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 ther...
May 27, 2023•46 min•Ep. 365
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 a...
May 20, 2023•46 min•Ep. 350
Julian Burrell, producer of Tights and Fights, provides an update for the Nation of Conversation.
May 18, 2023•2 min•Ep. 364
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 ...
May 13, 2023•52 min•Ep. 363
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 Heavyweigh...
May 06, 2023•36 min•Ep. 362
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...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 361
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 t...
Apr 22, 2023•55 min•Ep. 360
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 specu...
Apr 15, 2023•41 min•Ep. 345
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. ...
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 359
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 retur...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 358
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...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 357
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 wrestl...
Mar 18, 2023•54 min•Ep. 356
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...
Mar 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 355
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...
Mar 04, 2023•45 min•Ep. 354
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 Wrestl...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 353
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. W...
Feb 18, 2023•44 min•Ep. 352
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...
Feb 11, 2023•46 min•Ep. 351
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! Th...
Feb 04, 2023•57 min•Ep. 350
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 2000 As we await the latest Royal Rumble, we're going to go way back to the year 2000 and talk about that year's ve...
Jan 28, 2023•53 min•Ep. 349
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: C...
Jan 21, 2023•53 min•Ep. 348
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’,...
Jan 14, 2023•49 min•Ep. 347
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...
Jan 07, 2023•40 min•Ep. 346
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 n...
Dec 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 345
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 Radf...
Dec 23, 2022•42 min•Ep. 344
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 Je...
Dec 17, 2022•58 min•Ep. 343
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 hav...
Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 342
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– ...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 341
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 ...
Nov 23, 2022•39 min•Ep. 340
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 Lash...
Nov 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 339
As demanded by our beloved Max Fun Members we are proud to welcome back Cookie Shawn to the show! We’ve got lots of things to ask him about including the current status of his smile and how he gets into character. Plus, we’re going to ask Cookie Shawn to recall memories of the story where Shawn Michaels was at his peak cartoony puppet self: vs. Hulk Hogan at SummerSlam. COOKIE! Hosted by Hal Lublin , Danielle Radford , and Lindsey Kelk . Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The music for...
Nov 12, 2022•35 min•Ep. 338
