Heel Hooks And Straight Shoots: Recent Episodes
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A variety podcast covering topics such as WWE, AEW, UFC, NFL, and also features discussions about music, food, drinks, and life experiences.
Mike and Chris broadcast live from the Mann Center in Philadelphia for Sum 41’s final tour w/the Interrupters. We discuss Sum 41’s career and impact on the Pop/punk/metal scene, and also rank the must-see summer tours for 2025 .
The Sheerin Bros Podcast proudly presents our 2024 NFL Mock Draft Special. Our pal Chuck from the 4th and 20 Podcast stops by to share his latest and greatest mock draft for the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, days before the start of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
Cody Rhodes finally finished the story, and WWE embarks on a new era with their new Quarterback as WWE Champion. We recap last week's WestleMania XL, and discuss where we go from here. Chris gives us his list of his top 40 WrestleMania Superstars of all time! We also preview the biggest night of fights in UFC history-UFC 300!
Mike and Chris review WrestleMania Saturday, discuss what it was like being there live in the Linc, and preview WrestleMania Sunday!
It’s the biggest WrestleMania of all time. WrestleMania XL from Philadelphia! Mike and Chris preview the action from WrestleMania Saturday live from the parking lot of Lincoln Financial Field. We discuss how we got here, and what we expect from night 1 of the 2 night Wrestlemania 40!
Mike, Chris, and Corey discuss the madness of March! Who's having the best off-season after the NFL Free Agent frenzy? We also fill out our brackets for the 2024 Men's College Basketball Championship Tournament. Corey and Chris share some interesting betting ideas for the tourney.
Mike, Chris, Kevin, and Corey put a bow on the 23/24 season with our NFL season wrap up show. We give out our season grades for all the teams, make our Super Bowl predictions for Super Bowl 58, and make our super early Super Bowl predictions for next year. Corey also gives us his early 1st round mock draft for the upcoming 2024 Draft.
Mike and Chris make their predictions for Saturday's Royal Rumble. We make our cases for the winners, surprise entrances, returns, and debuts. Bonus round includes our thoughts and predictions for the NFL's Championship Sunday, and who we think will be heading to the Super Bowl.
Hell has frozen over as CM Punk has returned to the WWE after nearly 10 years away. Mike and Chris discuss the irony and craziness of it of it all, and what could come next.
Blink-182 has returned with their new album 'One More Time', which features the classic lineup of Mark, Tom, and Travis. Mike and Chris give their thoughts on the album, and talk about Blink's history and future. We also discuss our experience from when we saw the reunited trio live this past May in Hershey.
Mike and Chris are back at MetLife Stadium for Night 2 of Metallica’s two night stay in East Rutherford NJ for the M72 World Tour. We recap our standout moments from Friday’s show, and talk about what we’re looking forward to from Sunday’s show.
Mike and Chris tailgate at MetLife Stadium for Metallica’s two night stay in East Rutherford NJ for the M72 World Tour. In the Night 1 episode, we “Rank Em All”, ranking all of Metallica’s albums, and we each unveil our dream Metallica setlist.
In the Cinco de Mayo episode, Mike and Chris enjoy some margaritas and talk about this weekend's WWE Backlash, their first big event in Puerto Rico since 2005. We also talk UFC 288 which takes place in New Jersey this weekend, and CM Punk's impending return to AEW, and debate his motives behind his likely last chance in professional wrestling.
Our resident Jets fan, Mike, spends a portion of his lunch break giving his thoughts on the blockbuster trade that has now sent 4X NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets!
Mike, Chris, Corey, Kevin, and Sean present our 2023 NFL Mock Draft. Corey shares his mock draft for the first round for the upcoming NFL Draft. We analyze team needs and each team's first round pick. We also discuss which veterans may be traded during the draft, and make our picks for the final four for the NBA and NHL playoffs, and which teams we think will make the finals.
