Tights and Fights

BONUS: The Gobbeldy Gooker Nov 16, 2024

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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Rerun: Greatest hits with Hannibal Buress and Box Brown Nov 09, 2024

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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Ep. 419: Sumo in WWE ft. Alex Schmidt Nov 02, 2024

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.

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RE-RUN: James A. Janisse + Samantha Irvin Oct 26, 2024

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 everything

Main 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.

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RE-RUN: Daniel Bryan Danielson ft. Janet Varney Oct 19, 2024

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.

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Ep. 418: Bad Blood 2024 Oct 12, 2024

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.

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Ep. 417: Hoss or Noss? Oct 05, 2024

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.

Ep. 416: “Mr. McMahon” on Netflix Sep 28, 2024

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.

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Ep. 415: The Cells for Hell Sep 21, 2024

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.

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Ep. 414: The Judgment Day ft. Dimitry Pompée Sep 14, 2024

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.

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Ep. 413: Bash in Berlin Sep 07, 2024

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.

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Ep. 412: The Nepobabies of wrestling Aug 31, 2024

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.

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Ep. 411: From the WWE Network to Netflix Aug 24, 2024

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.

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Ep. 410: Bobby Lashley Aug 17, 2024

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.

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Ep. 409: SummerSlam 2024 Aug 10, 2024

Get ready to slam your Summer on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey breakdown SummerSlam 2024. It’s WWE’s biggest event of the season and there was SO much that happened!

There were four(!!!!) title changes at the event, which are all agreed to be for the best. So what’s next for the new champions?

The Judgment Day went through radical changes, sending Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley out on their own. Regarding Damian, maybe this new direction is exactly what he needs after a middling championship run.

And that’s not even to say that Roman Reigns is back! There’s no doubt that the shows are better when he’s around, so now we get to see him try to clean up his family drama.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Bayley representing the next generation.

Lindsey put over 10 things Cody has.

Hal put over Seth Rollins ref vision.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 408: Pro Wrestling Olympics & Chad Gable Aug 03, 2024

Take your place at the podium for a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey tackle a question raised by Chris Jericho earlier this week: Could pro-wrestling be an Olympic sport? And upon what criteria would it be judged? And who would be the ultimate voice of judgment? Let’s fantasy book the Olympics!

Plus: One final look at Summerslam, which is thankfully this weekend so we can at last move on to other wrestling shows.

The Main Event

It's the Summer Olympics as we record this and there have been a number of competitors who went on to perform for the WWE. There's Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Bad News Brown and more.

Today we're going to focus on Chad Gable! He last competed in 2012 Olympic Games and these days is locked in battle with the Wyatt Sick6.

The Three Count

Danielle put over a private meeting between the boy kings of wrestling.

Lindsey put over Peloton marks.

Hal put over The Rock inventing everything.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 407: GLOW ft. Alison Brie Jul 27, 2024

We have a week of reunions and debuts on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Danielle, Hal and Lindsey are back together again, just in time for the final push into SummerSlam.

No other group in wrestling has captured our hearts this week quite like Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler aka “The Studline.” Sure they may never actually be called that on camera, but they forever will be in our hearts.

And we’re torn between believing the Liv/Dom/Rhea story could be something that ends in a really cool and exciting new direction for everyone in the Judgment Day… or it could be falling into the same boring tropes that we always dread. Hold onto hope!

And hark! Does the Tribal Chief cometh in just a few weeks?

The Main Event

Alison Brie is an actor who’s most recently appeared in Peacock’s “Apples Never Fall.” And wrestling fans know her as the star of Netflix’s “GLOW.” The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling brought a lot of new eyes to wrestling. Unfortunately the show was never given a proper conclusion. But it still lives on in the hearts of fans… including us!

We talk to Alison about the GLOW fanbase, what it was like to learn how to wrestle, whether or not WWE ever talked with her about getting in the ring and more.

The Three Count

Danielle put over the belief in Joe Hendry.

Lindsey put over Cathy Kelly being a gift.

Hal put over Kevin Owens' great advice.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 406: Lindsey Kelk’s Return Jul 20, 2024

We finally have a triumphant return on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Lindsey Kelk at last returns from the UK and an extensive book tour. Though it was full of trials and tribulations, it was a glorious time; mainly because she got to interact with some wonderful members of the Nation of Conversation at every step of the way.

We’ll also get her opinions on some of the biggest stories leading up to SummerSlam (which is perilously close!). We’ve got Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk, Damien Priest vs. Gunther, Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan and so much more!

