Straight Shooters

Perhaps the most infamous night in professional wrestling history, the guys deep dive into the Montreal Screwjob and the 1997 Survivor Series!

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Recorded November 9, 2017.

On the date of the 20th anniversary of the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Nick, Vaughn and Brian discuss everything about the 1997 Survivor Series main event ending. They give their thoughts on the Montreal Screwjob, whether one or another is to blame, their thoughts then and now, and what it's meant to professional wrestling as a whole since.

Tune in for an hour dedicated to one of, if not the most, important events in wrestling history.

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This week, Vaughn and Nick watch NXT's Halloween Havoc and live commentate as it happens on the USA Network.

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Recorded on October 29, 2015.

This week, the Shooters are joined again by Brian Isley of BoomBoxLife radio and talk about Hell in a Cell, Raw, the 1990's, Blockbuster Night, and a whole lot more on this jam-packed episode of The Straight Shooters.

Tune in for wrestling, stay for the humor.

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WWE's Hell in a Cell match has left us with lasting memories for the last 20+ plus years. On this episode, we pit the best of the best in a 16-match elimination style bracket to crown the greatest Hell in a Cell Match of all-time.

The odds are we've already seen the greatest #HIAC match, so Vaughn and Nick are joined by the good brother Sawyer to determine just which one is the best. And we won't lie - there are a couple that could qualify for major upsets. Listen to find out if you agree with the guys or get angry at them... either way, let's have some fun!

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Recorded October 4, 2017. Join us later this week as we conduct a bracket tournament to decide which is the best Hell in a Cell match of all-time. Give us your opinion on social media!

This week, the guys are joined by Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) of Fightful.com and talk about 20 years of Hell in a Cell. Yep, it's been 20 years since one of the most historic matches made its debut on WWE television.

We talk about some of our favorite and most memorable Hell in a Cell matches.

But before that, we talk about the current state in WWE, touching on Raw with the Shield's imminent reunion and the possibility of Bray Wyatt's future on the show. After that, we preview the upcoming WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view this Sunday night, headlined by Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon inside Hell in a Cell.

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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 winner would have to bury his opponent alive.

We take a deep dive, no pun intended, into the pay-per-view, where many parts were moving: Jim Ross was a heel, the show opened with a heel vs. heel match, Owen Hart/British Bulldog and the Smoking Gunns having another terrible ending to their second straight pay-per-view match, Marc Mero blew out his knee, Goldust threatened to stick his tongue down everyone's throats, Sid being super over at this time, the entrance gate, and just how much "buried alive" is buried alive?

We also throw in some tidbits on the 1993 Phillies, so press play!

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WCW's Halloween Havoc 1997 took place on October 25, 1998 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 

Despite being red hot in 1997, WCW had its best fiscal year in 1998 and was setting records. Unfortunately, by October 1998, much of that money starting going down the drain as creative got worse and worse. This pay-per-view is the epitome of what laid ahead for WCW in the coming years.

We got the Hogan vs. Warrior rematch. We wish we didn't. The undercard was brutal. The event wasn't even salvaged by a fantastic main event that featured Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page ... perhaps Goldberg's best match ever! Let's dive deep!

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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 deep dive!

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Recorded May 19, 2017.

This week, Brian Isley and Derek Badichek join Nick and Vaughn once again as the guys preview Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view highlighted by Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship against Jinder Mahal and AJ Styles vying for Kevin Owens' United States Championship.

Then, the guys live commentate the main event of Backlash 2000 with Triple H defending his championship against The Rock with Shane McMahon as the special guest referee and a big return from Stone Cold Steve Austin. Audio from the match included so there's no dead air.

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