DEADLOCK Retro Sync #55
One of the most iconic stages in wrestling history made it's debut over 20 years ago...
...the SmackDown Fist! On this edition of the DEADLOCK Retro Sync, we look back at this episode of SmackDown! from 2001, which is the first LIVE episode of SmackDown! on UPN. This includes the first ever LIGHTS OUT match in WWE, as well as the STONE COLD INVITATIONAL!
Watch here! Just make sure you're on the right episode, as Archive will automatically play the first video in the playlist.
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Edited by @davidj_alaniz!
Comments (13)
Kane should have definitely held all three titles at this time. He was extremely over, and he deserved it. What can ya do though 🤷♂️
I'm thinking about other wwe matches I think technically were lights out matches. Gargano vs Ciampa I think they called it unsactioned but I remember them turning off the lights before it. The only other one that comes to mind was bray "fiend" wyatt vs Seth Rollins hell in a cell it was in red light but I don't think that counts. (Hate that match BTW worst hitc match ever....)
THEY HAD THE IRON SHEK ON WEW NUDE STREET FIGHT WTFFFFFFFFF
Thanks for keeping the shout-out at the beginning David 🥹
Damn, I wanna watch DPW Bustin' in Miami now
Here's the Cagematch rating for WEW: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=1489 it's not good at all!
Important context for the $2.5 million price tag for WCW: What isn’t often included in the sale price is the fact that WWE took on all liabilities that WCW still had on its books, which included guaranteed salaries for a number of talents (Hogan, Sting, Hart, Goldberg, Hall, and Nash being the most prominent) and debts owed to vendors, distributors, etc. Basically, WWE paid $2.5 million to take on like $40-$60 million in liabilities, so it was far more expensive than the reporting tends to suggest.
LOL they gave more paychecks to Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner (and all the rest) one more for the good guysssss
i had some corn nuts last year, tastes like some salted nuts
I just want to say, the url for this one is BL SMUT and I think that's fantastic.
The slow motion effect looks so good!
Shit’s about to go down
Thanks for this. Sick as crap need something to cheer me up :)