Straight Shooters

After losing our original 304th episode as we live commentated AEW Dynamite live from Philly, the guys return for a deep dive into WCW Halloween Havoc 1994. 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.

We discuss Squid Game, Netflix shows, and more before we dive deep into Halloween Havoc 1994.

The card:

WCW World Television Championship: Johnny B. Badd (c) vs. Honky Tonk Man

WCW World Tag Team Championship: Stars And Stripes (The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) (c) vs. Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma)

Kevin Sullivan vs. Dave Sullivan

Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Robert Parker and Meng)

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Jim Duggan (c) vs. Steve Austin

Vader (w/ Harley Race) vs. The Guardian Angel

The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) vs. Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Robert Parker and Meng)

Career vs. Career Steel Cage Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship w/ Mr. T as the Special Enforcer: Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. Ric Flair (w/ Sensuous Sherri)

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The guys interview MLW's Alexander Hammerstone, who will vie for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship October 2 at the 2300 Arena against Champion Jacob Fatu at MLW Fightland in a Title vs. Title Match. Hammerstone talks about his journey to this weekend, the overall vibe in the MLW locker room, the weight of his match, and what's next for his career after this weekend.

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This week, the guys dive deep into WCW Fall Brawl 1997, when the nWo and Curt Hennig killed the 4 Horsemen in their own backyard.

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This week, the guys live commentate AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam, LIVE from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.

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This week, we talk about Big E winning the WWE Title, NXT changes, and deep dive into WCW Fall Brawl 1996.

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This week, the guys discuss their thoughts on the latest big news in wrestling, where Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson debuted in AEW! We also discuss the disparity in diversity between the two big companies and what we should see from both AEW and WWE as we move forward.

THEN! We give away 5 pairs of tickets for Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor in Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena on September 12! We name the winners and then have an exclusive interview with Ring of Honor's EC3! FreeTheNarrative.com.

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After a week's hiatus, we return with an all-new deep dive; this time it's SummerSlam 2001 from a Patreon request!

But first, the guys discuss a very serious and somber subject with Shannon Spruill, better known to wrestling fans as Daffney Unger, passing away on September 1, 2021. The beginning of this episode was re-recorded after that news broke and the severe tornados that struck our local communities left a wake of destruction. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Spruill's death and the friends and families of those who were killed in the severe tornados in this area, and also with the people whose homes were destroyed.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Help the victims of the multiple devastating tornados that hit our area:

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After that, we discuss our thoughts on CM Punk debuting in AEW, NXT changes coming, Bianca Belair losing to Becky Lynch in seconds, then deep dive into SummerSlam 2001.

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Philly Influencer editor, The Gambler contributor, Straight Shooters host, and PhillyVoice contributor, Nick Piccone, joins Jon Jansen on the #LineChange to preview WWE SummerSlam and dive into the DraftKings Sportsbook pool for Roman Reigns vs. John Cena.

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This week, we deep dive into WWF's SummerSlam 2000 pay-per-view, where the company's World Title was a backstory to the love triangle among Triple H, Kurt Angle, and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Crazy times in 2000.

The card:

Six-man tag team match: Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather and Steven Richards) vs. Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay, Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) (w/ Mandy and Victoria)

X-Pac vs. Road Dogg

Intergender tag team match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Venis would lose the title to whoever gained a pinfall or submission against his team: Eddy Guerrero and Chyna vs. Trish Stratus and Val Venis (c)

Jerry Lawler vs. Tazz

WWF Hardcore Championship: Shane McMahon (c) vs. Steve Blackman

Two-out-of-three falls match: Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit

Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWF Tag Team Championship: Edge and Christian (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)

Stinkface match: The Kat vs. Terri

No DQ match: Kane vs. The Undertaker

Triple threat match for the WWF Championship: The Rock (c) vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle

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With Glory By Honor taking place this Friday and Saturday night at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia, we are joined by Ring of Honor's Mike Bennett!

Bennett discusses his career, being in ROH right now, how his time with other companies shaped who he is now personally and professionally, what he's looking forward to this weekend at Glory By Honor, and much more!

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