Straight Sports: Recent Episodes
Tushar and Joshua
Welcome to the Straight Sports Podcast. We’re your hosts Joshua and Tushar. In this podcast, we will give our opinion on our favorite sports which are Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling.
NBA Playoff reactions from the 2nd round to the finals, Reactions to Real Madrid's champions league win, EURO 2024 and COPA America 2024 predictions, Reaction to new NBA news
Reaction to the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs, Predictions for the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs
Reaction and ratings for each match in both nights of WrestleMania 40, Reaction to the Champions League quarter-final and predictions for the semi-final and final, Reactions to the NBA Play-In games, NBA Playoffs 1st round predictions and giving our brackets for the rest of the playoffs
Reaction to the NBA Finals, Rating WWE Money in the Bank matches 1-10, Reaction to WWE Smack Down, Reaction to Manchester City winning the Champions League Final and the Treble, Reaction to soccer transfer news, Reaction to the NBA offseason, Reaction to Damian Lillard requesting a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, Reaction to James Harden's offseason commotion
Reaction to the Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs for the East and West, Reaction and Match Ratings for WWE Night of Champions, Champions League Final Prediction, Reaction to the Premier League Title Race and thoughts on Arsenal's season, Prediction for the NBA Finals
Reaction to the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs, Predictions for the NBA Conference Finals for the East and West
Reaction to the First Round of the NBA Playoffs, Predictions for the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs
Reaction to the NBA play in games, Playoff predictions and who we think will win the NBA Championship
Reaction to the Dallas Maverick missing the Play-In tournament and what impact it could have on their future, Prediction for the Play-In tournament
NBA Awards Predictions, Reaction to the Lakers vs Clippers game, Top 5 teams with most pressure to win a NBA Championship, Rating WrestleMania matches on a scale of 1 to 10 from April 1st and April 2nd, Reaction to WWE's merger with UFC, Pretenders, Contenders, Sleeper teams for the Eastern and Western Conferences, Reaction to the new rules for NBA awards and All-NBA teams
Reaction to the Portland Trail Blazers sitting out Damian Lillard for the rest of the season, Top 10 NBA Players with pressure to win a championship this season, Predictions for the Champions League Quarter Final, Reaction to Ben Simmons injury news, Reaction to Kevin Durant's first game back from injury, Reaction to the Sacramento Kings breaking a 16-year playoff drought, Reaction to Russell Westbrook's game against the Memphis Grizzlies
Reaction to Paul George's injury and how this impacts the Clippers' post season hopes, NBA Seeding Prediction for seeds 1-10 for the Eastern and Western Conferences, WrestleMania 39 match predictions, Reactions to Jalen Brown's comments on Free Agency
Reaction to Kevin Durant's injury and how it will impact the Phoenix Suns' postseason, NBA team and player that surprised/disappointed us, Reaction to the recent run of games from the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Denver Nuggets, Reaction to PSG crashing out of the Champions League again and discussing what should be the next step, What if the Chris Paul trade to the Los Angeles Lakers never got vetoed
Reaction to Russell Westbrook signing with the Los Angeles Clippers and his first few games, Reaction to LeBron James's foot injury and how this will impact the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff hopes, Reaction to WWE's decisions on Sami Zayn's title reign and his slated fight on WrestleMania, Reaction to The Philadelphia 76ers beating the Milwaukee Bucks and to the Harden rumors, Reaction to the Phoenix Suns beating the Dallas Mavericks, Reaction to the New York Knicks beating the Boston Celtics
Special Guest: Danny - Reaction to trades made at the NBA trade deadline and grading them A - F, Reaction to the WWE Bloodline Storylines and thought on how it should play out, Predictions for the Champions League Round of 16, Reaction to the Premier League transfer window and the title race, Reaction to LeBron James becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer, Thoughts on the failure of The Brooklyn Nets big 3 and who is to blame for it, Reaction to Kyrie Irving's debut game with The Dallas Mavericks, Thoughts on NBA title favorites in the Eastern and Western Conferences