The Three Count

Julian Burrell put over Big E percolating.

Lindsey put over the Nation of conversation making their presence known on the book tour!

Hal put over Hendry No. 5.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 405: Money in the Bank 2024 Jul 13, 2024

Briefcases a-plenty on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Danielle and Julian join forces to discuss what may be the greatest women’s briefcase ladder match yet.

The men’s title match was a little less amazing but, there was still a lot to break down here: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk is as hot as it could possibly be. And while there are some downsides to Drew immediately failing his cash-in, we’ll explain one reason why this may be a positive.

Plus: Rhea Ripley is back! And everyone from Damian, Liv, Dominik and all of RAW benefits from her presence.

Finally, with nary a salmon colored clothing item in sight, John Cena has announced his retirement tour. We explain why this version of bowing out makes sense.

The Three Count

Julian Burrell put over Oba Femi and his future

Danielle put over Mansoor establishing his own ribbity raps.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Danny Tamberelli.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 404: “Macho Man” Randy Savage ft. Danny Tamberelli Jul 06, 2024

Children of the 80s and 90s, we’re ready to dive into your nostalgia (and educate anyone who was born in subsequent decades, of course). It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal and Danielle are joined by Danny Tamberelli– He’s been in tons of classics including The Mighty Ducks and “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and “All That” on Nickelodeon. His latest book is entitled The Road Trip Rewind.

Together our panel will discuss their favorite wrestling toys from over the years and why the tropes of romantic comedies aren’t that different from the tropes of wrestling.

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The Main Event

“The Macho Man” Randy Savage is an absolute legend of wrestling. Iconic voice, great look and an all-around icon. We get into why he was so great and is still remembered all these years later

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Danny Tamberelli.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 403: Kurt Angle ft. Kefin Mahon Jun 29, 2024

Say a pod and we appear! We believe in Tights and Fights!

Hal and Danielle are joined by Kefin Mahon, wrestling podcast host-extraordinaire (including the long-running “How2Wrestling”).

Together they run through a cycle of big time wrestling shows: WWE, AEW, TNA and NXT. That’s right, we’re hitting ALL the bases today!

Plus, the era of the Wyatt Sick6 is upon us! Bo Dallas being interviewed by Uncle Howdy was incredibly compelling. We talk about that and why this new version of the family has a chance to succeed without Bray.

The Main Event

Kurt Angle is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He had an incredible first year in the WWF, winning multiple championships in short order. That kick-started a career that spanned decades and multiple companies and performances.

The Three Count

Julian put over Panchoooooooooooo!

Danielle put over a hazardous work environment.

Hal put over OUTTA NOWHERE.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Kefin Mahon.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 402: Clash at the Castle 2024 Jun 22, 2024

Clash at the Castle was another abroad WWE event that once again upset the hometown crowd… but maybe it was for the right reasons? We’ll discuss why we’re totally okay with Drew McIntyre still not winning the World Heavyweight Championship.

But who should be the champion next? Despite a great showing in this match, Damian Priest seems like he’s floundering. Maybe a returning Seth Rollins?

Plus, we light a candle for the fallen Chad Gable. Gone so quickly after signing a new contract.

The Three Count

Julian put over the raw emotions of Glasgow.

Danielle put over Bret Hart at his best.

Hal put over the double turn.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 401: Bret Hart (1997) ft. Rufi Thorpe Jun 15, 2024

NXT Battleground featured cameos aplenty from a number of unfamiliar faces from outside the usual confines of Performance Center. How did TNA Knockouts champion Jordynne Grace do in her first match in WWE? And who may be the next person to make an appearance in TNA to NXT pipeline?

Plus a bit more about why a certain champion should stay in NXT a little longer and why there may be room for ONE more title on the main roster.

The Main Event

For this segment, we’re joined by Rufi Thorpe, author of the new book Margo’s Got Money Troubles (which will also have a series on Apple TV soon).

Bret Hart’s match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13 and his infamous exit from WWF are both well documented; but in between those moments was a largely under-discussed heel turn that helped lay the foundation for the Attitude Era.

The Three Count

Julian put over Cody Rhodes being invited to the cookout.

Danielle put over Zelina Vega dislocating her shoulder.

