November 15, 2025

DEADLOCK Watch This #267

Two for the price of one, the boys are back in town to see TWO instances of Taka Michinoku taking on Aguila!

On this edition of Watch This, we take it back to both 1997 AND 1998! The first match is from an episode of WWF Monday Night RAW from December of 1997, where Taka Michinoku takes on Aguila in a WWF Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Match.

Then, we follow it up with their Light Heavyweight Title Match at WWF WrestleMania XIV!

Watch This!

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Comments (38)

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Marathon train by day, Deadlock podcast by night! All day! · November 25, 2025

I noticed that TAKA wrestled Devon Storm in the first round of the tournament. That would be a cool Watch This episode. Also damn those were two fucking awesome matches.

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And fuel a giant drill, bore straight into Hell Releasing ancient demons from their sleep forever spell So they can walk upon th · November 25, 2025

Essa Rios’ Tope Con Giro over the corner turnbuckle is so dangerous but is my favourite spot of all time. also, he was only 18 years old in the semi-final match.

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And fuel a giant drill, bore straight into Hell Releasing ancient demons from their sleep forever spell So they can walk upon th · November 30, 2025

He also wrestled Super Crazy in the first round, and yes, it was sweet.

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Paying The APA To Kick My 87YearOld Grandmas Ass · November 20, 2025

Seeing Taka do the taunt after so long reminded me how fucking awesome the Michinoku Driver is

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Curly Bill · November 19, 2025

They had a great match with each other in ECW. Aguila was in his papi chulo gimmick which is pretty sweet.

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Daniel Beesley · November 17, 2025

You know these matches are sick when I’ve seen that WM15 match a hundred times and I still was yelling “HEADDROP THIS MOTHER FUCKER” right before the finish.

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Mattie · November 17, 2025

Nice for kite to show up for the.... KITE LOOK OUT NOOOOOOOOO

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Marcus Summers · November 17, 2025

The boys gotta watch Taka and Bradshaw vs Kaientai now

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Mayfly · November 17, 2025

If you think that the stuff they’re doing here is ahead of their time, you should watch some Michinoku Pro 6 or 10 mans with Kaientai in them too from a few years before. The speed that these guys were working at as absolutely insane even with bigger dudes like Dick Togo, if you can believe it Taka is almost dialing it back here in some regards

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Hank Kronenberg · November 17, 2025

You knew Taka was gonna win that match at Mania the moment Aguila was seen already in the ring. Like c'mon, a jobber entrance at Mania? Especially for a title match? That's not right.

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The Real RollerCodster · November 16, 2025

Thr GOAT of the light heavyweight division is and will always be GILLBERG THE F'N GOAT!!

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zaza so rancid it made me end Bobby Roode's TNA push · November 16, 2025

Come home soon, Toby ;o;

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JackRyanForPope · November 16, 2025

Mania 14 was my first PPV ever :) I could have sworn Taka hit the spaceman moonsault to the outside here. I must be getting old.

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Malcolm Nasir Kobe · November 16, 2025

My fav match at wm14

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Giggy “Coast2Coast” Hardway XII · November 16, 2025

Holy shit JR said Aguila was 19 years old in the Mania match?! That’s nuts!

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Monk E. Dangerously · November 16, 2025

Aw yeah man

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Treadcutter213 · November 16, 2025

I agree with Johnnys last line. Run that shit every week. Get a third that would work well with them and they’d have their own Guido/Tajiri/Super Crazy match to pop the crowd

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Aaron Buell · November 16, 2025

I had Karate Fighters back at this time!

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hey how's it goin · November 16, 2025

I appreciate you fellas catching up on Watch This and posting them back to back, always look forward to these

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Josh VanValkenburg · November 15, 2025

Where TF is Tushy Douglas??

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Hungry Carrot · November 15, 2025

So where does the taka “fuck you” joke come from?

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LittleSpikeDragon · November 16, 2025

It's one of Taka's themes in Japan - https://youtu.be/q-NEDgQIP8I?si=ycGPa7rU20kWZlUu

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JugoBetrugo · November 15, 2025

Crazy to hear JR call an Asai Moonsault and reference Riki Choshu.

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Send Him 2-3 Years Penis Exploding Machine and Forget · November 15, 2025

The amount of height and distance Taka gets on those springboards to the floor is both ridiculously scary and impressive

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Kwan Brown · November 15, 2025

I'm gonna kick u ass!

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BigJ · November 15, 2025

FUCK YOU

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Bronson-Lee, Philly's #1 Golfer · November 15, 2025

I remember the lucha shoulder push thing too! Happened a lot in CHIKARA, I'm sure someone will remember the name cause I can't MICHINOKU DRIVER TAUNT **YEAH**

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Neal · November 15, 2025

So the first match and the upcoming thunder episode are from the same building. SWVA dippers stand up!!

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D.J.O. · November 15, 2025

Taka’s music hits: The boys: FUCK YOU!!!

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A Diamond Cutter Upside Down Is An RKO · November 15, 2025

Brian Christopher defeated Slip, I know he would crush these two jabronies.

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She Ghal on my Maraz until I warhammer · November 15, 2025

2 back to back Watch This™️ bangers? I’m spoiled

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King Bookah · November 15, 2025

Not sure how you decide upon what to watch, but if you ever do a 2-for-1 again, can we please get Stone Cold V Triple H - 3 Stages of Hell, followed by John Cena V Ryback - 3 Stages of Hell 😂 Hope a great weekend is being had by all ❤️

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Hello, Table for a Mr Bob Tistabaum · November 15, 2025

Imma need you bois to watch Ospreay vs Vader pls

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KyWithAVoice · November 15, 2025

TAKA IS COMING . . .

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The DPW popcorn machine pops corn the long way · November 15, 2025

. . . MOTHERFUCKA

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JRMX · November 15, 2025

Gotta agree, Singlet into pants gimmick is pretty rad

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Greg Johanson · November 15, 2025

Where’s Toby?

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John Nickell · November 15, 2025

Playing pretty little princess or something like that