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- 468: WWE Night of Champions '26 Reaction, AEW Forbidden Door '26 Preview
In this episode, THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley joins Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone to discuss WWE Night of Champions! Sami Zayn is the Undisputed WWE Champion! Oba Femi is the King of the Ring! IYO Sky is the Queen of the Ring! The guys discuss everything heading into SummerSlam!
They also give their thoughts on AEW Forbidden Door before it takes the air live on PPV. Predictions? What are the guys looking forward to the most?
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1 hr 10 min - REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '00 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.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.Recorded June 2025. Featured in episode 433.
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1 hr 42 min - REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '98 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.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!Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 367.
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Exclusive Patreon content: [patreon.com/shootersradio]
1 hr 46 min - REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '97 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.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!Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 366.
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Exclusive Patreon content: [patreon.com/shootersradio]
1 hr 33 min - REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '96 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.In this episode, 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!Recorded June 2022. Featured in episode 329.
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2 hr 7 min - REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '01 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
After WWF purchased WCW in 2001, it was all downhill from there, we just didn't know it yet. King of the Ring took place in June 2001 and it was the last "WWF-only" PPV until December's Vengeance PPV later that year. Shane McMahon - the "owner" of WCW - took Kurt Angle to the limit (!), Booker T made his WWF debut and injured Stone Cold Steve Austin - hell, there were a ton of injuries on this show - an anticlimactic main event, Vince McMahon nowhere to be found, no celebration for the winner of the King of the Ring until the next night, and much more. We dive into it all on this week's episode.
Recorded June 2024. Featured in episode 396.
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1 hr 28 min - REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '00 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
We revisit, cautiously, 2000 WCW. Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman? Sure. Booker T is GI Bro? Why not. Vampiro vs. Sting in a Human Torch match? Vince Russo, baby!
Recorded June 2025. Featured in episode 434.
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1 hr 17 min - 467: WCW Beach Blast '92 Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into WCW's Beach Blast 1992. It's the Bill Watts era and a lot of things don't make sense. Sting is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion and facing Cactus Jack in a Falls Count ANYWHERE ON THE GULF COAST but the title isn't on the line. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and "Ravishing" Rick Rude face off in a 30-minute Iron Man Challenge, but Rude's U.S. Heavyweight Championship isn't on the line. The Steiner Brothers defend their World Tag Team Championships in the main event against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy but that results in a time-limit draw.
SO WHY DOES NICK LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH?
BUT FIRST, the guys discuss Danhausen and the New York Knicks, CM Punk rumors, Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland in the Men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final, and more.
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1 hr 33 min - REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '98 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
28 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!
Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 368.
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1 hr 58 min - REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '97 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1997 WWF King of the Ring.
Recorded June 2021. Featured in episode 288.
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About Straight Shooters
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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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