Hal put over Unwritten/unbrokken and Travis Kelce’s lease on life.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 400: Bob Barker and The Price is RAW ft. J. Keith van Straaten Jun 08, 2024

It’s time to bid one dollar on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Damian Priest has been World Heavyweight Champion for several months now. So why does it feel like we’re still waiting for him to step his game up?

In other title news, LA Knight finally has his eyes set on Logan Paul and the United States Championship. But how to navigate these waters since both of these guys could really use a win? Perhaps it would involve… giving Logan Paul the Money in the Bank briefcase?

The Main Event

For this segment, we’re joined by J. Keith van Straaten, host of the MaxFun trivia podcast “Go Fact Yourself.”

For most of 2009, Monday Night RAW would welcome a series of celebrity guest hosts. This included everyone from Snoop Dogg to Seth Green to Peewee Herman and dozens over others. But one man stands above nearly all others and is in the conversation for the greatest celebrity RAW host: Bob Barker, long standing host of The Price is Right.

The Three Count

Lindsey/ Julian put over a beautiful cover of Taylor Swift and Drew’s cat life

Danielle put over real art.

Hal put over Stone Cold ET.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 399: King and Queen of the Ring 2024 Jun 01, 2024

Let’s all bid a fond farewell to our favorite man on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

This past Saturday was King and Queen of the ring- another WWE PLE live from Saudi Arabia. There’s a lot to like about seeing a foreign crowd excited about live wrestling, but lest we forget that these shows are directly paid for by a murderous regime with awful politics. So let’s talk about that.

Regardless of how we feel about the show, the results will play into the weekly shows as well. Gunther and Nia Jax are now certified royalty and will get championship matches at SummerSlam.

Plus, Logan Paul remains infuriatingly good at wrestling; and NXT is officially working with TNA in an expanded capacity with Jordynne Grace booked for a match against Roxanne Perez.

COOKIE!

The Main Event

Becky Lynch has been one of the biggest stars in WWE for several years now. She's held titles, main evented WrestleMania and been relied on to do a lot on this most recent run. But as of this week she is no longer the Women's World Champion and has not signed a new deal with the company.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Instagram. All of it!

Danielle put over twitter. All of it!

Hal put over MJF’s birthday shoutouts.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 398: Kings of the Ring May 25, 2024

All hail the brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

We’re another week closer to a big PLE in REDACTED where a new King and Queen of the Ring will be crowned.

Now that Gunther has dispatched the would-be King Yeet, Jey Uso, it feels like it is the Ring General’s tournament to lose. And him vs. Randy Orton could be a lot of fun.

On the women’s side, there’s one person emerging as the favorite of Danielle and Lindsey’s who may surprise you.

Plus, after a tease, it looks like Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes will only be for the WWE title with no double-champ implications at play. Hal will tell us why he’s a fan of the move.

Plus: Harry and the Hendersons starring Otis!

The Main Event

The WWE King of the Ring goes back to 1985 when Don Murraco became the first monarch of WWF. Since then dozens of others have competed for the honor of WWE's funniest honor.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Peacock's new show (which has a star you may recognize).

Danielle put over a surprising possibility to be Queen of the Ring.

Hal put over Shane McMahon vs. Kurt Angle.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 397: WWF New York ft. Brenda Snell & Austin Taylor May 18, 2024

Get those crowns shined up, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Danielle and Lindsey discuss which wrestlers have leveled up in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.

Is Gunther destined to get a crown and be led to the ring on a little chariot? Why are we so confident that Ilja Dragunov will be fine despite losing to Jey Uso? And why would we be okay with Nia Jax finessing her way to a win in the finals?

Plus, we lament the fact that Logan Paul is still really good at wrestling and will probably have a great match with Cody Rhodes.

The Main Event

We’re joined by Brenda Snell and Austin Taylor, our friends from the MaxFun podcast “Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries” to talk about one of the wildest WWE ventures of all time:

In 1999 Vince McMahon had a vision for a combination restaurant, retail store and night club in Times Square called WWF New York. It featured WWF music, memorabilia, PPVs… and was absolutely not long for this world since it shut down just under four years after it opened. WWE later opened a sister location called WWE Niagara Falls which was open from 2002 to 2011. They even recently had another go at the physical location for WWF, but you’ll have to visit Saudi Arabia to see it.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Sami Zayn on Netflix is a Joke.

Julian put over Paper Mario (a secret wrestling game).

Danielle put over Macho Austin.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 396: Backlash 2024 May 11, 2024

C'est un nouvel épisode de Collants et combats!

