Straight Shooters
The best and worst of pro wrestling covered weekly by Nick Piccone (CrossingBroad.com) and Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com). Since 2015, the duo has produced compelling, unique, and entertaining weekly episodes along with special exclusive content on Patreon ... Live commentary specials before they were cool, deep dives into entire pay-per-view events, movies, documentaries, and career retrospectives, high profile guests, current product analysis, and much more! Request your own deep dives: patreon.com/shootersradio © 2026 The Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast. All rights reserved.
REWIND: WWF In Your House: Buried Alive '96 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2020. Featured in Ep. 256.
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. This Buried Alive Match was one of those things, and simply put, the winner would have to bury his opponent alive. We take a deep dive, no pun intended, into the pay-per-view, where...
481: Reel Graps: 'Predator' Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into Predator in the another edition of Reel Graps.
Our best scene, worst scene, best performance, worst performance, random thoughts, and more are awaiting you to press play.
BUT FIRST, they discuss their thoughts on the latest nonsense in the world of professional wrestling.
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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '98 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2020. Featured in Ep. 255.
WCW's Halloween Havoc 1998 took place on October 25, 1998 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Despite being red hot in 1997, WCW had its best fiscal year in 1998 and was setting records. Unfortunately, by October 1998, much of that money starting going down the drain as creative got worse and worse. This pay-per-view is the epitome of what laid ahead for WCW in the coming years. We got the Hogan vs. Warrior rematch. We wish we didn't. The undercard was brutal. The event wasn't even salvaged by a fantastic main event that featured Goldberg...
REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '97 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2020. Featured in Ep. 254.
WCW's Halloween Havoc 1997 took place on October 26, 1997 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It garnered a 1.10 pay-per-view buyrate, and Nick Piccone was among those. WCW in 1997 was red hot and the road to Starrcade was no different. With a couple of bumps along the way, however, Halloween Havoc that year was a microcosm of what was to come for WCW. Pretty good start - lame finish. We dive deep into all the matches and happening of this time frame in our latest deep dive!
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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '96 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2022. Featured in Ep. 341.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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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '95 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2021. Featured in Ep. 305.
This week, the guys dive deep into WCW's Halloween Havoc 1995... where 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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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '94 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2021. Featured in Ep. 304.
WCW is already too small for both Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair months after Hogan's WCW debut, so it's Hogan vs. Flair in a Career-Threatening Steel Cage Match at Halloween Havoc '94. At least Hogan's got his buddy watching his back this time!
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480: Reel Graps: 'See No Evil 2' Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into See No Evil 2 in the latest edition of Reel Graps. Why? Because it's October and almost Halloween. Oh, and Kane's in it.
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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '92 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2025. Featured in Ep. 443.
The guys spin the wheel and make the deal as they dive deep into WCW Halloween Havoc 1992, which took place right here in Philadelphia, PA.
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479: WWE No Mercy '05 Deep Dive, RIP PAC
In this episode, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into the latest Patreon request - WWE No Mercy 2005. It was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against a ... changed Eddie Guerrero!? Bobby Lashley and Ken Kennedy make their WWE PPV debuts, Heidenreich is a member of LOD, and we've got WWE Instant Access!? DURING THE PAY-PER-VIEW!? WHAT!?
BUT FIRST, we discuss the unfortunate passing of PAC, aka Benjamin Satterley, and the outpouring of support and tributes from the entire wrestling world. We also quickly discuss the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank PLE.
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REWIND: WCW Halloween Havoc '91 Deep Dive
Recorded 10/2022. Featured in Ep. 342.
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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478: WWE Unforgiven '06 Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone dive deep into WWE Unforgiven 2006, via Patreon request. John Cena had already signed a three-year deal to go to SmackDown if he didn't beat Edge for the WWE Championship in a TLC Match. It was Trish Stratus' retirement match. The first one.
But first, they discuss AEW All Out, WWE's road to Money in the Bank, and more.
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477: WWE SummerSlam 2014 Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone dive deep into WWE SummerSlam 2014, via Patreon request. The WWE Network was $9.99. The infamous Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena squash. A Bella heel turn!? Roman's coming out party. Rollins vs. Ambrose with a bunch of LUMBERJACKS! And more!
But first, we pay respects to the late Andy "The Butcher" Williams and Bill Dundee.
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476: AEW All In '26 Reaction Show
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone talk all things AEW as they react to AEW's biggest show of the year, All In: London. Will Ospreay captured the AEW World Heavyweight Championship over Kenny Omega. THE NEW LEVEL IS HERE. Title changes GALORE. But it worked. Check it out!
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475: WWE Battleground '16 Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson, Nick Piccone, and THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley dive deep into the latest Patreon request, WWE Battleground 2016. It was a time of change in WWE... or so we thought. Thing were looking up... for a little bit. So let's dive into it.
