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DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

Revisiting ECW Hardcore TV 1996 Kurt Angle Debut, The Sandman Crucified, ECW High Incident 1996

DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

DEADLOCK

Sports, Wrestling

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

The most controversial night in ECW history happened on the October 29th, 1996 episode of Hardcore TV. Coming from ECW High Incident 1996, this episode features one of the biggest and maybe worst moments of all time. Not only that, but Kurt Angle makes his one and only ECW appearance. This was before he was even a pro wrestler. ECW was trying to get him to join the company so they had him make an in-ring appearance and then do commentary for Taz vs Little Guido. After that it looked like Kurt was going to have a program with Taz. That was until the incident happened. After The Sandman successfully defended his title against 2 Cold Scorpio, Raven returned from injury. It looked as if the Sandman’s son was going to join back with his dad; he previously left to join Raven. However, Raven surprised everyone and hit Sandman with a Singapore cane! That is where the episode leaves us. In reality, that was not the end. Raven, Steve Richards, and The Blue Meanie, brought out a cross and crucified a bloody and battered Sandman! They hoisted him up and put a barbed wire “crown of thorns" on his head! This moment was so controversial that ECW couldn’t air it or Kurt Angle would sue them! He never made another appearance for ECW again. All this and more from ECW High Incident. Plus, The DEADLOCK Draft is back with the top 5 wrestling video games of all time!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The boys are back in town.

0:05.0

Welcome to the Dead Lops podcast, episode number 283.

0:10.0

Holy shit, Tony's back!

0:13.0

The boys are back in town, as they do say, let's go.

0:17.0

A little slow clap.

0:19.0

Yeah, yeah.

0:20.0

Oh yeah, yeah. That was Tony.

0:21.6

We're back.

0:22.6

Yes.

0:23.6

Ain't that the truth, man.

0:28.6

Welcome back, dude.

0:29.6

We're excited to have Tony back, man.

0:31.6

It's been a couple weeks here.

0:32.6

Yeah.

0:33.6

And Tony has returned to the throne.

0:34.6

It's been a crazy time, but we are back in action here and ready to go, and we got some

0:39.2

good stuff.

0:39.9

Let's fucking go.

0:41.5

This week, we are talking about ECW hardcore television October 29th, 1996.

0:47.5

Otherwise known as the episode where Sandman gets crucified?

0:53.6

No. Kind of wrong. It's the episode where Samman gets crucified? No.

0:54.6

Kind of wrong.

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