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Straight Shooters

Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson

The best and worst of pro wrestling covered weekly by Nick Piccone (CrossingBroad.com) and Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com). Since 2015, the duo has produced compelling, unique, and entertaining weekly episodes along with special exclusive content on Patreon ... Live commentary specials before they were cool, deep dives into entire pay-per-view events, movies, documentaries, and career retrospectives, high profile guests, current product analysis, and much more! Request your own deep dives:

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02:46:28

448: WWE Survivor Series '02 Deep Dive

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2025/12/07

This week, the guys dive deep into the 2002 WWE Survivor Series! It's the first-ever Elimination Chamber match! In fact, a lot of the matches had the ELIMINATION element to them except there were NO traditional Survivor Series matches. Hmm. Also, a ridiculous turn leads to a ridiculous champion, ridiculous ring attire for a new ridiculous champion, and more!BUT FIRST, we discuss all the WWE content soon to be ELIMINATED from Peacock entirely, where they might wind up, Netflix buying Warner Bros

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02:05:21

446: WWF Survivor Series '91 Deep Dive

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2025/11/14

This week, the guys dive deep into WWF Survivor Series 1991! The very first time the WWF Championship would be defended at the event as Hulk Hogan puts the WWF Championship on the line against The Undertaker! Ric Flair's first WWF PPV! And more.BUT FIRST, we discuss AEW's Blood & Guts matches, WWE's ice cold spell, John Cena's Intercontinental Championship win and The Last Time Is Now Tournament, Ridge Holland's latest update, and

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01:38:48

REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '95 Deep Dive

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2025/10/18

HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!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.

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02:00:41

REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '94 Deep Dive

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2025/10/17

HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!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.

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02:14:43

REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '91 Deep Dive

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2025/10/15

HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 and the CHAMBER OF HORRORS MATCH! AND THE HALLOWEEN PHANTOM! AND THE BRAVES/TWINS WORLD SERIES GAME 7 OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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02:01:34

443: WCW Halloween Havoc '92 Deep Dive

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2025/10/12

This week, the guys spin the wheel and make the deal as they dive deep into WCW Halloween Havoc 1992, which took place right here in Philadelphia, PA. BUT FIRST, they talk WWE Crown Jewel and the Match of the Year candidate to come out of it. Oh, and Philadelphia sports

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01:46:00

442: WCW Fall Brawl '94: War Games Deep Dive

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2025/09/27

This week, the guys dive deep into WCW's Fall Brawl '94: War Games, featuring the reunion of Dusty and Dustin Rhodes teaming up with the Nasty Boys to take on the Stud Stable inside War Games.BUT FIRST, they talk AJ Styles announcing he will be retiring in 2026, WWE Wrestlepalooza, AEW All Out, and

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02:12:51

441: ECW Wrestlepalooza '97 Deep Dive

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2025/09/19

WE BACK, Y'ALL! And we're diving deep into ECW's Wrestlepalooza from 1997! Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven in a Loser Leaves Town match, Terry Funk defends the ECW Title vs Chris Candido, Taz dethrones Shane Douglas as the ECW Television Champion in less than three minutes, and more!BUT FIRST, we discuss the latest in the world of professional wrestling, including: WWE Wrestlepalooza, AEW All Out, WrestleMania 43 heading to Saudi Arabia, Andrade gone from WWE, and

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01:17:17

439: WWE SummerSlam '25 Recap

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2025/08/05

The guys recap WWE SummerSlam 2025 with their

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02:04:42

429: ECW Heat Wave '98 Deep Dive, RIP Sabu

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2025/05/18

This week, the guys pay homage to the Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying Maniac... Sabu. They dive deep into ECW's Heat Wave 1998, featuring Sabu teaming with RVD to take on Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki for the ECW Tag Team Championships.They also discuss John Cena's current run, JC Mateo, AEW Collision ending prematurely in favor of Black Adam, and more.--Follow

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01:14:13

425: The Jey Uso Polarization

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2025/03/28

Jey Uso's rise to become a WrestleMania main eventer started a long time ago. It seems a lot of people - mostly online - are forgetting that.This week, Jason Fanelli joins us to discuss the arc of Jey Uso - which began in 2020 - and why he suddenly has some loud detractors after winning the 2025 Royal Rumble.--Follow

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02:14:24

424: 'Love Is Blind' Season 8 Recap, WWE WrestleMania...

