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Sure the holidays are upon us, but did you know that we have brand new merchandise celebrating the best time of the year? Get your new Ice Cream Christmas shirts available in any color and flavor you’d like at Maxfunstore.com.
There are only a few weeks left in the year, but WWE couldn’t resist getting one last hit in: Saturday Night’s Main Event!
The team breaks down some of the biggest matches from the show, including a pair of really strong World championships and the coronation of the first ever women’s United States Champion.
Plus, thank you Cody Rhodes for reminding the world how good that winged eagle belt looks.
The Main Event
2025 will bring a lot of changes to wrestling, so it's time for us to look ahead with bright eyes at what awaits us in the new year.
The Three Count
Danielle put over Bret Hart the genie.
Lindsey put over Cathy Kelly x Rhea Ripley.
Hal put over Karrion Kross wanting a Turbo Man.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
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Sure the holidays are upon us, but did you know that we have brand new merchandise celebrating the best time of the year? Get your new Ice Cream Christmas shirts available in any color and flavor you’d like at Maxfunstore.com.
2024 was a big year for wrestling. Just look at the emotional moments: Cody Rhodes at last finished the story and ended Roman Reigns’ historic title reign; Drew McIntyre had a blood feud for the ages; Toni Storm took the women’s division in AEW to a new level.
Plus we had Bobby Lashley and MVP establishing the Hurt Syndicate; Rhea Ripley taking her rightful place as a top babyface and somehow the Bloodline remains compelling after four years of story.
In the first of two 2024/2025 episodes we breakdown some highlights!
The Three Count
Danielle put over Cody Rhodes not being mad, just disappointed.
Lindsey put over DIY joining the naughty list.
Hal put over Kevin Owens’ plan coming together.
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.com
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It’s a weekend of WAR on Tights and Fights!
This is the SECOND of two episodes of Tights and Fights this week. If you want to hear about Danielle and Lindsey’s visit to Netflix HQ to learn more about RAW’s debut on the streaming service, check online or your podcast feed.
In this episode we discuss Survivor Series War Games! A night of new champions and cage matches. So what do we think worked and what did we learn?
Plus, we’re so excited to finally see the introduction of the Women’s US and Intercontinental Championships. We have some thoughts about who should hold them first.
The Three Count
Danielle put over the annual WWE East/West Bowl
Lindsey put over another little moment on Survivor Series.
Hal put over the WWE announce team at the top of their game.
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.com
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It’s a brand new streamable edition of Tights and Fights!
Danielle and Lindsey were live at Netflix HQ to learn more about WWE’s debut on the streaming platform.
They tell all about the event from how it went to the wrestlers they met to the magical mouthwash filled bathrooms.
Plus: you’ll even get to hear a portion of the press conference that we got to sit in on! Michael Cole, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Nick Khan and others from Netflix will tell us what they expect when RAW premiers on January 6th.
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.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram.
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Let us give thanks for ANOTHER brand new thankful episode of Tights and Fights!
Patrick Parker and Krystle Wright join us to tell us what they’re thankful for from wrestling. Preview: get ready for a LOT of Joshi chatter!
If you’re able to, contribute to Krystle’s GoFundMe!
Plus we read some listener comments to hear who was grateful for booing the biggest of heels and getting to see the finishing of stories.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
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Let us give thanks for a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
There’s so much to give thanks for after a busy 2024: Magalomaniacs were removed from WWE; stories were effectively told after unfortunate accidents; and tons of stars truly came into their own.
But before we get to all that… who brought the best food for everyone to enjoy at the table this week?
The Three Count:
Danielle put over WWE x Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Julian put over the new home for wrestling conversation.
Hal put over the Usos sharing a moment.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
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Step into the Gobbeldy-verse on a brand new bonus Tights and Fights!
The Gobbeldy Gooker was one of the worst things Vince McMahon ever conceived.
It was famed wrestler Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume that hatched from an egg at Survivor Series 1990 after months of build up.
It was maintained as a sort of inside joke for WWE fans for years. But now that we’re in the post-Vince era, it seems to be put to rest. Hopefully.
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Producer Julian Burrell has collected three of the best segments from the show’s archives for your enjoyment.
Misandry Corner
Danielle Radford leads the team to discuss some of the sexist history of wrestling’s past. In this inaugural edition of the segment, the spotlight is on WWE’s most sordid Diva’s moments: a water balloon wet T-Shirt contest. How terrible was this? And which men would we like to see recast in it?
My Special Wrestler
Comic Creator Box Brown joins the program to discuss one of the greatest heels of all time: Ravishing Rick Rude.
Ring Tones
Comedian Hannibal Buress joins the program to discuss the music of Triple H. This will include every phase of his career from his time as Hunter Hearst Healmsley to his joining DX to becoming the cerebral assassin to his modern day role as the WWE’s chief executive of talent relations.
