Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion, founded on November 1, 2021, by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, and John Blud. On December 11, DPW taped the first episode of their broadcast show, Fire, which aired five days later on YouTube. Since then, new episodes of DPW's Fire and Spark programs have aired on YouTube and the promotion's streaming platform, DPW On Demand. The name of the promotion is derived from the Deadlock Podcast, which is hosted by the promotion's founders.
Trade name | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | November 1, 2021 |
| Founder | Anthony Douglas James Darnell John Blud |
| Headquarters | North Carolina, U.S. |
| Owner | Anthony Douglas James Darnell John Blud |
| Website | deadlockpro |
Notable mainstays for the promotion include Andrew Everett, Calvin Tankman, Kevin Ku, Colby Corino, Anthony Henry, Emi Sakura, Miyuki Takase, Nicole Matthews, Mike Bailey, Bryan Keith, Tom Lawlor, and Jake Something. Other prominent wrestlers who have also been featured include Rosemary, Luther, JTG, Konosuke Takeshita, the Grizzled Young Veterans, Motor City Machine Guns, MxM, the Super Smash Brothers, and Mustafa Ali.
Championships from other companies have been defended on DPW programming, such as Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling's Super Asia Championship and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling's Princess Tag Team Championship.