Tights And Fights

SummerSlaaaaam and the livin’s EZ on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!In one of the WWE’s longest PLE’s (industry term!) of the year, we had championships defended, briefcases abound and hugs exchanged.How weird is it to say that Ricochet had the best match of his WWE career with Logan Paul? And is Iyo Sky officially a made woman with the WWE Women’s Championship?And most importantly: Did anyone from Star Wars actually care about those medals or did they just want Chewbacca not to have one?The Main Event: Roman Reigns, The Usos and injuriesRoman Reigns finally had his main event match against Jey Uso. Thanks to a sudden betrayal by Jimmy, the Tribal chief retained his title, which puts us in an intriguing position for the story to continue; especially since Roman hurt his back early in the match on Saturday. And he’s not the only one. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Sonya Deville, Dakota Kai and Big E have all gotten injury news in the past few weeks.The Three Count:Julian put over NXT recapturing his heart. 

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are finally back together on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!As if it were meant to be, there was massive news right before the episode began: Federal law enforcement executed a search warrant on Vince McMahon just last month. Between this and his back surgery it hopefully means he’ll stay away from wrestling for a bit.But we’ve also got a lot of other big shows to talk about: The Great American Bash! All In! And of course the biggest party of the Summer…The Main Event: SummerSlamSummeSlam happens Saturday live at Ford Field in Detroit! There’s a lot to look forward to and a lot that we hope surprises us with how good it can be. But who should leave with the World Heavyweight Championship? And what feuds are we hoping will finally end?The Three Count:Danielle put over Bret Hart’s love of the not-Goldberg wrestlersLindsey put over Behind the Bastards.Hal put over Paul Heyman’s declaration of being the GOATJulian put over Eurovision = Wrestling.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle R

This episode was originally published in 2019This week, we’re happy to revisit one of our favorite episodes with John Walsh, the man behind the popular YouTube channel Super EyePatch Wolf. In addition to discussing anime and videogames, John has made several videos about wrestling, which makes him the perfect guest for us.Hear as Danielle, Lindsey and John recount such amazing news from 2019 like:AEW announcing that Dynamite will air on TNT.The Undisputed Era teasing their first breakup.The potential of Kushida and Kassius Ohno in NXT.And so much more!The Main Event: The Undertaker and the road to 20-0 at WrestlemaniaFor years it was considered the sacred cow of WWE: The Undertaker’s WrestleMania undefeated streak. The drama and mythos behind “The Streak” really ramped up when Shawn Michaels and Triple H tried to end it for four consecutive years. We’ll take a look at what made The Road to 20-0 so effective, including our thoughts on this 20+ year story and how we felt about its conclusion.If you want to see

Dream the impossible dream of Vince no longer having any control of wrestling on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights.One year ago today the old man announced his retirement from WWE. It was a shocking day that had an immediate impact on the quality of WWE’s TV shows, ticket sales, employee morale and fan enthusiasm.And then Vince came back and helped sell the company.Even though we’re not filled the joy that we had in the few months following Vince fully leaving, we can’t help but feel that WWE is still a better product for his more limited presence.How much do we fear him putting together the occasionally crappy show? Who specifically has benefitted from him no longer booking? We discuss it all!The Three Count:Danielle put over Bodybuilders arguing about rest days.Julian put over CMFTR LGBTQ.Lindsey put over Dark Side of the Ring featuring Magnum TA.Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want

This interview was recorded on June 28th, prior to the announcement of the SAG strike.We’re happy to welcome Alexander Ludwig onto the latest episode of the Tights and Fights podcast! He plays Ace Spade for the Starz show “Heels.” It’s the story of two brothers working to gain national attention in a small Georgia wrestling promotion amid drama inside and outside the ring.Alexander tells us about learning to play a wrestler, leaning on the advice of his friends like Edge and Dwayne Johnson, understanding how to appreciate wrestling after not seeing the artform and we’ll learn what it’s like to kiss CM Punk.Plus: Tales from a recent Prestige Wrestling event that Danielle attended!The Three Count:Danielle put over the first “He’s gay!” chant in wrestling.Julian put over the bestest crowds in hot wrestling summer.Lindsey put over Money in the Bank.Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk ab

This week, our old pal Mat Ricardo joins us to discuss all things Money in the Bank on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Mat not only saw Saturday’s show like we all did… He was in the O2 Arena! And he even got to go backstage!He’ll tell us all about who was the most over, who got booed out of the building, whether anyone expected John Cena to make his appearance and so much more. The Main Event: The Bloodline Civil WarRoman Reigns faced his cousins in a tag team match with Solo as his partner in the final match on Saturday. And, in a move three years in the making, Jey Uso pinned the tribal chief and proved who the ones truly are.The Three Count:Mat put over Wrestle Me’s video about Les KelletJulian put over Shayna Baszlers newest promo.Danielle put over Roman admitting love.Hosted by Danielle Radford and Mat Ricardo.Produced 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 Fac

