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This week, Nick and Vaughn discuss the fallout of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up on both RAW and SmackDown Live now that we've had the first two shows of the new brands since the talent exchange.

 

What's the deal with The Viking Raiders and all the name changes? The Viking Experience? Really? What was wrong with War Raiders? The guys discuss that issue and why names absolutely mean something regardless of how "marketable" people think certain names are or aren't.

 

They also discuss Sasha Banks and her future with WWE. Will she be back? Why it was such a big deal to her regarding the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships and why a move to another company (*cough* AEW *cough*) could be the best possible move for her.

 

Or maybe a SummerSlam return to feud with Becky Lynch? Hmmm...

 

The guys end the show with a detailed discussion about WWE's ratings woes, why they do mean something, why they don't mean something, and what it means for FOX in the future regarding SmackDown moving to the network in October 2019.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) are joined by ECW legend The Blue Meanie (@BlueMeanieBWO) as they take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the anniversary of ECW's first-ever pay-per-view, Barely Legal, live from the ECW Arena.

 

As we discuss how ECW showed up on WWF television in 1996, the invasion on RAW in February 1997 to April's Barely Legal pay-per-view, Meanie takes us behind-the-scenes and details what it was like having that promotion on WWF television and the reaction from within to the pay-per-view. 

 

Some great anecdotes, stories and memories are re-lived on this special edition of The Straight Shooters!

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) discuss some of the WrestleMania fallout with a focus on random superstars appearing on RAW and SmackDown randomly. Just what the hell is going on with the brand split?

 

They also touch on Pat McAfee's run-in with Michael Cole, Sasha Bank's social media post and more!

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) are joined by NJ.com's Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) on this week's episode, which is a huge, almost two-hour long, in-depth preview of WrestleMania, which takes place this Sunday from MetLife Stadium IN THE SHADOWS OF NEW YORK CITY!

 

The guys go over all the matches in detail and make their predictions. But before that, they begin with a discussion on some news bits as Jim Ross agrees to a massive deal with All Elite Wrestling, the Usos sign extensions with WWE, and Rob Van Dam signs with Impact Wrestling.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) are joined by the good brother Sawyer on this week's episode, which begins with a look at KOFIMANIA!

 

That's right... Kofi Kingston's teammates in Xavier Woods and Big E helped propel him into the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania against Daniel Bryan after outlasting each team in a Gauntlet Match on this week's SmackDown Live. The guys discuss Kofi's ascent into the title picture and if he'll ultimately walk out of WrestleMania with the WWE Championship.

 

Then the talk shifts to the newest SmackDown Women's Champion... Charlotte Flair! Despite already being penned into the WrestleMania main event for the RAW Women's Championship, Flair defeated Asuka by submission on SmackDown to win the SmackDown Women's Championship. Any rhyme or reason? Just a photo op? Will Flair hold onto the title for the long haul? The guys discuss the curious decision to put the title back on her heading into WrestleMania.

 

The episode ends with an all-encompassing look at all of the women's matches in WrestleMania history to show just how far we've come from the first WrestleMania to today. It's quite a look back at some matches we'd like to forget, and even some we should remember fondly.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) begin this week's episode looking at the storyline arc of Kofi Kingston and the WWE Championship from the past month.

 

We all thought Kofi would punch his ticket to WrestleMania on this week's SmackDown. It didn't happen. Will it happen next week? It's going to happen, right?

 

Nick also wrote about this on his Medium site.

 

The guys also discuss Kurt Angle's final match being against... Baron Corbin? UFC is making their PPVs only available through ESPN+. What does that mean for the future of the WWE Network? The guys talk about that, and much more!

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Vaughn (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick (@nickpiccone) begin this episode paying respects to King Kong Bundy and "The Destroyer" Dick Beyer as they both passed away this week.

 

They then discuss Jim Ross leaving WWE after his contract expires and the possibility of him going to AEW.

 

Tampa is hosting WrestleMania 36 in 2020. Will WrestleMania ever come back to Philly? There's one year that Nick thinks it's likely to happen.

 

FASTLANE IS SUNDAY! The guys preview the show in-depth and give their opinions about what's likely to happen.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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It was a week of change in WWE... kind of.

 

Lots of news items inside and outside of the ring were touched on this week's episode of the pod.

 

We hit on Bruce Prichard being re-hired by WWE, the Becky Lynch/Ronda Rousey saga on social media, Roman Reigns returning, Batista returning and much more!

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Some high-profile NXT talents made their main rosters debut this week... but why?

 

In what seemed more like a showcase rather than integrating these guys into the main roster, Aleister Black, Ricochet, Johnny Gargano and NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa appeared on both RAW and SmackDown Live this week, and were booked pretty strongly. But what was the purpose? What does this mean for future NXT call-ups?

 

And speaking of NXT call-ups, that's what the majority of this week's show is about. Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) run down the history of the NXT call-ups and talk in-depth about them. Which ones hit? Which ones missed? Which ones completely failed? Which ones have been major successes? They even talk about the ones who aren't even with the company anymore.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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Becky Lynch was suspended for 60 days by Vince McMahon, and was replaced by Charlotte Flair in the main event of WrestleMania 35 against Ronda Rousey.

 

This got some heated reactions. But why? Why's creating an interesting storyline between the Rumble and Mania being a bad thing? Vaughn Johnson (@VaughnMJohnson) and Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) discuss the angle, why people are getting legitimately upset about it, and how everyone will react when Lynch returns to the story.

 

Before that, the guys quickly run down the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view this weekend and give their predictions on the event. 

 

Jay White is the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and AEW's Double or Nothing show sold out in just 4 minutes. The guys discuss that and a lot more on this week's episode.

 

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (please rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Player FM and wherever else you get your podcasts!

 

Twitter: @ShootersRadio

 

Facebook: The Straight Shooters

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

And you can now also become a Patron of The Straight Shooters! You can get exclusive content by myself and Vaughn Johnson by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/shootersradio! We’ll answer questions that you guys have for us on social media or email us.

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