Grading all 30 NBA teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences on their mid-season performance A-F. (Recorded before NBA Trade Deadline)
Giving out WWE and AEW awards, Reaction the Friendly Riyadh Season Cup Match with PSG vs Al Nassar and Al Hilal, Reaction to Ronaldo's performance in his 1st club game with Al Nassar, Royal Rumble 2023 Predictions, NBA All Star Game starters and reserve predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference
Reaction to the World Cup and discussions about which team was the most shocking, disappointing, and our favorite match at each stage in the tournament, Best and Worst moments at WWE Smackdown December 30 2022, Best and Worst moments at WWE Raw January 2 2023, Best and Worst moments at WWE Smackdown January 6 2023, Best and Worst moments at WWE Raw January 9 2023, Best and Worst moments at AEW Rampage January 11 2023, Thoughts on Sasha Banks's debut on NJPW Wrestling Kingdom on January 4 2023, Discussion on top 10 favorite Sasha Banks moments and reflections on her legacy in WWE, Reaction to Kevin Durant's injury and how will this impact the Brooklyn Nets, Reaction to the Warriors' season and how concerned are we about where they are at the moment, Reaction to the Clippers' season and how concerned are we about where they are at the moment, Reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassar FC
Reaction to Kevin Durant rescinding his trade request and choosing to work things out with the Brooklyn Nets, Discussing how this impacts his legacy, and Reacting to comments made by Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, Part 5 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Centers), Reaction to Donovan Mitchell being traded to The Cleveland Cavaliers from the Utah Jazz and comparing the accepted trade package to ones offered by the New York Knicks, Thought and Match Ratings for WWE Clash of the Castle and AEW All Out, Reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers trading for Patrick Beverley and what this may mean for Russell Westbrook
Reaction to Kevin Durant rescinding his trade request and choosing to work things out with the Brooklyn Nets, Discussing how this impacts his legacy, and Reacting to comments made by Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, Part 5 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Centers), Reaction to Donovan Mitchell being traded to The Cleveland Cavaliers from the Utah Jazz and comparing the accepted trade package to ones offered by the New York Knicks, Thought and Match Ratings for WWE Clash of the Castle and AEW All Out, Reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers trading for Patrick Beverley and what this may mean for Russell Westbrook
Reaction to new comments about LeBron James and trade news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers, Part 4 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Power Forwards), Reaction to Vince McMahon's retirement announcement and to what Triple H is doing as the new creative director of the WWE, Reaction to AEW Dynamite on August 17th, Discussion about Kevin Durant's demands in Brooklyn, Our thoughts on The NBA Opening Night and Christmas Day Schedules, Reactions to comments made by Giannis Antetokounmpo toward the Chicago Bulls
Reaction to new comments about LeBron James and trade news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers, Part 4 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Power Forwards), Reaction to Vince McMahon's retirement announcement and to what Triple H is doing as the new creative director of the WWE, Reaction to AEW Dynamite on August 17th, Discussion about Kevin Durant's demands in Brooklyn, Our thoughts on The NBA Opening Night and Christmas Day Schedules, Reactions to comments made by Giannis Antetokounmpo toward the Chicago Bulls