This episode was originally published in 2018. Jamie Loftus! She’s a comedian and the author of the book Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs.You can hear such amazing thoughts from wrestling in 2018 including:-WWE introducing Evolution, pretending to solve a problem that they propagated.-Roman Reigns earning yet another title match against Brock Lesnar-Miz using a fake baby to get the jump on Daniel BryanAnd so much more!Ring TonesHe’s been known as The Giant, The World’s Largest Athlete, Paul Wight and The Big Show. He’s had a 20+ year career that’s included being a grand slam champion and Jamie Loftus’s favorite wrestler! She’ll talk all about her fandom for him as the team takes a journey through his entrance music over the years.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Jamie Loftus.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.Our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

This week Lindsey Kelk is joined by producer Julian Burrell on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!It’s been a week of litany of returns: CM Punk! Logan Paul! Tommaso Ciampa! We discuss what we want from these men as they begin new seasons of their careers.Now that we’re a few weeks in the return of WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship, we explain why Seth’s reign has been a little scattered so far and what we would do to get it back on track (hint: purple Nikes!).The Main Event: Jimmy and Jey UsoAfter nearly three years of abuse from his cousin, Jey Uso finally made a decision. He sided with his brother Jimmy to take out Roman and Solo and end the bloodline as we know it. The Three Count:Lindsey put over Bron vs. Seth.Julian put over Super Eyepatch Wolf’s latest and greatest.Hosted by Lindsey Kelk 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 Faceboo

Wrestling in the Summer is in full swing on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!We’ve got a bunch of brand new belts to appreciate, even though one of them looks like it has mustard smeared on it. With the O2 Arena and Money in the Bank on the horizon we have to ask some important questions: Will Butch finally be allowed to be named Pete Dunne? Will Cody get a special Union flag made for the PPV? Maybe he could even bring a bulldog out with him!And the best part about Cody in England is that he’ll compete in a battle of the nepo babies all over the UK!The Main Event: Finn BalorFinn Balor has been in WWE for almost a decade. He's been the premier champion of NXT twice and held multiple championships on the main roster even when he's had to put on a car wash mop and face paint to make it happen.The Three Count:Danielle put over John Cena in Fast X. Lindsey put over Miz and Maryse’s home renovations.Julian put over Spider-Man wrestling.Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell fo

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. This week, we’re joined by Julia Schifini. She hosts podcasts like “Spirits” and “Join the Party” and is a lifelong wrestling fan– so much so that she eventually decided to actually get formal training as a wrestler!She’ll tell us about what it was like getting training from MJF in a Long Island warehouse and how she was part of wrestling gender reveal match.First and foremost this week: We have to pay tribute to a WWE and social media legend: The Iron Sheik. We’ll read some of his words of wisdom on twitter.Then it’s on to wrestling: Why does LA Knight have so much momentum for MITB? Which of the women would be the best choice for the briefcase holder? And finally, where oh where does Jey Uso go as he chooses between the Bloodline and his brother?The Main Event: AsukaLast weekend, WWE finally paid off Asuka's re

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. Danielle and Lindsey are ready to have a grand ol’ time recapping a crowded weekend of wrestling for the Tights and Fights podcast!It was a rough series of shows or the culture: Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Cody Rhoes lost their respective matches. But on the bright side: Asuka looked absolutely brilliant as the new murder clown champion. And Jade ATE that entrance!And amid all the other great things like Mustafa Ali getting a great match with Gunther and appearing on NXT and the spanish announce desk SHOOSHING with Chad Gable, we have to acknowledge that some of the men on the roster need to learn the art of tucking. The Main Event: The Broken BloodlineNearly 1000 days ago, Roman Reigns became Universal Champion. Every time he's come close to losing the title, he's had Paul Heyman and the Usos to keep him on

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. Three major wrestling shows this weekend? It’s time to pregame with the Tights and Fights podcast!What an unfortunate pattern of injuries to women’s wrestlers. Mercedes Mone’, Liv Morgan and Dakota Kai will all be out of action for a while after they all got hurt within days of each other. But there are also a lot of women that deserve our attention. We can all agree that WWE’s women’s wrestling scene is a little bit of a mess right now, outside of some bright spots like Rhea Ripley. That’s left us with a lot of questions: Are they trying to turn Zelina into a female underdog a la Rey Mysterio? Why is Raquel Rodriguez just smiling constantly? Is Natasha the best choice for Rhea’s first competitor?Plus, we’ll finally settle what we’ll watch of the wrestling shows this week: The one we’re morally opposed to, the on

