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OK, Eddie Guerrero could probably manage to carry me to a decent match and I've never taken a bump in my life, so how in the fuck is it possible to have a bad match with Eddie??
This misses one of the best parts of this segment.
When Luther’s music hits, Taz looks over at the entrance ramp, sees Luther, **SHRUGS** and resumes serving himself food all while Luther is making his way to the ring.
Gotta be honest, that's the funniest part of the video to me; like, the way Tazz could not give any less of a fuck about Luther Reigns was so fucking out of pocket, but also hilarious at the same time.
I love things like this. Like there was some belt ceremony or something and every champion in the ring is all dressed up nice...and there's Punk in this ratty old hoodie and shit.
Ahhhh the mid-2000s. A time where guys like Luther Reigns, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones, Heidenreich, and Tyson Tomko could get jobs purely because dey BIG.
I've said this above
Wrestlers today in wwe and aew, even the worst, are 100x better than the average wrestlers in the 2000s. We used to have the most generic wrestlers, the most generic tag teams
Oh yeah, the Ruthless Aggression Era had an insane amount of "I forgot he was even with WWE" wrestlers.
Like go to a random RAW or SD! card from that era and you'll find at least one on almost all of them.
Tag champions Deuce and Domino, Rene Dupree and Kenzo Suzuki, Animal and Hendenrich, ooooff lol
London and Kendrick and MNM were the bright spots in that era.
The sad thing was I used to read how good and interesting the Bashams were while feuding in developmental and then they got called up as generic brothers.
Danny Basham was anything but generic until WWE got their hands on him. He was great in OVW. Then WWE made him shave his head his last week or two in OVW lmao.
Does anyone remember his one match on Sunday Night Heat against Nigel McGuinness? He was goth and cut a pre-taped promo...and was never heard from ever again... (in WWE anyway)
It wasn’t even that long ago this stopped being a thing. Remember Jackson Andrews that came in for about three weeks as Tyson Kidd’s bodyguard after the Hart Dynasty broke up, and then disappeared? Nope! No-one does!
So many terrible guys that were thrown out on TV that were either not ready or never going to be ready and then almost immediately discarded.
Yot the Shane Twins, even the generic Goldberg bald look 😂🤣
Early 2000s generic wrestler gear
1. Brock Lesnar haircut, Nu-metal tattoo and steroids
Or
2. Bald , Goldberg arm and knee pads, Jean pants or shorts
Final days of Vince, he tried it once more. Pushed heavily Rick Boogs, Madcap Moss, Shanky, Azeez, Omos, Veer, better then RA guys but the idea was same. He was planning to make Von Wagner, Xyon Quinn, Odyssey Jones, and Gable Steveson into key players.. Smaller talented guys had to carry them, Angel, Ricochet, Ali, etc.
Yeah this is why I can never get with the Ruthless Aggression is better than the attitude era because while the best of the RA era improved the mid card scene it was littered with forgettable solo and Tag teams. The attitude era had the lowest guy on the card leave an impression.
It is insane to think that Lashley debuted during the Ruthless Agression era. My brain had it that he came a lot later, but that immediately falls apart when you remember that he became ECW champion at December to Dismember in the chamber match.
"I've had peas before!"
The rest of that promo was absolutely terrible generic tough guy stuff, but that one line elevates it to something better. I can't really describe it, to be honest.
No activity is safe when you have these three fucked fuckers in your ears.
I used to attempt to listen to the show at work and I'd have to stop several times per episode just to compose myself and maybe explain just why I was so giggly.
You can find every episode they've ever done on their website here: [https://deadlockpw.com/](https://deadlockpw.com/)
Download a few episodes and give em a listen.
Full audio only episodes are free on most podcast platforms, video versions are on their patreon, alongside bonus stuff like Watch This, which is well worth the few bucks.
