Q&A Thread for DEADLOCK Podcast Episode #251

Hear me out.. we need “wrestler crayons”: Kane - Red Blackpool Combat - Black DX - Green Blue Meanie - Blue Taz - Orange Bret Hart - Pink Danhausen - purple (I just feel like he would be purple) Goldust - gold obvi And that’s just off the dome dudes

What are the best/worst wrestling chants?

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Is this a bull rope match?

Are you guys planning on doing a dpw review?

Will we ever get a "how the sausage gets made" kind of episode or patreon video talking more in detail about the booking of DPW, why certain people went over or were booked, or what plans were for the future before people got signed/disappeared?

James what did you do with my crack

Favorite non TOD or BOTB CZW show?

Do the balls stink?

Are you guys gonna get the new ncca football game ?

Everyone asks about the boys favorite wrestler. Nah, who's yalls shittiest wrestler of all time? A wrestler, whether it be promo or match, you go "hell naw" and switch the channel. Whether personally or from lack of skill, who's yalls SWOAT?

Do you guys think ecw would’ve lasted longer if Kurt Angle decided to sign?

If you could stink face and wrestler who would it be and why is it Val Venis?

Have you guys ever butted heads during booking decisions for DPW, and how do you guys settle on what you believe is the best decision?

I wanna hear how you guys felt being able to book Roderick Strong for DPW? How was it meeting him and how surreal was it to see him in a DPW ring?

Ranch or Bleu Cheese? if neither, what’s your preferred sauce for chicken

When am I gonna get my refund for the oatmeal preorder I paid for? I showed up to DPW what the dog doin and y'all oversold the oatmeal (again)

When is Jawnny gonna step in the ring to face Dick "The Cock" Johnson, and take that BIG... SWEATY... STINKY... STINKFACE that we ALL KNOW he's been looking for?

If there was a “Grown Ups” style Movie about your lives as Deadlock which actor would play who

When are we going to get dpw vs NXT when worlds collide? I wanna see Jay Malachi vs DA YOUNG OG je'von evans

i just saw the shelly martinez porno niceee

So are you guys in a blood feud with the Ryback now?

Question to James: Thoughts on everything regarding Joshi wrestling? Marigold forming, Utami vs Iyo being announced, etc. Any new favourites in Joshi?

When is ricochet gonna dip his hog in DPW? Ps Jawnny why so HOOOOOOOOORNY?!

Which supernatural or weird wrestling gimmick do you think would translate well as a horror movie character?

If you had a Time Machine and could bring in one wrestler from any point in there career to compete in DPW today, who would you choose?

Have you guys ever had a "That's not gonna work for me brother" moment with any talent at dpw

A personal question but james & johnny are you guys married?

Is it true that when you guys booked Tanaka the first time it was by mistake and you actually wanted Tatanka?

DPW show in Puerto Rico when?

Blud why you be lying to your fans?

do you have a cutoff year for retro reviews ? for example a year where it becomes too recent or too old to review

This is more a riddle than a question. Why won't you ever catch James jorking it on stream, DSP style? Cause he always CUTS THE FUCKINGS CAMERAS.

If you could permanently delete one wrestler from history, who would it be?

Is it possible to have a little but of casual roundup on the sports y’all are into? Y’all talking about UFC and MLB was so entertaining (I got more into baseball coz of yall) and I hope other listeners enjoy em as well. U guys r da best!

Why does my father’s love feel conditional?

With your lives and DPW getting busier and busier over the years, has there been an item, app, or mental trick that has helped you big style to keep yourselves in line that you would recommend?

What’s a match you are hoping to see within your own company or any of the others?

Hey fellas got a question for everyone. How successful do you guys think Triple H would've been if he was called The Freak Triple aH and what would his Reign of Nasty looked like?

Best Eugene match?

Unlimited budget to make a DPW game. Anyone who appeared in DPW is on the roster. What studio makes it? Who is on the cover? What are your gameplay features? What is the DPW career mode story?

What's been your favourite match that sounds like crap on paper because of the wrestlers involved or the match rules but turned out surprisingly enjoyable?

I would like to see you guys play game together like Mario party or uno?