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2025/03/20

This week, your favorite wrestling podcasters have some things to say about Season 8 of "Love Is Blind" ... wild stuff happening up in Minnesota.Then, we dive deep into WrestleMania 21... as WrestleMania goes #Hollywood, and Evolution EXPLODES!BUT FIRST, John Cena's first heel promo in over 20 years... what'd we think about it?--Follow

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01:59:59

423: WCW Uncensored '98 Deep Dive; Bianca...

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2025/03/13

Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone dive deep into WCW Uncensored 1998 - headlined by Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage in a STEEL CAGE! ... But why?BUT FIRST, they discuss current day nonsense re: the Bianca Belair-Naomi-Jade Cargill storyline playing out on SmackDown, AEW Revolution, and more!--Follow

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02:14:43

CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Halloween Havoc '91 Deep Dive

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2024/10/01

Recorded October 2022. (Episode 342)Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 and the CHAMBER OF HORRORS MATCH! AND THE HALLOWEEN PHANTOM! AND THE BRAVES/TWINS WORLD SERIES GAME 7 OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO -- Follow us on

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407: WWF One Night Only (Sept. '97) Deep Dive

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2024/09/27

This week, we're heading back to one of our favorite periods in wrestling - 1997 AGAIN! Per Nick Piccone request, we are diving deep into WWF One Night Only from September 1997. Shawn Michaels defeated the British Bulldog in his home country for the European Championship. Bret Hart didn't main event again despite being WWF Champion. Dude Love has his worst promo ever, and much more! BUT FIRST, we discuss the current day nonsense in wrestling, including SummerSlam being announced for MetLife

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01:47:22

406: WWF IYH 17: Ground Zero (Sept. '97) Deep Dive

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2024/09/16

This week, we're heading back to one of our favorite periods in wrestling - 1997. Per Patreon request, we are diving deep into WWF In Your House: Ground Zero from September 1997. Shawn Michaels scooped Bret Hart's heat. Meanwhile, Bret has to take on a masked patriotic wrestler. Stone Cold Steve Austin may not be cleared to wrestle, but he has a lot of Stunners to give. And much more! BUT FIRST, we discuss the current day nonsense in wrestling, including Monday Night Raw scaling back to two

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02:20:04

CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF In Your House: Mind Games (Sept....

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2024/09/03

Recorded September 2022.We're heading back to 1996 and dive deep into WWF In Your House 10: Mind Games, which took place right in Philly! Shawn Michaels vs Mankind for the WWF Championship. Razor and Diesel are back!? ECW INVADES!? And more! -- Follow us on

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02:05:45

405: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn I Deep Dive (08/22/15)

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2024/08/24

This week, we're heading back into the not so distant past and dive deep into the first NXT TakeOver to take place outside of Full Sail University, NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn I on August 22, 2015. Sasha Banks and Bayley changed women's wrestling in WWE forever, Kevin Owens was in the middle of his NXT swansong and WWE main roster rookie deal as he faced Finn Bálor in a Ladder Match for the NXT Championship, Samoa Joe and Baron Corbin faced off, and much more. It was the night before SummerSlam

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01:32:05

403: WWE SummerSlam '24 Reaction

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2024/08/08

This week, we are joined by THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley and the Fox Sports The Gambler Wrestling Roundtable Originals in Jon Jansen and Jason Fanelli to talk all things #SummerSlam 2024! Our biggest takeaways, best match, worst match, what we're looking forward to the most heading into the fall months of 2024, and soup! -- Follow us on

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01:51:04

399: WWF InVasion 2001 Deep Dive

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2024/07/12

On July 22, 2001, WCW and ECW defeated the WWF in the Inaugural Brawl. It would be cool if it meant former big WCW names coming in to join, but Stone Cold Steve Austin's second heel turn in four months highlighted exactly what was to come from a failed "Invasion" angle. Despite the factory reset by introducing ECW, this event showcased just how ridiculous the entire thing was to look back on.Join us as we dive deep into all the happenings of WWF InVasion in this episode! -- Follow us

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