Reaction to the Utah Jazz being open to trading Donovan Mitchell and to their trade package that was rejected by the New York Knicks, Reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo requesting a transfer away from Manchester United, Part 3 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Small Forwards), Reaction to an anonymous GM saying that Kevin Durant cannot win without Stephen Curry, Reaction to Sasha Banks and Naomi potentially leaving WWE, Part 1 of discussing major NBA events that occurred in the past and compare our opinions on it then to our opinions on it now we will begin with Kevin Durant's decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to go to the Golden State Warriors
Reaction to Deandre Ayton getting a max offer from The Indiana Pacers and to The Phoenix Suns matching it, Reaction to reports that The Brooklyn Nets are not actively pursing trade partners for Kevin Durant because of unsatisfying offers and rumors about why Kevin Durant asked for a trade, Reaction to Lebron James's statement on his show The Shop and what it could mean for Russell Westbrook, Predictions for Summer Slam on July 30th, Part 2 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy(Shooting Guards)
Thoughts on WWE Money in the Bank July 2nd and rating each match 1 - 10, Thoughts on Monday Night Raw July 4th, Reaction to recent off season moves through Free Agency and Trades, Reaction to James Harden opting out of his contract, Reaction to Kevin Durant requesting a trade away from the Brooklyn Nets
Reactions and thoughts on the NBA Finals Series, Reaction to Wrestling news about Sasha Banks, WWE Money in The Bank 2022 match predictions, Thoughts on Cody Rhodes's WWE run so far, Reaction to the news about Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar matchup for the WWE Title, Part 1 of discussing our best players in each position when healthy we will begin with point guards, Reacting to Kyrie Irving's decision to opt in to his contract with the Brooklyn Nets, and some NBA Draft Discussion
Reactions and thoughts on each of the NBA Conference Finals Series, Reviewing the Finals matchup and predicting which team will win the Championship
Reactions and thoughts on each of the NBA Second Round Playoff Series, Reviewing each Conference Finals matchup and predicting which teams will advance to the Finals
Reactions and thoughts on each of the NBA First Round Playoff Series, Reviewing each second round matchup and predicting which teams will advance to the Conference Finals
Reactions and thoughts on each of the NBA Play-In games, Reviewing each first round matchup and predicting who will advance to the second round of the Playoffs
Reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers getting eliminated from Playoff Contention, Discussing which Premier League team has been the most surprising and which team has been the most disappointing and talking about the most surprising player this season, Reaction to the 2 - Night WrestleMania Show and rating each match and the entire show 1 to 10, Part 3 of discussing whether NBA teams have met, exceeded, or fell short of our expectations this season with seeds 5 - 1 for both conferences
Special Guest: Fernando - Part 2 of discussing whether NBA teams have met, exceeded, or fell short of our expectations this season with seeds 10 - 6 for both conferences, Reaction to Kyrie Irving being able to play in home games for the Brooklyn Nets, Reaction to the Champion's League round of 16 and predictions of the Semi-Final, Reaction to the UEFA World Cup Qualifier Playoff matches, Discussing our Pretenders, Contenders, and Dark Horse team for each conference, Discussing on who we think will win the NBA Championship this year, Predictions on the WrestleMania matches
NBA Trade Deadline Special Episode - We give our reaction to the NBA Trades and grade them A through F
Part 1 of discussing whether NBA teams have met, exceeded, or fell short of our expectations this season with seeds 15 - 11 for both conferences, Reaction to the NBA All-Star starters and reserves, Thoughts on the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying group and on the United States Men's Soccer Team, Reaction to The Premier League transfer window, Reaction to: The Royal Rumble, Raw on January 31st, and AEW Dynamite on February 2nd, Thoughts on Anthony Davis's return to the Los Angeles Lakers and what this could mean for them in the long run