Hal and Lindsey are joined by producer Julian to fill out third chair for the week.

This past weekend was Backlash, WWE’s first ever PLE live from Lyons France. The crowd was positively aching for wrestling and cemented themselves as one of the loudest in recent memory.

But in the aftermath, questions abound: With Tonga Loa now part of Solo Sikoa’s new Bloodline, where does the group go from here? And now that Cody Rhodes has gotten his first defense out of the way, what’s the next program to really cement him as the top guy in WWE?

Plus with King of the Ring now underway, we speculate what its essential function is in WWE these days.

The Three Count

Julian put over SGW’s recent Go Fund Me

Lindsey put over Sheamus vs. Gunther. Nuff said.

Hal put over Shayna Baszler's soup habit.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 395: The Big Show vs. The Big Boss Man ft. Jamie Loftus May 04, 2024

Happy Backlash weekend! The best way to celebrate is a new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey preview the card. But since it’s Backlash and is largely supposed to be a show that’s a little lower on the priority list, it’s quickly derailed by conversations of snacks.

But let’s not be too harsh: Bianca and Jade may be tag champions soon! Tiffany Stratton is back in the WWE title picture-but you know what? She probably has great taste in candy.

We’re also joined by comedian, author and podcaster Jamie Loftus. She’s written the book Raw Dog: The Naked Truth about Hotdogs and the newly launched podcast "Sixteenth Minute (of fame)." She also happens to be a huge fan of The Big Show, as she explained the last time she was on our show.

The Main Event

In 1999, The Big Show was the WWF champion. In the storyline, his father had just died. And the man who really had a problem with it was the Big Boss Man; he interrupted the ten bell salute, read a poem making fun of him and was a general menace for a few weeks.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Dwayne Johnson (allegedly) using bottles for bathrooms.

Lindsey put over a lil more wrestling x Taylor.

Hal put over obeying your parents.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 394: Steamboat vs. Savage at WrestleMania III ft. Dave Reuter Apr 27, 2024

We’re throwing it back to an all-time classic wrestling match this week on Tights and Fights!

But first, Hal and Danielle take a special look at the state of WWE going into the Draft. Becky Lynch is now the Women’s World Champion after winning a battle royal on RAW. A safe choice… but was it the right one?

In addition to Becky, we have other champions to celebrate: Trick Williams is NXT champ! And Swerve Strickland got the AEW World title!

Chad Gable is fully heel now. What’s the next step to make sure he continues to ascend?

The Main Event

We’re joined by Dave Reuter. He’s an author whose latest book is Kayfabe: A Love Story. It’s filled with essays written in an alternate universe where wrestling and the stories it presents are 100% real.

The book has a lot of focus on WrestleMania III. That show was sold on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant for the WWF Championship. But there was one match that stole the show that evening and had a lot of fans talking, even after Hogan slammed Andre: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Macho Man Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship.

The Three Count

Dave put over Savage vs. Warrior

Danielle put over @NorbertoGaetan.

Hal put over Taylor Swift x Wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 393: The Future of NXT Apr 20, 2024

Even in the aftermath of WrestleMania wrestling simply doesn’t stop on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey mourn the loss of fallen Mami, Rhea Ripley. With the injury putting her out for several months, who will be the new Women’s World Champion? And does this mean that Liv Morgan finally gets an attitude to sink her teeth into?

Plus, Sami Zayn got quite a moment, with a grand Montreal entrance and a successful Intercontinental title defense. But when will Chad Gable and his new attitude get to wear the gold?

The Main Event

As WWE moves into a new era, NXT is also getting shuffled around a lot. With the draft coming up, a lot of stars from Tuesday will be moved up to the main roster; and there's even word that NXT may move into "third brand" territory once more.

The Three Count

Danielle put over the world coming to Nyla Rose’s defense.

Lindsey put over Sami’s hometown welcome.

Hal put over the spoils of Cody’s victory.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Dimitry Pompee

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 392: WrestleMania XL Apr 13, 2024

Ice Cream Christmas has come at last– let’s talk all about WrestleMania on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Dimitry Pompee is from the podcast “Eurovangelists” and we were eager to welcome him back for the absent Lindsey Kelk. And there’s so much to talk about! Cody Rhodes has at last finished the story and become WWE Champion; Damian Priest and CM Punk made Drew McIntyre’s life a living hell this weekend. Bayley refused to let herself be overshadowed and finally had a great singles match at WrestleMania!

