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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, Anthony Douglas, & 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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Next Level Mindset

James Bischoff

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Motivation and Inspiration in our daily lives... let’s put a little pep in your step Follow us: IG: @nxtlvlmindset Twt: @nxt_lvl_mndst YouTube: Next Level Mindset Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/next-level-mindset/support
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It’s WCW Thunder in the year 2000 and you know what that means, it’s Vince Russo time! On the July 26th, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder, the show opens with the commissioner The Cat getting attacked by the Jung Dragons. This causes the limo driver, MI Smooth, to get pissed and challenge them to a match later that night. The Filthy Animals take on 3 Co…
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HEY NETWORK I DARE YOU TO THROW ME OFF THE AIR! The date is June 2nd, 2000 and ECW is at odds with their network TNN. WWF is about to move to TNN after they were given 100 million dollars. Paul Heyman and ECW aren’t happy. So what is the best thing to do? Do a shoot promo on the air of ECW Hardcore TV and air your grievances. Was this a good idea? …
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Recorded from Japan, James and Johnny take you to the June 21, 1999 episode of WWF Monday Night Raw. It’s the chaotic go home show before King of the Ring 1999. The Corporate Ministry is falling apart, so much so that The Undertaker and Triple H battle in the main event! While the match is going on The Rock crashes the party. As chaos ensues The Ro…
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The July 22nd, 1995 episode of WCW Saturday Night is one for the ages as Hulk Hogan visits the Dungeon of Doom top secret cave. You’ve probably seen this all over Botchamania. Hogan mysteriously enters the cave where The Giant makes his official debut to WCW. THAT’S NOT HOT! How will Hulk Hogan defeat the Dungeon of Doom? Is this the end for Hulkam…
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WWE Monday Night RAW from July 15th, 2002 is a historic event for many different reasons. First, Mr. McMahon opens the show saying that the nWo is dead and buried. Not only that but the Superstar Shakeup begins tonight with a brand new General Manager of WWE RAW. As a shock to everyone, it's Eric Bischoff! One of the first things he wants to do is …
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For the first time ever we are going to take a look at an entire storyline from start to finish! We are going back to the entire November 26th, 2010 episode of WWE SmackDown! We are in the middle of the Edge & Kane feud where Edge had kidnapped Paul Bearer. Instead of just hitting on this, we revisit the November 12th - December 10th editions of Sm…
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On Feb 19th, 2009 the drama within the Main Event Mafia came to a head on this episode of TNA Wrestling Impact titled, “Main Event Mess!” The Godfather of the MEM will take on his own teammate, Sting in the Main Event! They will tell all the fans to leave the arena and only the wrestlers and production crew will be allowed to stay. The family will …
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It’s episode number 291 of the podcast and episode 291 of WWF Monday Night Raw! WWF Raw is War from December 21st, 1998 kicks off with Mr. McMahon exiting the arena. He hands over the reins to Shane McMahon, who now holds the keys to the kingdom. Shane McMahon wastes no time booking the entire show. First up, he challenges Mankind to a Street Fight…
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It’s March 10th, 1997 and it’s Spring Break. There’s only one way to celebrate and that’s with WCW Nitro Spring Breakout from Club La Vela. The biggest party destination is home for this episode and the ring is literally floating on top of a pool. The rumors are circulating on if Dennis Rodman will join the nWo or not! We will find out tonight. Als…
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The 200th edition of TNA Wrestling Impact took place on July 30th, 2009! Bobby Lashley just came into the company and turned down the invitation to join the Main Event Mafia. At the top of the program, Mick Foley runs down the Main Event Mafia and claims they don’t care about anything but money and ratings. Tonight he challenges Kurt Angle to put h…
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One of the best episodes of ECW Hardcore TV took place on June 6th, 1997! ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997 just happened and we are looking at 3 matches from that show. First, Tommy Dreamer and Raven have their final battle as Raven is about to head to WCW! This match was significant as Tommy had never beat Raven in a match. After the match was over Jerry L…
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It’s March 4th, 2002 and WWF RAW opens with Mr. McMahon. He says Ric Flair isn’t here tonight and that it is going to be “Fan Appreciation Night.” He books Kurt Angle vs Triple H inside a Steel Cage for the main event. Also, Stone Cold faces off against Booker-T until the nWo arrive and destroy Austin with a big wrench. They beat him up so bad that…
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February 5th, 1988 is one of the most historic shows in the Golden Era of the WWF. This was the night Hulk Hogan was defending the WWF title against Andre The Giant. At the end of the match Hulk Hogan kicked out, but the ref counted to 3 anyway. There was chaos in the ring as we saw 2 of the same referees. THERE WERE 2 DAVE HEBNERS! “HOW MUCH DID T…