What’s the protocol if one of your attendees at a DPW Event happens to shit they’re pants (Asking for a friend) and it got everywhere and now everyone is wondering what that smell is and it’s really embarrassing.

Where oh where is the Deadlock Ghost Story segment?

Is there anywhere else internationally you've considered for dpw?

Favorite match involving ladders

update on ufc tier?

Gwimbly?

If you had to invent a Low Blow Spot, what would it be?

If DPW wasn’t a thing, would you consider starting an MMA promotion instead of a wrestling one?

Do you guys feel like the dirt sheets do more good or harm when it comes to things like contract negotiations and things that are meant to be surprises?

How did the collab with West Coast Pro and Prestige come around

When are you guys gonna do Deadlock Gaming officially?? Or just even have the boys on NL more fr plz

If you could have one wrestler that isn't part of this world anymore cut a DPW hype promo, who would you pick?

would yall sign scott nash to dpw?

I know gaming videos and content are pretty sporadic between the three of you, but have you ever considered creating a channel specifically for the three of you to post gaming content on? Love you boys and love the pod.

Who had the most entertaining heel run of anyone not named Lucky Ali? (pro wrestling/shoot fights/wherever)

What are the current plans and locations for expanding DPW across the states? (pls say florida)

You get three brand new champs out of these 5: 99' jericho, scott hall, beer money, harlem heat, and Mike Awesome Which three get belts and which two have to take a hike?

Will SGH live return one day? It sounds like a nightmare to setup as per the See No Evil SGH lol

What's up brothers ☝️ Will you guys ever do a Watch This episode where you watch music videos just like Beavis and Butthead?

Have you guys ever had bad fan experiences, like a fan coming up to you and getting too personal?

Do you guys have any plans to run shows in Ohio?

Would you guys ever consider doing a Deadlock gaming channel?

Did you guys stop and think that if you flip the first three letters of his name, Dick Butkus now becomes But Dickus

If you’re booking DPW back in 2000-2007, who are you trying to get to become the next DPW World Champion? What about the tag team champions?

What movie traumatized y'all as a child?

Question for the boys. If WWE had formed the Evolution stable in 2006 consisting of Roadkill, Danny Doring, Randy Orton and Mark Jindrak with John Laurinaitis as their manager. How far do you think the top heel act could've gone on Raw?

Do you guys have any plans to do episodes on aew?

My question is when am I going to get paid from you guys because I hear that you keep saying cuts the fuckings cameras but here’s a trade offer my friend Big dick randy get john blud and tony and James gets to keep the catch phrase ps I was pizza delivery for icey winer

Yearly Marcus update?

Jawnny if you absolutely had to stomp out Papa Emeritus, and i mean stomp a mudhole on this poor bastard, to any Ghost song which song would it be

How far back are y'all on names? Are we talking like 30 or 40 names or is it closer to like a couple weeks worth?

Any plans on new merch?

Who's the hog-dippingest Klown in Killer Klowns from Outer Space? My personal choice is Bippo, you know that fucker is fucked

Why was Tony left out of the coast to coast special? Is it because he played Day N Night throughout the whole trip last year?

Can you guys seriously come to San Diego and do a show in my town to raise awareness of our polluted-ass beach?

johnny have you watched macgruber yet

Where does the "MMEEHHH" Come from? Saw it on reddit that it's from Backyard Wrestling.

Tony, as a fellow parent, do you over F5 or German suplex your kid?

Who was the first wrestler to be given 3 strikes?

Would you ever consider doing a backyard DPW show, I would like to offer my backyard if the price is right.

mike awesome dpw run or chris hero main event a dpw show

With the success of the Pod and DPW plus everything with the Patreon, do you guys still work 9 to 5s and if so what do you do?

james talks about naruto but did naruto ever make him cry and why hasent he made tony & jawnny read / watch / love naruto also

Can you elaborate on the individual roles you three play for DPW?

