Retro Reviews: Deadlock Pro Matches Volume 5

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We wrap up our look at the free available matches from DPW’s YouTube Channel with some content from 2025.

Match One: Cedric Alexander vs. BK Westbrook (6/15/2025)

From DPW Victory Lap in Durham. This is a National Title eliminator match. Cedric Alexander doesn’t go for the handshake and takes BK Westbrook down instead. BK comes back with a single leg and headscissor takedown, followed by a neckbreaker. Tope suicida out to the floor by Westbrook. On the apron, Cedric catches him with a superkick and hits an STO. Snap German suplexes are delivered by Alexander. BK rolls through on the last one for a two count, but his superkick attempt is caught and he is suplexed one more time. Cedric slaps BK down but Westbrook comes back with a rebound lariat and a springboard moonsault for two. They exchange blows in the middle and Alexander gets a Michinoku Driver for two. Kneestrike from Cedric, but Westbrook comes back with a TKO and gets two. BK goes up for a sunset flip for another two as they duke it out again. Cedric goes for the Lumbar Check but gets countered into a DDT. Westbrook goes for Sliced Bread but is caught with a gutbuster and Lumbar Check for the win for Alexander. This was good but a little slower paced than I was expecting. **¾

Match Two: Queen Aminata vs. Jada Stone (7/13/2025)

This is from DPW Tag Festival in Durham. This is a first round match in the Battle of the Best tournament. Queen Aminata blows off the handshake so Jada Stone attacks quickly and lands a hurricanrana for a one count. Aminata casually knees Stone in the stomach and kicks her in the chest. Big lariat with a flip sell from Stone gets two. The Queen follows with a snap suplex and knocks Jada out to the floor. Stone gets a quick rollup for two and Aminata comes back with a snap spinning neckbreaker. Jada tries to fight back and gets a sunset bomb and meteora. Springboard moonsault only gets one. Stone with a series of low dropkicks and a nice Shining Wizard. Top rope missile dropkick gets two. Back handspring is caught by Aminata and into a German suplex. Queen tries a facewash but misses and slides to the outside. Stone then follows with a moonsault off the top to the floor which only hits security guards. Spark Stunner connects for Stone and gets two. Corkscrew Moonsault misses for Jada and Aminata takes her head off with a kick for the win. Boy, this was stiff and an energetic match. ***

Match Three: Arez & The Beast Mortos vs. Rey Horus & Laredo Kid (4/18/2025)

From DPW Title Fight in Vegas from (wait for it..) Las Vegas. Arez and Laredo Kid begin things as we get a shoving match and all four guys duke it out. Rey Horus and Kid with a double rana and tandem tope suicidas. Laredo gets a frog splash on Arez for two. Beast Mortos runs in with a corner attack and Arez hits a powerslam and runs up the back of Horus. Headbutt from Mortos sends Laredo Kid down. Arez and Mortos tear at the mask of Horus followed by the Beast hitting a very delayed vertical suplex for two. Miscommunication in the corner and Horus takes out Arez. Laredo comes back in with headscissors to take out Mortos. Double dives out to the floor as this is getting hard to keep track of. Horus and Kid take turns chopping Mortos which have no effect as Mortos hits a backbreaker on Laredo Kid for two. Horus with a springboard DDT on Arez for two. Arez battles back with a superkick and Pele kick, then gets a sitout powerbomb on Laredo for two. Corner forearm and Michinoku Driver followed by a corkscrew senton from Kid. Mortos jumps back in and receives a Destroyer. Spanish Fly by Horus on Arez and a sunset bomb on Mortos gets two. Another attempt is caught with a backbreaker and lariat, then an Awful Waffle from Mortos finishes things. Just nonstop action from the opening bell. ***½

Match Four: LaBron Kozone, Calvin Tankman & Manny Lo vs. Cedric Alexander & The Workhorsemen (8/10/2025)

Part of the Beast Coast show from Jersey City, NJ. LaBron Kozone begins with Anthony Henry. Kozone uses his power to knock Henry down, and then Manny Lo tags himself in. Henry quickly knocks him down with a leg lariat and tags his partner JD Drake. Lo tries a chop, which Drake shakes off and then delivers his own destroying Manny. Sitout spinebuster by JD gets two. Alexander comes in next to continue the punishment on Lo. Manny escapes a suplex and tags Calvin Tankman to give himself a break. Tank narrowly misses a spinning backfist and Lo pulls Cedric outside, but Drake tags in and gets immediately Pounced by Tankman. Henry gives it a try next and gets clotheslined down. Corner splash and a tag to Kozone. Drake eventually escapes the beating and tags Henry who lands a kneestrike and German suplex on Lo. Cedric in with a Michinoku Driver for two. Manny gets an enzuigiri to stop the onslaught and tags Kozone who fights both members of the Workhorsemen. Burning Hammer on Henry gets two. Drake gets a Stunner and Tankman comes back in for a faceoff. Back elbow and a DVD by Tank. Cedric is in with a Spanish Fly for Kozone. Manny does a tope suicida out to the floor but is caught by Drake and knocked out. Cannonball in the corner but the pin is broken up by Tankman. Tank gets a German on Drake and Kozone hits Ballgame, but Henry leaps in with a doublestomp. Alexander tags but gets knocked silly by Tankman. Spinning back elbow and Lo tags himself in again, leading to Alexander hitting the Lumbar Check for the win. ***¼

Match Five: Dani Luna vs. Lena Kross (8/8/2025)

From the Showdown in Cary show. This is a Battle of the Best first round match. Debut in DPW for Lena Cross as well. Kross asks for a test of strength but steps on the foot of Dani Luna instead. Luna comes back with a shoulderblock and basement clothesline to send Kross bailing to the outside. They exchange chops there and Kross dumps Dani onto the ring apron. Powerbomb onto the apron comes next with Luna beating the count and getting booted down immediately for two. We get a double clothesline spot putting both women down. Missile dropkick from Luna and a slingshot Blue Thunder Bomb gets a two count for Dani Luna. Powerbomb is rolled through with Kross getting a kneestrike for two. This time the stacked powerbomb does hit for a two count for Luna. Kross gets a near fall off a driver and a bicycle kick for another two. Out on the apron, Luna gets the deadlift German and a clothesline for two. Luna Landing connects for the win. Started off a bit slow but picked up by the end. **¾

Final Thoughts: Some really solid matches here from 2025 with the Lucha tag being my favorite, showing that DPW was really still going strong all the way until the end as they ride off into the sunset as a promotion (hopefully not forever).

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