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YOU WANT A WAR? WCW Nitro was invaded by “you who who he is” on May 27th, 1996. The man formerly known as Razor Ramon from WWF would show up unannounced through the crowd. Then took the microphone and cut a promo that would change pro wrestling forever. The future Scott Hall talked about a war he was going to start and that he was gonna have more s…
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On February 1st, 2001 WWF SmackDown! was taken to the XTREME! This is the one and only episode of SmackDown that they called Xtreme! Why was it called this? It’s not an ECW reunion show, as ECW was still in business. Every match isn’t a hardcore gimmick match. It has a lot to do with the TV show Friends & Survivor both airing at the same time. Also…
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The most controversial night in ECW history happened on the October 29th, 1996 episode of Hardcore TV. Coming from ECW High Incident 1996, this episode features one of the biggest and maybe worst moments of all time. Not only that, but Kurt Angle makes his one and only ECW appearance. This was before he was even a pro wrestler. ECW was trying to ge…
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The October 14th, 2010 episode of TNA iMPACT! features fall out for Bound For Glory 2010 also known as 10/10/10! It was teased for weeks that “THEY” are coming and we need to watch out! It turned out they did come and help Jeff Hardy win the TNA World Championship! Hardy turned heel and the group Immortal was formed! Now on Impact Jeff Hardy, Eric …
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That’s right, we had to do it! The October 2nd, 2003 edition of WWE SmackDown. This features one of the most infamous segments of all time. Big Show is in the locker room when a guy comes by delivering burritos to Eddie Guerrero. Big Show ends up stealing one of the burritos and spits a huge loogie on the other. He then tells the delivery guy to te…
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“I’m going off the rails on a crazy train!” February 8th, 1997 is the infamous episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night that took place inside of Penn Station! You may remember this for one reason, The Undertaker and Triple H! This is the match where The Undertaker gave Hunter Hearst Helmsley a Tombstone Piledriver on an escalator! One of the most ico…
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The last WCW Nitro of 1999 on December 27th and it’s New Year’s Evil. Scott Hall didn’t make call time so they stripped him and Kevin Nash of the WCW Tag Team Titles. There is now a Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament to crown new champions. All the teams are random, except some! This is round one of the tournament. Plus, The Band Is Back as the “nW…
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It’s a Christmas Miracle! We are actually looking back at the infamous October 31, 2011 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw where The Muppets host! Funny enough, The Muppets are actually the best part of the show! They meet some Superstars, make some matches, and even get involved to help Santino Marella get a victory! Plus, one of the funniest backsta…
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Welcome everyone to WWF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT on NBC! We are going back to October 5th, 1985! Love is in the air as Uncle Elmer is getting married! Uncle Elmer of the Hillbilly Jim family! Some wrestlers think wrestling and romance don’t mix, but this is the first REAL wedding on TV since Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky! Also, Hulk Hogan is the WWF C…
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It’s October 4th, 2007 and this is the first 2 hour episode of TNA iMPACT! As Sting is in the ring after the 1st match, Kurt Angle comes on the screen! He is at Sting’s Son Garrett’s football game! In a full suit cheering on Garrett as he plays football. The entire episode threads through the Kurt Angle football game! It’s one of the best segments …
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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, how…
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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”…
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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…
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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 …
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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. Le…
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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 a…
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“Powers Unite” on this episode of TNA Wrestling iMPACT! The Main Event Mafia teams up with Eric Young’s World Elite to wage war against TNA Wrestling. August 6th, 2009 is a HUGE night as it is one of the biggest riots in all of pro wrestling. Everyone in the locker room brawls and it spills outside into the parking lot. Trash cans, tables, chairs a…
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January 18th, 1993 marks the HISTORIC 2nd episode of WWF Monday Night RAW. The Royal Rumble is coming up and we have a lot to promote. Including, The Repo Man stealing Macho Man Randy Savage’s hat. Yup, you heard me right, the entire episode revolves around Macho Man’s hat getting stolen. Also, Rob Bartlett is still here on commentary with some “co…
