DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast
Episodes
Revisiting WWE SmackDown 2004, Orange Cassidy & Chris Jericho AEW, Best Entrance Theme Openers
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SmackDown 2004 was an interesting year for WWE: Brock Lesnar is gone, Eddie Guerrero has stepped up to take that spot that Brock left & a lot of g...
Revisiting WCW Monday Nitro 1999, Best Wrestler Gimmicks Made Into Movies, Ricky Starks AEW Debut
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WCW Monday Nitro was still going strong in 1999. While they were losing to WWE Raw more often than before, the show was still pulling strong ratings w...
The Greatest Wrestling Podcast Ever, WWE Backlash 2020 Review, Tony Hawk AEW Debut
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE holds The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at WWE Backlash 2020 with Edge vs Randy Orton in the main event where they went damn near close to 45 minu...
Revisiting WWE Raw 1999, In Your House, AEW Britt Baker Roll Model
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE is deep into the Attitude Era in 1999; Characters like Val Venis, Mr Ass Billy Gunn, The Rock, & Stone Cold Steve Austin have taken over telev...
Revisiting Kurt Angle TNA Debut, AEW Inner Circle Pep Rally, Iconic Hernandez Border Toss
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TNA in the year 2006 had a lot of steam: SpikeTV had offered them a primetime slot on television, Christian Cage was now in TNA, and Kurt Angle would ...
AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 Review, Owen Hart Documentary, First Ever AEW Stadium Stampede Match
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 went down this past weekend which saw the event headlined by the Stadium Stampede match between The Elite & The Inner C...
Revisiting WWE ECW 2006, Chris Jericho DESTROYS Vanguard 1 On AEW Dynamite, Road Warriors VICE Documentary
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE launched WWE ECW after the success of ECW One Night Stand 2005 with WWE ECW on SyFy. James, Tony, & Johnny go back in time to revisit the WWE ...
WWE Money in the Bank 2020 Review, AEW Dynamite Street Fight, Herb Abrams UWF Documentary
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE held their most recent PPV, Money in the Bank, where the men's & women's MITB matches were held at the same time in WWE's headquarters, Titan ...
Revisiting Booker T vs Stone Cold, WWE Writer Pitches Vince Morbid Hornswoggle Story, David Schultz VICE Documentary
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James, Tony, & Johnny revisit the end of WWF 2001 where Booker T & Stone Cold Steve Austin were feuding with each other more specifically the ...
WWE Triple H 25th Anniversary, Revisiting WWE SmackDown 2003, Wrestling Society X
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Triple H celebrates his 25th wrestling anniversary on WWE SmackDown this week with Vince McMahon coming out to call him a big dumb idiot & releasi...
WWE MITB In Titan Towers, WWE Releases 60+ People During COVID-19, Revisiting Kurt Angle vs Booker T
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE has announced that Money In The Bank is still happening, but the MITB itself will happen in Titan Towers offices and they will fight from the bott...
WWE NXT Beats AEW In Ratings War, Brawl For All Vice Documentary, WWE 2K21 Possibly Cancelled
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE NXT gets a small boost in ratings post Wrestlemania with a solid card & finally gets a win over AEW in the Wednesday Night Ratings War. Vice r...
The WrestleMania 36 Two Night Review Episode, New Jack Documentary, Chris Jericho Releases The Hounds
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE held WrestleMania 36 on two different nights over the weekend at the WWE Performance Center where they had matches like Undertaker vs AJ Styles in...
Matt Hardy Teleports On AEW Dynamite, Baron Corbin Kills Elias, Kazuyuki Fujita vs Go Shiozaki
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hardy has a promo with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite where Matt Hardy teleports around the arena before stepping in the ring to tell Chris that h...
Matt Hardy & Brodie Lee AEW Debuts, Chris Benoit Part One Vice Documentary, Best Hogan Era TNA Moments
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hardy & Brodie Lee made their AEW debuts on an episode of AEW Dynamite with no actual fans in the audience, Vice released part one of their C...
Coronavirus Cancels Wrestling, WWE Empty Arena Shows, Death Triangle AEW Debut
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Coronavirus has cancelled pretty much all wrestling shows for the next few weeks including postponing Wrestlemania & possibly all the indy eve...
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Review, Jake The Snake Roberts AEW Promo, More WWE Joke Book
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE held their pre-Mania PPV, Elimination Chamber, tonight in Philly which saw a few matches like Daniel Bryan vs Drew Gulak, Aleister Black vs AJ Sty...
