Tights And Fights

This episode is part of the #MaxFunDrive! If you would like to help this show continue, you can become a MaxFun Member and set up a recurring monthly contribution for as little as $5 at maximumfun.org/join. You’ll earn great gifts including bonus episodes of Tights and FIghts!And if you’re already a member, consider boosting or upgrading your membership for as little as $1 more a month to help us reach our goal of more live shows this year.In honor of the #MaxFunDrive, it’s Mike Eagle’s return to Tights and Fights! A few years ago, Mike stepped away from watching WWE because he was fed up with Vince McMahon’s behind the scenes decision. Then he stepped away from AEW because he just couldn’t stand watching wrestling without a crowd. And now he’s back!We’ll talk to him all about the things he’s missed from the drama around CM Punk, Kofi-Mania, Big E’s title win and so much more.The Three Count:Mike put over FTR Bald’s podcastDanielle put over The 420-7 TitleLindsey put over WWE unread emails.Hal put over Domini

This episode is part of the #MaxFunDrive! If you would like to help this show continue, you can become a MaxFun Member and set up a recurring monthly contribution for as little as $5 at maximumfun.org/join. You’ll earn great gifts including bonus episodes of Tights and FIghts!Mark Gagliardi from the podcast “We Got This! With Mark and Hal” joins us for this special crossover episode of Tights and Fights in honor of the #MaxFunDrive.Mark is a lapsed wrestling fan who still has great memories of watching the product through the attitude era. Eventually there was a slight disconnect between him and all of his wrestling-loving friends: Could all of wrestling… be fake?The Main Event:He’s arguably the biggest star that the WWE has ever produced who was able to be known for anything other than wrestling. We’ll go through some of The Rock’s greatest hits, why he’s become successful as a movie star and whether we would benefit his cousins in the story of The Bloodline.The Three Count:Mark put over Austin Creed on We G

We’ve got brand new merch available! Celebrate Ice Cream Christmas with our brand new shirts, available in tank and T-shape and a variety of colors. Order soon and it will arrive in time for WrestleMania!And if you’d like to help support us during the Max Fun Drive, you can tell us all about why you love this show by emailing memberstories@maximumfun.org or leaving  us a message at (323) 601-8719. We may feature you in upcoming episodes!We are officially in a bit of a holding pattern in wrestling these days– but we’ve still got some fun things to get through on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Cody finally earned the praise of Lindsey with his promo and match against LA Knight (YEAH!) this week. And that love is almost enough to make us forget about the bizarre booking situation with Omos against Brock Lesnar and Charlotte’s antipathy for wrestling these days.The Main Event: Your Guide to LAIf you’re arriving in Southern California soon for WrestleMania week, you probably want to know what else there

We’ve got brand new merch available! Celebrate Ice Cream Christmas with our brand new shirts, available in tank and T-shape and a variety of colors. Order soon and it will arrive in time for WrestleMania!Not to be forgotten as WrestleMania builds steam, AEW had its Revolution PPV this past weekend. Full of tons of great matches and new champions, it’s being called a “refresh” of the brand. We’ll explain how we hope the company adjusts in the future… and how the new version of ROH seems to have taken a number of our criticisms to heart.Plus, with WrestleMania taking shape, we look ahead to who’s built up momentum for themselves including LA Knight, Asuka and more.The Main Event: WrestleMania Nights 1 and 2The Bloodline story is now so big that it cannot possibly be contained to a single night of WrestleMania. It looks like Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will reunite to beat the Usos for the tag titles while Cody Rhodes tries to finish his story against Roman Reigns. The Three Count:Lindsey put over Dom and Mami.Jul

