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- CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Bash at the Beach '96 Deep Dive
Recorded July 2023.
In July 1996, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history, if not *the* most memorable. Hulk Hogan had finally turned his back on all of his fans and turned on WCW at Bash at the Beach to christen the New World Order (or Organization) on July 7. But we're here for the real action - Joe Gomez, Disco Inferno, THE NASTY BOYS, and more! So press play!
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1 hr 46 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF IYH 16: Canadian Stampede '97 Deep Dive
Recorded July 2021.
The WWF in 1997 had some very, very good things, and some very, very bad things. Their July pay-per-view offering in Calgary, Alberta, Canada was one of the best events they produced that year. With a very dynamic and non-traditional babyface Hart Foundation in Canada vs. those American jerks of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldust, Ken Shamrock and the Legion of Doom, the roles would be reversed if you just crossed the border into the United States. Looking back, it may be one of the best angles in wrestling history. The Calgary Stampede is a staple event each year, so the World Wrestling Federation decided to piggyback off that and dive deep into the western Cowboy scene on this pay-per-view weekend. Nick and Vaughn discuss everything surrounding the event, where they were in life, and what they thought about each and every moment of this pay-per-view, and even the world of wrestling during this time period.
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1 hr 22 min - 398: WWF Raw 7/9/01 Deep Dive - The Invasion Gets EXTREME!
The July 9, 2001 episode of Monday Night Raw was a hard reset of the ongoing WCW Invasion storyline as Paul Heyman and ECW joined the mix.
Despite the show emanating from Atlanta, the crowd was HYPED for ECW's resurgence. By the end of the night, ECW and WCW would form The Alliance against the WWF. Despite missteps along the way, this felt like the true beginning of a legit Invasion storyline we could sink our teeth into. Just forget everything that already happened and that's about to happen.
We dive deep into it all on this week's episode!
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1 hr 37 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF King of the Ring '98 Deep Dive
Recorded June 2023.
26 years ago, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history. The Undertaker threw Mankind off the top of the Hell in a Cell and created one of the most significant moments not only in the Monday Night War era, but in the history of wrestling, period. Oh, yeah, there was also a King of the Ring tournament that night and Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship. It was a busy night!
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1 hr 58 min - 397: WWF Raw 07/02/01 Deep Dive
The July 2, 2001 episode Monday Night Raw featured the WCW World Heavyweight Championship being defended by Booker T against Buff Bagwell in the main event. There's a lot of lore about this match and this particular episode of Monday Night Raw, which included a cringy, creepy Vince McMahon angle with Torrie Wilson, so we'll dive deep into it on this episode of the pod!
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1 hr 58 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Great American Bash '98 Deep Dive
Recorded June 2023.
This week, the guys head back to the circus of 1998 WCW and dive deep into the Great American Bash. Sting vs. Giant for... the WCW Tag Titles? Goldberg against the nWo Wolfpac, Eddie Guerrero and Chavo with a family feud, Heenan cutting off Schiavone, and more!--
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1 hr 46 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Great American Bash '97 Deep Dive
Recorded June 2023.
This week, we head back to the golden era of 1997 WCW! It's the Great American Bash! DDP vs. Savage II in a Lights Out Match! Flair/Piper vs. the Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Titles. Kevin Greene vs. Mongo! Madusa's career ends!? And much, much more!--
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1 hr 33 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Great American Bash '96 Deep Dive
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!--
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2 hr 6 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: ECW One Night Stand '06 Deep Dive
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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2 hr 7 min - CLASSIC EPISODE: ECW One Night Stand '05 Deep Dive
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.
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About Straight Shooters
From the publisher's feed
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!
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