And yet amid our praise we also find things to criticize: Why is every faction in WWE based on race these days? What was the deal with that Jimmy and Jey match? And was the Undertaker really the best choice to confront the Rock?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Drew McIntyre’s new coach

Dimitry put over Stokely Hathaway on Soul Plane

Hal put over Roman not being a fan of the Cross Rhodes.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Dimitry Pompee

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 391: WrestleMania XL Preview Apr 06, 2024

Hal, Lindsey and Julian sit at the precipice of Ice Cream Christmas on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

The overall card looks like WrestleMania XL will make for a fun two nights of wrestling; we discuss who we’d love to see win, which matches have been lacking and what we’re most looking forward to.

The Main Event: The Bloodline

The Rock is in full on Final Boss mode and that means that the Bloodline is bigger, better and badder than ever. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes will all pull double duty this weekend, with the latter two main eventing nights one and two of WrestleMania.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 390: #MaxFunDrive - nWo ft. Dimitry Pompée Mar 25, 2024

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Dimitry Popée is the host of the fantastic new MaxFun podcast “Eurovangelists,” which covers the famous song contest Eurovision. He’s a lifelong wrestling fan. He briefly stopped watching after Kurt Angle drove a milk truck on RAW– because frankly what could ever top that?

Dmitry eventually started watching WWE again after WrestleMania 32. These days he watches just about everything, including New Japan and AEW. He’ll tell us about why he doesn’t think Eurovision and the Royal Rumble are all that different.

The Main Event

WCW struck gold in 90s when it had Hulk Hogan turn heel and join Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to form the New World Order. And while the nWo fizzled in later years without a clear end game, its impact is still felt to this day.

The Three Count

Hal put over Roman Reigns’ Super Bowl Prediction.

Danielle put over Gypsie Rose Blanchard backstage at AEW.

Lindsey put over Drew’s tricep work out.

Dmitry put over Belanka.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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#MaxFunDrive bonus - Preview of the BoCo Mar 22, 2024

This is a special look at several of the bonus episodes available for MaxFun Members. The only way to hear the full show is to go to Maximumfun.org/join! For just $5 a month you not only have helped this podcast continue to survive and thrive; you also get access to hundreds of hours of bonus episodes from every MaxFun Shows.

In this special preview, you'll hear about our recasting Hamilton with professional wrestlers, the pilot of Tappin Titles, Janet Varney's foray into the wrestling and Cesaro's entrance music along with so much more.

#MaxFunDrive Preview of BoCo - Live commentary of "The Chaperone" Mar 19, 2024

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A brief look at the Tights and Fights BoCo that just dropped -- a live commentary for the film "The Chaperone." The full version is exclusively available for MaxFun Members.

Ep. 389: #MaxFunDrive - WrestleMania Preview ft. Open Mike Eagle Mar 18, 2024

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In honor of the biggest time of the year for MaxFun, we welcome back family member and original host, Open Mike Eagle!

He tells us all about the wrestling he’s been watching lately, including what he’s noticed missing from AEW recently, his thoughts on CM Punk’s return to WWE and so much more

The Main Event

It was a bumpy road, but we’re finally set for Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes to headline WrestleMania XL. We discuss our levels of hype and whether this is finally the time for Cody to finish the story.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Asuka surprising a fan.

Lindsey put over wrestling and koala bears.

Mike put over wrestling x hamilton.

Hal put over R-Truth in Austria.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, and Mike Eagle

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Danielle Radford, John-Luke Roberts, Brea Grant, and Mallory O'Meara Mar 18, 2024

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We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights”

John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts”

Brea Grant & Mallory O’Meara -“Reading Glasses”

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Ep. 388: The Philly Special + Austin Creed (Rerun) Mar 16, 2024

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Happy #MaxFunDrive, eve! Here’s a little preview of everything to come on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights! It’s the biggest time of the year so get ready to learn a bit about what’s in store for you for the next two weeks!

Traveling to WrestleMania? Well get ready cuz Hal Lublin is set to share the best way to maximize your trip to Philadelphia on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Whether your looking for the best tourist attractions, museums or, yes, Philly cheesesteaks, we’ve got you covered with the ultimate guide between your wrestling adventures.

Plus, we revisit our 2021 chat with Austin Creed (aka Xavier Woods from WWE’s The New Day). Hear all about his gaming and bass habits along with his love of “The Golden Girls.”

If you want to hear the full conversation with Austin, check out the original episode, online and wherever you get podcasts!