Whatever happened to the UFC tier for Patreon idea? Is it unlikely to happen? Also heads up UFC 5 is considered one of the worst all time seeing as though it's next up to watch. Good shit as always boys!

would you satrt a 2024 efed?

some times when i bus nuts i say HAAAAAANNNNNN yingyang style

ass or tittys???? boys

would you rather pick any wrestler from any era to have a 1 year run in dpw & who would you pick or have 1 match from any era main event a show & what would it be

Question for all the boys, If you were gonna add a permanent 4th member to the podcast who below would you choose? 1.Macho T 2.Andrew Everett 3.Chris Danger 4. Duel Also have you guys ever considered adding a 4th member?

What ever happened to the deadlock.com website? Wasn't there articles being posted and edits. What happened to that or what did it turn into? P.S. Jawnny smells Bonerific

Question for Tony (and the other boys if they’ve partaken), what’s your opinion on Casey’s Pizza?

if y’all had to choose a vehicle to use for an entrance what would it be? Ex: Undertaker in bike, Eddie Guerrero in lowrider or Cherry Poppin Daddies in da Dildozer

Hey boys, It feels that you guys are a bit up top date on the current product. Do you boys think that wrestling now feels too well done compared to some crazy shit in the past?

Hamburger or Hotdog style?

what were the plans for jay malachi and lucky ali before they went to wwe?

In relation to the talk about what went into roddy strong entrance in the last Q&A has there been any music/custom entrances you wanted to do in DPW but for one reason or another it couldn’t happen?

If you could have any band put together a DPW theme-song, who would you choose?

(Cliches and overuse aside) If you had to make a Mount Rushmore of the most influential eras of wrestling, what would they be and what company would they belong to? (Ex: 1997 WCW, 2001-2003 Smackdown, etc.)

What would be some of your wrestling move set if you went pro

You've been booking DPW for a while now. How do you guys end up booking the show? What's the workload between you all?

Do you guys see yallselves hiring Jim Ross on DPW?

This question is for Tony. Hi Tony, if you had the chance to spend a day with Shawn Michaels would you rather spend it being a worse wrestler than Bret Hart or being a Worse Person than Bret Hart.

Hello Deadlock Podcast, do you like the professional wrestler Andrew Martin aka The Punisher aka Test? What is your favorite Test match? Do you agree he has the best big boot in wrestling? Do you think he would play catch with me? Who was the best Test girlfriend? Please let me know the answer to these questions, thank you! :D

I was just wondering if you would like to hang out with me and smoke weed and fill our bellies with diet soda and play Burnout Revenge for the PS2?

This one is mainly for Jawnny and James. If Tony Khan said he will let you book 1 of 2 AEW wrestlers in DPW for free, but you had to book to his specifications. Which of these options are you choosing? Option 1: You can book Okada for 6 months, but he cannot use the rainmaker. Also all of his wins must be via money clip induced pass out. Option 2: 1 year of Colton Gunn, but he must go undefeated and have a match on every DPW show for the year. He must also be National or Worlds champion by the end of the year.

At what point did you guys realize dpw was a real possibility

If you're only allowed three video games, one must be wrestling and one must be from a handheld console, what do you choose?

Thoughts on Dragonball Z Sparking Zero and the new creator mode (creating your own story and playing others created stories online)

In yall's opinion, who is the best wrestling manager?

Who do you think is the equivalent of a one hit wonder in professional wrestling?

Yo, y'all ever beat your shit overhand like your shootin' dice?

Remove Vince McMahon OR Hulk Hogan from the history of wrestling. Whose absence changes the wrestling landscape more?

Who has the best matches: The Undertaker, The Miz, or Giant Gonzales?

What's something about the wrestling business you only learned after starting DPW?

What would the Godfathers main event wrestlemania entrance look like?

When is James gonna Vince Russo himself into winning the DPW title

you ever wonder about if james doesnt go to japan in late 2019? also dpw very very good, proud of you

Best non wrestling playstation game of all time

You guys run a wrestling company?

What has been the best horror movie from the past year or so?

Any chance of you guys bringing back some past segments, like "Top 5," "Untitled Theme Song Seg," and "James tells us about a thing he bought or had fixed?"

What's worse, Rikishi stink face after he took a mean shit or Big Vis doing visagra after popping from Viagras??

What is DPW?

