AEW Full Gear is in the books & it was quite an interesting night. Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley had a deathmatch "Lights Out" match, Riho & Emi had quite the banger, MJF turned on Cody after his match with Chris Jericho for the AEW Worlds Championship, & Shawn Spears had a Shawn Spears match. James & Tony get together to discuss what they thought of everything AEW brought to the table.
WWE recently held their latest Saudi Arabia PPV, Crown Jewel, but Vince seems to have left half the roster behind as he quietly leaves in his private jet. Jordan Myles speaks out about his black-face inspired t-shirt released by WWE & AEW has issues with their women's division as James & Tony talk about it all.
To commemorate the DEADLOCK Texas Deathmatch 93 limited edition shirt drop for Halloween, James & Tony watched Vader vs Cactus Jack from Halloween Havoc 93 and for a lil fun, we watched the cold open with Tony Schiavone.
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2019-10-31 22:31:03 +0000 UTC
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The story of the 24/7 ACTION Championship creation, it's origins, and backstory.
It's been just about a week since the launch of WWE 2K20 & to say it's been a shaky launch would be understating it. James & Tony break down what exactly misfired with this year's WWE game while Marcus recovers from being sick. James also participated in a $50,000 WWE tournament & James/Tony talk about this week's episode of AEW including Cody Rhodes punching glass with his hand.
James & Tony took a trip to Las Vegas last week for the WWE 2K20 early capture event where a lot of shenanigans went done. Marcus joins in to talk about wrestling video games as a whole & the gaming industry in it's current state. NJPW announces their new subsidiary NJPW of America LIVE as we're recording the podcast.
WWE hosts Hell in a Cell where The Fiend & Seth Rollins... wrestle? We don't know the answer to that either lmao AEW has their debut episode of TV on TNT with a new big stable & former Jake Swagger making his debut. Smackdown also makes it's debut on a new network with FOX as the big takeaway is Tyson Fury, a boxer, versus Braun Strowman. A big week in wrestling as James, Tony, & Marcus talk about everything that went down.
The Fiend vs Brock Lesnar is everything no one wants… but us. Everything is pro wrestling, even Star Wars. Who is the Jar Jar Binks of the WWE Universe? Is there anyone more badass than Cactus Jack? We don’t think so. Is there anything as random & hilarious as TNA match stipulations? Of course not. I mean… James, Tony, & Marcus definitely talk about this week in wrestling… at some point? Yeah. Some point.
WWE takes NXT to national television as NXT debuts with it’s first live episode on the USA Network on Wednesday nights. The Fiend takes over Raw, attacking Kane, and turning all the graphics upside down. Turns out The Fiend is also part of the graphics crew. James, Marcus, & Tony discuss all this including their favorite WWE Attitude Era theme songs.
WWE Clash of Champions just went down. James, Marcus, & Tony hop on the podcast to talk about everything from Seth/Braun starting & ending the show, a BIG return happening later on in the evening, & The Fiend showing up to make a statement on the WWE Universal Champion.
WWE returned to Madison Square Garden as they prepare for their upcoming PPV, WWE Clash of Champions. James, Tony, & special guest Phoenix Nitro, give their thoughts on the upcoming event. Also, Anthem buys AXS TV, what does that mean for the Impact TV show? Along with much, much more.
Bayley finally turns heel to help her friend Sasha Banks against Becky & Charlotte. Baron Corbin has a big triple threat in the King of the Ring tournament -- does he still have a chance to win? What would Stephen King's IT look like if it featured Tony Schiavone? Probably really, really sweet. James, Tony, & Marcus break it all down, baby.
