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Straight Shoot: This Week in Wrestling - July 9, 2015
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 01:24:47
Publish Date: 2015-07-10 00:11:30
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Discussion of the past week in wrestling, including WWE Beast in the East, the July 6 Raw, NXT, NJPW Dominion & Lucha Underground! Featuring Matthew Timmons (http://www.twitter.com/matthewtimmons), Dustin Spencer (http://www.twitter.com/dspencecantlose) and host Aubrey Sitterson (http://www.aubreysitterson.com). Timestamps: 2:24: Introducing New Japan Pro Wrestling Correspondent Dustin Spencer 3:07: Introducing WWE & NXT Correspondent Matthew Timmons 3:55: NXT Champion Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor at WWE Beast in the East in Tokyo 4:30: WWE making Beast in the East feel extremely special and Japanese 5:58: Was it surprising that WWE put the NXT Title on Finn Balor? Did they pull the trigger too soon? 11:19: Was Beast in the East "just a house show?" Is that a problem? 14:05: Why did WWE have a tag match as the main event at Beast in the East? 16:21: Is Kevin Owens the only real heel in WWE? 20:39: Brock Lesnar vs. Kofi Kingston. What made it so great and smart? 25:15: Neville vs. Chris Jericho. We all miss arrogant, malicious heel Chris Jericho! 27:04: Would you like to see more televised, international WWE events? 30:28: What is NJPW Dominion? What is an equivalent WWE show? 31:11: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba was the best match at Dominion. What was so smart about it? 35:46: Some detail on Shibata's background. 37:40: Kenny Omega vs. KUSHIDA. Why did people react so strongly to this match? Wrestling fans using NJPW as a signifier for being "real wrestling fans." 44:19: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. Why was this match so slow to get going? Both guys are great! 50:15: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada. This match was beautiful with a brilliant final sequence. The Styles Clash is one of the most devastating finishers going. 57:10: Lucha Underground discussion! What's everyone's level of familiarity? 58:54: Everyone loves Mil Muertes in a very real way. What's the origin of his magic rock? 1:00:53: Aubrey claims that Lucha Underground is less about the wrestling, and more about the telenovela influenced backstage stuff. A discussion of how Lucha Underground uses the tools in their toolbox to put on a very different show than any other promotion. 1:05:26: Aubrey explains how, generally speaking, he sees less storytelling done within Lucha Underground matches than in other promotions. 1:10:04: Dustin explains what a great job Lucha Underground has done building up their own talent while also using existing talent smartly. 1:16:55: Lucha Underground has built a perfect Wrestler vs. Announcer feud. 1:22:40: Find Dustin on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dspencecantlose and listen to Getting Networked! 1:23:08: Find Matt on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/matthewtimmons 1:23:20: Monday, July 13, immediately after Raw, STRAIGHT SHOOT welcomes Tommaso Ciampa & Kazeem Famuyide. 1:23:54: Immediately after WWE Battleground on July 19, STRAIGHT SHOOT welcomes Brennan Williams & ROH's Moose Order the two limited edition STRAIGHT SHOOT shirts at http://straightshoot.bigcartel.com Help support STRAIGHT SHOOT for as little as $1/month at http://www.patreon.com/STRAIGHTSHOOT Sign up for a free Audible.com trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/straightshoot Help STRAIGHT SHOOT by ordering a wrestling book (or anything else) at http://www.amazon.com/lm/R12EC6Z7A93V4Y/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&lm_bb=&tag=aubreysitcom-20&linkId=M2ELWIRSLQCDJZAB For more information on STRAIGHT SHOOT, or to watch the original video version, head to straightshoot.com!
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