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Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast

Philadelphia is a haven for professional wrestling, and we have the very best analysis coming to you from two of the best wrestling minds in the industry. Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com) & Nick Piccone (PhillyInfluencer.com, FoxPHLGambler.com, and formerly PhillyVoice.com) talk about the latest in the world of professional wrestling and usually dive deep into an event, movie, documentary, or anything else of the past during wrestling"s glory years.Follow us on Twitter/X, Instagram, Thread, and

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138:05

CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/21

Recorded October 2020. (Episode 255) Join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone for this classic episode as they dive deep into WCW's Halloween Havoc 1998! It took place on October 25, 1998 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Despite being red hot in 1997, WCW had its best fiscal year in 1998 and was setting records. Unfortunately, by October 1998, much of that money starting going down the drain as creative got worse and worse. This pay-per-view is the epitome of what laid ahead for WCW in the

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409: Mr. McMahon Netflix Docuseries Deep Dive: Part I...

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/18

This week, it's a Wildfire Radio era reunion as "The Third Man" Brian Isley and Maleek "Cool Breeze" Kwubiri join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone to dive deep into the Mr. McMahon Netflix docuseries. In Part I, the guys dive into Episodes 1-3 of the six-part series. -- Follow us on

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139:55

CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/15

Recorded October 2020. (Episode 254) Join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone for this classic episode as they dive deep into W̶C̶W̶ Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc 1997. It took place on October 26, 1997 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It garnered a 1.10 pay-per-view buyrate, and Nick was among those. WCW in 1997 was red hot and the road to Starrcade was no different. With a couple of bumps along the way, however, Halloween Havoc that year was a microcosm of what was to come for WCW. Pretty

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125:22

CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/14

Recorded October 2022. (Episode 341) Join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone for this classic episode as they dive dive into W̶C̶W̶ Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc 1996! The nWo was just born and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan would defend the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against the "Macho Man" Randy Savage... and after the match, Hogan is in for a "ROWDY" SURPRISE!!! -- Follow us on

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CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/08

Recorded October 2021. (Episode 305) Join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone for this classic episode as they dive deep into WCW's Halloween Havoc 1995... where Hulk Hogan and The Giant would square off not once... but twice! The Sumo Monster Truck Match and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match would feature the two... all the while the Giant would fall off the roof in the building in between those events. It's really a hoot. -- Follow us on

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CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/10/07

Recorded October 2021. (Episode 304) It was Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage Retirement match... ALREADY. Hogan had debuted for WCW in June that prior year and they're already blowing it off. Oh, WCW. -- Follow us on

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158:34

CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF SummerSlam '90 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/08/27

Recorded August 2020. 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! -- Follow us on

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148:56

CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF SummerSlam '92 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/07/27

Recorded August 2022. IT'S THE PODCAST YOU THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER HEAR! This week, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into WWF SummerSlam 1992, FROM WEMBLEY STADIUM IN LONDON, ENGLAND! Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Championship! WHOSE SIDE WILL MR. PERFECT BE ON? Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship! WHOSE SIDE WILL ENGLAND BE ON? That's about it. -- Follow us on

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121:47

400: WCW Bash at the Beach '97 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/07/21

This week, we head back to the Golden Era of 1997 and dive deep into an event that was headlined by Dennis Rodman tag-teaming with Hollywood Hogan as the nWo goes mainstream! BUT FIRST, we discuss the latest news in the world of professional wrestling, including: AEW, TNA Slammiversary, WWE's Bloodline angle, the Phillies, and more! -- Follow us on

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125:30

CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Great American Bash '96 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/06/20

Recorded June 2022. This week, we head to 1996 WCW, just weeks after Scott Hall appeared for the first time on WCW Monday Nitro. He and Kevin Nash would have a surprise in store for Eric Bischoff at that year's Great American Bash. So would Kevin Greene with his monster promo skills, Steve McMichael making the most shocking turn in WCW in the summer of 1996, and plenty more good stuff! -- Follow us on

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126:36

CLASSIC EPISODE: ECW One Night Stand '06 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/06/18

Recorded June 2022. This week, things get extreme AGAIN as we dive deep into ECW's One Night Stand 2006. This was the beginning of the new ECW brand that would be headed by Paul Heyman as GM and Rob Van Dam as the ECW Champion... only for it to fall apart literally weeks later. But first, we talk about Cody Rhodes wrestling at Hell in a Cell with a torn pec, Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the AEW Interim World Heavyweight Championship at Forbidden Door now official, and more current nonsense

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114:20

CLASSIC EPISODE: ECW One Night Stand '05 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/06/17

Recorded June 2022. Things get extreme as we dive deep into ECW's very first One Night Stand pay-per-view from June 12, 2005. -- Follow us on Twitter [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple

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394: WWE King and Queen of the Ring; AEW Double or...

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/05/24

This week, we discuss the latest news heading into a huge wrestling weekend as WWE presents King and Queen of the Ring from Saudi Arabia and AEW presents Double or Nothing from Las Vegas. We also discuss SummerSlam heading to Minnesota in 2026 and making it two nights! Speaking of SummerSlam, we also discuss the latest news that the winners of the King and Queen of the Ring will earn title shots at SummerSlam in Cleveland this year! -- Follow us on

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121:01

393: The Best Pro Wrestling Title Designs ... Ever!

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/05/11

In the spirit of newly-designed WWE and World Tag Team Championships (finally!), Vaughn and Nick discuss their favorite title designs in the history of professional wrestling! -- Follow us on Twitter [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shootersradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms:

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48:12

BONUS: Nick and Vaughn talk #WrestleMania on The Line...

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/03/30

#WrestleMania week is here! On Episode 5, Nick Piccone and Vaughn Johnson of the Straight Shooters Podcast join Jon Jansen to talk all things #WrestleMania. History of #WrestleManiaSignificance of #WrestleMania in PhillyExpectations in and around Philly for #WrestleMania weekAnd more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shootersradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shootersradio/support

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66:44

391: Live Commentary of WrestleMania XV: Stone Cold...

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/03/29

#WrestleMania Week is here! On this week's episode, we're going back 25 years to the last WrestleMania to take place in Philadelphia, and live commentating the main event of The Rock defending the WWF Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin. BUT FIRST, IT'S OPENING DAY FOR THE #PHILLIES, BABAY! -- Follow us on Twitter [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VaughnMJohnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]

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BONUS: "Paid in Full" Review

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2024/03/27

From episodes 120 and 121 back in November 2017. Vaughn Johnson, Brian Isley, and Nick Piccone discuss the cult classic, "Paid in Full." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shootersradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shootersradio/support

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365: 'Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows' Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/06/05

This week, we take a deep dive into Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows. For over a year, Paul Jay documented the life and wrestling legacy of Bret "The Hitman" Hart. We dive into Bret returning to the WWF in the fall of 1996, his eventual heel turn in 1997, In Your House: Canadian Stampede, winning the WWF Championship at SummerSlam, all the way to being screwed at Survivor Series. -- Follow us on Twitter [@_piccone] [@VaughnMJohnson] [@theshooterspod] You can subscribe to The Straight Shooters on

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352: WWF Royal Rumble 2000 Deep Dive

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast ·

2023/01/26

The 2000 Royal Rumble featured Triple H defending the WWF Championship against Cactus Jack in a Street Fight -- a match that still holds up today as one of the greatest ever in Royal Rumble history. The Rock and Big Show were at odds, Rikishi and Too Cool got down in the Rumble match, and TAZZ debuted for the Fed to deliver a chokeout to our Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle. All inside Madison Square Garden! We dive deep into it on this week's episode, along with touching on some current events

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