Tights And Fights

If you love this show and would like to support it, go to Maximumfun.org/join to become a Max Fun Member for as little as $5 a month! You’ll help keep the show going and earn special bonus gifts, including special bonus episodes of Tights and Fights.This week, our friend John Walsh (better known as Super Eyepatch Wolf on YouTube) rejoins us all the way from Ireland. We’ll chat for a bit about how the apocalypse is affecting the people in his country when… Oh yeah, wrestling! Since its inception AEW has done a lot of things right. But one thing that its consistently come short on is its women’s division. And while we’ve gotten used to the brief matches and limited character moments, it’s lately gotten worse. A women’s tag tournament with no TV time and a women’s fan community behind a $50 paywall pushed us to our limits and we’ve gotta talk about it.The Main Event:It was one of the longest running and transformative stories in the history of international wrestling: Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi as the Golden Lo

If you love this show and would like to support it, go to Maximumfun.org/join to become a Max Fun Member for as little as $5 a month! You’ll help keep the show going and earn special bonus gifts, including special bonus episodes of Tights and Fights.You’ve seen him make coffee in his underwear, have a grand ol’ time in wrestling rings and pick twitter fights with Randy Orton. And now, FINALLY, RJ City has come back to Tights and Fights!We’ve got plenty of things to talk about. Sure we’ll gab a bit about wrestling and how his career has been impacted by the pandemic (don’t worry it’s not all bad news); but we’ll also talk about the important issues of our time like which wrestlers have the most kind eyes, who the best Golden Girl is and why you can always trust a wrestler who has a ton of cats. This is gonna be fun!The Three CountRJ City put over Nick Bockwinkel’s work in the AWA   Danielle put over #2BeltzBanks.Lindsey put over Kairi Sane’s farewell to WWE.Hal put over  MJF’s birthday greeting.Hosted by Hal L

If you love this show and would like to support it, go to Maximumfun.org/join to become a Max Fun Member for as little as $5 a month! You’ll help keep the show going and earn special bonus gifts, including special bonus episodes of Tights and Fights.Booyaka Booyaka! Six One Eye! What a disgusting show Extreme Rules was, right?But it wasn’t without its strong matches. We were incredibly interested in everything going on with Sasha vs. Asuka. A lot of people weren’t on board with the finish, but we’ll explain why we’re fine with a little screw ball in the right context.Plus we’ll get into AEW’s new star(?) Eddie Kingston and talk about why our opinions varied so much on the Young Bucks vs. Butcher and the Blade.Main EventSince the Pandemic shut down everything, WWE decided that pre-taped matches and mini-movies were an effective form of PPV content. And while we’ve gotten some great high marks like Edge vs. Randy Orton and The FireFly Funhouse, this past week gave is the low bar of the eye-for-an-eye match and

If you love this show and would like to support it for as little as $5 AND earn great bonus gifts, go to maximumfun.org/join to become a Max Fun Member! It helps keep this show and other on the network going strong. Wrangle up some Alligators and stow all weapons before boarding, we’re talking all about the film Money Plane!Adam “Edge” Copeland and Kelsey Grammer star in this heist movie that features a lot of blood, a lot of swearing and one surprising small money plane.Hal, Danielle and Lindsey will walk you through all the fun to be had and try to piece together a heist movie with the worst group of thieves in existence. The Three CountDanielle put over Vicki Guerrero’s return as Nyla Rose’s manager.  Lindsey put over EVIL’s betrayal of Tetsuya Naito.Hal put over  Shayna Baszler’s return..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 @TightsFights on Twitter an

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey back to answer questions from YOU!What are our favorite what-ifs from wrestling? What will it mean when Vince McMahon retires or dies? How could we possibly begin to rate Dalton Castle’s cats?Plus, we’ll go off on tangents as only we can, reminiscing about embarrassing family memories, our favorite wrestling in other media and much much more.The Three CountDanielle put over one specific line from Money Plane.  Lindsey put over the 8-man tag from Fyter Fest..Hal put over  Heath Slater's promo from RAW..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 @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.Our T-Shirt is available now!

It's the unusual tag-team of Lindsey and producer Julian Burrell!In honor of our national holiday of Hamilton streaming on Disney+, we're focused on both of Wednesday night's shows.First we'll get into AEW's Fyter Fest. In addition to being a bit of a dated joke, it's also a solid show! There were plenty of great promos and tag matches that we'll pick apart. And while we love seeing Kenny and Adam defend the titles, is Kenny suffering because of this partnership? We'll take a look.Then we'll talk about NXT's Great American  Bash. Another night of great matches and proof positive that we've come around on the encore presentation of Bayley and Sasha as a tag team.Plus, we'll explain why AEW may be the Aldi version of Monday Night RAW... but that's not necessarily a bad thing.Hosted by  Lindsey Kelk and Julian BurrellProduced 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

