The Straight Shooters

Nick Piccone joins Jon Jansen on the Line Change on Fox Sports The Gambler to discuss WWE SummerSlam. Recorded August 19, 2020.

Lex Luger rode across the country inside the bus known as the Lex Express during the summer of 1993.WWE Network added a video called "All Aboard the Lex Express" to their archives about two years ago, where a bunch of raw footage was sandwiched between the Stars & Stripes Challenge and the SummerSlam 1993 main event featuring Lex Luger vs. Yokozuna for the WWF Championship. This week, Nick and Vau...

This week, we take another deep dive into an event that took place in Philadelphia at the Spectrum in 1990 - WWF SummerSlam. It was a double main event! Hulk Hogan returns to take on Earthquake and the Ultimate Warrior defends the WWF Championship against "Ravishing" Rick Rude inside a steel cage... and much more! Vaughn and Nick discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly in-depth for nearly 3 hours!...

What is happening in the world of pro wrestling? After a few weeks of looking at the past and having some fun, this week we turn to the current day. RAW Underground made its debut Monday night and it was ... something. Should this be a permanent fixture for the time being on RAW? Will it ... be good? Or will it just be one  of those Vince McMahon things that'll be forgotten about in two weeks? AEW...

1999 was a very interesting year in wrestling. This week, we discuss WCW Beach Brawl, which took place from MTV Spring Break in Cancún, Mexico. It was just basically a battle royal, but Vaughn and Nick took voluminous notes to take a deep dive into the event. It might've just been a half-hour,  but there was a lot to talk about. Kid Rock, Jimmy Hart, and Raven called the action on commentary, and...

Recorded 6/20/2019.Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone celebrate the 200th episode of The Straight Shooters! The guys discuss how the podcast got started, some of the best moments of the show, inside stories, shout outs to all of our guests over the years, and more on this milestone episode! Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio]You can subscribe to The Straight Shooter...

The night before WrestleMania XV in Philly in March 1999, WWE held a WrestleMania Rage Party at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with legendary musical acts Isaac Hayes, Big Pun, and the... Cherry Poppin' Daddies? It was when WWE was close to if not at its peak in popularity among the masses, so... why not throw a Rage Party the night before the biggest wrestling event of the year? This week, Va...

After Keith Lee became NXT Champion by defeating Adam Cole at NXT's Great American Bash finale, he added himself to a list of double champions in wrestling history as he still holds the NXT North American Championship. This week, we go down the list and name some of the best double champions in wrestling history. With NXT winning the total viewers ratings battle against AEW the last few weeks - no...

WWE unveiled a new United States Championship design this week on RAW. The guys discuss their thoughts. Then, they take a look at some of the best and not-so-best wrestling PPV posters through the decades. Follow us on Twitter [@nickpiccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@ShootersRadio]You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [Apple Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Google Podcasts], [Spr...

Recorded 7/1/2016.This week, Vaughn and Nick discuss patriotic wrestling figures throughout history to begin the July 4th celebration weekend. They then discuss Roman Reigns and whether keeping him in the Battleground main event even though he's been suspended is a good thing. Brock Lesnar talked about fighting in UFC and not caring about what his WWE fans think or even what Stephanie McMahon thin...

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 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], [Stitcher], [Google Podcasts], [Spreaker], [Spotify], [iHeartRadio], [Pando...

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 foll...

Black Lives Matter.

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...

CLASSIC EPISODE #2: Andrew Goldstein talks Summerslam and more

Remembering the lives of Shad Gaspard and Owen Hart. Live commentary of Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart from WrestleMania X.

Cody Rhodes discusses All Elite Wrestling's upcoming Double or Nothing II pay-per-view this weekend, along with more topics.

SS CLASSIC #100: 100th episode special.

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...

SS CLASSIC #141: The Greatest WrestleMania Performers of All-Time. Recorded originally on 03/28/2018.

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