DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling
Beast Coast
August 10, 2025
White Eagle Hall
Jersey City, NJ
Watch: DPW On Demand
DPW National Title Eliminator Match
Trevor Lee def. Ryan Clancy
It’s another debut in an opener as Ryan Clancy makes his first appearance on a main show. Trevor Lee lost his National Title challenge at Victory Lap, but he has an opportunity to earn another one here in the first round of the eliminator.
Clancy impressed me when I saw him at WrestleMania Weekend and that continued here. His gimmick is that he’s a throwback, but it doesn’t feel schticky like many who have done the gimmick before him. He was very good in this one. Nothing flashy, but everything looked good and the simplicity is a novelty in the current indie climate. I’d love to see him back, and hopefully we get to see his killer dropkick next time. Lee was a great opponent for Clancy. He sold well for Clancy’s offense, but the experience advantage he had over Clancy was the deciding factor. Trevor Lee wins with a sick Cave In that Clancy sold like death. *** ½
Battle Of The Best 2025 First Round Match
Yuu def. Hyan
Other than the new champion, Nicole Matthews, no one has benefitted more from Dani Luna losing the title than Hyan. Now free to challenge for the women’s championship, Hyan enters the Battle of the Best Tournament. Yuu is making her first DPW appearance since 2023.
I can’t say this did a ton for me, but I was surprised at the result. I thought Hyan was going to walk right into a tournament win and then win the title. Instead, Yuu plays spoiler and moves on while Hyan continues to spiral. ***
Battle Of The Best 2025 First Round Match
Emi Sakura def. Mei Suruga
Emi Sakura has been a mainstay of the DPW women’s division and is looking to add a second Women’s Championship reign to her resume. Mei is making her first DPW appearance in the states since the 2023 Tag Festival and looking to avenge her singles loss to Emi at Carolina Classic 2022.
This was solid as hell. Sometimes Sakura and Suruga can get too silly for my taste but this was a straightforward match with a simple story of the smaller Suruga trying to survive against the powerhouse veteran. The finishing stretch was great as Suruga picks up the win over her trainer to move on. *** ¾
Jersey Street Fight
Dominic Garrini vs. Mad Dog Connelly
The original match here was Mad Dog vs Colby Corino, but with Corino’s neck injury preventing him from competing, Garrini stepped up to the plate. Bocchini had a great line on commentary that sums up Mad Dog.
“Garrini knew what he was signing up for, but again I ask the question, ‘Do you really know what you’re getting yourself into?’”
This one started quick, as most Mad Dog matches do, but it jumped up a notch once the dog collar was introduced (congrats to Garrini for being the first person to successfully put the collar on someone). When Connelly has won his matches in DPW, he has blitzed his opponents, and Garrini was able to weather the storm long enough for Connelly to make a mistake and get the chain on him. I hate tables and think they usually undermine the grittiness and violence of a match, but they worked well here as a defensive weapon for Garrini. This is Mad Dog’s best match of the year in DPW, it’s must see. **** ¼
Cedric Alexander & The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) def. Calvin Tankman, LaBron Kozone & Manny Lo
Fresh off a loss to VIF and Erick Stevens, Tankman, Kozone, and Manny Lo are running it back. After the loss at Beast Coast, my advice would be to not tag Manny Lo in, but Manny took the opportunity to blind tag himself in within minutes. This match set out to do two things: continue to establish Manny Lo as a cocky kid who is in over his head, and plant the seeds for a Cedric Alexander and Calvin Tankman match. Everyone was good in this match and though he took the fall again, Manny was the focus. Impressive, given that I don’t think his team voluntarily tagged him in once. Cedric picks up the win with a Lumbar Check after Mannny once again tags himself in. *** ¾
DPW Women’s Worlds Title Match
Nicole Matthews (c) def. Masha Slamovich
Nicole Matthews looks to make her second successful defense of the weekend against a returning Masha Slamovich, who last appeared on Title Fight in Vegas.
This one wasn’t bad, but it didn’t make much of an impression on me. Matthews is pretty hit and miss for me and this was the latter. I much preferred the Adora defense from the show before. Matthews wins another match via cheating as she spits wine into Masha’s eyes before hitting the Vancouver Maneuver. I dread the finishes in these matches since Matthews won the title from Luna, and this was no different. ***
DPW World Tag Team Title Match
Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller & Kylon King) (c) def. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson)
GYV get their rematch against Miracle Generation after losing the titles at Tag Festival. The last time Miracle Generation and GYV faced off in a straight up tag, Miracle Generation came up short.
This match followed the same formula as the first, and I prefer the first. I did like that Miracle Generation learned from the last match and were able to counter some of GYV’s signature spots. They were trying to make this match an epic, but it felt forced and Miracle Generation should have won more decisively to cement them as the new top of the division. This was a hair too long, but they absolutely nailed the finish. *** ½
DPW Worlds Title Match
Adam Priest (c) def. Jake Something
Since Jake Something’s return at Limit Break, Adam Priest has been on the run. He tried to enter the Tag Festival to avoid Something, but Something followed him, so Priest and Trevor Lee got Something eliminated from the final. Now, Something gets a shot at the title he was never beaten for.
Trevor Lee came to the ring with Adam Priest but was ejected almost immediately, and just when you thought Adam Priest was finally going to get the beating he has had coming for months, he zeroed in on the injured arm of Jake Something. With Something down, Priest went to remove the turnbuckle pad, only to be caught by Something who removed the turnbuckle pad. You’re not going to believe this, but just when Something took control, the exposed turnbuckle came into play as the back of the referee’s head was run into the buckle. Then things went off the rails. Trevor Lee made his return to the ring and was run off by Tankman and Kozone. A replacement ref made his way to the ring only to eat a chair shot from Priest. After a few minutes, the original referee had recovered just in time for Adam Priest to get the win with an STF. *** ¾
There was a lot going on here, but it fit the story and the character of Adam Priest.
Final Thoughts
Of the two shows from the weekend, I preferred Showdown in Cary, but these are probably DPW’s best back to back shows of the year. There was a lot of good on Beast Coast, but you need to go out of your way to catch Garrini vs Mad Dog.