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. Another amazing Summer of wrestling is on the way! We’re ready to look forward to it all on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast.AEW Collision was finally made official for Saturday evenings. Despite being the (presumed) home of CM Punk wrestling, it has a number of things working against it: competition with boxing, UFC WWE premium live events, college football and more. And if they move forward with their plans to establish a brand split across AEW, our faith in brand splits may be even further degraded.Speaking of which, WWE is still playing fast and loose with having each show feature completely separate rosters. Even though we still have questions about that, we’re intrigued by the next step of the Bloodline saga with Roman Reigns teaming with Solo Sikoa to win the WWE Tag team championships

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We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. It was a Backlash show for the ages! We’re happy to stay in that high for a little while longer on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast.Bad Bunny showed up and showed out in front of his home crowd. The man went through tables, got slammed with kendo sticks and looked the part of a true wrestler.Puerto Rico had plenty to cheer for from Zelina Vega, Carlito, Savio Vega and… Iyo Sky? In any case, we’re glad they brought the energy to make what could have been a mundane show so much fun.The Main Event:WWE has had one world champion ever since Roman Reigns beat Brock Lesnar to unify the WWE and Universal titles. Now they will crown a new World Heavyweight Champion in a few weeks at the next premium live event. The Three Count:Danielle put over Solo Sikoa needing shoes. Lindsey put over Bad Bunny beati

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. We’re finally done with the WWE Draft! We won’t really know how the rosters will shape up until the shows get rolling after Backlash, but we do have a lot of questions:What will they do with Cody Rhodes if he and Roman Reigns are now meant to be on different rosters?How is the new World Heavyweight Championship going to be established as prestigious if it has to exist while Roman is still champion?How successful will the new NXT call-ups be?Thankfully we know one thing for sure: Samantha Irvin WILL keep the Imperium introduction intact!The Three Count:Julian put over Rey Mysterio and his funny onesie at Halloween Havoc 1997Lindsey put over RAW being a family show.Hosted by Danielle Radford, and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. This week we’re joined by Abraham Josephine Riesman. She’s researched the life of Vince McMahon as much as anyone ever has.In preparation for latest project, she rekindled a love of wrestling that has been dorman for years.She joins Hal, Danielle and Lindsey to discuss her fandom, neo Kayfabe and the upcoming coronation of a new World Heavyweight Champion.The Main Event: The Life of Vince McMahonJosie's new book is RingMaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. It is a massive biography on Vince and a look at how WWF/E expanded and influenced American politics and culture.The Three Count:Julian put over “Mrs. Davis” which features a certain famous wrestling figure.Danielle put over Trinity’s return to wrestling.Lindsey put over Kieren Culkin on Hot ones.Hal put over the the evil of Hot Ones.Hosted by Hal

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. Oh! It’s time to rock and roll on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!The weeks after WrestleMania are generally a time of hope for new improvements from WWE. And one of the things Hal and Danielle really want to see is a major refresh for the women’s tag team scene. They’ll break down what the problem is and how we’d fix it.Plus, everyone has great memories from Jeff Hardy and hopes for the best for him. But with how many times he’s had to make a comeback, is it okay for him to still be performing in the ring?The Main Event: Trish StratusTrish Stratus was a major part of the WWE in the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras. She survived some of the companies weirdest storylines to emerge as one of the companies best women's wrestlers of her time. And now she's back as a heel and is ready to feud with Becky

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. Endeavor, UFC’s parent company, is set to purchase WWE. We’ve now seen two RAWs and a Smackdown in the aftermath of the news. There was a lot to dislike and a lot that was encouraging.Triple H has appeared on a couple of shows now and has revealed that the WWE Draft is coming back soon. We’ll speculate as to how this could be a benefit for his creative vision if he is indeed still the driver of content.Plus, with Backlash in Puerto Rico on the horizon, we’ll analyze some of the feuds that we can look forward to from Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar, Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair and more. The Main Event: What will the purchase of WWE mean for you?We still don't totally know how far the ramifications of WWE being purchased will go. But the immediate consequence is that Vince McMahon is back as a member of the company boar

At long last, the event that every wrestling fan awaits all year: WrestleMania!Sure there’s been a lot of news surrounding the purchase of WWE and the apparent return of Vince to creative. But in the spirit of getting the full context of the situation, we’re going to wait until next week to talk about that. For now, Ice Cream Christmas!The weekend had tons of barn-burning matches from Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley and more. Tears were shed, quads were torn and great moments were had. There were a few stinkers in the bunch but there are still so many positives to appreciate. Frankly, we could use all the joy we can get right now!The Three Count:Danielle put over Konan’s speech inducting Rey Mysterio to the Hall of FameLindsey put over Vanderpump rules and all the great shwag she scored at the WrestleMania superstore.Hal put over Kevin Owens playing Peek-a-boo with Becky’s baby.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo i