Tights And Fights

Take our ad survey maximumfun.org/adsurveyThis week’s sponsor is:Smalls! Take a short quiz on Smalls.com/TIGHTS to customize your Sampler and use code TIGHTS for a total of 30% off your first order. This week we’re doing something a little different: Pull up SummerSlam 1992 on Peacock and listen along to this episode as we provide commentary for you!We’ll comment on some of the most bizarre gimmicks of the era including guys like the Repo Man and the Natural Disasters. Plus the fantastic gear of The Macho Man Randy Savage.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian BurrellProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.Plus our bran

Take our ad survey maximumfun.org/adsurveyThis week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!Smalls! Take a short quiz on Smalls.com/TIGHTS to customize your Sampler and use code TIGHTS for a total of 30% off your first order. He’s beloved by all fans and peers and he’s the fourth black WWE champion of all time: Big E! What else can you say without shedding a tear?And speaking of shedding tears, while we didn’t love everything about NXT 2.0 (what was up with that lighting?), the InDex wedding was truly a wonderful sight. Best wrestling wedding ever?All of that plus, how the AEW women’s division actually outdid Smackdown in total women’s matches and why Hal has a special prayer for Finn Balor.Main EventWith our new WWE world champion, we thought this would be a good time to talk about when we have felt “seen” by the crazy art of pro wrestling that we all love. This can be a match, a wrestler, a story, a moment, whatever.The Three Count:Danielle put

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to on September 12th at 12:30 PM Pacific. You can watch it from anywhere! To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!All Out was the biggest AEW PPV to date. Some are even calling it the greatest wrestling PPV they’ve ever seen! There were a ton of matches, but what really got everyone’s attention was the debuts.Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson have officially jumped into Tony Khan’s toy chest as has Ruby Soho. What does this mean for all of the potential match-ups on the table?Plus, we’ve gotta give props to MJF for being the realest heel in the company. But that said, has his feud with Chris Jericho stagnated?Main EventTwitter has always been one of the worst places to discuss anything, and wrestling is no different. But now with AEW on the rise and NXT in a state of transition, the triba

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to on September 12th at 12:30 PM Pacific. You can watch it from anywhere! To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!We’ve been showered and Empowerrred! NWA held a major PPV this past weekend made up entirely of women’s matches! There were tons of great encounters to enjoy and one legendary retirement. But where does the idea go from here?AEW’s All Out PPV is nearly here! Tony Khan decided to finally let the women have another match on the main card. How long will that match last? Believe it or not, we’re taking the over.And while we’re not really excited for yet another Jericho vs. MJF match, we’ve got to admit that they’re damn good at selling it.All of that plus the possibility of Naomi in the Bloodline, that wild Charlotte vs. Nia Jax match and where Finn Balor fits into the landsca

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to on September 12th at 12:30 PM Pacific. You can watch it from anywhere! To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!What a wild week it’s been! CM Punk, Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar all returned to wrestling within 24 hours of each other. And while we love seeing people cheer and shed some real tears over their heroes returning, these returns did come with their own unique concerns. We’ll discuss!Plus, while not everything was perfect at SummerSlam (we’re looking squarely at the Smackdown women’s title), it was still a really strong show with some great matches and even a vampire!But there was one match that stood head and shoulders above the rest and cemented itself as a bonafide contender for Match of the Year: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov from NXT TakeOver 36. The Three Count:Danielle pu

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to everyone on September 12th. To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!Feals CBD! Go to Feals.com/Tights to become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with free shipping.We stand on the precipice of SummerSlam eve! So many great matches to look forward to including two women’s championship matches stuffed with talent and the contest between Roman Reigns and John Cena.But let’s also give some to Paris Is Bumping, an undeniably queer show with a lot to love. Plus, with TakeOver 36 coming on Sunday, has NXT lost a little bit of its luster in the last few months?All of that plus some rampant speculation about a certain Punk from Chicago.Main Event: Christian’s One More Match.In honor Christian’s big win from the premier of Dynamite, we’re taking a look at one of

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to everyone on September 12th. To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor is:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!This is a big week for AEW! It’s the premier of their Friday night show “Rampage!” And while “Dynamite” was once again a disappointment as far as women’s wrestling goes, “Rampage” is going to have Britt Baker vs. Red Velvet as the main event on night one. We can only hope it’s the beginning of a trend.And while we’ve got tons of other wrestling to get to on RAW and NXT, we’ve gotta give a shoutout to John Cena for his work in The Suicide Squad.Main Event: NXT as it was and will beTriple H's brain child NXT rose from the ashes of FCW and a really crappy reality show to become the new face of WWE's developmental brand in 2012. But along the way it became a great show that introduced major stars from around the world t