Unfortunately, this week necessitates another look at Problematic Wrestling Corner. The biggest part of that is the #SpeakingOut campaign that’s outed a number of people’s awful actions in the business, including one person who’s appeared on this show multiple times. We’ll reflect accordingly.Plus, we’ll look into which company will decide to take Tessa Blanchard despite her litany of accusations now that she’s been let go from Impact Wrestling and we’ll appropriately rage at WWE failing to protect its workers from COVID.And once we’ve gotten that out of our system… we’ll talk about some of our favorite things that we saw from the shows this week. Don’t worry, there’s still joy to be had!The Three CountLindsey put Yano on New Japan.Hal Britt Baker vs. Big Swole’s feud..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 a

Hal and Lindsey are here on this seminal episode of Tights and Fights! We’ll reminisce just for a bit, but then we’ll get back to what we love: Talking about wrestling!We had what will go down as a match that was called The Greatest Wrestling Match EVER, with Randy Orton as the victor and Edge injured. Where do we go from here? And why lead into it with a circus song?Plus Cody Rhodes is on quite the hot streak lately! We anticipate that his growing success and detachment from his allies has him on the path for a heel turn… but we mostly just remain distracted by that neck tattoo of his.Finally, we’d be remiss if we didn’t also briefly talk about the #SpeakingOut campaign on Twitter that’s outting a number of wrestlers as sexual predators. There’s still a lot to sort through, but we’ll give our thoughts on everything we’ve heard so far. The Three CountLindsey put Zack Sabre. Jr.'s post-match interview.Hal put over The Last Ride documentary.Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Max

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are back to discuss NXT TakeOver in your House! It was a show that was full of an angry Finn Balor, a new champion, jumping off the house AND the return of our beloved hero Todd Pettengill!But was this Sunday the swansong for our beloved Velveteen Dream on NXT? We’ll discuss if the Backlot Brawl was a proper farewell. In other news, Sasha Banks has a new championship! She’s one half of the women’s tag champions with Bayley. But why does this seem to underscore some of the problems we’ve had with her booking? We’ll explain.The Three CountDanielle put over Edge’s upcoming movie Money Plane.Lindsey put Rhea Ripley’s encounter with Robert Stone.Hal put over Kacy Catanzaro’s TikTok.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 @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please sh

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are back, but wow what a trying week it’s been. The protests over the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have affected people across the world. Wrestling is no exception. Dozens of prominent wrestlers have responded to the news in some remarkably encouraging ways that we’ll discuss. But we’ll also properly shame the few that spoke out in bad or questionable faith.Plus, we’ve gotta talk about some normal wrestling right? There’s been plenty of developments like the road to The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever(?), WWE working us into a shoot with Drake Maverick and why Jim Ross should leave the blue chew at home the next time he’s on comedy.The Three CountDanielle put over Big E’s tweets from this past week.Lindsey put over the best of wrestling’s response to the chaos including Michael Vincent Young.Hal put over Adam Cole’s staring contest with a hamster.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about mor

Help us develop our advertisement strategy and earn a discount on the Max Fun store by going to maximumfun.org/adsurvey!The charming twosome of Hal and Lindsey have joined forces! The biggest subject? AEW’s Double or Nothing PPV! Cody has a brand new and (temporarily?) hideous championship. Is it weird that the boss is the inaugural winner of the new strap? We’ll discuss.Plus, there were so many women’s matches from AEW this week! Is this a one time thing or can we expect things to be on the up from here? And are we going to survive the absence of our beloved Dr. Britt Baker DDS?Of course we’ll touch on plenty of things from WWE as well, including our new champion Apollo Crews, one of the most peculiar NXT promos and whether or not we could be saying good-bye to our beloved bro too soon.The Three CountLindsey put over Oney Lorcan and Danny BurchHal put over Britt Baker’s promo.Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout th

Help us develop our advertisement strategy and earn a discount on the Max Fun store by going to maximumfun.org/adsurvey!Hal, Lindsey and Danielle have a whole lot of wrestling to talk about, especially concerning the women.We’re officially one week into the post-Becky era. You know how we can tell? Because WWE has broken the glass on the Charlotte Flair emergency supply and made sure she’s on every show of the week. Are we excited to see her moonsault her way through the red, yellow AND blue brands? Plus, Asuka had her official coming out party as RAW women’s champion and it featured Kairi Sane’s adorable recorder play. What other instruments should she be playing? Probably all of them right?Plus, we’ll discuss what Britt Baker’s injury means for AEW’s women’s division, discuss a bunch of the amazing promos that we saw this week and pay tribute to our lost hero Shad Gaspard.The Three CountDanielle put over a wrestling TikTok.Lindsey put over the silly and fun entrance of Karrion KrossHal put over The Undertak

