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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Oct 26, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Revisiting WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 1985 Halloween Special, Hulk Hogan Teams With Andre The Giant, Superstar Halloween Party
It’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...
Oct 19, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
Revisiting WWE RAW 2005 Final Episode on Spike TV, RAW Censored on USA Return, Tables Match Main Event
September 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....
Oct 13, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min
Revisiting WWF Wrestling Challenge 1992 Shawn Michaels Throws Marty Janetty Through The Barbershop Window, The Road to WWF Royal Rumble 92
The 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...
Oct 6, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Revisiting TNA Wrestling Impact 2010 The 2nd Episode of Hogan Bischoff Era, The Band, Go Home To Genesis
January 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...
Sep 29, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
Revisiting WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 1986 Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk, Waterslide Contest, Peace Match
January 4th, 1986 is the 4th episode of WWF Saturday Night's Main Event! The show opens in beautiful Florida at a water park. Hulk Hogan and Mene Gene are making Hulkamania Powered Protein Shakes in preparation for his big WWF Championship match...
Sep 22, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Revisiting WWF RAW 1999 Stone Cold Beer Bath, WrestleMania 15 Go Home Show, Triple H is Goldust
March 3rd, 1999 is the go home show to WWF Wrestlemania 15 and site of the infamous Stone Cold Steve Austin “Beer Bath!” The show opens with The Corporation coming out to promote WrestleMania this Sunday. It’s The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin for...
Sep 14, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
Revisiting WCW Nitro 1995 The Second Ever Nitro, First Head To Head With RAW, Hogan vs Luger, Road to WCW War Games
September 11th, 1995 is the second ever episode of WCW Nitro! Lex Luger just made his debut and is here to challenge Hulk Hogan for the WCW Championship. Hogan is preparing for his War Games match this Sunday and is down a member Vader is unable to...
Sep 8, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min
Revisiting WWF RAW 1999 The Rock “This Is Your Life” Segment, WWF Unforgiven 1999 Fall Out, Tag Team Title Open Challenge
August 27th, 1999 WWF Monday Night RAW featured the biggest ratings segment in the history of pro wrestling when Mick Foley,, as Mankind threw a celebration for The Rock! WWF Unforgiven 1999 had just happened last night and major fallout from the PPV...
Aug 31, 2025 · 2 hr 1 min
Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2000 Stone Cold Blows Up DX Express, Go Home To WWF Backlash
It’s April 27th, 2000 and we are 72 hours away from WWF Backlash! The Rock says he is ready for his match at the PPV! DX and The McMahon Helmsley Regime arrive and give The Rock the night off ahead of his PPV match with Triple H! The Rock then...
Aug 24, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2012 Open Fight Night, Aces & Eights Riot, AJ Styles Paternity Test
It’s August 23rd, 2012 and it's Open Fight Night in TNA Impact Wrestling! Any wrestler can challenge any other wrestlers to a match that night! The show opens with a group of TNA stars in the ring led by Sting. They have all come together to fight...
Aug 17, 2025 · 1 hr 55 min
Revisiting WCW Nitro 2001 Goldberg Retirement Funeral, Sid Vicious Breaks Leg, Ric Flair WCW CEO, Fallout from WCW Sin 2001
The January 15th, 2001 episode of WCW Nitro features fallout from the WCW Sin 2001 PPV. That show featured a No Disqualification Tag Team Match between Totally Buffed, Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger, and DeWayne Bruce and Goldberg! Goldberg’s team ended...
Aug 10, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
Revisiting ECW on TNN 2000 Vacated Tag Team Title Tournament, Billy Corgan with Steve Corino, Road To ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
Justin Credible vacated the ECW Tag Team Championships with Lance Storm after he became ECW World Champion. Thus, on the September 1st, 2000 episode of ECW on TNN they held a ECW Tag Team Title tournament. Emanating from the historic Hammerstein...
Aug 3, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
Revisiting WCW Saturday Night 1993 Sting Goes To Vader’s White Castle of Fear, 2 Cold Scorpio Music Video, Maxx Payne Debut
WCW Saturday Night from January 30th, 1993 features one of WCW’s most bizarre creations: the White Castle of Fear. In the lead up to SuperBrawl III, Sting receives a mysterious invitation to Big Van Vader’s icy mountain lair to play an insane game....
Jul 27, 2025 · 1 hr 44 min
Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 The Austin Era Has Begun, X-Pac & New Age Outlaws Join DX, The Rock Becomes Nation of Domination Leader
March 30th, 1998 WWF Monday Night RAW is one of the most important episodes in history. Following the massive WrestleMania 14 where Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels to become WWF Champion. The Austin Era has begun! Mr. McMahon opens the...
Jul 20, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Revisiting WWE ECW 2006 Big Show Wins ECW Championship, CM Punk’s First Promo, Test Debuts
It’s the July 4th, 2006 episode of WWE ECW on Sci-Fi and everything is fine… or is it?! Rob Van Dam won the WWE and ECW Championship at ECW One Night Stand 2. He was on top of the world. Until he was traveling from a show in West Virginia to...
Jul 14, 2025 · 2 hr 13 min
Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000 Ric Flair Funeral, Terry Funk Retirement, Ambulance Vs. Table Match
Russo and Bischoff are in charge of the “NEW WCW.” It’s WCW Nitro May 22, 2000 and Vince Russo promises us the funeral of Ric Flair. Flair was beat up by the New Blood on WCW Thunder last week and passed out as he was being carried out! The New Blood...
Jul 6, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Revisiting WWE RAW 2004 Kane Lita Wedding From Hell, Evolution’s Ultimatum For Randy Orton, The Rock’s Surprise Return
We cordially invite you to the DEADLOCK Podcast about WWE Monday Night Raw on August 23rd, 2004. Kane & Lita are getting married and having “The Wedding From Hell!” It's the most unholy wedding in WWE history when Kane forces Lita to marry him....
Jun 29, 2025 · 1 hr 39 min
Revisiting TNA Wrestling iMPACT! 2008 AJ Styles Karen Angle Alligator Honeymoon, Booker T vs Kurt Angle
AJ Styles kissed Karen Angle last week when the Angles were renewing their wedding vows. Now that AJ and Karen kissed, they are married! The February 21st, 2008 edition of TNA iMPACT! features the “Alligator Honeymoon” of them. Kurt Angle is focused...
Jun 23, 2025 · 1 hr 41 min
Revisiting WCW Nitro 1996 Kevin Nash Debuts, Outsiders Challenge WCW, Sting vs Meng, WCW Tag Title Match
YOU WANNA WAR?! The June 10th, 1996 episode of WCW Nitro is historic because it was the debut of the outsider Kevin Nash. At the time everyone thought he was invading from WWF. Scott Hall promised his “big” surprise buddy was going to show up, but he...
Jun 15, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Revisiting ECW 2000 The Final Episode on TNN, Cyrus Wrestles Joel Gertner, ECW Anarchy Rulz Recap
The very last episode of ECW on TNN took place on October 6th, 2000. WWF Monday Night RAW is on TNN now, so that leaves ECW without a national television deal. In what is somewhat a fitting ending., Joel Gertner wrestles “The Network’s” Cyrus in the...