Hello boys Señor Dick Tip here, and I was just wondering wouldn’t it be funny if all of you were bald?

If she only hovers, does she really love me?

I have a signed 8x10 of Antonio Thomas from the Heart Throbs (and Killer Kowalski) from a local signing at a real estate office in my hometown. I am willing to part with this heirloom and give to James, for one lifetime subscription to DPW On Demand. Do you accept these terms?

Why do you guys only review 90s wrestling and forward. How much money would it take for you to review 2008 forward

Who sucks more? Hulk Hogan, brother, or Hacksaw Jim Duggan?

what the dog do

What is your absolute favorite recurring joke or meme that has spawned from the podcast/patreon segments?

With hindsight; What’s the worst thing you’ve cheered for in wrestling?

Barrett from Final Fantasy VII vs Art Jimmerson in a battle of the one armed bandits, who you got?

What is one match you thought would be amazing but really REALLY wasn’t?

Favorite place to eat in Japan, Thank you

With Ricochet getting killed by Bron Breaker to get written off of WWE , what do you boys think is the best way to write off a wrestler leaving a company 🤔

When you poop, how long are you in there and what entertainment are you bringing with you? Guy like me, 45 minutes and a copy of Kurt Angle's "It's True! It's True!"

If you could meet any wrestler from the past or present who would you choose?

Top 5 Dicks draft style

Did you guys see the new Furiosa movie that had former WWA world champion Nathan Jones in it? Also, are there any roles that a wrestler has played in a movie, video game, etc. that stuck out for you?

Do you guys have a current fighting game you like watching/playing? (Besides the wrestling games if you wanna count those)

Who is your favorite MMA fighter of all time?

Out of all these eras which do u find to be the most fucked fucked promotion: TNA 2011 , XWF 2001, RAW 2019

Out of the DPW guys who signed to WWE or AEW, who is having the best run so far?

What's your guys ideal sandwich order from Subway, Jimmy Johns etc..?

Do any of you subscribe to any crazy conspiracy theories? Personally I'm not sure Tony's deck ever existed.

Can I borrow a dollar?

What is the actual sit down process for you 3 of going about booking, promoting, and signing the talents for DPW

If you guys were to do a 3-way tag with representatives from WWE, AEW and TNA each (so 3 per person, 1 per company), who would you guys choose for your team(s)? Could be from all-time just so Tony can get Shawn on his team.

This is a question for Tony, do you possibly want to hangout and smoke some weed, fill our bellies with diet soda, and play burnout revenge for the PS2?

Have you guys watched the Fallout TV show yet?

Sup Bois, what is your favorite promo ever. Or maybe top 3 brother?

You have to book Val Venus, Disco Inferno, Horace Hogan, and the Honkey Tonk man in a match. Whats the stipulations.

Have any of you checked out Sukeban? If so, what are your thoughts?

What’s your guys top 3 dream matches?

What wrestling prediction were you totally confident in only to be proven completely wrong?

Have yall ever considered watching Bare Knuckle fighting for watch this? I recently watch the Taylor Starling vs Charisa Sigala fight and I think I found my new hyperfixation, love y’all, stay horny

How big is Tony’s deck? Would you say it’s more lengthy or girthier? Or is it average size compared to most decks?

When DPW started, you guys had a lot of “silly” or “unserious” ideas about what the company would be like. When did you realize that DPW could be the top work rate indy in the world?

Will we be getting any DPW and WCPW or Prestige crossover shows?

What’s your guys’ process for taking notes during shows?

Have y’all considered watching a dpw event for sgh. Would be cool to hear y’all talk about it.

Are there any old wrestling gimmicks that didn't work at the time or were booked badly that you think would work today if done correctly?

Hey Johnny can you elaborate on how and why you and your buddies had breakfast with the Godfather many moons ago?

Question for James and Tony, would you rather hit Jawnny in the dick with a light tube or an overdrive ass first into tacks?

What is the most egregious burial in a promo?

Will you watch JCW Legends and Icons 2011 if I tell you the rumble finish and the reason it happened as it did?

Any upcoming video games that you guys are excited for? Like "Doom: The Dark Ages" or "Squirrel With a Gun" maybe?