Mike and Chris recap Wrestlemania 39 by ranking the matches and reveal our highlights and lowlights from this past weekend's two-night event. We also discuss what the merger between WWE and the UFC under Endeavor could mean. And since Cody choked the chicken, we name some possibilities on just who may finally end the reign of Roman in WWE.
It's Wrestlemania season! Mike and Chris preview the two-night card and make our predictions for this weekend's Wrestlemania 39.
Mike, Chris, and Corey, talk about the NFL free agent frenzy. Mike rants on that crazy, ayahuasca lovin' future Hall Of Fame QB Aaron Rodgers' pending trade to the New York Jets, and we make our picks for this year's NCAA Mens Tourney.
Mike and Chris are on location in Philly for the Viagra Boys ‘Shrimp City Beach 1993 Reunion Tour’ stop at Union Transfer. We shamelessly plug their latest album ‘Cave World’, and bring up some of our favorite songs from the band, and talk about what makes them so different. We also talk about how the Eagles unfortunate Super Bowl loss, benefited us in being able to make it to the show.
Michael and Chris visit Allentown to see the great Adam Sandler live. We talk about growing up with the ‘Sandman’, and review Chris’s list of his top 20 favorite Adam Sandler films. In the second part of our two part episode, we continue the nostalgia by talking about this past weekend’s “When We Were Young” Music festival in Las Vegas, and discuss which bands we’d be most interested in seeing, we also discuss the crazy lineup that has already been announced for next year’s show.
Mike, Chris, and Corey survey the fantasy landscape after the first 5 weeks of the NFL season. We talk about who has impressed, and who has disappointed so far, and talk about which players are on the rise, and which players you should maybe consider cutting bait with. We also discuss which teams we believe are actual contenders, and which teams are pretending through the first quarter of the season.
Michael and Chris review the chaos and aftermath following the brawl between CM Punk and "The Elite" following Punk's scathing comments during the All-Out Media Scrum last month. We preview WWE's Extreme Rules Premium Live Event from Philadelphia, and we talk about our experiences from the Extreme Rules events that we have attended. We also discuss the impending reveal of the "White Rabbit".
We take the show on location to MetLife Stadium to open Season 3, as we tailgate before kickoff for the Jets vs Bengals week 3 matchup. Mike and Chris discuss Mike's odd lucky streak of seeing the Jets win games at the stadium, and the even stranger list of random QB's that the Jets have won those games with. Could Joe Flacco join this "elite" club? (Spoiler Alert: He did not). We also discuss other memories from the previous games that we've attended at MetLife, and what has surprised us so far about this season.
In our epic season 2 finale, we hold our 2nd annual NFL Kickoff Extravaganza, where Mike, Chris, and Kevin, review the schedules, and give our season outlook for all 32 teams, on the eve of the NFL's 103rd season.
We celebrate our 1yr anniversary, and preview this weekend's huge slate of events taking place internationally with the UFC's first ever show from Paris, France, and WWE's Clash At The Castle in Cardiff, Wales. Michael and Chris give their predictions for each show, and reveal which fights and matches we are most looking forward to. We also preview Sunday's WWE NXT's World's Collide, and AEW's All Out, and the bizarre booking of Mox and CM Punk.
Mike and Chris talk Vince McMahon's retirement from WWE, and the fallout of Stephanie McMahon and HHH taking over. We make our predictions for Saturday's SummerSlam, and we talk about our favorite SummerSlam moments over the years, and who we think is 'Mr. SummerSlam'. We also discuss Ric Flair's 'Last Match', and UFC 277, which also goes down this weekend.
Michael and Christopher take the show on the road to the Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown NY, where we do a little pre-gaming for The National’s show at the venue with Lucy Dacus. We discuss our favorite shows and experiences from our previous visits to the brewery, and discuss how we first got into listening to The National.
We are back with a new episode where we enjoy a new patriotic beverage in celebration of the 4th. We discuss the big fight night weekend in Vegas featuring UFC 276, and WWE's Money In the Bank Premium Live Event. We also give our thoughts on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving bailing on the Brooklyn Nets, and the Sasha Banks/Naomi and Vince McMahon controversies. Howard Stern for president? All this and more...