BUT FIRST, we talk about the CM Punk/Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn angle from SmackDown, and more.
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474: What's Next for WWE Heading into the Fall and Winter of '26
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson, Nick Piccone, and Jon Jansen discuss the spillover from SummerSlam, and what's next for WWE as we head into fall and winter. Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk. Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton. Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker? And much more!
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REWIND: WWF SummerSlam '90 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
We take another deep dive into an event that took place in Philadelphia at the Spectrum in 1990 - WWF SummerSlam. It was a double main event! Hulk Hogan returns to take on Earthquake and the Ultimate Warrior defends the WWF Championship against "Ravishing" Rick Rude inside a steel cage... and much more! Vaughn and Nick discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly in-depth for nearly 3 hours!
Recorded August 2020. Featured in episode 247.
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473: WWE SummerSlam '26 Roundtable
In this episode, Roy Burton and Mark Henry Jr. join Vaugh and Nick to preview WWE SummerSlam 2026! Roman Reigns defends his World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins and CM Punk defends his WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes!
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472: LeBron is a Sixer; WWE Vengeance '06 Deep Dive
In this episode, THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley joins Vaughn and Nick to discuss LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers - the biggest free agent signing in Philly sports this century, and maybe forever!? We've also got a Patreon request! We dive deep into WWE Vengeance 2006 (01:18:25 mark). DX was back and burying the Spirit Squad. RVD was WWE and ECW Champion, though not for much longer. John Cena was burying ECW. And more!
BUT FIRST, the trio discusses not only LeBron coming to Philly, but the latest nonsense in the world of professional...
471: WCW Bash at the Beach '94 Deep Dive
In this episode, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into Hulk Hogan's in-ring debut in World Championship Wrestling at WCW's Bash at the Beach 1994 in Orlando. It was the dawning of a new era in WCW, "Wrestling is cool again" as Tony Schiavone would put it before signing off for the night. WCW wasted no time to deliver Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair - whereas Vince McMahon was scared off by making it the main event of WrestleMania VIII. And, man, was it ever a home run for WCW. But, what about the rest of the card? The guys dive...
REWIND: WCW Bash at the Beach '97 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
Nick and Vaughn head back to the Golden Era of 1997 and dive deep into an event that was headlined by Dennis Rodman tag-teaming with Hollywood Hogan as the nWo goes mainstream!
Recorded July 2024. Featured in episode 400.
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470: EMERGENCY POD - CM Punk Returns, Wins WWE Title from Sami Zayn
In this episode, Nick and Vaughn are joined by Roy Burton to react to CM Punk's return to WWE after a mini-hiatus. Oh yeah, and he won the WWE Title from Sami Zayn.
So... what now?
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REWIND: Live Commentary of WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge - Lex Luger Bodyslams Yokozuna (07-04-93)
REWIND TIME.
Hulk Hogan was out the door, but Vince McMahon needed a new American Hero for his audience to cheer for against the WWF Champion, Yokozuna. Enter Lex Luger, who made his babyface turn on the deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York City. With multiple professional wrestlers, and even some professional athletes, failing to bodyslam Yokozuna, Luger became the hero we all deserved. I guess.
Luger never won the championship, but this day marked the beginning of the Lex Express. So join us as we get patriotic and live commentate...
REWIND: WCW Bash at the Beach '96 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
30 years ago, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history, if not *the* most memorable. Hulk Hogan had finally turned his back on all of his fans and turned on WCW at Bash at the Beach to christen the New World Order (or Organization) on July 7. But we're here for the real action - Joe Gomez, Disco Inferno, THE NASTY BOYS, and more!
Recorded July 2023. Featured in episode 369.
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469: WWF King of the Ring '95 Deep Dive
In this episode, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1995 WWF King of the Ring (59:40 mark). Why? Well, for one, it took place at The Spectrum in Philly. For two... uh... well... we don't exactly know. However, join us for a conversation about the New WWF Generation in the mid-90s as Diesel teamed up with Bam Bam Bigelow to take on Sid and Tatanka in the main event. Mabel is crowned king - and has a lot of stuff thrown at him. Shawn Michaels doesn't win a match, but The Roadie does. Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler make...
468: WWE Night of Champions '26 Reaction, AEW Forbidden Door '26 Preview
In this episode, THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley joins Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone to discuss WWE Night of Champions! Sami Zayn is the Undisputed WWE Champion! Oba Femi is the King of the Ring! IYO Sky is the Queen of the Ring! The guys discuss everything heading into SummerSlam!
They also give their thoughts on AEW Forbidden Door before it takes the air live on PPV. Predictions? What are the guys looking forward to the most?
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REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '00 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.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.Recorded June 2025. Featured in episode 433.
