Q&A Thread for DEADLOCK Podcast Episode #260

Wanna come to my wedding?

What's the better match, strap match, bull rope match, or dog collar match. I vote dog collar match

Big question for you boys, is there any chance of permanent Deadlock merch options on your site, or are you sticking to the occasional merch drops that you've done in the past?

If had color commentary. Which team would be the best? JR/King JR/Heyman (WHORE! WHORE! WHORE!) Don West/Mike Tenay ???

Pulse, what hair product do you use? Cause your hair looks 🥵

Question for Pulse. How do u feel about SplitGate 2 coming out, as you always talk about how big of Halo player you are? PS: Jawnny smells nice

This question is for Johnny and James. How’s the diet been going? I started with you guys and I’m down 20lbs. You guys helped me want to do it and I’m glad. Love the pod and I LOVE TONYS DECK!

What made you guys decide to have the best Patreon in the history of Patreon? Did one of you wake up one day and think, "Know what FUCK these other guys! Let's show em how it's done!" Love the pod, thank you Jawnny, James, Tony, and editor Beefy for making it.

Hoping one day soon to finally get to Japan. Do you have a favorite venue for wrestling matches and have you ever seen a match outside of Tokyo.

I think I speak for all relatively new Deadlock-ites when I say: so no merch? :(

If DPW could tag team (Share stars, venues, looks, ideas) with any other independent company either past or present, what would your dream one be?

What is the best breakfast meal?

Have there been any plans for dpw or the pod that you guys thought were too big, but you think you might actually be able to do now

Hoggiest Hog moment?

Who is your favorite guilty pleasure wrestler?

Question for johnny why no cam for any of the pods and will you do one for the 300th episode

Do you have any cool wrestling/sports memorabilia?

Hi guys what steroids will you be using on your transformation

Y u bald

What’s one unique call on commentary that you guys will forever remember from your childhood? For me it’s when JR said “Michael’s just super kicked the hell out of hogan!”

I heard that Deadlock is coming to Fortnite. What's in the Battle Pass?

What are the chances you boys post your review notes on the Patreon? I’d love to see what you boys have actually written down

What was it like backstage after Chris Dangers 1st match

Would you rather play smackdown vs raw 2008 or drag your bare nuts across 100 yards of broken glass

Does Adam Priest still walk in the locker room and ask “ What the fuck are we doin, man?” Before he calls his matches?

My lips? They’re fine.. but how are yours???…Tony

Fuck marry kill the hardy boys, edge & christian, and the dudleyz

Favorite Sid moments?

In your opinion, what is the best era for ROH?

If you could time travel and start dpw in any era of wrestling, which would you choose, and who would be DPW Nattie Champ? Much love from Seattle (run a show here cowards)

James do you think you’re cute Toby do you know you’re sexy Jawnny do you got the looks that drive the girls wild

whats up with tape trading?

HERES A QUESTION- How about you read my name TOBY

It’s been a year since the passing of Bray Wyatt, what were y’all’s favorite Bray Wyatt memories and how do you feel about the Wyatt Sicks?

Also - honest person and uncoolest person you have met whilst on the bizness?

Once again - read out my fucken name you cowards!

You stinky bitches who are your favourite workers at the moment and why?

Have you guys watched AEW All In? And if so how did you feel about it?

First wrestling ppv you remember watching, and what would you grade it today?

What discontinued food item or restaurant menu item would you like to see brought back?

When the FUCK are you guys coming to Atlanta?

In an old episode, you guys mentioned maybe making a DPW On Demand app. Is there currently an plans for maybe a Roku app or something?

What wrestler/s do you think could have been mega stars but were in the wrong era of wrestling?

Have yall listened to rikishi's music yet?

When is the last time you guys had “real jobs” and what did you do?

How did you first find wrestling outside of WWE?

Why fore-come Tony be wearin them hats. Like damn you be inside already and shi?

Have you ever thought about doing book reviews

Growing up I watched wrestling with my brothers. How or who did y'all grow up watching wrestling with? Love the show appreciate you boys!

You have to take one of the following moves onto the concrete floor: the Arn Anderson spinebuster or the Sid Viscious powerbomb. Which do you choose?

If Dick "The Cock" Johnson and Chase Richardson had an exploding barbed wire death match where the loser shoot dies, who would you go for?

What would it sound like if Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler, and Paul Bearer all had a conversation?

Back in '22 Jawnny suggested a "Watch This" where you'd listen to the full Macho Man rap album. I don't have a question to add to this.

Who is yalls favorite commentators? It can be from all time and any company?

favorite fortnite skin?

What television channel would you want DPW to air on? Mid '90s TNT, mid 2000s Spike TV, or current day USA?

worst word go

Can we get a rikishi ass emoji for the discord

Who's currently in your top 8?

Metalingus or Cult of Personality??

what’s ya earliest wrestling memory?

