January 29, 2025

DEADLOCK Podcast #283 (Video)

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 get him to join the company so they had him make an in-ring appearance and then do commentary for Taz vs Little Guido. After that it looked like Kurt was going to have a program with Taz. That was until the incident happened. After The Sandman successfully defended his title against 2 Cold Scorpio, Raven returned from injury. It looked as if the Sandman’s son was going to join back with his dad; he previously left to join Raven. However, Raven surprised everyone and hit Sandman with a Singapore cane! That is where the episode leaves us. In reality, that was not the end. Raven, Steve Richards, and The Blue Meanie, brought out a cross and crucified a bloody and battered Sandman! They hoisted him up and put a barbed wire “crown of thorns" on his head! This moment was so controversial that ECW couldn’t air it or Kurt Angle would sue them! He never made another appearance for ECW again. All this and more from ECW High Incident. Plus, The DEADLOCK Draft is back with the top 5 wrestling video games of all time!

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ECW Hardcore TV 1996 Kurt Angle Debut & The Sandman Crucified | DEADLOCK Pod (YouTube)

Comments (69)

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Essie · February 10, 2026

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It's me, it's me, it's JST, Jimmy Shnuka Twonior · February 5, 2025

They talked about Bret's 20 year deal, and that made me wonder... what does a WWF with that contract being honored and without the Montreal Screwjob look like? Do we ever get the Mr. McMahon character? Does Shawn still have the match at Rumble '98 with Undertaker that supposedly lead to his retirement? Where do those guys fit in at the height of the Attitude Era? Additionally, how does Hogan vs. Sting at Starcade '97 play out without Bret?

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Fauna with 9 As at the end because every time I try to choose a name somewhere Fauna is taken and I have to compromise. That isn · February 4, 2025

I don’t really know why honestly

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Jubs · February 1, 2025

MDickie not getting picked puts this worse than the 2000 NBA Draft.

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Doing CZW spots on Tony's deck · February 8, 2025

The MDickie games are funny, don't get me wrong... but they look absolutely fucking *miserable* to play.

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Tables, Ladders, and Mick Foley's Butthole - OHHH MYYYYYYYYYYY · January 31, 2025

That smile. That damn pre Peak Angle smile.

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el dicksperdo · January 30, 2025

we are so back

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA · January 30, 2025

YEAAAA YEAAAA YEAAA

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MeekoCHAOS The Raccoon Boi · January 30, 2025

Yeah I'm picking wrestlemania 2000, wrestling mpire remix, wrestling empire, Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special, aaannnddd raw 2 for xbox

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Sonny Wright · January 30, 2025

If I was Gallows, and Bob Cardona rang a bell so I would go off, I would have to protect the business and wreck house

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FalconX9K · January 30, 2025

I gotta give a shout out to Wrestlemania 2000 if for nothing else than giving me my first memories as a conscious human being

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Sonny Wright · January 30, 2025

Welcome back Pizzamane!

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Tom · January 30, 2025

The pizza man is back! The show just isn’t the same without Toby

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Tom · January 30, 2025

The Mat Dickie snub is egregious

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spoon AKA hey jawnny im actually in my house this weekend NOT philly so dont give me any recommendations of where to go thanks · January 29, 2025

pizza mang back? with the nL beanie? aw yeah man.

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Matvei Michkov’s Discord Kitten · January 29, 2025

TOBY PEENER GUY IS BACK YEAHHHHHHHH

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Rocko Bamonti · January 29, 2025

Welcome back Tony! Great to hear you!

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Steele Lukas · January 29, 2025

THE PIZZA MAN COMETH!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Welcome back Tony

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Joe Son is 'Random Task' from Austin Powers · January 29, 2025

Daddy is home with the milk and cigs! Tony, love you dude, glad to see ya back. <3

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OH MY! DIPPERS OF THE HOG UNITE! · January 29, 2025

Thr only regret I have is watching the peacock version of the show without the og adds lol

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MISTERRR ELL- ING -TON · January 29, 2025

We had a PS1 so it was smackdown 2 until the WrestleManiaX8-day of reckoning GameCube games. 2k has stepped it up last couple years for sure after ruining rassling games for the last decade

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Cat wearing crocs · January 29, 2025

yoooo I had pizza earlier I knew it was a sign :D wb tony!

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BigJ · January 29, 2025

Triple H's "The Game" gimmick was literally just "Shane Douglas, but he has good matches."

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The SkeeWoah-ism · January 29, 2025

Ive been going thru all of ECW on and off since when the network was still around and it's such a journey. I'm on this year but only in February. Mullet Little Guido rules and Team Deadlock escorting Taz was awesome.

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Walking Talking Man Sized Blunt · January 29, 2025

Return of the pizza mang? That is just too sweet

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Lawny Lampart · January 29, 2025

welcome back, pizza mang

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The MK Zer-Yooooooooooooooooooo · January 29, 2025

YEAH TONY! The pizza guy is here to deliver! Awesome pod guys. I don't have a full draft list sin e you guys took all mine, but the OG WWF Smackdown on PS1. First wrestling game I owned that didn't suck. (I didn't have an N64 when I was a kid.)

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Love · January 29, 2025

Get in or get the flip out man!!!