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 387: WWE 2K24 & #MaxFunDrive Mar 09, 2024

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Finish the story (mode) on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

We’ve got some major updates on how you can expect a LOT of podcasts during the #MaxFunDrive… including one that welcomes back our beloved Open Mike Eagle!

The Main Event

WWE 2K24 is finally here! It features a lot of (though not every) WrestleMania storylines going back to the very beginning. Hal will give his honest review as Lindsey and Danielle ask the pertinent questions: Can you rewrite the WWE canon? Can you beat up dudes as Chyna?

The Three Count

Danielle put over the wrestling world standing up for Bianca Belair.

Lindsey put over Dominik marrying not-Mami.

Hal put over Miz getting stuck again.

Hosted by Hal Lublin 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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Ep. 386: Chris Gethard on Dominik “Dom Dom” Mysterio Mar 02, 2024

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Get down with Dom Dom! It’s a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

We’re joined this week by Chris Gethard. He’s a comedian and longtime wrestling fan who’s new book is entitled Dad at Peace. He’ll tell us stories about becoming friends with Sami Zayn and hanging out backstage at wrestling shows.

This past weekend, Perth, Australia hosted Elimination Chamber, the final PLE before WrestleMania. The responses were middling, but the event did succeed in setting up the WWE’s biggest show of the year. The team discusses their opinions on why every match was at least worth watching on Saturday.

Plus, a love tribute to Virgil, an underrated wrestling icon of a bygone era.

The Main Event

Ever since his WWE debut, Dominik Mysterio was dismissed as little more than a nepo baby hire. And these days he arguably gets more heat than anyone else in the company BECAUSE he's a nepo baby hire! And a goth!

The Three Count

Julian put over a shoutout to the naysayers.

Lindsey put over the OK show.

Hal put over Regals original entrance music (perfect for a custom WWE 2K theme).

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Rerun: WrestleMania 33 Feb 24, 2024

This episode originally aired 2018

The team revisits WrestleMania 33. An event that was mostly forgettable, but had a lasting impact on the modern landscape of wrestling.

Bear witness to such matches as Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho-- a match that Vince McMahon hated and that lead to Jericho leaving WWE and appearing in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Plus, Roman Reigns becomes just the second man to defeat the Undertaker at WrestleMania. And in perhaps the most surprising Mania return ever: The Hardyz return to WWE and win the RAW tag team championships.

Ep. 385: Heel Rock with LaToya Ferguson Feb 17, 2024

Rocky’s gone to the dark side! We’ll discuss it all on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

LaToya Ferguson is a writer and podcaster who rejoins the show after an extended absence. We’re in the final days before Elimination Chamber, the last show before WrestleMania.

We’ll discuss everything from the increased focus on tag teams in WWE, Bayley’s relationship with Dakota Kai and how to properly balance watching wrestling with your mother and dog.

The Main Event

After a chaotic week deciding the main event of WrestleMania 40, not only does Cody have his match back. But for the first time in over a decade, the Rock is officially a heel. Latoya was actually involved in the "WWE Evil," a series that took a look back on the bad guys in wrestling. So what better person to talk about Rocky's return to the dark side and where he stacks up with the villains of the past.

The Three Count

LaToya put over Queen Aminata.

Lindsey put over Rhea Ripley trending in two companies.

Hal put over they're in the judgment day.

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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Ep. 384: The Main Event of WrestleMania XL Feb 10, 2024

What a chaotic week for wrestling, and this time it was for reasons that are more fun to talk about–so let’s do just that on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

There were some fun wrestling developments: The tag titles are getting a lot of love. Bayley will face Iyo Sky for the WWE women’s championship. But we know what everyone REALLY wants to talk about…

The Main Event

When Cody Rhodes won the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row, it was heavily implied that he would take on Roman Reigns to try and finish the story at WrestleMania in Philadelphia. But Cody would surprise everyone on Smackdown by saying that WrestleMania was NOT where he would face Roman, but that he got in contact with The Rock to "take everything" away from the champion.

We're recording this on Friday. Thursday was WWE big play to pivot at their WrestleMania kick off event in Las Vegas. The Rock played up his family ties, his heeldom and his alliance with Roman Reigns… And Cody reversed course and chose Roman as his opponent at WrestleMania.

The Three Count

Danielle put over believing in Batista.

Lindsey put over Bayley deserving respect as the rumble winner.

Hal put over Brody Lee Jr. learning to wrestle.

