The Straight Shooters

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],...

AEW/TNT contract extension. AEW gets a new show. NXT's ratings not great. RIP Rocky Johnson.

The guys discuss their favorite Royal Rumble moments and memories.

Wrestling predictions for 2020.

NXT wins the viewers/demo against AEW for the first time, and the biggest wrestling moments of the decade.

The top wrestling stories of 2019 are discussed.

CM Punk returned to our television screens via WWE Backstage on Tuesday night. We discuss what this means for the future for him and WWE. Also talk AEW vs. NXT ratings, ACH quitting WWE and more.

Full AEW Full Gear preview, Cody's promo, some of our favorite promos of all-time, ratings talk and more.

Huge episode this week. We talk Jordan Myles, AEW/NXT against the World Series, The Fiend winning the Universal Championship, and the first-ever Women's War Games match.

While pro wrestling is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, why is it missing the mainstream mark in terms of popularity and pop culture?

Bischoff out, Prichard in. WWE Draft. AEW vs. NXT.

AEW vs. NXT head-to-head for the first time ever, which show was better? We dive deep into the head-to-head match by match.

The guys watch NXT on USA Network as they record, discuss Bray Wyatt's Fiend character, and whether or not there's another boom period in the pro wrestling industry.

NXT on USA Network debut reaction, AEW's expectations on TNT, Brock Lesnar vs. Kofi Kingston, and Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins

We're running down AEW's All Out card and discuss where we think they're at as a company as they head into the fall.

AEW on TNT vs. NXT on USA. It's happening. The war is back. But now fans are mad. Why?