Straight Shooters

Recorded 1/16/2020.

Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the gigantic news of All Elite Wrestling re-upping with TNT through 2023. They're also getting a second show on the station. Why this is huge news for the industry and more.

The guys also discuss the latest in the Wednesday Night War, and how much better RAW has been in recent weeks.

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Recorded 1/9/2020.

Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss their favorite moments and memories of 30+ years of the Royal Rumble.

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) give their predictions of what they think will happen in the world of wrestling in 2020. They also discuss how overrated surprises are in the Royal Rumble now, when WrestleMania might come to Philly and more.

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the latest in the ongoing ratings battle between NXT and AEW, and this week, NXT runs a clean sweep of AEW. What does this mean for AEW? Who's got the momentum heading into 2020? And what does AEW need to do differently to feel actually different from WWE?

The guys then run down the best moments of the 2010s, with the help from Twitter user @BulletClubIta and this amazing Twitter thread: 

https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta/status/1204963890813194240?s=20 

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) are back! After a few weeks off, the guys return and discuss some of the biggest wrestling stories of the year, inside and outside of the ring.

AEW's debut, NXT going head-to-head with Dynamite, ROH's decline, WrestleMania, and much more is discussed on this episode.

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss CM Punk's return to WWE programming as a surprise at the very end of this week's edition of WWE Backstage on FS1.

It's another edition of the Wednesday Night War between AEW and NXT. Who won this round?

We also talk about ACH quitting WWE on a Periscope video.

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) preview AEW's Full Gear pay-per-view, chat about the historical significance of Cody's promo from Dynamite, discuss some of their favorite promos of all-time, dissect the Wednesday Night War ratings battle this week and more.

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss Jordan Myles' Twitter tirade railing against a terrible-looking and racist T-shirt that caused a ripple effect throughout the wrestling community. The guys discuss Myles' possible motives, and also discuss a major issue when it comes to not only WWE booking, but pro wrestling as a whole - why is pushing African-Americans at the top of the company only suitable if they're doing it one at a time? Why aren't we seeing a WrestleMania main event that features two African-American wrestlers one on one? Great topic and great discussion.

The show then shifts towards the Wednesday Night War that saw both AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT lose viewers again, this time while going head-to-head with Game 7 of the World Series. Despite it being the lowest-rated Game 7 in MLB World Series history, baseball still reigned supreme against other competition. Will both shows rebound next week?

The Fiend won the Universal Championship at Crown Jewel. What's next?

And there will be a Women's WarGames match for the first time ever at NXT TakeOver before Survivor Series. NXT will also be a part of Survivor Series. The guys discuss all that and more this week!

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss a dip in the Wednesday Night War ratings once again, but this time, there's good reason as both shows were up against stiff competition.

Despite neither show hitting the 1.0 million mark, it may very well have been the best set of shows thus far for AEW and NXT respectively. The guys discuss a little about the ratings and why they can be overrated by many.

The discussion shifts to the trials and tribulations that professional wrestling, more so WWE since they've been the big dog since 2001, faces in terms of attracting mainstream popularity. Yes, WWE's had partnerships with ESPN and now they are on FOX every Friday night. But what is it about the characters that just doesn't click with the mainstream the way Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and Goldberg did? The lack of dynamic characters in today's industry is showing itself during a time where the in-ring action arguably has never been better. What can companies like WWE and AEW do to really become more "cool"?

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Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) return to discuss a VERY BUSY TWO WEEKS in professional wrestling.

Eric Bischoff is OUT as Executive Director of SmackDown, and done with WWE. He is being replaced by Bruce Prichard. How did that happen? Why did that happen? 

How did RAW and SmackDown fare in the WWE Draft?

Both AEW and NXT ratings were down in Week 2 of the Wednesday Night War. Why?

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