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
April 18, 2025 • 106 mins
Recorded 3/7/22. Ep. 320....This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WWF WrestleMania 8, where it was NOT Hulk Hogan's final match, an Ultimate return happened, and Randy Savage cheated to win the WWF Championship from Ric Flair.--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [@_piccone...
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April 18, 2025 • 128 mins
Recorded 4/1/21. Ep. 278....This week, we have our very special guest The Blue Meanie to take the deep dive with us into WrestleMania XV! Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock headline what may not have been the greatest WrestleMania ever, but there's certainly no shortage of stories to come out of the March 28, 1999 pay-per-view from the First Union Center. ECW icon and WWF superstar The Blue Meanie joins the guys as we take not on...
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April 18, 2025 • 216 mins
Recorded 3/12/21. Ep. 276....This week, the guys deep dive into what Nick thinks is the greatest WrestleMania of all-time. In 2014, WWE backed into a great show with a great story heading into it in Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H. It paid off beautifully in the end. Unfortunately, that wouldn't last, but it doesn't take away from the fact that for the first time in a very, very long time - WWE did the right thing! Join us as we deep div...
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April 18, 2025 • 196 mins
Recorded March 4, 2021. Ep. 275.WWE brought WrestleMania to MetLife Stadium for the first time in 2013, and Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone were there to see it live in-person. The WrestleMania experience is always a bucket list item for any wrestling fan, and the guys discuss their journey to WrestleMania and how being there live affected their feelings looking back at the event while watching it on the WWE Network for this podcas...
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April 17, 2025 • 67 mins
It's the Fox Sports The Gambler WrestleMania 41 Roundtable with Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, Jon Jansen, and Jason Fanelli!--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [@_piccone...
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April 11, 2025 • 108 mins
This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into NXT TakeOver: New Orleans - a Patreon request! Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa in an Unsanctioned Match. Aleister Black vs Andrade "Cien" Almas for the NXT Championship, Ladder Match for the inaugural NXT North American Championship, and more!BUT FIRST, they talk AEW Dynasty, the plodding Road to WrestleMania, and more.
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March 27, 2025 • 74 mins
Jey Uso's rise to become a WrestleMania main eventer started a long time ago. It seems a lot of people - mostly online - are forgetting that.This week, Jason Fanelli joins us to discuss the arc of Jey Uso - which began in 2020 - and why he suddenly has some loud detractors after winning the 2025 Royal Rumble.--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [...
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March 24, 2025 • 78 mins
Recorded 7/24/20. Ep. 244....The night before WrestleMania XV in Philly in March 1999, WWE held a WrestleMania Rage Party at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with legendary musical acts Isaac Hayes, Big Pun, and the... Cherry Poppin' Daddies? It was when WWE was close to if not at its peak in popularity among the masses, so... why not throw a Rage Party the night before the biggest wrestling event of the year? This week, Vaughn a...
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March 20, 2025 • 134 mins
This week, your favorite wrestling podcasters have some things to say about Season 8 of "Love Is Blind" ... wild stuff happening up in Minnesota.Then, we dive deep into WrestleMania 21... as WrestleMania goes #Hollywood, and Evolution EXPLODES!BUT FIRST, John Cena's first heel promo in over 20 years... what'd we think about it?--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [...
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March 12, 2025 • 120 mins
Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone dive deep into WCW Uncensored 1998 - headlined by Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage in a STEEL CAGE! ... But why?BUT FIRST, they discuss current day nonsense re: the Bianca Belair-Naomi-Jade Cargill storyline playing out on SmackDown, AEW Revolution, and more!--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [...
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March 5, 2025 • 117 mins
Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone continue their 2005 journey and dive deep into the February 21, 2005 episode of WWE's Monday Night Raw... where Batista has to decide whether he wants to stay on Raw and challenge Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 21, or head to SmackDown to take part in a Triple Threat Match against WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield and John Cena.WHAT WILL BATISTA ...
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Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone react to the events of the 2025 Elimination Chamber. John Cena is a heel! Jade Cargill beat Naomi's ass! Bianca Belair wins! And more!--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [@_piccone...
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February 27, 2025 • 102 mins
In Part 2 of Episode 420, Vaugh and Nick dive deep into WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 and the Elimination Chamber!--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [@_piccone]...
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February 26, 2025 • 130 mins
Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone talk Wrestlenomics report about WWE employee morale being down, WWE creatively cooling off considerably, AEW creative slowly getting better, and more!THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ARE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!--Follow us!shooterspod.comTwitter/X: [@_piccone...
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February 6, 2025 • 77 mins
The 2025 edition of WWE's Royal Rumble is in the books, and the men's Royal Rumble winner - Jey Uso - and women's Royal Rumble winner - Charlotte Flair - have been the topic of many a conversation. Nobody picked Jey Uso to win the Rumble... so what now? What happens with Punk, Reigns, and Rollins? And Charlotte just returned from a year-plus injury... why is she in a title match already? The Gambler is well-represented this week a...
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January 22, 2025 • 120 mins
Ten years ago, Vaughn Johnson and Nick Piccone met for the first time. They attended a Royal Rumble party the Saturday night before the Royal Rumble, attended Ringside with Jim Ross Sunday afternoon before the Royal Rumble, and then, eventually, the Wells Fargo Center for the 2015 Royal Rumble. It was terrible. The weekend before the Royal Rumble, though, was pretty fun. The guys along with THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley relive that wee...
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January 16, 2025 • 128 mins
It was a time of transition in 2005 WWE, and the very first pay-per-view of the year gave a glimpse into the next crop of Faces of WWE for the near future and beyond. We dive deep into it all on this week's episode! -- Follow us! shooterspod.com Twitter/X: [@_piccone...
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January 8, 2025 • 84 mins
Vaughn and Nick are joined by THE THIRD MAN and Author of Jet Blaque series, Brian Isley, as they dive deep into the very first edition of WWE Monday Night Raw on Netflix! -- Follow us! shooterspod.com Twitter/X: [@_piccone]...
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December 28, 2024 • 94 mins
2024 is almost over, and that means it's time to recap some of the biggest wrestling stories of the year! WWE rebounds, AEW's stagnancy, WrestleMania in Philly, and much, much more! -- Follow us! shooterspod.com Twitter/X: [@_piccone...
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December 27, 2024 • 100 mins
WE ARE BACK! And we're live commentating the 2018 NXT WarGames match between the Undisputed Era and War Raiders/Ricochet/Pete Dunne, courtesy of a Patreon request! -- Follow us! shooterspod.com Twitter/X: [@_piccone]...
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