Special Guest: Fernando - Ranking the shows from best to worst: Smackdown on January 14th, AEW Rampage on January 14th, RAW 2022 on January 17th, NXT 2.0 2022 on January 18th, and AEW Dynamite on January 19th, Thoughts on the 2021 awards in WWE and AEW, Predictions for the Royal Rumble on January 29th, Our picks for the NBA All-Star Game Starters and reserves, Reaction to Mo Salah leading the Premier League in Goals and Trent Alexander-Arnold leading the Premier League in Assists, Thoughts on the 76ers wasting Joel Embiid's prime and reaction to trade offers received for Ben Simmons, Reaction to Kevin Durant's injury and thought on if The Brooklyn Nets can survive without him
Reaction to Newcastle United's new signings in the January Transfer Window, Reactions to: Smackdown on January 7th, AEW Rampage on January 7th, AEW Battle of the Belts, Raw on January 10th, and AEW Dynamite on January 12th, Thoughts on Sasha Banks's injury which could keep her sidelined for 6 to 8 weeks, Reaction to Klay Thomphson returning to NBA Basketball after being out 941 days with injury, Reaction to The Memphis Grizzlies beating The Golden State Warriors 116 to 108 and thoughts on Curry's shooting slump, Reaction to The Brooklyn Nets beating The Chicago Bulls 138 to 112, Thoughts on the Knicks and Hawks trade, Reaction to the updates in the Ben Simmons Saga, and Reaction to Denver Nuggets Coach Mike Malone saying Nikola Jokic is one of the most disrespected MVPs ever
Reaction to AEW Rampage on December 31st, Thoughts on Pat McAfee's and Michael Cole's top 10 WWE moments of 2021 and if it is accurate, Reaction to Dave Meltzer's quote on Brock Lesnar beating Big E in the Championship, What would Big E's title reign be rated from 1 to 10, Reactions to: RAW on January 3rd, AEW Dynamite on January 5th, Thoughts on Kyrie's return to The Brooklyn Nets in a 129 - 121 win versus The Indiana Pacers, Reaction to The Dallas Mavericks beating The Golden State Warriors 99 - 82 on Dirk Nowitzki's jersey retirement day, Thoughts on Dirk's finals run in 2011, Reaction to Manchester City's dominance in the Premier League, Reaction to The New York Knicks beating The Boston Celtics 108 -105 on a buzzer-beater from R.J. Barrett, Reaction to news that Kawhi Leonard is ahead of schedule in rehab from injury, Is the championship window for The Los Angeles Clippers closed
Reactions to: WWE Smackdown on December 24th, AEW Rampage on December 25th, RAW on December 27th, and AEW Dynamite on December 29th, Reaction to Paul George tearing a ligament in his elbow and what this means for the Los Angeles Clippers, Reaction to Toni Storm leaving WWE, Reaction to Russell Westbrook's response to Allen Iverson comparisons and his thoughts on how he has played this season, Reaction to the NBA Christmas Games: The New York Knicks vs The Atlanta Hawks, The Milwaukee Bucks vs The Boston Celtics, The Golden State Warriors vs The Phoenix Suns, The Brooklyn Nets vs The Los Angeles Lakers, The Dallas Mavericks vs The Utah Jazz, Reaction to The Los Angeles Lakers trading Rajon Rondo to The Cleveland Cavaliers
Reaction to Stephen Curry breaking the all-time three point record at MSG versus the Knicks in the first quarter, Reactions and Ratings on: Smackdown on December 17th, AEW Rampage December 17th, RAW December 20th, and AEW Dynamite December 22nd, Reaction to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's statement on the NBA's response to a surge in Covid-19 cases, Reaction to the Nets bringing back Kyrie Irving as a part-time player, Reaction to the World Cup Playoff Draw and which team has more pressure to qualify for the world cup, Reaction to The Phoenix Suns beating The Los Angeles Lakers 108 to 90, Can Newcastle turn their season around despite starting so poorly and convince players to join in the January transfer window?, Reaction to The San Antonio Spurs beating The Los Angeles Clippers 116 to 92, A What-If topic about injuries in the 2020/21 playoffs
Reaction to the Los Angeles Clippers beating the San Antonio Spurs 106 to 92, Reaction to the teams that advance to the 2022 World Cup from the group stage and to the teams that still have to play more games to qualify, Reaction to Undertaker's quote on "The Streak" being broken at WrestleMania 30 in 2014, Reaction to a backstage altercation between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair which began when Charlotte dropped the Women's title, Reaction to Full Gear and match ratings, Reaction to the new foul rules in the NBA