Have you ever considered doing an event similar to the Chicago meetup during DPW weekends?

What do you think some of the best matches of the Ruthless Aggression Era are?

Sheetz or Wawa?

If you were on death row, what would your last meal be? PS: Tony my dog is fucked up and I will scooby sue you, goodnight

TNA Rawkishi Son or JBL Jillian Hall valet Daughter?

Who is your favorite big man 6’6 and above?

Y’all seen the 2004 episode of Hollywood Squares where Randy Savage and Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House meet up?

Who is y’all’s favorite wrestler turned YouTuber?

Hello I just wanted to check in regarding MacGruber

Have any of you had a chance to watch the Je’Von Evans match from nxt heatwave? If you have, what did you think about it? If you guys haven’t seen it yet I think it would be good for an episode of Watch This.

Which was better? Endorphin wrestling or pivot animation wrestling?

besides aew, njpw, wwe, and tna, what are some companies that you want to run a collab show with?

what did the boys think of all in?

With Nigel McGuinness returning at All In I've been looking to go back and watch some of his older stuff since it was before my time. What are some Nigel matches that are required viewing?

If DPW had a figure line, and you were obligated to come up with some kind of action feature emblematic of Deadlock as a whole, what would you use? As an example of; that WWE line where you could pour water into the figures to make them sweat.

What happened to the deadlock draft?

Can we please have DPW in FL? I will even lick Johnny’s stinky ass to make this happen.

Have you guys ever had any major disagreements as far as booking decisions for DPW? How do you decide on what to do when there are disagreements?

this question for John Blud: I’m from Corn Cobb County but I’m visiting Philadelphia for wrestlemania 40, what are some cool things to do in philly while I’m there?

Love the pod boys keep it up. My question is very simple. What was your initial PC set up compared to your set up now?

Have you watched The "Who Killed WCW?"docuseries. If yes how is it? If not in the boys opinion Who killed WCW?

If you could make any wrestlers swap gimmicks regardless of era who would you pick? Can be as many as you like.

What is each of your dream theme song for yourselves as Pro wrestlers?

After seeing the WWE crossover with Call of Duty,I wanted to ask if you guys could work with any game or games with DPW, which Ganes would you pick?

Have you guys ever considered adding a ad free audio feed of the podcast for Patreon members. While I like the ad free video versions for being a member I do still prefer to listen to the audio feeds and think it would be cool to have a ad free version of that as well.

What is the most recent show you would consider doing for a retro review? Is the first episode of Dynamite too new to revisit and do a retrospective to see how your thoughts on the show compare to what we know now?

A questions for all the boys, can we get a review of the movie LongLegs?

What came first? The chicken or the egg?

Why my pinky toe itch?

DPW has shaped itself into a pretty serious indy, and it's well respected by fans and wrestlers, so congrats. My question is, do you regret not going in a funny haha direction and having elephant shit matches like DDT?

If copyright issues weren't present, what would you use for entrance music and what would you use as a finisher if you were wrestlers?

When are you boys releasing new merch? Ya Boy started listening to the pod at the start of the year and going back and listening to old episodes it sounds like I missed some cool stuff. I want merch lol

Is there a wrestler you've looked at on the pod that you think y'all were too harsh on? Or just someone you saw that had a shitter match but is otherwise good?

As Hulk Hogan scholars, do you know why he was so popular back in the day?

Do you have any wrestling regrets ?

So how did you guys meet up and get to create Deadlock and eventually DPW? I've always been curious about how everything came together.

Romeo from the Heart Throbs once took a sip of my cousins Pepsi at an indie show when I was 7. If you were to drink a strangers soda at a DPW show, what would you choose? Antonio from the Heart Throbs was there too.

If you three had to get a matching tattoo, what would it be/where would you put it?

Boyiling Hot Dog Water. Grabbing a funnel. And pouring it DIRECKEDLY INTO Toby's hole

In honor of the legend passing, what are your favorite Sid moments/matches?

DPW HIGH Noon was awesome, great energy being in the live crowd and amazing matches. That being said, will you guys be coming down to Texas more often and if so will y'all be willing to try other venues? (Except for Corpus because it's Trash!)

Who are some recommendations for women’s japanese wrestlers ? i’ve been recently getting into more but not really caught up on the legends of the scene , more up to date with the names who are really popular now.

Occasionally there have been fighting game references on the pod, do you guys have a favorite one? Thanks for all that you guys do and keep up the great work

Is there any wrestling legend who is still actively wrestling today that you would like to book for DPW?

What are your Top 5 Deadlock Bits?

As someone who doesn’t run a wrestling show, ive always wondered if you guys fraternize with the wrestlers there. Like, did yall talk with roderick strong or is it just you hire him and he hits backbreakers and leaves?

What's your favourite match involving a wrestler you completely despise?

