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1995 WWF was quite a time. At the 1995 Survivor Series, we had a Wild Card Match, Bret Hart regaining the WWF Championship from Diesel, and the President of the United States making an appearance. Kind of. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ap...

We're very lucky this week to bring you a deep dive of WCW Fall Brawl: War Games 1993. Lucky because it was the PPV debut of The Shockmaster. Lucky because we get to hear how The Shockmaster debuted in WCW on Clash of the Champions in August 1993 (Lex Express eat your heart out) and lucky enough to hear Dusty Rhodes talking about it on the Legends of Wrestling Roundtable during the WWE 24/7 days....

The deep dives are back! And we head into Thanksgiving season by diving deep into the 1994 WWF Survivor Series -- perhaps one of the worst pay-per-views not only of that era, but... ever? Bob Backlund becomes WWF Champion, Chuck Norris should just referee every single match, and Owen Hart hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok and flat out deceived us! AND WE GOT THE ROYAL FAMILY VS. CLOWNS...

After an unfortunate early #RedOctober exit, the guys get caught up on all things wrestling on this week's episode as they also watch the November 1, 2023 episode of AEW Dynamite. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠ ⁠⁠]⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠@theshooterspod⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠Spo...

25 years ago, Stone Cold Steve Austin attacked Vince McMahon inside a hospital room. This week, we record a watch along of that episode of Monday Night Raw, which aired on October 5, 1998, but was taped on September 29, 1998. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠@_piccone⁠ ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠ ] [ ⁠@theshooterspod⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠Apple Podcast...

WE'RE BACK! And we got an All-Star crew with us this week as Mike Powers of The Divide Live and Fox Sports The Gambler along with Brian Isley of the High IQ Basketball Podcast join Nick and Vaughn as we host a Watch Party for AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam as MJF defends the AEW World Heavyweight Championship against Samoa Joe in the main event! -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠@_piccone⁠ ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@VaughnMJohn...

The guys live commentate NXT Heatwave '23 - this time with LIVE AUDIO! And maybe a little Phillies walk-off audio, too!? -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠@_piccone⁠ ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠ ] [ ⁠@theshooterspod⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ] [ ⁠Google Podcasts⁠ ] [ ⁠Spotify]⁠  [ ⁠iHeartRadio⁠ ] [ ⁠Amazon⁠ ] [ ⁠Audacy⁠ ] [ ⁠TuneIn Radio⁠ ] [...

This week, we're live commentating the next installment of "Blood & Guts" from AEW on the July 19, 2023 edition of Dynamite on TBS. The main event was the Blood and Guts match, in which the Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Kota Ibushi) defeated the Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Konosuke Takeshita, and Pa...

27 years ago, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history, if not *the* most memorable. Hulk Hogan had finally turned his back on all of his fans and turned on WCW at Bash at the Beach to christen the New World Order (or Organization) on July 7. But we're here for the real action - Joe Gomez, Disco Inferno, THE NASTY BOYS, and more! -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠@_piccone⁠ ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@...

25 years ago, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history. The Undertaker threw Mankind off the top of the Hell in a Cell and created one of the most significant moments not only in the Monday Night War era, but in the history of wrestling, period. Oh, yeah, there was also a King of the Ring tournament that night and Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship. It was a bus...

Classic episode recorded June 2021. Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1997 WWF King of the Ring. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠@_piccone⁠ ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠ ] [ ⁠@theshooterspod⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ] [ ⁠Google Podcasts⁠ ] [ ⁠Spotify]⁠  [ ⁠iHeartRadio⁠ ] [ ⁠Amazon⁠ ] [ ⁠Audacy⁠ ] [ ⁠TuneIn Radio⁠ ] [ ⁠Pandora⁠ ] [ ⁠Stitche...

Classic episode recorded June 2021. On June 23, 1996, the World Wrestling Federation invaded the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for their annual King of the Ring pay-per-view. This would be the first year where only semifinals and the finals took place on the actual pay-per-view, with more stacked matches than ever before. It certainly was, to date, the greatest WWF King of the Ring card eve...

This week, the guys head back to the circus of 1998 WCW and dive deep into the Great American Bash. Sting vs. Giant for... the WCW Tag Titles? Goldberg against the nWo Wolfpac, Eddie Guerrero and Chavo with a family feud, Heenan cutting off Schiavone, and more! BUT FIRST, they discuss AEW/NJPW's Forbidden Door PPV this coming Sunday, CM Punk/Elite beef, and more. -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccon...