Special Guest: Fernando - Reaction to the Bucks beating the Nets: Giannis's shooting improvement, Would the Nets have won with Kyrie? , Reaction to the Lakers and Warriors game: Lakers losing while LeBron and AD score 30+ points, Westbrook's struggles, Reaction to the Knicks and Celtics game: Randle with 35 points, Brown with 46 points, Reaction to the top 5 on the PWI top 500 male wrestlers list: Are the rankings fair? , Our own top 5 female superstars list, Reaction to AEW Rampage beating WWE Smackdown in a 30 minute direct competition in viewership among the 18 to 49 demographic, Crown Jewel Reactions and Grading, Ranking Supersized Smackdown(10/15/21), AEW Rampage(10/15/21), AEW Dynamite(10/17/21), Monday Night Raw(10/18/21), and NXT 2.0(10/19/21) from best to worst
Best and Worst Moments of AEW Rampage on October 8th, Best and Worst Moments of WWE Smackdown on October 8th, Best and Worst Moments of WWE Raw on October 8th, Reaction to a tweet about the pairing of AJ Styles and Omos, Reaction to a quote from Sean Ross of Fightful Select, Reaction to U.S. Men's Soccer Team recent results and how far can they go in the World Cup, NBA Awards Predictions, NBA Playoff and Play-in predictions and Finals MVP, Reaction to the Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks's decision on Kyrie and if they can win without him, Our thoughts on the updates in the Ben Simmons saga
Reaction to the Newcastle United financial takeover, Best and worst moments of AEW Rampage on September 24th and October 1st, Best and worst moments of AEW Dynamite on September 29th and October 6th, Reaction to Bryan Danielson's comments on the AEW Grand Slam being more important that the WrestleMania main event, Thoughts on the new TBS Women's championship in AEW, WWE Extreme Rules match reactions, Best and worst moments of Smackdown on September 24th and October 1st, Best and worst moments of RAW on September 27th and October 4th, WWE Draft reactions (biggest pickup, shocker of the draft, steal of the draft, biggest winners and losers, star with the most pressure, most overrated and underrated star, who won the draft, and are the rosters balanced), Queen's Crown and King of the Ring predictions, Part 3 of Grading NBA teams free agency moves A through F, with seeds 5-1 for both conferences
Part 2 of Grading NBA teams free agency moves A through F, with seeds 10-6 for both conferences, John Wall and the Rockets mutually agree to part ways, Where should he end up? , Thoughts on Ronaldo doing so well while Messi seems to be struggling, Best and worst moments of Smackdown on September 10th and 17th, Best and worst moments of AEW Rampage on September 10th and 17th, Best and worst moments of WWE RAW on September 13th and 20th, Best and worst moments of AEW on September 15th and AEW Grand Slam on September 22nd, Reaction to Ben Simmons refusing to show up for training camp and him intending to not play another game for the 76ers
NBA Player that faces the most hate and scrutiny, Part 1 of Grading NBA teams free agency moves A through F, Starting with seeds 15-11 for both conferences, CM Punk returns to wrestling in AEW, Daniel Bryan, Adam Cole, and Ruby Soho all debut on the all-out pay-per-view, Match ratings, Is AEW a legit competitor to WWE? , Reaction to Mick Foley saying that the WWE is not the place that talent wants to go to anymore, US Men's Soccer recent results and if they can qualify for the world cup, The Ben Simmons Saga, and a preview to the next episode
An ESPN Poll for the best player in the NBA was split 5 to 5 between KD and Giannis, leaving Lebron with 0 first place votes, Rating Summer Slam matches and talking about favorite and least favorite moments, Ronaldo returns to Manchester United and thoughts on the team's potential, Arsenal are bottom of the table and what can the manager do to fix the issues in the squad, Thoughts on the NBA Christmas games and discussing which games we like and which we would add, Most overrated basketball player, Most underrated basketball player, Start of the new What-If segment: What would happen if James Harden never left OKC?, and a preview to the next episode
Top 10 current NBA players, The NBA players, coaches, and teams with the most pressure, Sleeper Playoff Teams, Monday Night Raw and Smackdown favorite moments, Summer Slam predictions, Premier League title favorites, Top 4 and Bottom 3, Players, Coaches, and Managers with most pressure (Premier League), Transfer talk (Premier League), Negative player and fan interactions in the NBA
Gold Cup Final, Messi Leaving Barcelona, WWE releases Bray Wyatt, NBA Free Agency, Lakers vs Nets, USA Basketball wins Gold,