When is Johnny going to get a camera??? Give me an address and i’ll buy him one 😂

In honor of the Master and Ruler of the Universe, what’s a famous pro wrestling injury you’d go back in a Time Machine to prevent and save a wrestlers career?

Who was the first wrestler to get 3 strikes?

Who is the last wrestler you'd save from a burning building? And why is it Val Venis?

What is your favourite album?

With Killer Klowns about to die, and other asymmetrical horror games like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre game and the Friday the 13th game either also dying or already dead, what is it going to take for any of these kinds of games to not die in your guys's opinion?

Out of all the wrestlers out there (excluding Rikishi) who do you think has the best stinkface

Any bump in activity due to the new Valve Deadlock game? Any concerns in regards to trademarks, or is wrestling just a completely separate space? Feels weird to see the name all over Twitch after following you guys for so long.

How did the partnership with Prestige and West Coast Pro come about? Cant wait to see you guys at the Prestige show in Portland!

When are y'all gonna get that Reality Kings sponsorship on the DPW canvas and/or ring posts?

When will there be an online merch store?

If you could wipe one fast food chain off the face of the earth, which would it be?

SO I had to ask yourself... do you guys like Alice In Chains?

What's y'all's favorite Sid moment? RIP to the Master and Ruler of the Universe.

As promoters of an indie what would you guys do if you had a Danielson and Roddy vs The Bucks type situation. would you run out there to get beat up? tell them to take it home?

As three guys who run an actual wrestling company you clearly love wrestling. Is there a specific match/wrestler/event/etc that you can remember as important for unlocking a new level of passion for wrestling for you?

for all the DPW boys, whats your favorite wrestling counter? can be a sequence ender, cutoff, or plain old reversal

How much do I need to donate for you to run a show in Nashville or Tennessee in general

Yeah I got a question! Who the Fuck is Griff Garrison

With DPW growing and growing, is there anything you miss from how things were during your early days of running the shows, or have the improvements across the board completely wiped away any room for nostalgia?

Do you guys have any backyard wrestling stories?

Johnny has been doing a great job filling in for the NewLegacy OG, but when will Duel be returning to the podcast?

You're a wee child hanging with wee child buddies and playing wrestling. Who were your picks for wrestlers to be? When I was 7 my best friend would always choose Goldust and I would choose Undertaker and I always went over.

Has there ever been a Dpw match that made you go to the ring like inoki and tell them to end the match

Go to films you can have on at any time, or at least playing in the background if you're busy with other things?

When can I shoot fight Johnny ? I promise no over drive

Have you boys ever tried or considered running a show at the asylum? I need yall to come to Tennessee asap or I will send the natural born thrillers in the 70s bus to take you to the penis exploding machine.

Do you piss balls in or balls out?

Favorite tag teams all time?

Dream commentary team for DPW, excluding your current team.

What made up fighting style would you invent and what would it be called?

This question is for Tony. What are your overall thoughts on the new college football game?

Would love to know what each of your wrestling origin story was? Basically what match or moment got you hooked? Mine was watching John Cena come back from getting stabbed in the kidney and squashing Carlito on 04 Smackdown for the US title. Love you guys! Keep it up. Also stop ignoring the people and review Muppets on Raw you fuckers.

Dear boys why gay?

Are you boys gonna do anything special for episode #300 (confirmed in Deadlock canon to be the last ever episode of the pod)?

Not a wrestling question but do you listen to any music that would surprise others?

if you three could book Mike Awesome in DPW who would be his first opponent?

What horror movie should be the next hyper specific online horror game?

Hey boys John with a hn, Jack and Toby what were y’all favorite matches that y’all have seen live? Anyways come back to Texas or I will fly to North Carolina for Dpw.

Hello there James Darnell aka pulse aka lives at (his home) For real I have a question. Has doing the pod and co running dpw with the gentlemen revived your love and passion for wrestling that you were losing your grippy on? Also jawnny smeeells REALLY NICE :)

Yeah, I got a question; who the FUCK do I need to FUCK to get a FUCKing meatball marinara sammmiiiiiccccchhhh?

What other podcasts are you guys listening to right now, if any?

Craziest stink face ?

if dick cocked the johnson, who wins

What is your favorite non-WWE wrestling game? I gotta rock with Wrestling Revolution 2D

What's your favorite thing about the 2 guys you work with?

When did you first realise that Deadlock was your full time gig over YouTube and other work?

did the boys watch danielson vs swerve if so what did you guys think ?

hey deadlock why don’t you guys do live streams on twitch together or do you have plans to do it on a future date

When was the last time you saw the VYBE guys?

cock or balls?

When is the next deadlock merch drop?

Favorite game(s) of all time?

Favorite/worst movie all time?

I shit my pants full of doodoo. Now what?

hey jawnny, when u worked at czw, how hard were the floors? the black floors always looked so hard.

If you could have one soda from any fast food place, which one and why