Limp Bizkit is back with the new album and tour 'Limp Bizkit Still Sucks'. In this episode Mike, Chris, and Kevin, attempt to answer the ultimate question: Does Limp Bizkit suck? We talk about the influence the band has had on us growing up, and their legacy on the rock and nu metal scene.
Heels Hooks And Straight Shoots presents 'The Batcast'. Join Mike, Chris, and Kevin, as we talk shop on our favorite caped crusader, and cover all the live action movies, and the different manifestations of the Batman character, as well as discuss our favorite moments from the Batman movies, favorite and least favorite Batman films, and which actors we think have done the best and worst job of portraying Batman/Bruce Wayne on the big screen. DISCLAIMER- This episode does include some spoilers if you haven't seen the movies.
Our pal from the 4th and 20 Podcast Corey joins Mike and Chris to reveal his mock draft 2.0 for the upcoming NFL Draft. The boys discuss each pick, and team needs.
Mike and Chris give an in-depth review of Wrestlemania 38. We give our match by match reviews including talking about our favorite moments from this year's big show, and also discuss what we didn't care for. We give a first taste review of Leinenkugel's Lodge Pack, featuring their new Juicy Peach, and Lemon Haze IPA. We also ponder what's next for our future episodes.
Michael and Christopher return to discuss some of the madness from this past month, and also talk about their favorite Wrestlemania moments/matches, as well as give some thoughts on this year's Wrestlemania 38. Michael and the 'Unprecedented One' make their predictions for the 'Stupendous' two-night event. We celebrate ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin’s return to the ring by giving a taste test of his new lager from the El Segundo Brewing Company.
In this episode Michael and Chris take a look back at the Super Bowl, and discuss the big wrestling rumors in regards to the possible in ring return of Stone Cold Steve Austin, and AEW's Cody Rhodes leaving the company and possibly returning to WWE. 'The Unprecedented One' makes his WWE Elimination Chamber predictions.
Michael, Chris, Kevin, and Corey return for a Super Cast, where we talk Super Bowl LVI, Rams vs. Bengals, and we put a bow on the 2021 NFL season by giving out our report cards for each team for this past season, and look ahead to next season.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Corey as we talk about the prestige of our 18 year old fantasy football league, and the prized O'Donnell trophy. We also discuss who has impressed and disappointed in the first two weeks of the NFL season, who we like to rebound, and what trends we think will continue throughout the season. We also share some fantasy football start/sit, and offer some sound (we think) betting advice for week 3.
In this episode, Michael and Kevin share a season outlook for all 32 teams, as the 2021 NFL season gets underway. We tell you who we like, who we don't like, who we think may surprise, and who's primed to disappoint, as well as give our best guess as to which teams we believe are destined to face off at Super Bowl LVI in February.
In this episode Michael and Christopher review this year's SummerSlam, and discuss the effect CM Punk's return has had on the pro wrestling landscape. We also discuss what to expect from CM Punk's first match in 7 years at All Out vs Darby Allin. The 'Unprecedented' one returns looking to follow up on his incredibly accurate Summerslam predictions by making his picks for this weekend's AEW All Out Pay Per View. Michael and Christopher also play 'Where To?' As we try to guess where the current top free agents in wrestling will end up.
Michael and Sarah share a surprise breakfast of choice, while they discuss whether or not breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. We also discuss Michael's long standing love for cereal, and what cereals from our youth that have been discontinued, that we'd like to see brought back. Adding to the nostalgia and since it's back to school season, we also reminisce about our morning routines before school.
Not included in this episode but still important to note, "Pancakes>Waffles"-SK.
Agree to disagree-MS
Michael and Chris talk about a huge weekend in the world of professional wrestling, as we discuss the impending debut of CM Punk in AEW, and also preview this weekend's WWE Summerslam, and NXT Takeover. We are also joined by a special guest, who breaks down the Summerslam card, and gives us his 'unprecedented' predictions.