Straight Shooters

The 1991 Royal Rumble took place from the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida on January 19, 1991 ... two days after the United States started an offensive on Iraqi troops occupying Kuwait. The WWF exploited the hell out of this by having Sgt. Slaughter adopt an Iraqi Sympathizer gimmick and acquire manager General Adnan months earlier, who would carry around the Iraqi flag. Needless to say, this pay-pe...

Patreon request: Extreme Rules 2011. SUBSCRIBE: [patreon.com/shootersradio] Join us as we take a deep dive into this pay-per-view from May 1, 2011. John Cena looks to win the WWE Championship from The Miz in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match with John Morrison, CM Punk and Randy Orton battle to be the Last Man Standing, Sheamus defends the United States Championship against Kofi Kingston in a Table...

We take a deep dive into this movie: Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) are best friends who operate a sewage truck and idolize pro wrestler Jimmy King (Oliver Platt). After Diamond Dallas Page (Diamond Dallas Page) dethrones their hero, Gordie and Sean embark on a mission to help King get his title back. When they finally track him down, however, they discover that King i...

Jon Huber (Brodie Lee, Luke Harper) passed away this past week. We pay tribute to the man and the wrestler at the beginning of this show. The man was beloved by everyone in the wrestling industry and we pay our respects to the 41-year-old husband and father. After our tributes, we take a deep dive into WCW Starrcade 1998 with the Third Man returning to the show, Brian Isley! Goldberg - should he h...

Vaughn and Nick give their gifts to professional wrestling for the holiday season. 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] [Pandora] [Stitcher] [Spreaker] [Player FM] and wherever else you get your podcasts! Exc...

The World Wrestling Federation ended the year 2000 with a 6-man Hell in a Cell Match for the WWF Championship. Kurt Angle defended the title against Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Undertaker, and Rikishi in what might be one of the most underrated HIAC matches of all-time. There were more matches, too, but this was pretty much a one-match show. The guys dive deep into one of the long...

We're here. We've talked about it before on the podcast, but this episode we're taking a deep dive into the most important pay-per-view in the history of World Championship Wrestling. It was arguably the most anticipated wrestling pay-per-view of all-time, and it marked the beginning of the end for WCW. The end product looked nothing like what was built up beforehand. The terrible finish, rash of...

All Elite Wrestling had their biggest Dynamite show to date on December 2, 2020, as the event titled "Winter Is Coming" aired on TNT live. And we live commentate all the happenings, including Sting's AEW debut and Kenny Omega winning the AEW World Heavyweight Championship while hightailing it out of town with Don Callis to... IMPACT WRESTLING? We're here for it all... give it a listen! Follow us o...

The night after the 1990 Survivor Series, the Ultimate Warrior defended the WWF Championship against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase on The Main Event on NBC. On this episode, we're taking a deep dive into the entire show. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms:  [Apple Podcasts] [Google Podc...

It was  Deadly Game at the 1998 Survivor Series, as a one-night tournament to crown a new WWF Champion was had! The guys dive deep into the happenings of what Nick says is Vince Russo's shining moment. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms:  [Apple Podcasts] [Google Podcasts] [Spotify] [iHeartRad...

Perhaps the most infamous night in professional wrestling history, the guys deep dive into the Montreal Screwjob and the 1997 Survivor Series! 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] [Pandora] [Stitcher] [Spreak...

Recorded November 9, 2017. On the date of the 20th anniversary of the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Nick, Vaughn and Brian discuss everything about the 1997 Survivor Series main event ending. They give their thoughts on the Montreal Screwjob, whether one or another is to blame, their thoughts then and now, and what it's meant to professional wrestling as a whole since. Tune in for an hour dedicated...

This week, Vaughn and Nick watch NXT's Halloween Havoc and live commentate as it happens on the USA Network. 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] [Pandora] [Stitcher] [Spreaker] [Player FM] and wherever else...

