Hosted by Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson · EN · 456 episodes
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Nick Piccone (CrossingBroad.com, Fox PHL Gambler) and Vaughn Johnson (Inquirer.com) started a pro wrestling podcast in 2015 and have continually produced excellent episodes weekly ... Live commentary specials before they were cool, deep dives into career retrospectives, high profile guests, current product analysis, and much more ... For exclusive content and more live commentary specials, become a patron: patreon.com/shootersradio
Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson hosts The Straight Shooters, a sports show with 456 episodes published.
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
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 wrestli
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 feu
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 c
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 Ameri
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 t
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.--Twit
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 AN
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 Mond
REWIND TIME. Nick and Vaughn dive deep into the 1997 WWF King of the Ring. Recorded June 2021. Featured in episode 288.--Twitter/X: [
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 fin
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 Champio
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, b
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.--Twitter/X: [
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 go
Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, and THE THIRD MAN Brian Isley discuss AEW's Dynamite and Collision shows in Philly, WWE Clash in Italy, and more.--Twitter/X: [
This week, Nick and Vaughn dive deep into WWF's Judgment Day 2000, where The Rock defended the WWF Championship against Triple H in a 60-minute Iron Man Match. BUT FIRST, they discuss the passing of Ted Turner, the John
This week, the guys dive deep into the latest Patreon request - WWF Backlash 1999. It's a rematch from WrestleMania XV as Stone Cold Steve Austin defends the WWF Championship against The Rock in a No Holds Barred match w
Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, Roy Burton, and Mark Henry Jr. convene to discuss their reaction to WrestleMania 42.--Twitter/X: [
This week, the Wrestling Roundtable convenes to preview WrestleMania 42 this weekend! Nick Piccone, Vaughn Johnson, Jason Fanelli, and Jon Jansen discuss went wrong with the build, what they're looking forward to, make p
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