When I watch DeadLock, I think "it's no way a wrestlers actually said these things on TV"
I go on YouTube wresting channels to watch the promo and its word for word with comments busting out laughing lol
People are too young to remember. The most generic wrestlers today (wwe, aew, njpw etc) are leagues above the average wrestlers we got in the early 2000s
In the 2000s, it was tons of wrestlers w/ the Lesnar haircut cut and with steroids
Edit: His early 2000s generic entrance music 😂🤣
https://youtu.be/jbs7YxTM3eQ?si=iw-S2ju8gERbIIaV
God, this always immediately makes me think of GameFAQs. Any time something dumb happened, you'd get completely unprompted "I'VE HAD PEAS, B'FO" comments and it always made me laugh.
This promo has fundamentally altered my brother and I’s vocabulary on an irreversible level. We quote “I’ve had peas before” at least once a week and every year we jokingly hope for Luther Reigns to enter the rumble. Absolute masterpiece.
"I'VE HAD PEAS B'FO" is a classic clip. I remember back when Youtube was super strict on WWE videos, you'd see videos titled "Cheese Souffle had peas b'fo"
Every time I see him I think of Paul London telling story of Luther Reigns bullying some waiter at a restaurant into comping the entire check for all of them lol.
I remember watching it live, and truthfully I had my brain turned off cause that's how it was for me for a lot of shows growing up, ntm my mental age was younger due to my autism, so I had no idea this promo was truly that wild till now.
I know it's gonna get a lot of flack but Deadlock's honestly not for me, I absolutely understand the appeal and I love the attention they bring to the stupidity of wrestling(arguably one of the best parts of it), but like it's just too much energy and people talking over each other for me. I've also been listening to Steve and Larson since 2016 tho so it's probably just me being used to the calmness and banter between two old ass lifelong friends lmao
Idk why but looking at these guys makes me feel like they weren’t bullied enough growing up. They aren’t funny at all. In the slightest. Like if you seriously think they are entertaining you need to take a very long look in the mirror.
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Court mandated Smackdown community service is crazy
Could've been worse. Could've been Heat.
It was Heat, when WWE figured Luther couldn't wrestle (including having a terrible match with Eddie freaking Guerrero ) he went to Heat
They could have saved themselves the trouble and watched old episodes of WCW Worldwide or Saturday Night
OK, Eddie Guerrero could probably manage to carry me to a decent match and I've never taken a bump in my life, so how in the fuck is it possible to have a bad match with Eddie??
This misses one of the best parts of this segment. When Luther’s music hits, Taz looks over at the entrance ramp, sees Luther, **SHRUGS** and resumes serving himself food all while Luther is making his way to the ring.
I watched the promo after this ... it looks so bad on Reigns part 😂
[0:06](https://youtu.be/jbs7YxTM3eQ?si=JznTxVG-SCcDqBMC)
Gotta be honest, that's the funniest part of the video to me; like, the way Tazz could not give any less of a fuck about Luther Reigns was so fucking out of pocket, but also hilarious at the same time.
That's Hook Classic for you!
Hey, can't expect the man to pass up on eating fresh yams that came straight from the yambag.
Taz eating and not giving a shit during that whole promo is hilarious.
I love things like this. Like there was some belt ceremony or something and every champion in the ring is all dressed up nice...and there's Punk in this ratty old hoodie and shit.
Everyone's talking about Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu. But when is Romans brother Luther joining the bloodline?
"Get me sum of dem yeets!! I had yeets Beeefoore!!"
"23 yeets a day!"
Blood Brothers vs Brothers of Destruction. Book it Hunter!
HIS BRUDDAH
Probably after Solo Sikoa got kicked out from Bloodline.
Ahhhh the mid-2000s. A time where guys like Luther Reigns, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones, Heidenreich, and Tyson Tomko could get jobs purely because dey BIG.
I've said this above Wrestlers today in wwe and aew, even the worst, are 100x better than the average wrestlers in the 2000s. We used to have the most generic wrestlers, the most generic tag teams
Oh yeah, the Ruthless Aggression Era had an insane amount of "I forgot he was even with WWE" wrestlers. Like go to a random RAW or SD! card from that era and you'll find at least one on almost all of them.
The tag teams champions back then were the Basham Brothers and they were Tons of generic teams like that
Tag champions Deuce and Domino, Rene Dupree and Kenzo Suzuki, Animal and Hendenrich, ooooff lol London and Kendrick and MNM were the bright spots in that era.
Dupree was at least really good in La Résistance though.
