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The Straight Shooters

The Straight Shooters

Nick Piccone (FoxPHLGambler.com, PhillyInfluencer.com) and Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com) started a pro wrestling podcast in 2015 and have continually produced excellent episodes weekly ... Live commentary specials before they were cool, deep dives into career retrospectives, high profile guests, current product analysis, and much more ... For exclusive content and more live commentary specials, become a patron: patreon.com/shootersradio

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115:32

445: Reel Graps: 'They Live' Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/10/29

The great Jon Jansen joins us this week as we bring you another episode of our Reel Graps series, this time diving deep into the satirical science fiction film, They

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139:55

REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '97 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/10/27

HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!WCW's Halloween Havoc 1997 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 Piccone 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 good start - lame finish. We dive deep into all the matches and happening of this time frame in our latest

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126:58

REWIND: WWF In Your House: Buried Alive '96 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/10/20

WWF IN YOUR HOUSE: BURIED ALIVE REWIND!WWF In Your House: Buried Alive was the 11th In Your House pay-per-view offering from the revolutionary force in sports entertainment, and it took place on October 20, 1996 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1996, the World Wrestling Federation was trying some new things, especially with the nWo angle in World Championship Wrestling beginning to take off in popularity. This Buried Alive Match was one of those things, and simply put, the

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103:09

440: WWE SummerSlam '05 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/08/18

There was a lot going on in 2005 WWE, and SummerSlam showcased quite a bit of it. Love triangles, custody battles, backstage politics and more are highlighted on this

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121:03

438: WWF SummerSlam '98 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/07/28

This week, the guys dive into what may be the hottest Highway to Hell we've ever experience in professional wrestling form, as Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker faced off in the main event of SummerSlam '98 inside Madison Square Garden. The Rock also defended his Intercontinental Championship against Triple H in a Ladder Match, Sable did a hurricanrana during Edge's first PPV match, Owen Hart entered the Lion's Den with Ken Shamrock , AND

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83:05

437: The Complicated Legacy of Hulk Hogan

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/07/25

EMERGENCY POD.Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) passed away on July 24, 2025. In this episode, Vaughn Johnson, Nick Piccone, and Brian Isley discuss the complicated legacy he leaves

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135:34

436: 'Suburban Commando' Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/07/19

MOVIE TIME! We're diving deep into 'Suburban Commando' - the movie where Hulk Hogan stars as an intergalactic space warrior who not only gets a president of a different planet (ostensibly) killed but also puts Earth in danger of being destroyed by a power-hungry maniac who wants to control every universe in the... universe? Join

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89:25

435: The Wrestling Weekend That Was (AEW All In, WWE...

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/07/16

This week, the guys discuss the major weekend that was in professional wrestling. They hit on AEW's All In: Texas, WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event, Evolution, Monday Night Raw, and

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137:36

433: WCW Great American Bash 2000 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/06/13

It's our first time diving deep into a show that was in the prime Vince Russo WCW era. Great American Bash 2000 saw a ton of reasons why this era will go down as possibly the worst era in professional wrestling history. All capped off by Bill Goldberg turning heel to join the New Blood.BUT FIRST, we talk Ron Killings' return to WWE, Gunther winning back the World Heavyweight Championship ahead of his reported feud with Goldberg (nice timing), Cena vs Punk in Saudi Arabia, Mariah May's new name, and

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106:45

REWIND: WWF WrestleMania 8 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/18

Recorded 3/7/22. Ep. 320....This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WWF WrestleMania 8, where it was NOT Hulk Hogan's final match, an Ultimate return happened, and Randy Savage cheated to win the WWF Championship from Ric Flair.--Follow

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128:11

REWIND: WWF WrestleMania 15 Deep Dive w/ The Blue Meanie

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/18

Recorded 4/1/21. Ep. 278....This week, we have our very special guest The Blue Meanie to take the deep dive with us into WrestleMania XV! Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock headline what may not have been the greatest WrestleMania ever, but there's certainly no shortage of stories to come out of the March 28, 1999 pay-per-view from the First Union Center. ECW icon and WWF superstar The Blue Meanie joins the guys as we take not only a deep dive into the event itself, but a peak behind the curtain

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216:15

REWIND: WWE WrestleMania 30 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/18

Recorded 3/12/21. Ep. 276....This week, the guys deep dive into what Nick thinks is the greatest WrestleMania of all-time. In 2014, WWE backed into a great show with a great story heading into it in Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H. It paid off beautifully in the end. Unfortunately, that wouldn't last, but it doesn't take away from the fact that for the first time in a very, very long time - WWE did the right thing! Join us as we deep dive into all the happenings of WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans, discuss

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196:43

REWIND: WWE WrestleMania 29 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/18

Recorded March 4, 2021. Ep. 275.WWE brought WrestleMania to MetLife Stadium for the first time in 2013, and Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone were there to see it live in-person. The WrestleMania experience is always a bucket list item for any wrestling fan, and the guys discuss their journey to WrestleMania and how being there live affected their feelings looking back at the event while watching it on the WWE Network for this podcast. They certainly cover the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of

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67:30

BONUS: WWE WrestleMania 41 Roundtable on Fox Sports...

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/18

It's the Fox Sports The Gambler WrestleMania 41 Roundtable with Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, Jon Jansen, and Jason Fanelli!--Follow

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108:42

426: NXT TakeOver: New Orleans (2018) Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/04/11

This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into NXT TakeOver: New Orleans - a Patreon request! Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa in an Unsanctioned Match. Aleister Black vs Andrade "Cien" Almas for the NXT Championship, Ladder Match for the inaugural NXT North American Championship, and more!BUT FIRST, they talk AEW Dynasty, the plodding Road to WrestleMania, and more.--Follow

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78:45

REWIND: WrestleMania Rage Party '99 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/03/24

Recorded 7/24/20. Ep. 244....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, Vaughn and Nick take a deep dive into the Rage Party, as they both watched it

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102:00

420 Part 2: WWE New Year's Revolution '05 Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/02/28

In Part 2 of Episode 420, Vaugh and Nick dive deep into WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 and the Elimination Chamber!--Follow

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130:00

420 Part 1: Cody/Rock, EC, WWE Morale, AEW Creative,...

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/02/27

Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone talk Wrestlenomics report about WWE employee morale being down, WWE creatively cooling off considerably, AEW creative slowly getting better, and more!THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ARE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!--Follow

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84:43

416: WWE Raw on Netflix Deep Dive

The Straight Shooters ·

2025/01/09

Vaughn and Nick are joined by THE THIRD MAN and Author of Jet Blaque series, Brian Isley, as they dive deep into the very first edition of WWE Monday Night Raw on Netflix! -- Follow us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shooterspod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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94:21

415: Top Wrestling Stories of 2024

The Straight Shooters ·

2024/12/28

2024 is almost over, and that means it's time to recap some of the biggest wrestling stories of the year! WWE rebounds, AEW's stagnancy, WrestleMania in Philly, and much, much more! -- Follow us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠shooterspod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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