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

Revisiting WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 1985 Halloween Special, Hulk Hogan Teams With Andre The Giant, Superstar Halloween Party

Revisiting WWE RAW 2005 Final Episode on Spike TV, RAW Censored on USA Return, Tables Match Main Event

Revisiting WWF Wrestling Challenge 1992 Shawn Michaels Throws Marty Janetty Through The Barbershop Window, The Road to WWF Royal Rumble 92

Revisiting TNA Wrestling Impact 2010 The 2nd Episode of Hogan Bischoff Era, The Band, Go Home To Genesis

Revisiting WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 1986 Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk, Waterslide Contest, Peace Match

Revisiting WWF RAW 1999 Stone Cold Beer Bath, WrestleMania 15 Go Home Show, Triple H is Goldust

Revisiting WCW Nitro 1995 The Second Ever Nitro, First Head To Head With RAW, Hogan vs Luger, Road to WCW War Games

Revisiting WWF RAW 1999 The Rock “This Is Your Life” Segment, WWF Unforgiven 1999 Fall Out, Tag Team Title Open Challenge

Revisiting WWF SmackDown! 2000 Stone Cold Blows Up DX Express, Go Home To WWF Backlash

Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2012 Open Fight Night, Aces & Eights Riot, AJ Styles Paternity Test

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2001 Goldberg Retirement Funeral, Sid Vicious Breaks Leg, Ric Flair WCW CEO, Fallout from WCW Sin 2001

Revisiting ECW on TNN 2000 Vacated Tag Team Title Tournament, Billy Corgan with Steve Corino, Road To ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000

Revisiting WCW Saturday Night 1993 Sting Goes To Vader’s White Castle of Fear, 2 Cold Scorpio Music Video, Maxx Payne Debut

Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 The Austin Era Has Begun, X-Pac & New Age Outlaws Join DX, The Rock Becomes Nation of Domination Leader

Revisiting WWE ECW 2006 Big Show Wins ECW Championship, CM Punk’s First Promo, Test Debuts

Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000 Ric Flair Funeral, Terry Funk Retirement, Ambulance Vs. Table Match

Revisiting WWE RAW 2004 Kane Lita Wedding From Hell, Evolution’s Ultimatum For Randy Orton, The Rock’s Surprise Return

Revisiting TNA Wrestling iMPACT! 2008 AJ Styles Karen Angle Alligator Honeymoon, Booker T vs Kurt Angle

Revisiting WCW Nitro 1996 Kevin Nash Debuts, Outsiders Challenge WCW, Sting vs Meng, WCW Tag Title Match

Revisiting ECW 2000 The Final Episode on TNN, Cyrus Wrestles Joel Gertner, ECW Anarchy Rulz Recap