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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Ep. 383: The 2023 Royal Rumble & The End of Vince McMahon Feb 02, 2024

It was an absolutely massive Royal Rumble weekend— and it had relatively little to do with the wrestling itself. We’ll talk about it all on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Cody Rhodes and Bayley are the winners of the 2023 rumbles. Cody gets a chance to finally finish his story while Bayley gets the singles showcase that she earned years ago.

The women’s rumble kicked off the show and had tons of surprises. Jordynne Grace came out with the TNA Knockouts championship belt in tow; Naomi made her long-awaited return; and Jade Cargill finally debuted.

The men’s rumble was comparatively light on surprises; that probably has to do with the fact that it was heavily reworked in light of the massive news from the Wall Street Journal. Speaking of which…

The Main Event

Vince McMahon has once again left WWE. After details of his harassment lawsuit were published in the Wall Street Journal in 2022, he left the company only to force his way back in the following year. Last Thursday even more horrific details were published in a follow-up story. We discuss everything that we saw in the report and how WWE handled it breaking on one of their biggest weekends of the year.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Paddington in the Rumble.

Lindsey put over anything from R-Truth.

Hal put over one specific instance from R-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.com

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Ep. 382: The 2018 Royal Rumble Jan 27, 2024

Note: This episode was recorded BEFORE the article about Vince McMahon was published in the Wall Street Journal

It’s Royal Rumble weekend and it’s time to celebrate on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

There’s a lot of changes coming to WWE near the end of the year. We already knew about Smackdown moving to USA Network and NXT moving to the CW. Now we’ve learned that RAW will make the jump to Netflix. We’ll discuss what this means for us.

The Main Event

2018 was a massive Royal Rumble: Shinsuke Nakamura’s biggest win ever! Asuka wins the first ever women’s Rumble! Ronda Rousey debuts in WWE! We were excited about two of those. In a segment previously recorded in 2018, Hal, Danielle, Lindsey and Mike Eagle discuss the event.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins on GQ.

Julian put over the new era of TNA.

Danielle put over refs in the new WWE 2K24 videogame.

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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Ep. 381: The 2005 Royal Rumble Jan 20, 2024

You’re gonna want to sit down for this brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

As people begin to shout their intentions to win the Royal Rumble, there is one name that stands out to Hal, Danielle and Lindsey: Gunther. Where does the Intercontinental Champion fit into the big match?

Plus, Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley looks like it’s finally happening. As long as there are more promos like Monday on the horizon, sign us up.

The Main Event

The year was 2005. WWE was ready to crown two brand new stars at Wrestlemania 21. That effort began in earnest at the 2005 Royal Rumble match. The match went on to become one of the most impressive and chaotic in the history of the event.

The Three Count

Hal put over Grayson Waller standing up for the wrestling business.

Lindsey put over the Wrestling family’s journey to RAW.

Danielle put over director Dave Meyers.

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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Ep. 380: The Iron Claw + The Legacy of the Von Erichs Jan 13, 2024

Welcome back Darnell Mitchell for the second time to Tights and Fights!

And welcome friends to spinning-their-wheels season, the time of year just before WrestleMania where everyone pretends that they have a chance to win the Royal Rumble and have a title match at the WWE’s biggest show of the year.

Jinder Mahal is getting a lot of attention, both on TV and in his title match; but is it possible that he might actually deliver despite whatever misgivings people may have about him getting this spot?

Plus, Darnell is a professional fashion expert so let’s get his take on Scarlett’s new look and the suit game of the Street Profits and Bobby Lashley.

The Main Event

For years, the story of the Von Erichs was one of the most tragic in wrestling. They were one of wrestling's most famous families before nearly all of them tragically died in rapid succession. Now more people than ever will know their story with the release of the film The Iron Claw.

The Three Count

Darnell put over R-Truth working with the Judgment Day.

Lindsey put over the WWE’s Live tour stopping in Los Angeles.

Danielle put over Tony Atlas on Twitter.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 379: The Rock vs. Roman (?) with Darnell Mitchell Jan 06, 2024

Welcome to the first episode of Tights and Fights in the year 2024!

We’re joined once again by our old pal Darnell Mitchell. He has a lot of experience booking wrestling shows as well as watching as a fan. He’ll explain how his fandom evolved after the pandemic.

Darnell, Hal and Danielle will take a look at the first major news of the year: the dismissal of Kevin Dunn from WWE. He’s one of the company's longest tenured producers who many wrestlers have some intense feelings about.

