Straight Shooters

The guys are joined by fellow wrestling fans Saywer (@ASawyer1397) and Inquirer.com's Tommy Rowan (@tommyrowan) to sit back and watch a pay-per-view 25 years in the making!  NXT TakeOver: In Your House brought the guys back together for this watch party. Join in on the fun!

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This episode is powerful. Vaughn Johnson explains in great detail what's happening and why black lives feel under attack. You won't understand unless you listen. If you refuse to listen, you're a part of the problem. The first 50 minutes of this episode are as real as real gets, as candid as candid gets. 

Then, we live commentate the first in the trilogy of Ricky Steamboat/Ric Flair matches in 1989. This one is from Chi-Town Rumble on February 20, 1989.

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AEW's banking on Mike Tyson for some mainstream exposure - and that's a good thing for the company. As far as how it played out on the latest episode of Dynamite... well... let's just say it was as close to a recreation of the Tyson/Austin angle from January 1998 as you could get.

This week, Nick and Vaughn discuss why AEW decided to go that route instead of setting up Tyson vs. Jericho differently so it wouldn't come to look like such a carbon copy of an angle 22 years ago. The guys also discuss their thoughts about AEW running a storyline that began in WWE 10 years ago. 

Then, we've got some more live commentary goodness. We're tackling the Scaffold Match between the Midnight Express and Road Warriors from Starrcade 1986 to round out the show.

Note: Nick apologizes for how bad his microphone sounds. It'll be fixed next week.

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This week, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone are joined by former WWE creative writer and current producer for MTV2’s “Uncommon Sense,” fellow Philly guy out of Temple University, Andrew Goldstein. Goldstein and the guys talk about Summerslam and Goldstein books what he would do at the biggest event of the summer. The Shooters then talk about AAA’s Triplemania disaster, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, and Sheamus’ possible faux concussion.

Recorded on 8-15-15.

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It was a sad week as we re-lived the tragic death of Owen Hart thanks to the season finale of Dark Side of the Ring, and also lost Shad Gaspard, a true hero in every sense of the word.

This week, Nick and Vaughn discuss the death of Gaspard, who died saving his son, and the death of Owen Hart revisited - why Martha Hart and her children don't owe us anything.

In remembrance of Owen, the guys live commentate his first big victory in the WWF - his WrestleMania X win over his brother, Bret.

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Cody Rhodes discusses the upcoming Double or Nothing pay-per-view with the media.

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RECORDED 06/30/2017.

This week, the studio is packed with some Straight Shooters All-Stars as Nick, Vaughn and Brian are joined by Bill Matz and Sawyer for some ridiculous conversation.

We hit on a few wrestling topics and then ... well, other stuff.

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Becky Lynch is pregnant! We found out on Monday night's edition of Raw that "The Man" is going to become "The Mom"! Our congratulations to both Lynch and Seth Rollins on the exciting announcement.

While Lynch is preparing for motherhood, WWE decided to give Asuka the Raw Women's Championship, as the Money in the Bank briefcase she won on Sunday night was actually the championship itself. The segment at the beginning of Raw was heartwarming.

From there, we discuss Mike Tyson's involvement with All Elite Wrestling. While he's not headlining a main event pay-per-view as a special guest enforcer, he'll be awarding the TNT Championship to either Cody Rhodes or Lance Archer at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Saturday, May 23. But is that all he'll be doing? Nick and Vaughn disagree as to how AEW should utilize Tyson, and what might come of his involvement with this angle. Is it just a one-off? Will it turn into something more? Should it turn into something more?

May 14 is the 25-year-anniversary of the very first In Your House pay-per-view. And, while we don't live commentate the entire event, we begin watching Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler, the WWF awarding a family from Nevada a house in Orlando (with full audio), and the main event of Diesel defending the WWF Championship against Sid to round out the episode.

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RECORDED 03/28/2018.

This week, Nick and Vaughn look back at the illustrious history of WrestleMania and talk about some of the greatest performers on the world's biggest stage.

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Recorded on 08/06/15.

Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone lead off the inaugural Straight Shooters episode with their own tributes to the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. The discussion then shifts to WWE’s build of the biggest event of the summer, Summerslam. They break down the big angles heading into the show, including the new Divas revolution. They then cover some of the other pro wrestling promotions with Lucha Underground, Ring of Honor and more.

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