DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2003 The Debut Of Mr. America, Los Guerreros Steal Kurt Angle’s Medals, Big Show Is A Bully

AMERICA! HECK YEAH! The Debut of Hulk….UM… Mr. America happened on May 1st, 2003 and it was iconic! Stephanie McMahon signed a mystery person, sight unseen! She was so set on beating Eric Bischoff that she never even met the person who was going to wrestle on SmackDown! When she finally goes into his locker room she doesn’t like what she sees, however we don’t know who it is. At the end of the...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting ECW Hardcore TV 1996 Cactus Jack’s Final ECW Match, Taz vs Jericho, Raven Defends ECW Title VS The Franchise

It’s the March 26th, 1996 episode of ECW Hardcore TV featuring matches from ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash. It’s the final match for Cactus Jack in ECW before he goes to the WWF. He is facing his former tag team partner Mikey Whipwreck. Everyone is very grateful for Cactus Jack’s time in ECW and he gets a very nice send off! “The Orange and Black Attack” Taz takes on Chris Jericho is a great...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 Hawk Falls Off Titantron, The Rock Corporate WWF Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin Screwed

Fall out from WWF Survivor Series 1998 takes place on the November 16th, 1998 edition of WWF Monday Night RAW. The Rock is the new WWF Champion after becoming Corporate and screwing over Stone Cold and Mankind at the PPV. While Shane McMahon was tricking everyone to think he was on Stone Cold’s side he booked a match between Stone Cold and The Rock a few weeks ago for the WWF Championship. So the...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WCW Nitro 2000 Viagra On A Pole Match, Sting Burned In Coffin, Booker T’s Fighting Spirit As World Champion

All things are well in WCW on the July 31st, 2000 episode of Nitro. Booker T is the fighting babyface WCW World Champion and Vince Russo is in charge… Okay well maybe not everything is good. The main “highlight” from this show was a throw away segment featuring a “Viagra on a Pole” Match. Billy Kidman is huge, while The Franchise Shane Douglas has problems getting it up in the bedroom. That’s...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWE SmackDown! 2004 Heidenreich On Top SmackDown! Fist, Orlando Jordan “Symbolized”, Bald Big Show

Remember that time someone got on the SmackDown! fist? Me either. However, on the September 30th, 2004 episode of WWE SmackDown!, Heidenreich would climb up on the SmackDown! fist. Everyone was in shock as to what he was going to do up here. Would he jump off? No, he decided to read poetry about how he is going to destroy the world. Alight dude. Leading into No Mercy 2004 JBL and The Undertaker...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWF RAW 1995 Halloween Episode, Goldust TV Debut, Ahmed Johnson Body Slams Yokozuna

It’s Mischief Night on WWF Monday Night Raw, The October 30th, 1995 Halloween episode! Vince is dressed like a prisoner, obvious jokes, and Jerry Lawler is a Proctologist! Owen Hart won a battle royal and will now challenge Razor Ramon for the IC Title in the main event! This is also historic as it’s the Network TV debut of Goldust! Scott D’Amore and Johnny Swinger make appearances as enhancement...