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WWE's made waves this past week in the United Kingdom by signing NXT UK talent to new contracts prohibiting them from working any independent promotions unless they are partners of WWE.

 

This has caused a bit of uneasiness over the pond with some fans saying U.K. professional wrestling is in turmoil. 

 

This week, we discuss the whole situation in-depth.

 

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This Thanksgiving, we're giving you a double feature of live commentary! First up, the WWF Championship is on the line at Survivor Series 1994 in a Submission Match as Bret Hart defends the championship against Mr. Bob Backlund! Both wrestlers have cornermen with towels and whoever throws in the towel first will lose the match for their respective guy. One of the more interesting finishes in wrestling history!

Then we revisit 1985 and Ric Flair defending the NWA Championship against fan favorite Dusty Rhodes at Starrcade! Will the American Dream reach the pinnacle?

This Thanksgiving, we're giving you a double feature of live commentary! First up, the WWF Championship is on the line at Survivor Series 1994 in a Submission Match as Bret Hart defends the championship against Mr. Bob Backlund! Both wrestlers have cornermen with towels and whoever throws in the towel first will lose the match for their respective guy. One of the more interesting finishes in wrestling history!

Then we revisit 1985 and Ric Flair defending the NWA Championship against fan favorite Dusty Rhodes at Starrcade! Will the American Dream reach the pinnacle?

Listen to The Straight Shooters every Friday at 2:00 P.M. ET right here on WildfireRadio.com.

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (make sure you rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio.

Follow us on Twitter: @ShootersRadio

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thestraightshooters

E-mail us: [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.

The post EP 172 | Hart-Backlund SS ’94, Flair-Rhodes Starrcade ’85 Live Commentary | 11/21/18 appeared first on Wildfire Radio.

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Before her big match against Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch suffered a "broken face" at the hands of Nia Jax Monday night during a brawl. Now with Charlotte Flair taking Lynch's spot, does this mean we're on track for a Rousey vs. Lynch match at WrestleMania? If Lynch's injuries are severe enough to have her drop the SmackDown Women's Championship, will WWE put her in position to pick up where she left off when she returns?

 

And what does this mean for Nia Jax? She's getting a huge amount of blame for this, but does she deserve it?

 

Along with that big storyline, Daniel Bryan turned heel and won the WWE Championship on Tuesday night, defeating AJ Styles after kicking him in the gonads. Then he proceeded to whoop up on him after he won. What does this mean for Bryan moving forward? Is this just a shakeup for Survivor Series due to losing the Rousey/Lynch match, which was built tremendously? Does Bryan have a chance of defeating Brock Lesnar?

 

We then preview the entire Survivor Series card and NXT TakeOver: WarGames card. It's gonna be a hell of a weekend!

 

Listen to The Straight Shooters every Friday at 2:00 P.M. ET right here on WildfireRadio.com.

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (make sure you rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio.

Follow us on Twitter: @ShootersRadio

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thestraightshooters

E-mail us: [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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This week, the guys look ahead to the current Survivor Series card headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch.

Listen to The Straight Shooters every Friday at 2:00 P.M. ET right here on WildfireRadio.com.

You can also subscribe to The Straight Shooters on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts (make sure you rate and review us!), Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio.

Follow us on Twitter: @ShootersRadio

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thestraightshooters

E-mail us: [email protected]

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Happy Halloween! This week, we're live commentating the Chamber of Horrors Match from Halloween Havoc 1991! Someone's going to get electrocuted! It's one of the best worst matches in wrestling history, so join us on this momentous occasion and follow along on the WWE Network at the 3:40 mark of Halloween Havoc 1991.

But before we have fun, we discuss a very serious issue with WWE deciding to go through with their Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Some pointed words from Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone as they discuss not only WWE's decision to continue with the event as planned, but making Hulk Hogan the host for the event.

Yikes.

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Roman Reigns revealed this past Monday night that he's battling leukemia for the second time in his life. It was a shocking revelation as he relinquished the Universal Championship. The guys discuss the announcement and give their thoughts on the situation.

Then they discuss the resulting heel turn by Dean Ambrose, who turned on Seth Rollins moments after the duo captured the RAW Tag Team Championships.

They also preview WWE Evolution, WWE's all-women's pay-per-view which takes place this Sunday from the Nassau Coliseum.

The guys end the show with an update relating to the Crown Jewel event.

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Following the reported murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabian government officials, many have been imploring WWE to either cancel or move their November 2nd Crown Jewel event, currently scheduled to take place in King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

As of this recording, WWE's only public acknowledgement of the scandal involving the Saudi government is a statement saying, "We are currently monitoring the situation." They've completely scrubbed any mention of Saudi Arabia from their television shows in the build to Crown Jewel, but haven't canceled the event yet.

Nick and Vaughn discuss what exactly WWE should do in the wake of this scandal and possible ramifications of going through with the event in Saudi Arabia.

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Triple H and The Undertaker will do battle at Saturday's Super Show-Down event in Melbourne, Australia for the LAST TIME EVER.

But before the LAST TIME EVER, there was the END OF AN ERA. And it happened inside HELL IN A CELL. So, this week, Nick and Vaughn live commentate Triple H vs. The Undertaker's "End of an Era" match inside Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as the special referee from WrestleMania 28 in Miami, Florida.

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WWE RAW had a "modern era" record-low rating this past week (9/24/18) of 2.46 million viewers, according to Dave Meltzer. But what does this number really mean in today's television watching habits?

 

The guys discuss the reasons for the decline and if it really means WWE as a global brand is in trouble. Despite signing record television deals this past year, will the low ratings have an effect on the company in the long-term? 

 

Nick and Vaughn also discuss how the social media aspect of WWE's programming today supplements almost everything we see on television week in and week out. So do the low ratings really mean fans are tuning completely out?

 

Listen to The Straight Shooters every Friday at 2:00 P.M. ET right here on WildfireRadio.com.

 

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WWE and Impact Wrestling officials reportedly met with each other last week. Nothing was reported on the discussions, but it has to be good to have open lines of communication between the two organizations. Nick and Vaughn discuss the possibilities to come out of the meeting and if the meeting will result in future changes.

 

205 Live officially moved to Wednesday night this week, slotted at 7 P.M. on the WWE Network before NXT. Will the move benefit the show? Will WWE keep it in that spot for a while? The guys discuss.

 

And WWE announced this week a second premiere event to take place in Saudi Arabia in November... this time, it's Crown Jewel. The guys discuss the show and what we can expect to see since there's currently one match confirmed.

 

And don't miss a nod to a future live commentary around Survivor Series time... we think we got it down.

 

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The post EP 164 | WWE meets Impact Wrestling, 205 Live Moves, Crown Jewel and More | 09/19/18 appeared first on Wildfire Radio.

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