Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
AcronymDPW
FoundedNovember 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersNorth Carolina, U.S.
Founder(s)Anthony Douglas
James Darnell
John Blud
Owner(s)Anthony Douglas
James Darnell
John Blud
Websitewww.deadlockpro.com

Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion, founded on November 1, 2021, by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, and John Blud.[1] On December 11, DPW taped the first episode of their broadcast show, Fire, which aired five days later on YouTube.[2] Since then, new episodes of DPW's Fire and Spark programs have aired on YouTube and the promotion's streaming platform, DPW On Demand.[3] The name of the promotion is derived from the Deadlock Podcast, which is hosted by the promotion's founders.[4]

History

On November 1, 2021, the formation of Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) was announced by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, and John Blud, the hosts of the Deadlock Podcast.[1] On December 11, DPW taped their first show, Fire, which aired on YouTube on December 16.[2] The first episode of Fire introduced a tournament to crown the first DPW Worlds Champion.[2]

On January 8, 2022, DPW produced their first internet pay-per-view (PPV) event named You Already Know, which aired on January 15. At the event, Bojack defeated Andrew Everett in the DPW Worlds Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.[5] On April 16, at Forever, The Reality (Chance Rizer and Patrick Scott) defeated The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) to became the first DPW Tag Team Champions.[6] On June 10, at Showdown In The Carolinas, Calvin Tankman defeated Kevin Ku in a tournament final to became the inaugural National Champion,[7] and on August 6, at Believe The Hype, Raychell Rose defeated Rosemary in a tournament final to became the inaugural Women's Worlds Champion.[8]

Notable mainstays for the promotion include Andrew Everett, Calvin Tankman, Colby Corino, Anthony Henry, Krule, Emi Sakura, Baliyan Akki and Mike Bailey. Other prominent wrestlers have also been featured, such as Rosemary, Luther, Lince Dorado, JTG, Konosuke Takeshita, Biff Busick, Dante Martin, Jack Evans, the Motor City Machine Guns, Tom Lawlor, the Grizzled Young Veterans, Shawn Spears and Masato Tanaka.

On January 14, 2023, DPW held their first live PPV event named Live 1: Ali vs KENTo.[9] On April 16, 2023, the promotion held Live 2 in New Jersey – marking their first event outside of North Carolina.

On April 25 and 27, 2023, DPW held a collaboration event with Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling in Japan, which marked their first event outside of the United States.[10]

Programming and events

Current

DPW Spark

Spark is a web television program that airs on DPW's YouTube and the company's streaming service DPW On Demand.[11] The series debuted on December 30, 2021. The series acts as a pre-show to major events.

Former

DPW Fire

Fire was the flagship program of DPW that aired DPW's YouTube channel and DPW On Demand.[12] The series debuted on December 16, 2021, originally airing on the DPW's YouTube channel.

Major Events

Deadlock Pro-Wrestling has produced 20 chronological events. The first event took place on January 8, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Durham Armory in Durham, North Carolina has held the most events with five.

Championships and accomplishments

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
DPW Worlds Championship Vacant — — — — — Previous champion Jay Malachi voluntarily vacated the title after signing with WWE. [13]
DPW National Championship Bryan Keith 1 August 13, 2023 113 3 Durham, NC Defeated previous champion Andrew Everett at Beast Coast. [14]
DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship
The Workhorsemen
(Anthony Henry and JD Drake)		 1 June 18, 2023 169 2 Durham, NC Defeated Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga), Above The Rest (Gabriel Skye and Tristen Thai), and previous champions Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) in a four-way tag team elimination match at Tag Festival. [15]
DPW Women's Worlds Championship Emi Sakura 1 December 10, 2022 359 5 Winston-Salem, NC Defeated previous champion Raychell Rose at 1st Anniversary. [16]

Tournaments

Accomplishment: Winner(s): Date won: Note:
Carolina Classic 2022 Lucky Ali October 15, 2022 Defeat defending champion Bojack and Kidd Bandit to win the DPW Worlds Championship at World's Strongest 2022.
Tag Festival 2023 The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) June 18, 2023 Also won the DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship.
Carolina Classic 2023 Jay Malachi September 17, 2023 Defeat Lucky Ali to win the DPW Worlds Championship the same night.

References

  1. 1 2 Rumsey, Connel (November 1, 2021). "DEADLOCK Pro-Wrestling Officially Announced". WrestleTalk. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "DPW Fire Episode 1 Review". Parts Unknown Press. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "DPW On Demand". dpwondemand.com/. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "DEADLOCK - Pro Wrestling Lifestyle & Culture". DEADLOCK. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 16, 2022). "DPW You Already Know Results (1/15): First-Ever DPW Worlds Champion Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ DeFelice, Robert (April 24, 2022). "DPW Forever 2022 (4/23) Results: First DPW Tag Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Brady (July 17, 2022). "DPW: Showdown In The Carolina's Results – 7/16/22". BodySlam.net. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (August 15, 2022). "DPW Believe The Hype Results (8/13): Konosuke Takeshita, Dante Martin, Rosemary In Action". Fightful. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling [@deadlockpro] (December 21, 2022). "🗣 NEW DPW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Brookes, Chris [@OBEYBrookes] (March 26, 2023). "‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ @deadlockpw x @gatohmove_jp 4.25 Shin Kiba 1st Ring 4.27 Shinjuku FACE LFG! 🔥#ChocoPro" (Tweet). Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Spark". dpwondemand.com/. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fire". dpwondemand.com/. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (November 19, 2023). "Jay Malachi Relinquishes DPW World Championship". Fightful. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Beast Coast « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Tag Festival 2023 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  16. ↑ Murray, Dylan (December 18, 2022). "AEW Star Emi Sakura Wins First Singles Championship in North America". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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