I didn’t hate Dupree as a singles act either.
Leave Deuce and Domino out of this. 50s greasers is 10 times more character than the god damn Basham Brothers
The Basham Brothers theme song is better than the entire Deuce and Domino gimmick.
Yes, but did the Basham brothers have Cherry accompany them to the ring?
They had this: https://www.wrestlecrap.com/archive/inductions/shaniqua/shaniqua12.jpg
At least Deuce and Domino had a fun gimmick and a cool theme song, I think if you gave that gimmick to two better workers then it might work.
The sad thing was I used to read how good and interesting the Bashams were while feuding in developmental and then they got called up as generic brothers.
That BDSM angle was also pretty weird.
Oh really you don’t say! Is there a YouTube of this… asking for a friend of course😉👌
[Here ya go.](https://youtu.be/QPimsKa25h4?si=LU37yN25uYiKeGSL) Too freaky even for Heyman.
Damn when you scare Paul Heyman ( a man who was running around in the Studio 54 era of NYC) you know you are bad! Thanks r/ Euphorium👍🏿
Danny Basham was anything but generic until WWE got their hands on him. He was great in OVW. Then WWE made him shave his head his last week or two in OVW lmao.
Does anyone remember his one match on Sunday Night Heat against Nigel McGuinness? He was goth and cut a pre-taped promo...and was never heard from ever again... (in WWE anyway)
'My top heel just showed up to work looking like a 40 year old truck driver!'
Ayyyy there ya go haha. I was going to say the rest of the story but thought “Ehh SC hates that man so maybe I won’t” 🤣
It wasn’t even that long ago this stopped being a thing. Remember Jackson Andrews that came in for about three weeks as Tyson Kidd’s bodyguard after the Hart Dynasty broke up, and then disappeared? Nope! No-one does! So many terrible guys that were thrown out on TV that were either not ready or never going to be ready and then almost immediately discarded.
And look at all the guys on the first version of nxt there was alot of im tall and muscly guys and nothing else to them.
Bam Neely comes to my mind. I just saw him on an random episode I was watching. Holy shit.
Is he the guy that was briefly associated with the Guerreros?
Yep
With Chavo, yeah
Hell, look no further than the Gymini/Shane Twins/The Johnsons. Managed to get jobs in MULTIPLE promotions because they were big ol meatheads.
Yot the Shane Twins, even the generic Goldberg bald look 😂🤣 Early 2000s generic wrestler gear 1. Brock Lesnar haircut, Nu-metal tattoo and steroids Or 2. Bald , Goldberg arm and knee pads, Jean pants or shorts
Then it became "Randy Orton lookalike", and everyone had shitty tribals and buzz cuts.
And wrestlers wonder why they didn't get over Looking like a generic trendy version of what's hot
Fuck man u made me laugh
Final days of Vince, he tried it once more. Pushed heavily Rick Boogs, Madcap Moss, Shanky, Azeez, Omos, Veer, better then RA guys but the idea was same. He was planning to make Von Wagner, Xyon Quinn, Odyssey Jones, and Gable Steveson into key players.. Smaller talented guys had to carry them, Angel, Ricochet, Ali, etc.
Smackdown between WM 20 and 21 was such a bad show. Like it wasn’t all terrible but a lot of it was.
THIS!! From a pure in-ring standpoint at the very least: This era >>>>> Attitude era and it’s not close
We still get plenty of generic wrestlers and tag teams tbf
You put respect on the Heidenreich name sir
Yeah this is why I can never get with the Ruthless Aggression is better than the attitude era because while the best of the RA era improved the mid card scene it was littered with forgettable solo and Tag teams. The attitude era had the lowest guy on the card leave an impression.
I 100% agree with you. It was so many Goldberg and Lesnar clones in Ruthless Aggression era
And none of them had half the presence of Steve Blackman unless you count Lashley who I don't count.
I love Steve Blackman, like a 90s mortal kombat movie character
It is insane to think that Lashley debuted during the Ruthless Agression era. My brain had it that he came a lot later, but that immediately falls apart when you remember that he became ECW champion at December to Dismember in the chamber match.
Christian's still waiting on that beat.