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to everyone on September 12th. To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!Main Event: The Yes MovementA MONSTAH! A MONSTAH! THIS EPISODE’S AW MONSTAH! We’re talking all about the story of Daniel Bryan and the Yes Movement that carried him all the way to the main event of WrestleMania.We’ll cover everything from the match with Cena that kicked the journey off all the way to his life after the WWE Championship and where we want (or don’t want!) to see him wrestle next.The Three Count:Danielle put over Xavier Woods meeting a fan with the Up Up Down Down title.Lindsey put over Charlotte vs. Nikki ASH on RAWHal put over a Cool Steve Austin Dads on TikTok.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to everyone on September 12th. To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor are:Feals CBD! Learn more about how CBD can help you and get 50% off your first order by going to Feals.com/TIGHTS.Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code “TIGHTS” at Manscaped.com. Watch out for tiny tanks and be careful with that pizza cutter! What a bonkers week of wrestling we have to break down on Tights and Fights!Broke Boy Baron Corbin might be the best story in WWE right now. What makes the down-on-his-luck fella so great? We’ll  start with the tank and go from there.Plus: Danielle finally got to watch AEW live! What did she like? Where did she think it fell short? And more importantly: Lindsey has finally figured out the best way to enjoy the land of the Elite!Main Event: Major signingsWhen there are multiple wrestling organizations on TV, that means wrestlers have options to keep w

Tights and Fights is part of the London Podcast Festival! We’ll be streaming a LIVE episode to everyone on September 12th. To purchase your tickets and learn more, go to kingsplace.co.uk.This week’s sponsor is Feals. Learn more about how CBD can help you and get 50% off your first order by going to Feals.com/TIGHTSAwwwwwwww listeners! Don’t you dare be sour! It’s a brand new Tights and Fights!Despite some sketpicism of her new gimmick, Almost a Superhero, Nikki ASH won the big one. After a lot of back and forth, Nikki is the new RAW women’s champion after cashing in the Money in the Bank. Are we ready to get on board with her new role?Speaking of women’s titles, Britt Baker once again retained her AEW women’s title. But that sort of just underscores the  nagging issue with AEW: they don’t seem to have much of a long term story planned for their women’s division. And so it goes.Oh yeah and some guy named John Cena is back! Despite ourselves we can’t help but be excited about… even though some other returns did

For better or worse (but probably for worse), wrestling is about to get much more crowded than it’s been for over a year.We’ve already seen it in All Elite Wrestling. Their crowds reached an absolute fever pitch this past week at Fyter Fest night 1.We saw a bunch of great matches like Darby Allin vs. Ethan Page and fun moments like Adam Page finally confronting his pals in the Elite. And yet despite all that… There was still One Match from the women’s division.Thankfully there were more women on NXT and Smackdown with multiple stars making their debut on new brands.Main Event: The return of crowdsFrom a purely entertainment standpoint, we definitely missed an audience with our wrestling. And now that they’re coming back, we’re naturally excited and concerned. Let’s take this opportunity to look back on our favorite wrestling moments that we were in the audience for… and try to stave off our fear that everything could go very wrong. The Three Count:Danielle put over WWE wrestlers playing DnD.Lindsey put over A

Wakka Wakka! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Muppets expert and host of the “Kermitment” podcast Matthew Gaydos joins us to break down all the biggest news in wrestling. He initially treated WWE’s empty arena shows as a way to get back into all the wrestling content he’d fallen out of. But that awkward silence was too much to bear for a weekly TV show.Now, he’s come back strong to watch a bunch of the weeks shows. We got the Great American Bash with wish-fulfilment for the shippers and Kyle O’Reilly’s questionable ring gear. Plus AEW with some fun JR gaffs and even less women’s wrestling than usual.Main Event: The Muppets as RAW’s guest hostsThe Muppets are the greatest RAW celebrity guest hosts of ALL TIME. It might be a bold statement, but you’ll understand when we break down the 2011 episode of RAW where Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the whole gang interacted with out merry band of wrestlersThe Three Count:Lindsey put over Danhaussen taking over Renee Paquette's podcast.Matthew put over Kevi

Do we have everybody’s attention now? It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Before we can even get into wrestling, Danielle can’t wait to tell you more about the brand new film F9 starring the one and only John Cena! Did he turn F9 into an FU? There’s only one way to find out!Plus there’s a lot to get into from AEW and NXT: How’s about the Young Bucks new facial hair? Like, we can all agree mutton chops are a universal heel move, right?And now that Isaiah “Swerve” Scott has brought gold Hit Row, does this mean Bronson Reed is set to move on to RAW or Smackdown? If that is the case, we’ll tell you why that’s not as much a cause for concern as you might think.Plus we’ve gotta talk about Karrion Kross’ weird pleather blazer. We just HAVE to.Main Event: The Pipe Bomb’s 10th anniversaryIt’s widely considered one of the greatest promos of all time: CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb in Las Vegas. He sat, he scolded us with his truth and set the wrestling world aflame as few moments ever have. What’s the legacy of the prom