Hosted by Julian Burrell, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
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Wrestling is overtly incredibly fascinating as we’ve always known on Tights and Fights!
Alex Schmidt is one of the hosts of the MaxFun podcasts “Secretly Incredibly Fascinating.” Recently they had a podcast breaking down the history of wrestling as an actual competition. So naturally we had to invite him on to teach him about the flip side: Cut the kayfabe!
Main Event
On "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating,” Alex and his co-host Katie Schmidt broke down the history of Sumo wrestling. And one thing about sumo is that Vince McMahon would happily find a way to represent the competition in some really great and really awful ways.
The Three Count
Lindsey and Danielle put over Mick Foley endorsing Kamala Harris.
Julian put over Living United for Change in Arizona.
Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
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We mourn Samantha Irvin’s departure from WWE on this episode of Tights and Fights!
She was set up to be an all-time great in the company. But now she’s off to pursue her dreams, to WWE’s detriment.
In another piece of news: The Intercontinental Title has seemingly been reduced to a prop in the Bloodline conflict. And the person who’s suffered is Bron Breakker. In good news, he’s now a two time IC champion. So hopefully this aligns itself despite everythingMain Event
The intersection of horror and wrestling is a long and storied one. James A. Janisse from the YouTube show “The Kill Count” discuss some of the biggest wrestlers that dipped into the macabre including The Boogeyman, Bray Wyatt, Papa Shango and more. Spin the wheel, make the deal!
The Three Count
Lindsey put over the Damian and Kayden.
Danielle put over The Studline fashion choices.
Hal put over Lin Manuel Miranda being a total mark.
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.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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Farewell, sweet American Dragon. We celebrate you on this episode of Tights and Fights!
After a brief detour into the Kelce bros. Cereal (Hey, Jason was at WrestleMania, this counts!) We salute the full-time retirement of Bryan Danielson.
Then, we revisit a bit of episode 365, where we were joined by Janet Varney. Together, we listened to all of The American Dragon’s entrance music from over the years in our beloved Ring Tones segment.
The Three Count
Lindsey put over the ladies of RAW dominating the run-time.
Julian put over Joe Hendry competing for Eurovision.
Hal put over couples wrestling.
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.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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Let there be blood and let it be less than good on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre have wrapped up the final match in their rivalry that began in January. And what a way to close it out, with one of the best Hell in a Cell matches in recent memory.
But that leaves us with the time of year when WWE feels the most messy: Bron Breakker can’t settle on whether he’s a heel or a face, we’re back to one women’s match on RAW, the Saudi show is on the horizon… and we only have two hours every Monday to get it all sorted!
The Three Count
Danielle put over Punk’s upcoming triple threat.
Lindsey put over polite Solo .
Hal put over The creators of the Cosco-verse.
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.com
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We lay claim to the title of hoss bosses on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
But before we can dive into that tantalizing main event: Is WWE moving too fast with its push of Bron Breakker after his apparent face turn on RAW?
And speaking of babyfaces, is it time for Naomi, Jade and Bianca to embrace the dark side? Or at least two out of the three of them?
The Main Event: Big Boi SZN
After Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed had a Last Monster Standing match, we're going to celebrate some of our favorite wrestling HOSSES of all time. Plus we’ll decide how to classify the big men and women of wrestling into the categories of Hoss/She-Hoss, big guys, attractions, and who works across multiple planes.
The Three Count
Danielle put over Toni Storm’s love affair.
Lindsey put over John Cena on the Simpsons.
Hal put over CM Punk mastering call backs.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
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Our dreams are finally coming true in a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
We’ve joked about the idea of Dominik Mysterio on a pole for over a year. And now we get Dom Dom in a cage suspended over the ring for Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan. Might that be even better?
Plus Jey Uso has won his first ever solo title in WWE. So was this a great moment to give a crowd favorite who was overdue for gold? Or was it cutting Bron Breakker’s momentum off before he could really get going? We discuss.
YEET!
The Main Event: Mr. McMahon
Netflix's documentary on Vince McMahon is streaming now. It features interviews from the man himself along with other WWE stars. And if Vince's statement is any indication you can expect a not-too-flattering look at wrestling's most influential monster.
Special thanks to Netflix for providing us with screeners.
The Three Count
Danielle put over Rhea feeling the yeet.
Lindsey put over Pancho 3:16.
Hal put over Bret Hart kicking a man in the Shnutz.
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.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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Just one week removed from three dudes we’re turning the corner for TWO DUDETTES on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
Roman Reigns will have his first match in months at the Bad Blood PLE, this time teaming with Cody Rhodes against his rogue family, the New Bloodline. Lindsey and Danielle will explain why they’re prepared for Roman to lose.
And has WWE finally figured out how to make Braun Strowman interesting again? This feud with Big Bronson Reed could get us there!