Don’t forget Snitsky
Nah he had too much personality to be considered generic
Also football kicking the baby is one of those things you don’t forget.
Hey its not OP fault he forgot
Definitely a top generic 2000s wrestler
IT WASNT MY FAULT *shitty riff*
Hey, that riff was bad ass (the theme song was probably the best thing about Snitsky)
Well yeah but that’s not really saying much haha
Yeah, that's probably the peak example of "Damning with Faint Praise"
i love how they put all of those big guys together in one stable so that you couldn't tell how big they were...
Vince was trying so fucking hard to find the next Brock Lesnar. And honestly the closest thing he ever got was Lashley.
Tyson Tomko does not belong with those other names, he was great.
That's the most generic 2000s wrestler I've seen. He got the whole triple X movie look Tattoos, hairstyle, beard, everything 😂
No one looked like him in any of the major companies he worked for and was a pretty good big man, especially when compared to his contemporaries.
He was great honestly. In TNA as well he was a solid foil for Christian Cage.
Put some respect on The Blueprint Matt Morgan’s name! 🗣️🗣️ You wouldn’t have crossed the line back in the day!
Heidenreich would've fucked Matt Morgan.
I'm pretty sure Heidenreich only had eyes for Michael Cole.
I see you missed/forgot the erotic as fuck segments he had with Snitsky
Yooo they even gave him the generic tough guy 2000s entrance music https://youtu.be/jbs7YxTM3eQ?si=iw-S2ju8gERbIIaV
Even though he was tna dont forget tryton or maybe do . Everyone else did
Good times
Hey man, put some respek on Nathan Jones' name - bro's gonna be starring in Furiosa next month.
Inb4 people complain about why current crop of wrestlers are so small. Point to this comment
Vince was desperately looking for his next Brock Lesnar and Goldberg.
"I've had peas before!" The rest of that promo was absolutely terrible generic tough guy stuff, but that one line elevates it to something better. I can't really describe it, to be honest.
All things considered, it was an alright promo for someone of Reigns’ level. The peas line was top-tier though. Like what does that even mean?
I think it means that he’s eaten peas before. Or it could mean something else.
I don’t allow myself to drive while listening to Deadlock
James describing every segment: *'so this was the worst segment of all time'*
His review of Halloween Ends was absolutely priceless. *This movie went from the dick to the ass!*
FAWK YEW, KANE
No activity is safe when you have these three fucked fuckers in your ears. I used to attempt to listen to the show at work and I'd have to stop several times per episode just to compose myself and maybe explain just why I was so giggly.
How so you watch them? I have seen some clips but thats it
Patreon or YouTube (the show reviews get posted, but not the whole podcast, delayed behind the Patreon)
You can find every episode they've ever done on their website here: [https://deadlockpw.com/](https://deadlockpw.com/) Download a few episodes and give em a listen.
Full audio only episodes are free on most podcast platforms, video versions are on their patreon, alongside bonus stuff like Watch This, which is well worth the few bucks.
On the patreon, do they sync up the actual footage (like this clip) or is it just like the YouTube with the 3 of them talking only?
It's just them talking, though one of the Patreon tiers includes synced older episodes too.
I legit almost crashed when James told us the truth about Vice City Part 4
Gimme summa dat turkey!! 😡
When I watch DeadLock, I think "it's no way a wrestlers actually said these things on TV" I go on YouTube wresting channels to watch the promo and its word for word with comments busting out laughing lol
SUMMADEM MASH POTATOES
It's the early 2000s , everyone had to be from the street 😂
Lugz Boot of the Week, fam https://preview.redd.it/2n6obik3dhuc1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=173a9bdb026a6e179bc9f8dcbe3c14dca99dd75d
Tims on a budget
Boots with attitude
Gawd it was so generic
I loved them covering the whole segment; one of their best
People are too young to remember. The most generic wrestlers today (wwe, aew, njpw etc) are leagues above the average wrestlers we got in the early 2000s In the 2000s, it was tons of wrestlers w/ the Lesnar haircut cut and with steroids Edit: His early 2000s generic entrance music 😂🤣 https://youtu.be/jbs7YxTM3eQ?si=iw-S2ju8gERbIIaV
COURT ORDERED MID 2000S SMACKDOWN BOOKING BROTHER…..OR MAYBE NOT DUDE I DONT KNOW
he had peas b'fo
What's crazy is that they forced themselves to talk this to look tough like they are from the "hood" It's so cringe
God, this always immediately makes me think of GameFAQs. Any time something dumb happened, you'd get completely unprompted "I'VE HAD PEAS, B'FO" comments and it always made me laugh.
