Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast

Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast

Philadelphia is a haven for professional wrestling, and we have the very best analysis coming to you from two of the best wrestling minds in the industry. Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com) & Nick Piccone (PhillyInfluencer.com, FoxPHLGambler.com, and formerly PhillyVoice.com) talk about the latest in the world of professional wrestling and usually dive deep into an event, movie, documentary, or anything else of the past during wrestling's glory years. Follow us on Twitter/X, Instagram, Thread, and Bluesky: @ShootersRadio Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/shootersradio

Episodes

October 22, 2025 125 mins
HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!We're heading back to 1996 again - this time taking a deep dive into Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc 1996! The nWo was just born and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan would defend the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against the "Macho Man" Randy Savage... and after the match, Hogan is in for a "ROWDY" SURPRISE!!!
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WWF IN YOUR HOUSE: BURIED ALIVE REWIND!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. Thi...
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October 18, 2025 98 mins
HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!Hulk Hogan and The Giant would square off not once... but twice! The Sumo Monster Truck Match and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match would feature the two... all the while the Giant would fall off the roof in the building in between those events. It's really a hoot.
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October 17, 2025 120 mins
HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!It was Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage Retirement match... ALREADY. Hogan had debuted for WCW in June that prior year and they're already blowing it off. Oh, WCW.
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October 15, 2025 134 mins
HALLOWEEN HAVOC REWIND!Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 and the CHAMBER OF HORRORS MATCH! AND THE HALLOWEEN PHANTOM! AND THE BRAVES/TWINS WORLD SERIES GAME 7 OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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September 27, 2025 106 mins
This week, the guys dive deep into WCW's Fall Brawl '94: War Games, featuring the reunion of Dusty and Dustin Rhodes teaming up with the Nasty Boys to take on the Stud Stable inside War Games.BUT FIRST, they talk AJ Styles announcing he will be retiring in 2026, WWE Wrestlepalooza, AEW All Out, and more.--Twitter/X: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_piccone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
September 19, 2025 132 mins
WE BACK, Y'ALL! And we're diving deep into ECW's Wrestlepalooza from 1997! Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven in a Loser Leaves Town match, Terry Funk defends the ECW Title vs Chris Candido, Taz dethrones Shane Douglas as the ECW Television Champion in less than three minutes, and more!BUT FIRST, we discuss the latest in the world of professional wrestling, including: WWE Wrestlepalooza, AEW All Out, WrestleMania 43 heading to Saudi Arabia, A...
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July 28, 2025 121 mins
This week, the guys dive into what may be the hottest Highway to Hell we've ever experience in professional wrestling form, as Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker faced off in the main event of SummerSlam '98 inside Madison Square Garden. The Rock also defended his Intercontinental Championship against Triple H in a Ladder Match, Sable did a hurricanrana during Edge's first PPV match, Owen Hart entered the Lion's Den with Ke...
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July 19, 2025 135 mins
MOVIE TIME! We're diving deep into 'Suburban Commando' - the movie where Hulk Hogan stars as an intergalactic space warrior who not only gets a president of a different planet (ostensibly) killed but also puts Earth in danger of being destroyed by a power-hungry maniac who wants to control every universe in the... universe? Join us!--Twitter/X: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_picco...
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It's our first time diving deep into a show that was in the prime Vince Russo WCW era. Great American Bash 2000 saw a ton of reasons why this era will go down as possibly the worst era in professional wrestling history. All capped off by Bill Goldberg turning heel to join the New Blood.BUT FIRST, we talk Ron Killings' return to WWE, Gunther winning back the World Heavyweight Championship ahead of his reported feud with Goldberg (ni...
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We got a jam-packed episode this week headlined by a deep dive for NXT TakeOver: Chicago II from June 16, 2018. We discuss R-Truth, Carlito, and more talent not being offered contract extensions, thus ending their time in WWE. We also talk about the latest update in the Janel Grant sex trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE.Press play!--Follow us!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shooterspod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, Mark Henry Jr., and Roy Burton discuss the 4-match Money in the Bank 2025 card, and discuss whether the concept of the Money in the Bank briefcase has run its course.
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May 28, 2025 87 mins
This week, we're joined by movie connoisseur extraordinaire, Jon Jansen, as we dive deep into the movie, The Iron Claw. The tragic story of the Von Erich family is told through amazing performances by a top tier cast headlined by Zac Efron as Kevin Von Erich and Maura Tierney as Doris Von Erich, The Iron Claw takes a look at the way the Von Erichs dealt with tragedy after tragedy.Check out Jansen's Letterboxd profile here.--Follow ...
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May 25, 2025 106 mins
This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WWF Judgment Day 2001 - a Patreon request! The Two-Man Power Trip is close to being out, WWF's direction (or directionless) creative without the opposition of WCW, Jerry Lynn's classic WWF New York promo, and much more!BUT FIRST, they talk about the Phillies' extra innings late-night-into-the-early-morning in Sacramento against the Athletics, WrestleMania 42 being moved from New Orleans to ...
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