The 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 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.

CLASSIC EPISODE #1

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 platfor...

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], [Google...

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 Podcasts], [Stitcher], [Goo...

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 we...

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 i...

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 Are...

Cody's legend grows. Why did WWE completely ignore the biggest reason for the name change from WWF to WWE in 2002 in their Ruthless Aggression documentary? And more.

Is the Wednesday Night War over between AEW and NXT? WrestleMania is returning to Los Angeles in 2021... but when is it coming back to Philly? Goldberg beating The Fiend for the Universal Title? And more.

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 current WWE Network,...

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], [Stitcher], [Google Play],...