Straight Shooters

By Nick Piccone, Vaughn JohnsonSports Wrestling

Straight Shooters episodes

July 06, 2023 369: WCW Bash at the Beach '96 Deep Dive
27 years ago, 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!
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2 hr 10 min
June 29, 2023 368: WWF King of the Ring '98 Deep Dive
25 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! And we're diving deep into it all on this week's episode, but first, we discuss our thoughts on the AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door PPV as well as the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank premium live event from London!
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2 hr 19 min
June 28, 2023 CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF King of the Ring '97 Deep Dive
Classic episode recorded June 2021.

Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1997 WWF King of the Ring.
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2 hr 38 min
June 27, 2023 CLASSIC EPISODE: WWF King of the Ring '96 Deep Dive
Classic episode recorded June 2021.
On June 23, 1996, the World Wrestling Federation invaded the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for their annual King of the Ring pay-per-view. This would be the first year where only semifinals and the finals took place on the actual pay-per-view, with more stacked matches than ever before. It certainly was, to date, the greatest WWF King of the Ring card ever. There certainly were seeds planted well before the Federation would head into the Attitude Era more than a year later, and many of them were seen during this show. So join us and dive deep into the 1996 King of the Ring!
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2 hr 55 min
June 23, 2023 367: WCW Great American Bash '98 Deep Dive
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!
BUT FIRST, they discuss AEW/NJPW's Forbidden Door PPV this coming Sunday, CM Punk/Elite beef, and more.
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2 hr 16 min
June 22, 2023 CLASSIC EPISODE: ECW One Night Stand '06 Deep Dive
CLASSIC EPISODE... 328!
Recorded originally on June 15, 2022, 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 31 min
June 20, 2023 CLASSIC EPISODE: WCW Great American Bash '96 Deep Dive
CLASSIC EPISODE... but first, we start with JEY USO turning on ROMAN REIGNS and causing a CIVIL WAR IN THE BLOODLINE!
Recorded originally on June 21, 2022, 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! But first, we talk about Vince McMahon thinking he's literally a god that can get away with everything, and the passing of Tim White and Dave Hebner.
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2 hr 40 min
June 13, 2023 366: WCW Great American Bash '97 Deep Dive
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 55 min
June 05, 2023 365: 'Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows' Deep Dive
This week, the Third Man Brian Isley makes his return to the podcast to dive deep into one of the greatest wrestling documentaries of all time, "Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows." Bret Hart was filmed from the fall of 1996 through the end of 1997 and this documentary sees it all through. Ever hear of the Montreal Screwjob? The guys dive deep into it all.
"Bret Hart recounts his life from his youth, through the start of his career and his years in the WWF, up to the present day. Bret discusses the high and lows of his career and shows the world of professional wrestling from a wrestler's perspective."
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2 hr 5 min
May 21, 2023 364: WWF Over The Edge '98: In Your House Deep Dive
This week, we head back to the Attitude Era and dive deep into WWF Over The Edge '98: In Your House. Stone Cold Steve Austin defends the WWF Championship against Dude Love with Vince McMahon as the special guest referee, Gerald Brisco as the timekeeper, and Pat Patterson as the ring announcer. Possibly the best Austin match of this era? John Layfield before he was a wreslter, Steve Blackman's first WWF run in 1988, and much more!

But first, we discuss the passing of Superstar Billy Graham, AEW Collision being officially announced for Saturday night starting in June, and more.
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2 hr 38 min