DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting TNA Wrestling 2006 Impact Spike TV Thursday Debut, Joe vs Daniels X-Division Title, Sting’s First TV Match in 5 Years

TNA Wrestling has had a ton of huge milestones in the entire history of the company but moving to Thursday nights might have been one of the biggest for them. On April 13, 2006 TNA Wrestling moved Impact from Saturday to Thursday in a trial that would eventually lead to primetime. This first episode may be one of the best examples of what TNA...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWF 1999 SmackDown Network Series Premiere, Jericho’s 1st Match, Triple H Defends WWF Title

This isn’t the pilot, it’s the first actual episode of WWF SmackDown! after it got picked up by UPN. August 26th, 1999 is when the series premiere happened. Triple H just won the WWF Championship on RAW for the very first time! The commission of the World Wrestling Federation, Shawn Michaels makes Triple H defend the WWF title against The Rock...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWE RAW 2004 Snitsky Punts A Baby, Survivor Series Implications, Triple H Returns, Simon Dean’s Simon System

November 8th, 2004 WWE Monday Night RAW is remembered forever as the night the Snitskiy did the unthinkable! This was the night that Snitsky punted a baby! Lita was in the ring during “Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel” segment with Trish Stratus. That’s when Snitsky came out to the ring with a baby in his arms. He mocked Lita for a miscarriage she...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting ECW TV 1994 Shane Douglas Throws NWA Belt Down, Tommy Dreamer Caned 10 Times

August 30th, 1994 is the night the ECW Revolution began. On ECW TV, there was a tournament to crown a new NWA World Champion. The finals came down to 2 Cold Scorpio and Shane Douglas with Shane Douglas winning the match. After the match Douglas cuts a legendary promo and throws the NWA belt on the ground. He says the NWA is dead and crowns himself...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WWF RAW 1998 Undertaker Embalms Stone Cold, Shawn Michaels New Commissioner

We’re going back to November 23rd, 1998! The Corporation is running strong in the WWF after The Rock was named “The Corporate” WWF Champion! On this episode of Monday Night RAW, Mr. McMahon names a new “impartial” commissioner to the World Wrestling Federation! It is none-other than the Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels. The first thing he makes is a...

DEADLOCK Podcast: Revisiting WXO Wrestling Episode #2 Johnny Ace In The Egg Dome, Fred Ottman Stuck In Sports Car

WXO Wrestling! What does the X stand for? I don’t know! Yes, it’s the second episode of WXO Wrestling! On this episode we get promised footage of Johnny Ace and Mike Barton wrestling in Japan at the Tokyo Egg Dome, however this is clearly not the Egg Dome! This includes the infamous Johnny Ace promo that makes zero sense! Also, Fred Ottman...