Talk less, Claymore, cuz we’re a three man baaaaaaaaand on Tights and Fights!We had what ended up being a weeklong journey through hell and back. After four hell in a cell matches across multiple nights of wrestling, what stood out? Did Bianca Belair once again overshadow the pack in her match with Bayley or did things like Xavier Woods’ first world title match and Roman’s “Happy Father’s Day” make enough of an impression?Main Event: Drew McIntyreDrew McIntyre's title reign was the culmination of a decades long journey. And yet his time at the top came under probably the worst circumstances that any champion has had to endure. So we're going to look back on his career so far now that it looks like his time in the main event is over (for now).The Three Count:Lindsey and Danielle put over Kenice Mobley.Julian put over Booker T commentating his own run-inHosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to jo

JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE! It's a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!We’ve got just a few days to relax between WWE PPV weekends. NXT TakeOver: In Your House was a fina show by most counts, but it didn’t reach the lofty heights that we know TakeOvers can. What do we attribute that to?Plus, WWE decided to really throw us off and have a Hell in a Cell match on Smackdown instead of this Sunday? Does this mean Roman will gain custody of Dominik? Or will Rey Mysterio finally get a chance at a great match in this latter day career run?Main Event: Samoa JoeIn honor of his (thankfully, not long awaited) return, we’re going to talk all about Samoa Joe. He’s had some great highs both before and after his WWE career, included brilliant matches and being one of the best promos in the game. Where will he go from here?The Three Count:Lindsey put over Roddy Piper's A&E documentary.Danielle put over Naomi vs. Piper NivenHal put over The 2005 Royal Rumble promoHosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced b

Straighten up your tie and remember you were born naughty, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Mat Ricardo is a variety performer based in England. It’s a career that requires a whole ton of entertaining crowds! So yeah you could say he understands a little bit of what wrestlers went through this year.But he’s got plenty of opinions on the most notorious WWE segment of the week: Shayna Baszler having it out with Alexa Bliss’ doll Lilly.Plus, it’s been three hours so it’s time for another WWE PPV. This time it’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021. It looks like an intriguing card on paper, but we’re here to answer the most important question on our mind: Who’s the heel in the Karrion Grimes/ LA Knight program.Ring Tones: William RegalWilliam Regal is one of the most respected wrestlers in WWE. He’s had a lengthy career that included a pompous englishman to a serious GM to a real man’s man. Plus, he’s had new music to accompany most of these character changes.  The Three Count:Mat put over William Regal

The news has been insane this week, so let’s get some first hand information on at least some of it on a brand new Tights and Fights!Daron Jackson is a production attorney for WWE Films. Or at least he was up until a few days ago. Yup, not even the film production branch of the company is immune to the sweeping layoffs that Vince McMahon has inflicted upon the WWE. But even though his division was getting downsized, Daron was already on his way out of the company. He’ll tell us about what it was like getting those emails from Vince and shoutout to some of the talented people he worked with.Plus, we should also talk about some wrestling right? This past weekend was the 2021 edition of AEW’s Double or Nothing PPV. Lindsey watched it from beginning to end (okay, mostly) and has loving thoughts about Britt Baker’s coronation and Cody Rhodes’ inability to see himself as the bad guy. The Three Count:Daron put over Xavier Woods finally getting a singles matchLindsey put over Ruby Riott and her untapped potential wit

We had a break and a breather and back with a NEWWWWW Tights and Fights!What better way to bring us back than Hal geeking out about the love that the 76ers got from all the wrestlers this past week? But that’s not the only NBA crossover into wrestling: Basketball booted AEW from it’s regular time slot!Plus we’ll discuss what appears to be Kofi Kingston’s return to the main event title picture, Big E beginning his feud with Aleister Black and the very first title win of Tamina’s career.Main EventBooker T recently got a career documentary on the A&E Network. Conspicuously absent was one of the biggest matches of his career: against Triple H for the World Championship at WrestleMania 19. The feud is mainly known for how truly racist the language was on the build to the event. How bad was it? Could it have been saved?Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @

In celebration of the Max Fun Drive, we recorded an episode LIVE for our Facebook group. We asked you all for Main Event ideas for our regular episodes, but got so many suggestions that we couldn’t help but give them all some love. You’ll hear us discuss important things like why the rise of Orange Cassidy has worked so well and the value of managers in wrestling. Plus we’ll talk about some silly things like Lindsey’s cats and the worst rules for a flag match ever. Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.Plus our brand new T-Shirt is available now!

It’s the Max Fun Drive finale! Let’s celebrate with a brand newwwww Tights and Fights!If you’d like to support this show, go to Maximumfun.org/join. You can become a member for as little as $5 a month and earn great gifts in the process, including tons of bonus episodes of Tights and Fights!We’ve got a full PPV coming up this Sunday! Will Cesaro finally have his moment in the sun against Roman Reigns? Signs point to no, but let’s dare to dream.AEW seems like they finally have their star of the women’s division with Britt Baker, but why do they seem intent on not showcasing the totality of the women on their roster? All of that plus, that bizarre Cody Rhodes promo about national pride, why we don’t want Rhea to drop that title and one of the most sexually charged promos in recent memory. The Main EventEveryone loves a good comeback story in wrestling. Absence always makes the heart grow fonder and seeing an old favorite back in the ring is always special. What are some of our favorites from over the years? And