Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast

Tweet There were several deaths connected to the world of professional wrestling this week, so we start off the show by giving our thoughts on those who passed.   Cedric Alexander and Tye Dillinger had some old tweets crop up and haunt them this week. We talk about why social media accountability, especially as an adult, is needed right now.   Then we discuss the Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns riva...

Tweet WWE officially announced an all-women's pay-per-view this past week on Monday Night RAW set for October 28th of this year. It was a ground-breaking announcement, and Stephanie McMahon was, of course, there to announce it.   Nick and Vaughn discuss the implications of the all-women's pay-per-view, what it means for the current talent, the future talent, if WWE will continue to do all-women's...

Tweet Due to a technological error, this is actually Episode 156 instead of 157. We recorded this show believing it would be our 157th episode, but the original Episode 156 we recorded did not record correctly.   On this episode, Vaughn and Nick live commentate the WWF Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam 1992, where Bret "The Hitman" Hart defended the title against his brother-in-law...

Tweet In the spirit of the Fourth of July, Vaughn and Nick decided to live commentate one of the most patriotic matches WWE put on. The guys live commentate the main event of SummerSlam 1993, where Lex Luger challenged the WWF Champion, Yokozuna. Lex Luger was a newly turned babyface and bodyslammed Yokozuna on the U.S.S. Intrepid on the Fourth of July that year, precipitating this match.    We be...

Tweet Vaughn and Nick discuss the current state of professional wrestling in this week's episode of The Straight Shooters. Off the heels of WWE announcing their new television deals set to begin in Fall 2019, the guys discuss the entire wrestling industry as a whole and how it fits in with today's era compared to previous eras.   Will New Japan eventually rival WWE worldwide? Will Ring of Honor ta...

Tweet Brian Isley re-joins the panel as the third man as the trio discusses some of the hot topics in the world of professional wrestling.   First, Vaughn, Nick and Brian reminisce about the life and career of Leon White, better known to wrestling fans as Vader (or Big Van Vader). Earlier in the week, the big man passed away at the age of 63 due to ongoing health issues. The guys discuss their tho...

Tweet This week is a jam-packed episode as Nick and Vaughn discuss CM Punk's second UFC fight, Ring of Honor hopeful to run Madison Square Garden in 2019, NJPW and the possibility of including women's wrestling into their shows in the future, a Money in the Bank and NXT TakeOver: Chicago II preview, and finish it off with a discussion on the most memorable title reigns in wrestling history.   Ther...