We’ve got brand new merch available! Celebrate Ice Cream Christmas with our brand new shirts, available in tank and T-shape and a variety of colors. Order soon and it will arrive in time for WrestleMania!As we count down the last month before WrestleMania, WWE continues to throw a ton of curveballs our way. Sami and Kevin seem to have a date with the WWE tag team titles, but with how massive the Bloodline has loomed, we don’t know for sure how this could play out.Speaking of tag titles, Becky Lynch and Lita have won the gold for the women’s division! But will they hold them going into Mania or will WWE decide that Ronda needs another accolade?All of that… plus we’ll talk about the new feud that transcends company lines.The Main Event: WWE Studio FilmsThis is the year that WrestleMania goes Hollywood. But WWE has tried to go Hollywood with their own production of movies for over 20 years now. There's a lot of flicks to get through here from The Chaperone, That's What I Am and The Marine series.We watched the M

This week we’re joined by our guest James A. Janisse! He’s head of the channel Dead Meat on YouTube where he breaks down horror movies. James has snuck in a lot of wrestling references into his videos over the years, but this is the FIRST time he’s ever been a guest on a wrestling podcast!We’ll talk all about the Elimination Chamber. It was a really fun card from beginning to end with a number of stars getting their moments to shine. Plus, we know more than ever who will have matches at WrestleMania!The Main Event: Sami Zayn comes up shortSami Zayn got a hero's welcome in his hometown of Montreal this past Saturday. Unfortunately, he came up short in his battle for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title. Let's discuss where all the major figures in this story are going as WrestleMania approaches. Oh and Tony Khan had a special announcement.The Three Count:James put over the 30 character Horror Royal Rumble and Chad Gable.Danielle put over a feud over tupperware.Lindsey put over Sonya Deville’s engagement.Hal put

Celebrate love and take heart that WrestleMania is about the journey not the destination on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Sami and Cody Rhodes took us on another emotional journey this week. Even though some of the most fun in wrestling is in fantasy booking what we think should happen, this is the rare story where we’re content to just enjoy what we’re seeing.But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have questions about where things could go before we get even CLOSER to WrestleMania. Will Seth Rollins stomp Logan Paul with his big red boots? Will Jey stick with Sami or his family? What will Bayley and Becky do at Ice Cream Christmas? The Main Event: Love to loveCody Rhodes taught us that wrestling is a love story. So we're gonna take a look at which stories over the years made us love love in the silly world of pro wrestling.The Three Count:Danielle put over Dom and Mami’s first valentine’s day.Lindsey put over Wrestling Club.Hal put over RJ City auditioning for the role of The Undertaker.Hosted by Hal

The road to WrestleMania is rapidly being paved! Let’s talk all about it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!NXT still hasn’t quite ascended to the heights that it once knew. But on the heels of NXT Vengeance Day, we have to give a shout to how hard everyone there is working… even if it’s still hard to remember everyone’s names.Speaking of hard workers, we still don’t have all the answers surrounding the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but Sami and Cody Rhodes on the microphone sure do make for compelling television. The Main Event: BatistaBatista was one of the WWE's biggest stars of the Ruthless Aggression era, coming up as part of Evolution. After years of wrestling as the WWE and World Champion, he's now retired and shown his chops as an actor in everything from the MCU to Shyamalan films.The Three Count:Danielle put over WWE thigh meat.Lindsey put over Rated R Glamazon love.Hal put over Fast Food Wrestling.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced by Julian Burrell

The road to WrestleMania is rapidly being paved! Let’s talk all about it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!This year's winners were Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley and goodness did they earn their spots in a pair of really great Royal Rumbles. What they lacked in surprises the two matches more than made up for in setting up the participants to look strong.While we know two of the matches set for Mania, there’s still so much to rampantly speculate about– so let’s make sure we do that!The Main Event: The Honorary UceRoman Reigns successfully defended his title against Kevin Owens in the Royal Rumble main event. But that's secondary to the subsequent beatdown that KO got from the Bloodline before Sami Zayn finally decided that he'd had enough of Roman Reigns and betrayed the tribal chief with a chair to the back.The Three Count:Danielle put over a backstage journey at the Rumble.Lindsey put over Batista’s desire to be a rom-com star.Hal put over Sami Zayn on twitter.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford a

