Straight Shooters

Nick Piccone joins Jon Jansen on the Line Change on Fox Sports The Gambler to discuss WWE SummerSlam. Recorded August 19, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lex Luger rode across the country inside the bus known as the Lex Express during the summer of 1993. WWE Network added a video called "All Aboard the Lex Express" to their archives about two years ago, where a bunch of raw footage was sandwiched between the Stars & Stripes Challenge and the SummerSlam 1993 main event featuring Lex Luger vs. Yokozuna for the WWF Championship. This week, Nick and Va...

This week, we take another deep dive into an event that took place in Philadelphia at the Spectrum in 1990 - WWF SummerSlam. It was a double main event! Hulk Hogan returns to take on Earthquake and the Ultimate Warrior defends the WWF Championship against "Ravishing" Rick Rude inside a steel cage... and much more!  Vaughn and Nick discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly in-depth for nearly 3 hours...

What is happening in the world of pro wrestling? After a few weeks of looking at the past and having some fun, this week we turn to the current day.  RAW Underground made its debut Monday night and it was ... something. Should this be a permanent fixture for the time being on RAW? Will it ... be good? Or will it just be one  of those Vince McMahon things that'll be forgotten about in two weeks? AE...

1999 was a very interesting year in wrestling. This week, we discuss WCW Beach Brawl, which took place from MTV Spring Break in Cancún, Mexico. It was just basically a battle royal, but Vaughn and Nick took voluminous notes to take a deep dive into the event. It might've just been a half-hour,  but there was a lot to talk about. Kid Rock, Jimmy Hart, and Raven called the action on commentary, and...

Recorded 6/20/2019. Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone celebrate the 200th episode of The Straight Shooters! The guys discuss how the podcast got started, some of the best moments of the show, inside stories, shout outs to all of our guests over the years, and more on this milestone episode! Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shoot...

The night before WrestleMania XV in Philly in March 1999, WWE held a WrestleMania Rage Party at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with legendary musical acts Isaac Hayes, Big Pun, and the... Cherry Poppin' Daddies? It was when WWE was close to if not at its peak in popularity among the masses, so... why not throw a Rage Party the night before the biggest wrestling event of the year? This week, Va...

After Keith Lee became NXT Champion by defeating Adam Cole at NXT's Great American Bash finale, he added himself to a list of double champions in wrestling history as he still holds the NXT North American Championship. This week, we go down the list and name some of the best double champions in wrestling history.  With NXT winning the total viewers ratings battle against AEW the last few weeks - n...

WWE unveiled a new United States Championship design this week on RAW. The guys discuss their thoughts. Then, they take a look at some of the best and not-so-best wrestling PPV posters through the decades. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Google Podcasts], [Sp...

Recorded 7/1/2016. This week, Vaughn and Nick discuss patriotic wrestling figures throughout history to begin the July 4th celebration weekend. They then discuss Roman Reigns and whether keeping him in the Battleground main event even though he's been suspended is a good thing. Brock Lesnar talked about fighting in UFC and not caring about what his WWE fans think or even what Stephanie McMahon thi...

This week, Vaughn discusses his little Twitter dust-up with Dave Meltzer and his incels over whether his comments on Sammy Guevara in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter about the term "rape" being a common way to describe a man thinking a woman was attractive were accurate or not 20 years ago, much less four years ago. Much to nobody's surprise - Meltz decides to block Vaughn. Then we have some fun...

This week, Nick and Vaughn revisit last week's discussion of sexual predators in wrestling and how we need to be accountable and call that out. They also discuss the latest in the WWE COVID-19 breakout at the Performance Center, with Renee Young, Kayla Braxton, and Adam Pearce publicly stating they've tested positive. Then, the guys discuss the evolution of their wrestling fandom through their chi...

Recorded 09/17/2017. Nick, Vaughn and Brian Isley discuss their memories of the late Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, who passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at the age of 73. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts] [Google Podcasts] [Spotify] [iHeartRadio] [Radio.com] [TuneIn Radio]...

Over the past few days, a lot of sexual predators have been put on blast for sexual assault in the wrestling community. Kudos to those speaking up. We talk about it. After the PS5 was unveiled last week, we wanted to talk about some of our favorite wrestling video game memories growing up in-depth, so we did. After that, we live commentated the second match in the Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat tri...

Recorded 05/09/2018. Nick, Vaughn and eventually Sawyer discuss the ongoing career arc of the polarizing Roman Reigns. The guys take a look at his debut in WWE as a member of The Shield, to his breakout as a singles star, to his run as being "The Guy" in WWE, what went wrong, what went right, and what might be for The Big Dog. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio]...

The guys are joined by fellow wrestling fans Saywer (@ASawyer1397) and Inquirer.com's Tommy Rowan (@tommyrowan) to sit back and watch a pay-per-view 25 years in the making!  NXT TakeOver: In Your House brought the guys back together for this watch party. Join in on the fun! Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the fol...

This episode is powerful. Vaughn Johnson explains in great detail what's happening and why black lives feel under attack. You won't understand unless you listen. If you refuse to listen, you're a part of the problem. The first 50 minutes of this episode are as real as real gets, as candid as candid gets.  Then, we live commentate the first in the trilogy of Ricky Steamboat/Ric Flair matches in 198...

AEW's banking on Mike Tyson for some mainstream exposure - and that's a good thing for the company. As far as how it played out on the latest episode of Dynamite... well... let's just say it was as close to a recreation of the Tyson/Austin angle from January 1998 as you could get. This week, Nick and Vaughn discuss why AEW decided to go that route instead of setting up Tyson vs. Jericho differentl...

It was a sad week as we re-lived the tragic death of Owen Hart thanks to the season finale of Dark Side of the Ring, and also lost Shad Gaspard, a true hero in every sense of the word. This week, Nick and Vaughn discuss the death of Gaspard, who died saving his son, and the death of Owen Hart revisited - why Martha Hart and her children don't owe us anything. In remembrance of Owen, the guys live...

Cody Rhodes discusses the upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view with the media. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Google Podcasts], [Spreaker], [Spotify], [iHeartRadio], [Pandora], [TuneIn Radio], [Player FM] and wherever else you get your podcasts! Exclusiv...

RECORDED 06/30/2017. This week, the studio is packed with some Straight Shooters All-Stars as Nick, Vaughn and Brian are joined by Bill Matz and Sawyer for some ridiculous conversation. We hit on a few wrestling topics and then ... well, other stuff. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple...

Becky Lynch is pregnant! We found out on Monday night's edition of Raw that "The Man" is going to become "The Mom"! Our congratulations to both Lynch and Seth Rollins on the exciting announcement. While Lynch is preparing for motherhood, WWE decided to give Asuka the Raw Women's Championship, as the Money in the Bank briefcase she won on Sunday night was actually the championship itself. The segme...

RECORDED 03/28/2018. This week, Nick and Vaughn look back at the illustrious history of WrestleMania and talk about some of the greatest performers on the world's biggest stage. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Google Podcasts], [Spreaker], [Spotify], [iHeart...

Recorded on 08/06/15. Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone lead off the inaugural Straight Shooters episode with their own tributes to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. The discussion then shifts to WWE’s build of the biggest event of the summer, Summerslam. They break down the big angles heading into the show, including the new Divas revolution. They then cover some of the other pro wrestling promotions w...

Recorded 05/10/2020. The guys are joined by fellow wrestling fans Saywer (@ASawyer1397) and Inquirer.com's Tommy Rowan (@tommyrowan) to sit back and watch the Money in the Bank 2020 pay-per-view for the first-ever Shooters Radio Watch Party. It was... something. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platf...