All that… and Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair was a fun time. Because of course it was!
The Main Event: Hell in a Cell Renaissance
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will cap off their rivalry in one of Triple H’s favorite matches: Hell in a Cell. For years it was the ultimate final match in an intense feud before Vince decided the match needed to be its own PPV no matter what feud actually deserved it. But now that Vince is out and Hunter is in that is finally changing.
The Three Count
Danielle put over Megan Thee Stallion making fans cranky.
Lindsey put over Damian Priests 24.
Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
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Dimitry Pompée from the wonderful podcast “Eurovangelists” and producer Julian Burrell join Hal for the rare THREE DUDES episode of Tights and Fights!
It’s a big time for change in WWE… Smackdown has moved to USA Network. And perhaps even more intriguing… RAW may move to two hours soon.
This is all happening as the card for Bad Blood on Peacock is being filled out with the finale of the Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk, Gunther vs. Sami Zayn 2 for the World Heavyweight Championship and Jey Usos competing for the Intercontinental Championship.
The Main Event: ALL RISE… FOR THE JUDGMENT DAY!
In 2022 Edge debuted a new look that helped launch his new faction The Judgment Day. Since then the group has added members, kicked out others and raised the profile of everyone in purple and black.
The Three Count
Julian put over R-Truth NSFW (really).
Dimitry put over Joe Hendry on Eurovision???.
Hal put over Dave Bautista puppy interview.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Julian Burrell and Dimitry Pompée.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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Tap those lights for a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!
Bash in Berlin was a fun show that gave us a lot to love. Gunther and Cody Rhodes expectantly retained their championships, but in a way that still gave us a lot to chew on for their futures.
Despite seemingly convoluted rules on paper, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre turned in a really fun strap match with a fun twist that we hope is replicated.
And one sore subject persists: with Jade and Bianca once again winning the tag team titles, is there any hope that that division will eventually be reoriented?
The Three Count
Danielle put over Terror Twin Nuggiez.
Lindsey put over Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza.
Hal put over Cat Dad Steve Austin.
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.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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This episode of Tights and Fights is part of a long and proud legacy of wrestling podcasts.
It’s Bash in Berlin weekend! The first WWE event live from Germany already has a fantastic Main Event lined up with Gunther vs. Randy Orton. So how do we feel about humble and “grateful for his long career” Randy? Not great!
In addition to breaking down the other matches on the card, we’ll discuss what’s becoming a trend in the Triple H era: 5 match cards for the PLEs. Is it a move for the best or are there too many missing elements on the shows nowadays?
The Main Event: Nepobabies, we make our dreams come true
Wrestling is the only place where Nepo Baby is a badge of honor. You can even call them a "second/third generation superstar" if you're feelin' nasty. And now that we're in our family wars era of WWE, we thought we'd take a look at some of our favorite legacy stars from over the years.
The Three Count
Danielle put over ASMR- the Montreal Screwjob.
Lindsey put over The Tsunami to end all Tsunamis.
Hal put over The death of Psycho Sid Vicious.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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All episodes of Tights and Fights are streaming now– including this one!
Roman Reigns briefly regained the most sought after jewelry in all of wrestling (narrowly surpassing CM Punk’s bracelet); but he was quickly taken out by Solo Sikoa’s crew. But let’s get to the real point: Would our cousins oust us from the family in the name of power?
Plus, The Unholy Union retained the women’s tag team championships– but is this a good sign of the women’s tag titles becoming a true marquee item in the company?
The Main Event: RAW on Netflix
When RAW moves to Netflix, it will be the most significant step away from traditional broadcasting in WWE. There have been so many steps along the way for WWE from YouTube to Hulu, to the Network to Peacock,
The Three Count
Danielle put over Ronda’s AMA gone wrong (or right).
Lindsey put over Bryan Danielson hating pigs.
Hal put over Lil Jon from Georgia.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!
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It’s an almighty episode of Tights and Fights!
WWE has struggled to establish women’s tag titles as a true attraction. Now they’re having a tournament for the number one contendership with several promising teams in the mix. But will any of them be able to solve the larger problems that have prevented women’s tag teams from reaching new heights?
Plus, while a feud with Randy Orton can doom a young champion, we’ll explain why we’re actually really excited for his match against Gunther.
And with John Cena’s retirement looming large we speculate about how he could put over a lot of great young talent… and still win that elusive 17th world championship.
The Main Event: Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley has been successful both at the tail end of the Ruthless Aggression era and in the modern era. A multiple time champion in WWE and TNA who even had time to fight in MMA for a few years. Now he supposedly plans to leave WWE so who knows what the future may hold.
The Three Count
Danielle put over No Hard Feelings about wrestling.
Lindsey put over Jesse Ventura being extra vocal about dummies.
Hal put over sports news you can believe in.
Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford andJulian Burrell.
Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com
If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky 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.
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