Straight Shooters

EPISODE 23! Recorded January 15, 2016. Live commentary of the entire 1992 Royal Rumble match with Vaughn Johnson, Nick Piccone, and Brian Isley. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

EPISODE 315. Recorded January 21, 2022. Deep dive into the 1992 Royal Rumble. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcas...

EPISODE 269. Recorded January 21, 2021. Deep dive into the 1991 Royal Rumble. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, the guys dive deep into the 1995 WWF Royal Rumble, because not only is it the next Royal Rumble event after the 1994 one - which we dove deep into last week - but it took place from Tampa, where this year's Royal Rumble will emanate from! Pamela Anderson! Lawrence Taylor! The worst Royal Rumble match of all-time! Jam-packed episode! BUT FIRST, we talk the latest nonsense in professional...

Fox Sports The Gambler's Mark Henry Jr. joins Nick and Vaughn to dive deep into the very newsworthy 1994 WWF Royal Rumble. The beginning of the Bret Hart/Owen Hart split in what can be described as one of WWF's best storylines ever, Undertaker ascending to the heavens after being stuffed into a casket by Yokozuna and friends, and Vince McMahon crowdsourcing whether Lex Luger or Bret Hart should ca...

Fox Sports The Gambler's Jon Jansen joins Nick and Vaughn to talk Rock/Roman seeds, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom, a spoiler-free review of "The Iron Claw", and more! -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠...

This week, we dive deep into the last statistically numbered In Your House pay-per-view, titled D-Generation X in December 1997, by way of Patreon request! Request yours at ⁠⁠ patreon.com/shootersradio ⁠⁠ . It was one month after the infamous Montreal Screwjob and Ken Shamrock was looking to put the Boy Toy on the shelf. He didn't. In fact, it was one of the worst main events ever because Earl...

CLASSIC EPISODE. Recorded 2020. The guys dive deep into WCW's biggest mistake. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spoti...

CLASSIC EPISODE. Recorded 2020. The guys dive deep into WCW Starrcade 1998, but first, a tribute to Jon Huber. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcas...

CLASSIC EPISODE! Recorded 2021. The guys dive deep into WWF In Your House 12: It's Time, from the West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 15, 1996. Bret Hart had his first WWF Championship match since losing to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII earlier that year, the Undertaker and Executioner faced off in an Armageddon Rules Match, and things got funky when Flash...

CLASSIC EPISODE! Recorded in 2021. The guys dive deep into the WWF In Your House from December 1995, where Bret Hart defended the WWF Championship against his brother-in-law, the British Bulldog. It was an... event. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shoo...

This week, we dive deep into WWE Armageddon 2006 by way of Patreon request! Request yours at patreon.com/shootersradio . John Cena was called on to help SmackDown PPV numbers as he tagged up with World Heavyweight Champion Batista to take on King Bookah and Finlay. Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy in a Last Ride match. Kane vs. MVP in an Inferno match. A WWE Tag Team Championship match turns into a 4-wa...

This week, we dive deep into the 1993 Survivor Series as 30 years ago, it was headlined by the All-Americans vs. the Foreign Fanatics. Owen Hart also began his ascent into wrestling lore by starting to turn on his brother Bret, FOUR DOINKS, and more! BUT FIRST, we discuss the latest stories in pro wrestling, including our immediate reaction to CM Punk's rather pedestrian return promo on Raw Monday...

CM PUNK IS BACK IN WWE! Here's our emergency podcast talking about our instant reactions, what it means to everyone involved, and will it be any different this time around. -- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ]...

Sid vs. Shawn. Mankind vs. Undertaker. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart. Sid vs. Shawn Michaels. We dive deep into it all this week!-- Follow us on Twitter [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠ ] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ] [ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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 da...

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 ⁠]⁠  [ ⁠@VaughnM...

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), Ko...

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...