Straight Shooters

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...

Recorded 05/07/2020. The guys decide to live commentate another bad wrestling match, this time turning their attention to the infamous 1998 War Games match. Join along with them as they try to make sense of the senseless. Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Goog...

Recorded 04/30/2020. The guys are finally back and try to have a little fun and entertain the audience by live commentating the Doomsday Cage Match from Uncensored 1996 pitting Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage against The Alliance to End Hulkamania! Follow us on Twitter: [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podca...

Recorded 3/12/20. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the NBA, NHL, MLS, MLB, XFL, March Madness, and more college sports suspending events and/or completely canceling them. So why is it that WWE's WrestleMania is still scheduled to go on in Tampa on April 5? They've already canceled a house show in Ohio, but what do they need to do next? Their statement on March 12 reads: "While w...

Recorded 3/5/2020. AEW made the mainstream this week, and we're pretty sure they're thrilled about it.  MJF flipped off a 7-year-old kid at a meet-and-greet in Chicago, and it made national headlines. Some thought it was a heel going too far, and some thought it was a heel being a heel. This week, we discuss our opinions on the situation and whether or not hiding behind the "wrestling heel" excuse...

Recorded 2/27/2020. We have once again lived through a mind-numbing decision by Vince McMahon - this time, to put the Universal Championship back on Bill Goldberg. Not only that, but Goldberg defeated one of the hottest acts in WWE today, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt at Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia. Why? Just why? And AEW's next pay-per-view, Revolution, is this weekend. Emanating from the Wintrust Ar...

Recorded 2/20/2020. Episode 227! Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the legend of Cody Rhodes and how it's just growing in All Elite Wrestling. Has anybody benefited from AEW more than Cody at this point? The guys discuss just how great he's been so far in AEW and what his future could hold. WWE Network's new Ruthless Aggression documentary has been highly ant...

Recorded 2/13/2020. Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the latest ratings in the battle for Wednesday Night wrestling supremacy, as Vaughn declares the Wednesday Night War over! However, Nick doesn't necessarily agree. Listen as the two make their cases. With WrestleMania returning to Los Angeles in 2021, the guys discuss where they think WrestleMania will win...

Recorded 2/7/2020. Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) react to Vince McMahon's and WWE interim CFO Frank Riddick's earnings conference call on Thursday. A huge item that was brought up was the possibility of WWE selling their PPV's to bigger streaming distributors in the near future. It seems like there already might be smoke.  The guys discuss their thoughts on the c...

Recorded 2/1/2020. Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss WWE's corporate shake-up, WWE's terrible production itinerary that includes camera cuts to the crowc during very, very important moments, Naomi's return that got social media talking, and a racist Royal Rumble? You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitche...

Recorded 1/16/2020. Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the gigantic news of All Elite Wrestling re-upping with TNT through 2023. They're also getting a second show on the station. Why this is huge news for the industry and more. The guys also discuss the latest in the Wednesday Night War, and how much better RAW has been in recent weeks. You can subscribe to T...