This week was the 30th anniversary of Monday Night RAW. There was a refreshing focus on getting the younger talent of WWE over by association with the old guard. But there were still a lot of lows for every high.Hulk Hogan? A cut down women’s cage match? A really long DX segment? We’ll discuss whether a great Bloodline segment can make up for all that.The Main Event: Royal Rumble 2000As we await the latest Royal Rumble, we're going to go way back to the year 2000 and talk about that year's version of the Rumble.This was where the Attitude Era began to gain steam. And it's generally agreed to be one of the WWE's best PPVs ever.The Three Count:Danielle put over the Bellas throwing shade at WWE.Lindsey put over Nikki Bella’s upcoming walk down the aisle.Hal put over Sami Zayn speaking the truth.Hosted by Hal Lublin, 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 about more wrestling throughout the week be

Wooooooaaaa-OOOOH! Sing along with us on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Rhea Ripley is on fire. She may have saved Dominik Mysterio’s career and has proven to be the spice that makes Judgment Day work. But her greatest work now may be that she’s gotten us to cheer for a match between her and Solo Sikoa.Amid cheering for the final week before the Royal Rumble, we’ll also shower some love on a star gone too soon and on everyone who knew him well: Jay Briscoe.Ring Tones: Cody Rhodes:Cody Rhodes is on the Rhodes to recovery and the Rhodes to the Royal Rumble. He's set to make his big comeback after being injured for the second half of 2022. We're going to take a look at his journeyman career and all the songs that have accompanied him.The Three Count:Danielle put over Steve Austin working odd jobsLindsey put over Finn Balor’s WrestleMania entranceHal put over The Rock finally providing a decent answer in an interview.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk. Produced by Julian Burrell for

Quick! If we all pool our money together we can each buy a little bit of WWE! It’s gotta be better than all of the alternatives that we discuss on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!As Vince McMahon intends to further corrupt his greatest creation, we’re left holding our breath that he won’t sell WWE off to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His other options seem only marginally less appalling, but on the bright side: WWE Land at Disneyland?Plus, let’s talk more about how to pronounce Mone’, celebrate Dominik Mysterio’s transformation into a must-see TV character and be happy that Adam Cole is back.Main Event: Kevin OwensKevin Owens will again challenge for the WWE Universal Title at the Royal Rumble. Kevin has been with the company since 2014 and provided plenty of matches and championships over the years.The Three CountDanielle put over media literacy among wrestling fans.Julian put over the spotlight on bad wrestling attire.Hal put over RJ City and Ken Jeong(?)Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Li

It’s a new year and it’s already making headlines! Let’s get through all the details on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!Vince McMahon is officially back with the board of WWE. His strong arm tactics are apparently part of his efforts to facilitate a sale of the company on his own terms. He’s staying out of the CEO or head of creative positions for now. We’ll discuss how much we trust him to keep to himself and how we feel about his return (hint: Not much and not very well)It’s a shame too, because WWE is on the road to the Royal Rumble and there are a lot of stories that are worth investing in. But leave it to a billionaire to ruin everything!Plus,  we’ll talk about Sasha Banks’ transition into Mercedes Mone’ and why we hope that it improves a little more quickly.Hosted by Hal Lublin 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 about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @Tigh

2022 was the most consequential year in wrestling history. The most powerful figures were ousted, embarrassed, fired and took power. And that’s before we even get to all of the things that just happened on TV!We go through a bunch of the headlines and still find time to talk about the fun part of this crazy thing we love on the FINAL episode of Tights and Fights in 2022!Hosted by Hal Lublin, 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 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 T-Shirt is available now!

God bless us everyone! It’s time to recast the Charles Dicken classic “A Christmas Carol” with professional wrestlers!We’ve got tons of options for our Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and more.Will Colt Cabana scowl his way into our hearts? Where does William Regal fit in for a production he seems born to contribute to? It’s going to be a joy to discover!Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the world!Hosted by Hal Lublin, 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 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 T-Shirt is available now!