Recorded on October 29, 2015. This week, the Shooters are joined again by Brian Isley of BoomBoxLife radio and talk about Hell in a Cell, Raw, the 1990's, Blockbuster Night, and a whole lot more on this jam-packed episode of The Straight Shooters. Tune in for wrestling, stay for the humor. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shoo...

WWE's Hell in a Cell match has left us with lasting memories for the last 20+ plus years. On this episode, we pit the best of the best in a 16-match elimination style bracket to crown the greatest Hell in a Cell Match of all-time. The odds are we've already seen the greatest #HIAC match, so Vaughn and Nick are joined by the good brother Sawyer to determine just which one is the best. And we won't...

Recorded October 4, 2017. Join us later this week as we conduct a bracket tournament to decide which is the best Hell in a Cell match of all-time. Give us your opinion on social media! This week, the guys are joined by Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) of Fightful.com and talk about 20 years of Hell in a Cell. Yep, it's been 20 years since one of the most historic matches made its debut on WWE televi...

WWF In Your House: Buried Alive was the 11th In Your House pay-per-view offering from the revolutionary force in sports entertainment, and it took place on October 20, 1996 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1996, the World Wrestling Federation was trying some new things, especially with the nWo angle in World Championship Wrestling beginning to take off in popularity. This Bu...

WCW's Halloween Havoc 1997 took place on October 25, 1998 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  Despite being red hot in 1997, WCW had its best fiscal year in 1998 and was setting records. Unfortunately, by October 1998, much of that money starting going down the drain as creative got worse and worse. This pay-per-view is the epitome of what laid ahead for WCW in the coming years. We got...

WCW's Halloween Havoc 1997 took place on October 26, 1997 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It garnered a 1.10 pay-per-view buyrate, and Nick Piccone was among those.  WCW in 1997 was red hot and the road to Starrcade was no different. With a couple of bumps along the way, however, Halloween Havoc that year was a microcosm of what was to come for WCW. Pretty good start - lame finish. W...

Recorded May 19, 2017. This week, Brian Isley and Derek Badichek join Nick and Vaughn once again as the guys preview Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view highlighted by Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal and AJ Styles vying for Kevin Owens' United States Championship. Then, the guys live commentate the main event of Backlash 2000 with Triple H defending his championship agai...

The very last WCW Clash of the Champions took place on August 21, 1997 in Nashville, TN at the Municipal Auditorium. It drew 4,122 fans and popped a 3.64 rating on TBS. Vaughn and Nick take a deep dive into the matches, happenings, and see just how far Sting came from the up-and-comer from last week's deep dive into the very first Clash of the Champions to his crow character nine years later. The...

The very first Clash of the Champions took place on March 27, 1988 in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum. It drew 6,000 fans and popped a 5.6 rating on TBS. Oh, and it also went head-to-head with WrestleMania IV. Vaughn and Nick take a deep dive into the matches, happenings, and ponder if things turned out differently. The results (courtesy of prowrestlinghistory.com): NWA TV Champ Mike Rot...

Matt Hardy suffered a scary fall at Saturday's AEW All Out pay-per-view where he was knocked unconscious for nearly a minute. Thankfully, the decision was made to stop the Broken Rules Match between him and Sammy Guevara. Minutes later, the doctor cleared Hardy and they resumed the match. The next day, Tony Khan said Hardy did not have a concussion and many people apologized to him, and respected...

What made us want to deep dive into No Holds Barred: The Movie? We honestly have no clue. But we did it. And it was something. This deep dive is actually longer than the actual running time for the movie. Who was Rip? Why was Samantha cast as the bad person that Rip needed to forgive? Why did we celebrate Rip killing two people? Why is Brell a movie version of Vince McMahon? Why is Rip's brother n...

This week, we talk about the real world. The show starts off with poignant comments from Vaughn Johnson about Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot by a police officer 7 times... and survived. Vaughn begins the episode with a monologue that you need to hear. Then we get into some wrasslin'. Roman Reigns is back, and the perception of him has been very, very different, especially now. We explore...