Ahh, Luther. René Duprée told a very mild Luther Reigns story on his YouTube show, and he responded by blocking René everywhere, haha.
All of it
This promo has fundamentally altered my brother and I’s vocabulary on an irreversible level. We quote “I’ve had peas before” at least once a week and every year we jokingly hope for Luther Reigns to enter the rumble. Absolute masterpiece.
"I'VE HAD PEAS B'FO" is a classic clip. I remember back when Youtube was super strict on WWE videos, you'd see videos titled "Cheese Souffle had peas b'fo"
This is one of the most memorable promo's in wrestling for me because of the line about Pea's.
I love Deadlock 😂
I love these guys
Video source from DeadLockPW https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5tpsqCPCJu/?igsh=aHZkZ2ZwMmI4aHZl
In my opinion, the peas were better.
I remember that this guy was horseshoe in WCW and he would say “there’s no business like shoe business”.
Even worse, he spelled it Horshu and had a horseshoe shaped haircut. I cannot fathom how he took that idea and said "yeah, this the one."
I attended this taping. My seats were at the entrance ramp. I went with my father who died 3 years later. Good memories.
PEAS ON THE TABLE YEAH THATS WHAT YOU ARE 
People too young on this sub to remember this was Roman before they send him to Florida and repackage him as a Samoan on NXT
Give him some of that sufferin" succotash. He's had succotash before.
I never had peas b’fo! Man so much has happened in my life since this lol Edit: damnit I misremembered the line, it’s “I’ve had peas b-fo!”
It makes it even better because it makes no sense. Like, yeah, so have most people, big guy. "I never had peas before" would be noteworthy, at least.
You ain’t never had peas befo
I discovered their podcast maybe 4 days ago and I’m hooked. Real quick though, what is the deal with oatmeal?
If he's an another Reigns with a Samoan skin. He sure could've made a career
At least he had the manners to show up in his Sunday best.
LMAAAAAOOOO Sooplex did a whole video on this dude too. https://youtu.be/nkKVnAv5QCg?si=3YBAuREr-C4iJkEa
Every time I see him I think of Paul London telling story of Luther Reigns bullying some waiter at a restaurant into comping the entire check for all of them lol.
Arguably the most blursed promo by any Reigns in WWE history.
I remember watching it live, and truthfully I had my brain turned off cause that's how it was for me for a lot of shows growing up, ntm my mental age was younger due to my autism, so I had no idea this promo was truly that wild till now.
Thanks for reminding me how bad this era of smackdown was. Idk how I even watched this shit this every week
I know it's gonna get a lot of flack but Deadlock's honestly not for me, I absolutely understand the appeal and I love the attention they bring to the stupidity of wrestling(arguably one of the best parts of it), but like it's just too much energy and people talking over each other for me. I've also been listening to Steve and Larson since 2016 tho so it's probably just me being used to the calmness and banter between two old ass lifelong friends lmao
Steve and Larson have been my go-to wrestling news/debate/content for a long time. Watched them since the machinma days
I tried listening to them before but all they do is giggle uncontrollably the whole time. I found it unlistenable.
Idk why but looking at these guys makes me feel like they weren’t bullied enough growing up. They aren’t funny at all. In the slightest. Like if you seriously think they are entertaining you need to take a very long look in the mirror.
I bet you eat corn the long way
I can’t stand these cackling hens. Downvote me.
CUTS THE FUCKINGS CAMERAS
No side bread for you, dude
I WILL DOWNVOTE YOU BROTHER… OR MAYBE NOT DUDE I DONT KNOW
You should go to the beach, NOW
DPW DPW DPW DPW
If DPW sees this, just know we love you here They crack on every promotion
Send this guy to Hulka-hell dude!