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We finally did it! The night that Goldust got ELECTROCUTED! IT’S HAPPENING! WWE RAW February 3rd, 2003 is historic for many different reasons. This show is the night Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, and Ric Flair call themselves “EVOLUTION!” As Randy Orton and Batista are looking for Scott Steiner backstage they run into Goldust. Goldust is very sad…
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The legendary promotion that is WXO Wrestling has its final show ever! This infamous company had one taping and 3 episodes! On this last show ever, Ted DiBiase opens up and says, “The buck stops here!” He then proceeds to book Adam Pearce and The Bodies in a 3 on 3 handicapped match against The Shane Twins in the main event! After that main event, …
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It’s 1995 and the Dungeon of Doom is running strong. They beat down Hulk Hogan and shaved off his mustache, now Hogan and Savage go to Venice Beach and talk about the Darkside with some random homeless man. Also, It is the most interactive Nitro of all time. Remember November 6, 1995 as the night you could call in for $0.99 and vote for the main ev…
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Do you smell that? Something stinks? What is that? Is that Nick Patrick from last Monday? No, it’s Rikishi after his famous “pre-match ritual.” Who’s he got anyway? He’ll be backing that ass up on Booker-T on the January 10th, 2002 episode of WWF SmackDown! Plus, Stone Cold Steve Austin “WHAT?!” chants are in full effect and that pisses Kurt Angle …
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It’s the final NWA TNA Wrestling PPV before moving to Fox Sports for a weekly show and PPVs every month. September 8th, 2004 is a turning point for the company. We have one of the biggest main events in the history of the company up to this point. The "King of the Mountain" Jeff Jarrett defends his NWA World Heavyweight Championship against "The Ch…
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WWF was hitting all timer moments around this time and October 12th, 1998 is no different. It all started with Stone Cold driving a zamboni to the ring, then attacking Mr. McMahon in the hospital. Tonight, he is invited personally to Monday Night RAW by Mr. McMahon. To prove it’s business as usual Mr. McMahon drives a corvette to the area and leave…
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It’s TV that’s changing Friday nights! September 9th, 2005 was the debut of WWE SmackDown! on Friday nights! On the new time slot we get a stacked card on paper! A US title match, tag team title match, a steel cage match, and a bull rope match for the WWE championship! Also, Randy Orton has been battling The Undertaker since WrestleMania and he fin…
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January 1st, 1996 WWF decided to compete with the College Football Championships! It’s the first and last WWF RAW Bowl! The show is football themed with commentary making a million stupid references. The ring looks like a football field, the ref is dressed like a line judge, and a collegiate band in the crowd. The first match is a multiple man tag …
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You may remember the last WCW Nitro, but what about the one right before it? March 19th, 2001 marks the penultimate episode of WCW Nitro. This features fall out from WCW Greed where Scott Steiner sent DDP to the hospital! Dusty Rhodes wants Ric Flair to kiss his ass, a mystery man is attacking the Magnificent Seven, and Eric Bischoff calls into the…
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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 reall…
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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! Als…
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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 ha…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 arrives …
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October 14th, 1999 is one of the most historic days in the legacy of WCW Thunder. Vince Russo is on his way to WCW, so this is Kevin Nash’s last night as booker of WCW. Not only that but he is going to join commentary for the entire show. This episode ends up being a master class in wrestling comedy. For better or worse Kevin Nash shoots this entir…
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The NEW Monday Night War kicks off on March 8th, 2010 as TNA Wrestling begins a head to head battle on Monday Nights with WWE RAW! Hulk Hogan and Abyss start the show to pump up the crowd before their tag team match with AJ Styles and Ric Flair. As they fight in the opening match, the lights go out and Sting returns. This time however, he is a bad …
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It’s a beautiful day! The spotlight is on Triple H’s epic returns at Madison Square Garden after a career-threatening quad injury. One of the greatest returns in the history of WWE as The Game reclaims his throne on Monday Night Raw! Kurt Angle is upset that Triple H is stealing all his glory, as he believes he was the top guy when Hunter was gone.…
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The last WCW Nitro before nWo’s first and only PPV, Souled Out 1997! The show opens from the sold-out United Center in Chicago, with Macho Man storming the ring and holding the show hostage. He hijacks Nitro and says he's not leaving until someone with major stroke comes out. Amidst the chaos, we see intense confrontations with Chavo Guerrero Jr. a…
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