CLASSIC EPISODE... 328! Recorded originally on June 15, 2022, things get extreme AGAIN as we dive deep into ECW's One Night Stand 2006. This was the beginning of the new ECW brand that would be headed by Paul Heyman as GM and Rob Van Dam as the ECW Champion... only for it to fall apart literally weeks later. But first, we talk about Cody Rhodes wrestling at Hell in a Cell with a torn pec, Jon Moxl...

CLASSIC EPISODE... but first, we start with JEY USO turning on ROMAN REIGNS and causing a CIVIL WAR IN THE BLOODLINE! Recorded originally on June 21, 2022, we head to 1996 WCW, just weeks after Scott Hall appeared for the first time on WCW Monday Nitro. He and Kevin Nash would have a surprise in store for Eric Bischoff at that year's Great American Bash. So would Kevin Greene with his monster prom...

This week, we head back to the golden era of 1997 WCW! It's the Great American Bash! DDP vs. Savage II in a Lights Out Match! Flair/Piper vs. the Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Titles. Kevin Greene vs. Mongo! Madusa's career ends!? And much, much more! -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccone ]  [ @VaughnMJohnson ] [ @theshooterspod ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platform...

This week, the Third Man Brian Isley makes his return to the podcast to dive deep into one of the greatest wrestling documentaries of all time, "Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows." Bret Hart was filmed from the fall of 1996 through the end of 1997 and this documentary sees it all through. Ever hear of the Montreal Screwjob? The guys dive deep into it all. "Bret Hart recounts his life from his yo...

This week, we head back to the Attitude Era and dive deep into WWF Over The Edge '98: In Your House. Stone Cold Steve Austin defends the WWF Championship against Dude Love with Vince McMahon as the special guest referee, Gerald Brisco as the timekeeper, and Pat Patterson as the ring announcer. Possibly the best Austin match of this era? John Layfield before he was a wreslter, Steve Blackman's firs...

IT'S CLASSIC EPISODE WEEK! We are uploading a classic episode every day of the week, and today is our WWF In Your House: Cold Day In Hell deep dive! Austin vs. Undertaker for the WWF Title with the Hart Foundation sitting in the front row. Ken Shamrock's WWF PPV in-ring debut against Vader. Triple H vs. Flash Funk. Rocky Maivia vs. Mankind. Ahmed Johnson vs. THE ENTIRE NATION OF DOMINATION!? PRESS...

IT'S CLASSIC EPISODE WEEK! We are uploading a classic episode every day of the week, and today is our WWF In Your House: Beware of Dog Parts 1 AND 2 deep dive! Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog after a SEVERE STORM CUT OUT ALL THE SATELLITES FOR OVER AN HOUR! We talk all about it on this deep dive. -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccone ]  [ @VaughnMJohnson ] [ @theshooterspod ] You can subscribe to...

IT'S CLASSIC EPISODE WEEK! We are uploading a classic episode every day of the week, and today is our WWF In Your House 1 deep dive, where Bret Hart pulled double duty against Hakushi and Jerry Lawler, and Diesel defended the WWF Championship against Sid. WWF 1995. Right up Nick's alley. -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccone ]  [ @VaughnMJohnson ] [ @theshooterspod ] You can subscribe to The Straigh...

IT'S CLASSIC EPISODE WEEK! We are uploading a classic episode every day of the week, and today is our WCW Slamboree '97 deep dive. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, and Kevin Greene vs. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Syxx. Eagles legend Reggie White makes his in-ring debut against Steve "Mongo" McMichael, and much more! -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccone ]  [ @VaughnMJohnson ] [ @theshooterspod ] You...

This week, the guys continue their BACKLASH FLASHBACK! Backlash 2003 from the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, Massachusetts saw the WWE in-ring debut of Goldberg as he took on The Rock. Brock Lesnar defended the WWE Championship against up-and-comer John Cena, and we saw perhaps the worst dubbed show on Peacock as almost every single theme song was dubbed over. Ridiculous stuff. Oh, and a Triple H...

This week, the guys continue their BACKLASH FLASHBACK! Backlash 2002 from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Hollywood Hulk Hogan found himself back in a World Title main event match against Triple H a month after blowing the roof off the SkyDome in Toronto against The Rock at WrestleMania X8. Eddie Guerrero. Rob Van Dam. Kurt Angle. Edge. Tajiri. Kidman. Austin. Undertaker. There was no shortage of...

This week, the guys continue their BACKLASH FLASHBACK! Backlash 2001 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois is the event they're diving deep into this episode, where the TWO-MAN POWER TRIP of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker/Kane HAVE ALL THE GOLD. AND THE POWER. OR NO GOLD. AND NO POWER? -- Follow us on Twitter [ @_piccone ]  [ @VaughnMJohnson ] [ @theshooterspod ] You can subscr...