Cody Rhodes New Tattoo, The Fiend vs John Cena, AEW Revolution Review
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Rhodes debuts a new neck tattoo at AEW Revolution that shows off his Nightmare Family logo with american flag colors. The Fiend loses the WWE Uni...
Cody vs Wardlow AEW Cage Match, WWE Ruthless Aggression Documentary, NXT Japan
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AEW debuts their version of the cage match on AEW Dynamite as Cody faces off against a debuting Wardlow in a match that sees some blood. WWE creates a...
WWE Legendary Joke Book, James Starts Wrestling Training, Luther On AEW Dark
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny bought a book off Amazon called the "WWE Legendary Joke Book." Yes, that is literally what it is called. James & Tony pick pages while John...
MJF Lashes Cody 10 Times LIVE On AEW, Alexa Bliss Bowling For Soup Song, Favorite LolTNA Moments
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The long awaited Cody & MJF segment finally happens where MJF lashes Cody in the back 10 times with a belt on AEW Dynamite. Bowling For Soup made ...
AEW South Bronx Street Thugs, Best Nick Gage Tweets Of 2019, Yuka Sakazaki Sings Her Own Theme Song
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AEW Dynamite this week featured Jon Moxley against the Inner Circle & the South Bronx Street Thugs. Johnny learns that Yuka Sakazaki sings her own...
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Post Show, Edge Returns To WWE, AEW Dynamite On A Boat
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWE hosts Royal Rumble 2020 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX where Drew McIntyre & Charlotte Flair win their respective Rumble matches to head t...
Baron Corbin Shoots on AEW, Impact Banned on Twitch, Triple H/Paige Situation
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Major Announcement, AEW Recruitment Night, Marty Scurll & Brian Cage's Future
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who The Hell is LUTHER?! Marty Scurll becomes the new booker of ROH. Brian Cage joins AEW. Jon Moxley has his decision for The Inner Circle. XFL, GCW ...
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14, AEW is Elite, Lana Lashley Wedding
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
The 1st Annual Deadies: 2019 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Y...
AEW Dark Order Botch, Edge Returning to WWE, Ring of Pakistan
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
WWE TLC 2019 Post Show, Jon Moxley to Join The Inner Circle, 50 Other Shows That Happened This Week
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, ev...
Luke Harper WWE Release, Year End Award Finalists, Chris Jericho Chooses Jungle Boy
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Harper finally gets granted his WWE release, which actually happens live during the podcast. We discuss The Deadies Year End Awards finalists &am...
The Fiend $6500 Custom Championship, Butcher & Blade on AEW, Sheamus Returns to WWE
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
WWE Survivor Series Post Show, NXT TakeOver WarGames, AEW Moxley vs Darby Allin
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wa...
CM Punk "Returns" To WWE, More WWE Superstars Request Release, The Fiend Likes Blue
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 tou...
AEW Full Gear 2019 Post Show: Mox/Omega Deathmatch, Riho/Emi, & MJF Turn
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
WWE Saudi Arabia Dispute, Jordan Myles WWE Situation, AEW Women's Division
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Post WWE 2K20 Launch, Cody Rhodes Punching Glass, $50K Tournament
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
WWE 2K20 Vegas Trip, Wrestling Video Games, NJPW of America Announcement
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James & Tony took a trip to Las Vegas last week for the WWE 2K20 early capture event where a lot of shenanigans went down. Marcus joins in to talk...
WWE Hell in a Cell Post Show, AEW Dynamite Debut, SmackDown on FOX
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Fiend vs Brock Lesnar, The "Jar Jar Binks" Of WWE, Cactus Jack Headshots
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Unive...
NXT Goes LIVE On USA Network, The Fiend Takes Over RAW, Best Attitude Era Theme Songs
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, atta...
WWE Clash of Champions 2019 Post Show: Big Return, The Fiend, & More
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WWE Clash of Champions just went down. James, Marcus, & Tony hop on the podcast to talk about everything from Seth/Braun starting & ending the...
WWE Clash Of Champions Preview, Anthem Buys AXS TV, WWE Returns To MSG
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WWE returned to Madison Square Garden as they prepare for their upcoming PPV, WWE Clash of Champions. James, Tony, & special guest Phoenix Nitro, ...
Bayley Turns HEEL, Baron Corbin KOTR Chances, & Tony Schiavone's IT
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
AEW All Out & GCW/BLP 2 Cups Stuffed (LIVE From Chicago)
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The wrestling world gathered in Chicago this weekend for AEW All Out as they crown their first ever Worlds Heavyweight Champion. GCW & BLP also te...