Money in the Bank! Mom in the making!WWE’s first post-Mania PPV was not the biggest news of the week thanks to Becky Lynch’s big announcement: She and Seth Rollins are having a baby! That had a number of repercussions across the company’s hierarchy. Most significantly, Asuka is now the RAW women’s champion! We’ll try to digest all of this news, including a Hall of Fame worthy promo from Shayna Baszler.Plus, do our eyes deceive us or does it look like AEW is set to give a ton of its best women their own rivalries! What! We can only hope, but the signs are looking good.Plus, the ups and downs of the damndest Money in the Bank ladder match of all time, the return of our beloved IIconics and the tragic farewell to one of the most beloved fwends in the wrestling world: RIP Vanguard 1.The Three CountDanielle put over Nyla Rose on AEW.Lindsey put overRJ City on The BumpHal put over Shayna Baszler’s promo on Becky LynchHosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.I

We’ve got us a full house once again! Mike Eagle makes his triumphant return to join Hal, Danielle and Lindsey and he’s got a lot on his mind.First, he’ll tell us why these empty arena shows, regardless of the quality of the matches, are just not working for him. There’s almost a fundamental disconnect between him and the show when there’s not audience and he just can’t get past it. He’ll explain.Plus, we’ll go through some of the biggest things from wrestling from Sammy Guevara getting run down by a golf cart, Brandi Rhodes getting attacked by a snake and AJ Styles’ return from the boneyard.The Main EventJon Moxley is the second ever AEW Champion and seems to be set as a cornerstone of the company. In the years prior though, he was WWE’s Dean Ambrose who was by turns a champion and a lunatic. We’ll discuss why his transition to a new company has done him such good and talk about what his legacy ultimately could be.The Three CountDanielle put over Nikki realizing that she’s pregnant.Lindsey put over Brandi’s

Hal and Danielle are joined by Simon Grimm (aka Simon Gotch). He’s perhaps best known for his time in WWE and NXT where he was one half of the Vaudvillains tag team with Aiden English. He’ll tell us all about what it’s been like to navigate the waters of COVID-19 as an independent wrestler who can’t wrestle right now. He’s also got thoughts on things like WWE and AEW’s empty arena shows, the evolution of the modern fans’ sensibilities and some of the most disgusting diseases that wrestlers are vulnerable to.The Three CountSimon put over Leyla Hirsh and Matt Makowski.Danielle put over wrestling twitter after darkHal put over Dr. Britt Baker DDS’ tour of her office.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Simon Gotch.Produced 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

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by podcaster and AEW wrestler Colt Cabana. After years as an independent star, he’s now under contract for a major company. He’ll tell us why he decided to join the land of the Elite and how its impacted his dates with other companies.Plus, with AEW continuing to broadcast in front of empty arenas, Colt will tell us how that’s affected his mindset as a performer and why he may love working in the new setting.All of this plus which family member is desperate for Colt to win the title, why wrestlers have gotten a lot less shy with showcasing certain body parts in their ring gear and a lot more. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.Produced 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 brand new Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review

This was one of the bleakest weeks in wrestling history. WWE announced sweeping layoffs that affected tons of people behind the scenes, including locker room favorites and people that were involved in WrestleMania. It’s hard to even know where to begin but, like most of you are, we’re just really sad. We’ll be bummed for a bit and express hope that they’ll be set for greener pastures once the world returns to a friendlier space for international wrestling. As if that wasn’t enough we’ll also discuss the career of Howard Finkel who unfortunately died a few days ago. And, as hard as it is, we’ll try to have some laughs at the regular silliness that happened on the wrestling TV shows this week. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced 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 brand new Tights and Fights Discord! If you liked the show, please

The loneliest WrestleMania in history has officially wrapped up. It was a setting unlike any other in history, with a grand total of zero spectators and truly bizarre taped segments in the place of vignettes. How were the matches affected by the lack of an audience? Were the experimental bits of a show a hit? And which title changes were we in favor of and which did we disapprove? There’s a lot to get into, but luckily it’s not too big for one episode! Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced 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 brand new 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 final week before WrestleMania! And despite everything, WWE has set up a match that we’re at least cautiously interested in. Without being able to use a live audience, they have leaned on in-ring and pre-taped promos to carry the weight of the build. How successful were they? We’ll discuss! Plus, we’ll still get into what AEW is up in the absence of their audience and a massive PPV to build to. That includes the great things like Brit Baker’s shoe… and the not so great things like antiquated squash matches. The Three Count Danielle put over Sasha Banks’ Bella cosplay. Lindsey put over Britt Baker’s Shoe. Hal put over The Ruthless Aggression series on WWE Network. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced 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 brand new Tights and Fights Discord! If you liked the show, please share it with you

Hal, Lindsey and Danielle are back together… remotely! But the hits just keep coming for WrestleMania. Roman Reigns has formally dropped out of his match against Goldberg for the Universal Title for the sake of his health. And he has reason to be concerned; a number of wrestlers have come down with symptoms, including the Miz. Despite, that it still seems like WrestleMania is going to happen in just over a week. We’ll discuss why that still seems like bad idea, plus all the other news from the week, including the cancelation of NXT TakeOver: Tampa and Matt Hardy’s offer to join the Innner Circle The Three Count Danielle put over Roman Reigns’ courage to not go on with his Mania match. Lindsey put over Candice Lerae’s recent interview. Hal put over Sami Zayn on commentary. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced 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. PL