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In an alternate universe where WCW is alive we would get the PWO, the Percy Watson order, and it's just oh, oh, oh , oh YEAH! · January 29, 2025

Top 5 draft for me gotta be 1. Wcw backstage assault. 2. WWE 2k16 3. SVR 08 4. WWF Wrestlemania 2000 5. The TNA game but only for the Nintendo DS. Gotta be top 5, top 10 lists of all time

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Viggy Pop · January 29, 2025

Cm Punk and Bret Hart could of happened

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Zarux · January 29, 2025

As always, thank you fellas for blessing us with this side bread! I get so excited when a new episode drops. I start jumping around and knocking over shit at work and my boss gets mad and says CHILL THE FUCK OUT YOU MANIAC! but I’m too jacked to chill out. I’m a fucking dipper, baby. I’m a knucklehead! Fuck yeah let’s do this shit boys!

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just taking a walk · January 29, 2025

LETS GO TOBY IS BACK LETS FUCKING GO BABY

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Kolton45 · January 29, 2025

My draft based off picks you didn’t take 1. Wwe 12 2. WWE 2k16 3. Legends of wrestling 2 4. Wrestle Kingdom 2 5. WrestleMania XIX

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Wang Dang · January 29, 2025

Much love to the Pizza Guy

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MISTERRR ELL- ING -TON · January 29, 2025

To quote McAfee LETS... GOOOOOOO!

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Uli · January 29, 2025

Let's go Tony!!! Clap...clap..clap clap clap Let's go Tony!!! Clap...clap..clap clap clap Let's go Tony!!! Clap...clap..clap clap clap

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ConsulttheBones · January 29, 2025

TONY

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drstclair · January 29, 2025

I want a midcard title for the patreon shoutout seg.

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CallMeMostFuckedFuckerDaWayMySmallManIsLittell · January 29, 2025

Former Deadlock Patreon Champion SMALLMAN Chuck Littel here, Welcome back pizza guy. Just Jim and Joey got boring.

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Richard 'the P.E.N.IS' Jonathan Son Ass Stinkey Pussy · January 29, 2025

yoooooooo let’s go toonnyyyyyy

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yea my bitch goin but at least i got dis paper · January 29, 2025

da pizza mane back

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Hungry Carrot · January 29, 2025

Who’s the jabroni in the middle? He seems like the guy to cause a ruckus in a Home Depot

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Real North Carolina judge Dick Boner · January 29, 2025

Yall had some insane missed picks in the draft. Lemme show yall 1: Def Jam Fight for New York 2: Wrestling Empire (all the MDickie games are the same so I win here) 3: King of Colosseum II 4: WWE 13 5: SmackDown 2

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bonerific · January 29, 2025

i heard toby pizza dude was gone because he was recovering from surgery to reduce the size of his massive, girthy shlong

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VacuumWhistler · January 29, 2025

Based Tony ad read. Yeah I listen to the show with ads still

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VacuumWhistler · January 29, 2025

CUMpilation? Excuse me?

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DEREK. GRAHAM. COOCH. · January 29, 2025

You’re telling The Rock that Sandman was crucified on ABC 7?

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DEREK. GRAHAM. COOCH. · January 29, 2025

(PS we love you Tony)

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Bayley's Roseplant AKA Mini Stroke AKA Beanflick · January 29, 2025

The return of THE PIZZAMAN, Y'ALL!! (Seriously I hope nothing but the best for Tony & his family)

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Batista’s Deck · January 29, 2025

WEDNESDAY DEADLOCK WEDNESDAY

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Hey Johnny Love From Finland, I Popped Mike Hawk Style When I Heard The Dudesons On The Pod · January 29, 2025

WELCOME BACK PIZZA DUDE

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Longways · January 29, 2025

Super wed and the return of Toby. Let’s goo.

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CamBam Thank You Ma’am · January 29, 2025

Good to have you back Tonester. Missed ya bud♥️

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Monk E. Dangerously · January 29, 2025

WELCOME BACK TONY!!!!!!!!!

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zaza so rancid it made me end Bobby Roode's TNA push · January 29, 2025

THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS

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I took a WWE Steve Austin Monster Truck toy up my ass Ryan Dunn style for the love of the game · January 29, 2025

finally had my patreon name read off and not only did it get cut off, it was read after the Pasadena show 🤣🤣

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John Nickell · January 29, 2025

WELCOME BACK TOBY

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Real North Carolina judge Dick Boner · January 29, 2025

92 Rumble is a damn solid pick

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Daniel Reyes · January 29, 2025

Also Welcome Back Tony!

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JawnnysPenisNamedMacGruberCauseHesNeverSeenIt · January 29, 2025

WELCOME BACK TONYYYYY

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Rocko Bamonti · January 29, 2025

I can't wait to listen!!!

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ICameHereToFightGooberNowDumbassFightingMeFightYou · January 29, 2025

WUMBO WEDNESDAY POD SKEE WHOAAAA

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Daniel Reyes · January 29, 2025

I think someone had a wardrobe malfunction that’s why it got privated

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Tony is a bitch IFYOU SMELL WHAT THECOCK ISCOOKING · January 29, 2025

SSSSKKKEEEEEE WHOAAAAAA!!!!!! About time

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TopDegenerate · January 29, 2025

So extreme they privated it to save face

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John Nickell · January 29, 2025

The boys are back with a very very special Wednesday morning show.

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A A Ron Rodgers and RVD harassing Stone Cold · January 29, 2025

Damn no notification I could just tell when the boys where gonna drop hell ya

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John Nickell · January 29, 2025

Yes sir the DRAFT IS BACK

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Greiga · January 29, 2025

Video currently private amigos!