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REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '98 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.The guys head back to the circus of 1998 WCW and dive deep into the Great American Bash. Sting vs. Giant for... the WCW Tag Titles? Goldberg against the nWo Wolfpac, Eddie Guerrero and Chavo with a family feud, Heenan cutting off Schiavone, and more!Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 367.
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REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '97 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.We head back to the golden era of 1997 WCW! It's the Great American Bash! DDP vs. Savage II in a Lights Out Match! Flair/Piper vs. the Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Titles. Kevin Greene vs. Mongo! Madusa's career ends!? And much, much more!Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 366.
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REWIND: WCW Great American Bash '96 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.In this episode, we head to 1996 WCW, just weeks after Scott Hall appeared for the first time on WCW Monday Nitro. He and Kevin Nash would have a surprise in store for Eric Bischoff at that year's Great American Bash. So would Kevin Greene with his monster promo skills, Steve McMichael making the most shocking turn in WCW in the summer of 1996, and plenty more good stuff!Recorded June 2022. Featured in episode 329.
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REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '01 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
After WWF purchased WCW in 2001, it was all downhill from there, we just didn't know it yet. King of the Ring took place in June 2001 and it was the last "WWF-only" PPV until December's Vengeance PPV later that year. Shane McMahon - the "owner" of WCW - took Kurt Angle to the limit (!), Booker T made his WWF debut and injured Stone Cold Steve Austin - hell, there were a ton of injuries on this show - an anticlimactic main event, Vince McMahon nowhere to be found, no celebration for the winner...
REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '00 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
We revisit, cautiously, 2000 WCW. Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman? Sure. Booker T is GI Bro? Why not. Vampiro vs. Sting in a Human Torch match? Vince Russo, baby!
Recorded June 2025. Featured in episode 434.
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467: WCW Beach Blast '92 Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn and Nick dive deep into WCW's Beach Blast 1992. It's the Bill Watts era and a lot of things don't make sense. Sting is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion and facing Cactus Jack in a Falls Count ANYWHERE ON THE GULF COAST but the title isn't on the line. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and "Ravishing" Rick Rude face off in a 30-minute Iron Man Challenge, but Rude's U.S. Heavyweight Championship isn't on the line. The Steiner Brothers defend their World Tag Team Championships in the main event against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Terry "Bam...
REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '98 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
28 years ago, we saw one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history. The Undertaker threw Mankind off the top of the Hell in a Cell and created one of the most significant moments not only in the Monday Night War era, but in the history of wrestling, period. Oh, yeah, there was also a King of the Ring tournament that night and Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship. It was a busy night!
Recorded June 2023. Featured in episode 368.
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REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '97 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1997 WWF King of the Ring.
Recorded June 2021. Featured in episode 288.
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REWIND: WWF King of the Ring '96 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
On June 23, 1996, the World Wrestling Federation invaded the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for their annual King of the Ring pay-per-view. This would be the first year where only semifinals and the finals took place on the actual pay-per-view, with more stacked matches than ever before. It certainly was, to date, the greatest WWF King of the Ring card ever. There certainly were seeds planted well before the Federation would head into the Attitude Era more than a year later, and many of them were seen during this show. So join us and dive deep...
REWIND: ECW One Night Stand '06 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
Join Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone as they dive deep into ECW's One Night Stand 2006. This was the beginning of the new ECW brand that would be headed by Paul Heyman as GM and Rob Van Dam as the ECW Champion... only for it to fall apart literally weeks later. Recorded June 2022. Featured in episode 328.
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REWIND: "Kayfabe: A Love Story" with Dave Rueter
REWIND TIME.
Nick and Vaughn are joined by author Dave Rueter, who wrote Kayfabe: A Love Story, a fantastic look at the insane world of professional wrestling as if it were real life. Because kayfabe is alive and well, brother. Dave takes us through his journey, some behind-the-scenes stories of how the book came to be, some of his favorite stories, and much more. If you have a taste for the 80s and early 90s nostalgia of professional wrestling, press play!
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REWIND: ECW One Night Stand '05 Deep Dive
REWIND TIME.
Join Vaugh Johnson and Nick Piccone as they dive deep into ECW's very first One Night Stand PPV from 2005. Recorded in June 2022. Featured in episode 327.
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466: NWA/WCW Capital Combat '90: Return of RoboCop Deep Dive
In this episode, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone dive deep into NWA/WCW's Capital Combat 1990: Return of RoboCop! It was a show of all time. With Sting unable to wrestle due to injury, they tried something. We've also got some guys on the card that would soon make their way to the WWF. In fact, there were A LOT of guys that fit that bill.
BUT FIRST, the guys discuss their thoughts on the AJ Brown trade to the Patriots, Love Island USA, WWE once again stifling hot talent, and more. Join us!
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