This year of wrestling news just won’t stop!Amid news of sexual assault allegations, Vince McMahon is reportedly mulling a comeback to WWE. We’ll break down why such an attempt would lead to an absolute flood of more stories and issues for VKM.But put all that aside: There was still a bunch of wrestling on TV. NXT Deadl1ne featured the new Iron Survivor Match, which thankfully wasn’t as much of a mess as it could have been. Plus, Ring of Honor: Final Battle kicked off a rough week for Chris Jericho as he lost both his title and to a debuting Action Andretti. Oh and New Day in NXT! Let the twerk-offs begin!The Main Event: Mandy RoseMandy Rose has been all over WWE. From Tough Enough, to NXT 1.0, to RAW, Smackdown and NXT 2.0. But now after a long reign with the NXT women's title and as the head of her own faction, she's officially been fired from WWE.The Three CountDanielle put over the latest and greatest cutter on NXT Level up.Lindsey put over Bret Hart x Bill Goldberg. Hal put over Dom needing his mami.Host

It’s to celebrate an architect; a visionary; a messiah on a brand new episode of Tights and  “Freakin’” Fights!First we’ve gotta talk about a wild list of people that someone decided would be fun to trade between WWE and AEW(none of which we agree with!)But there’s also plenty to get into with everyone who is currently involved in the United States Championship, which remains a compelling division.Tegan Nox at last made her return to WWE. We’ll explain why some of the “lesser” names that have been brought in are actually a good sign for the future of the company.Main Event: Seth “Freakin’” RollinsSeth Rollins just past the 10th anniversary of his time on the Main Roster. He's been a champion at every level in the company from his time in the Shield, to the Authority to being Mr. "Freakin" Rollins.The Three CountDanielle put over Ricky Starks’ promo.Lindsey put over Candice and the Internet’s baby nephew. Hal put over a Christmas Cavalcade.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk. Produced by J

We’re talking all about the drama and physicality of the final WWE PLE of the year for 2022 on a brand new Tights and Fights!Survivor Series was a fun show from beginning to end… with a few Ronda Rousey speed bumps in the middle. But we can’t forget about AEW and its coronation of a new World Champion in Maxwell Jacob Friedman. While we’re a little confused about what’s going on with William Regal both on-screen and behind the scenes, MJF as champ is plenty to be excited about on the face of– as is Jade Cargill!Main Event: War GamesWWE revived the War Games match in 2017. It was a fixture of NXT every year and now it's officially part of the main roster, starting this year. The Three CountDanielle put over Paul Heyman loving on Sami Zayn.Lindsey put over Kenny Omega, looking better than ever. Julian put over Jason David Frank, wrestling fan. Hal put over Dominik and Rhea on Thanksgiving.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new p

Don’t you just love the holidays? Let’s talk about them and somehow work some wrestling in on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!We’re going to discuss what’s on our respective menus as we gather together to celebrate. Who cares that most of our secret family recipes were from the back of boxes? We’re hungry!Then we’ll go around and chat what we’re thankful for from wrestling this year. There’s still so much, from the ousting of toxic billionaires to other billionaires not being able to handle their mess to the friends we made along the way. Raise a glass for love!Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford. 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 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 wher

We’re fast approaching the final weeks of wrestling in 2022! Don’t let the destruction of Twitter distract you from everything coming up– we’re ready to talk about it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!AEW still has a lot of uncertainty surrounding it, but Full Gear is still happening. Between MJF and The Elite returning, there’s hope that this PPV should end on a better note than the last one did.WWE is still working on folding Austin Theory, Seth Rollins, Mustafa Ali and Bobby Lashley into a compelling US Title scene, all with War Games in the background. Speaking of which, how optimistic are we that Mia Yim can succeed in her second act in WWE?Finally, it wouldn’t be the holidays without a convoluted match concept from NXT. Or rather, it would be… but not one that we’d want to face!The Three Count:Danielle put over Dante MartinHal put over Wrestling Refs as WizardsJulian put over a requiem for Wrestle TwitterHosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The