Plus the team takes a look at WWE Day 1, a night that featured a lot of women’s wrestling.

The Main Event

After years of ghosting WWE, The Rock is finally back for more than a brief one-off: He all but confirmed that he's got his sights set on the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns.

The Three Count

Darnell put over Toni Storm in the AEW World’s End media scrum.

Danielle put over the Maximum Male Models recounting a journey through France.

Hal put over Cody paying for The Wrestle Club to WrestleMania (hopefully not Scott’s Tots Style).

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 378: 2023 Review and Superplexatives Dec 30, 2023

It’s the end of the year and there’s so much wrestling to look back on on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights.

From the mercurial CM Punk news cycle to live events from around the world, there’s so much to discuss.

Plus: we give out another round of recognitions from wrestling known as “Superplexatives”-- we’re making up the categories and spotlighting the winners. Best slow clap moment of the year? Best wrestler in a non-wrestling setting? And those are just the beginning!

The Three Count

Lindsey and put over The Iron Claw puppy interview

Danielle put over the same thing that Lindsey did, duh.

Hal put over Bayley hating Michael Cole for Christmas.

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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Ep. 377: Wrestling Recast - WWElf Dec 23, 2023

It’s time for another edition of Wrestling Recast where Tights and Fights takes famous movies and stage shows and reimagines them to feature wrestlers in every role.

This time, it’s the 2003 film Elf. Will Ferrell’s holiday classic celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. But which wrestlers would endear it to an audience of marks? John Cena as Buddy! Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat as Papa Elf! And of course… Mick Foley as Santa Claus.

The Three Count

Julian put over WWE’s (far inferior) version of Elf.

Danielle put over Toni Storm getting the TCM intro.

Hal put over CM Punk and Seth Rollins' first meeting.

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

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Ep. 376: The Evolution and Legacy of Randy Orton Dec 16, 2023

Do you hear voices in your head?! They counsel you, they understand that it’s a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

This week is a super sized Main Event devoted to the recently returned Randy Orton.

He’s been with the WWE for more than 20 years and, despite just recovering from double fusion back surgery, he insists that he has more left in the tank; he aims to wrestle for another decade.

This show covers some of Randy Orton’s biggest events from the Randy News Network to his time in Evolution to all those RKOs outta nowhere.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over reactions to The Iron Claw from non-wrestling fans.

Danielle put over Liv Morgan ruining relationships.

Hal put over Zelina Vega’s live stream prank calls.

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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375: What’s up R-Truth Dec 09, 2023

People over there, what’s up?! It’s a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

Danielle is back and she can’t keep CM Punk’s name out of her mouth. She’ll speculate about how he fits in to WWE.

Meanwhile, Lindsey laments that Seth Rollins has been allowed steam roll through all of our favorite baby faces, including his latest victim Jey Uso. Maybe that’s all in service of making him look as good as possible for a certain Pepsi drinker on the roster?

The Main Event: R-Truth

R-Truth is hardly ever a big part of WWE. But he's almost always a special part of the show. He's wrestled for decades, won champions and has some of the best comedic senses of anyone in the game.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over DIY vs. Imperium

Julian put over Tony Khan’s awful twitter habit

Danielle put over Otis putting over Lash Legend

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Ep. 374 Survivor Series: War Games 2023 Dec 02, 2023

It’s time to share war stories on the latest episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

Hal and Lindsey discuss the women once again stealing the show in the women’s version of War Games. Risks were taken and even though it not clear if everyone was on equal footing in terms of their star power, there was still a lot to enjoy.

There were also some matches that flew lower on the radar between the IC title bought, Santos Escobar vs. Dragon Lee and Rhea Ripley vs. Zoe Stark.

The Main Event: R-Truth, Randy Orton and CM Punk

Saturday featured the return of three major stars for WWE. We start at the least problematic co-worker and go through each of them to decide how they fit into the current WWE landscape… and whether signing them could be a massive mistake.

Hosted by Hal Lublin 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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Ep. 373: Thankful for wrestling 2023 Nov 23, 2023

It’s our annual tradition: the team gathers around the table to discuss everything that they’re thankful for from the last year of wrestling. We’ll touch on everything from Rhea Ripley, the parade of international wrestling shows, Toni Storm finding herself and so much more.

Plus, we’ll hear from listeners about what they’re thankful for and discuss what food we’re excited to dig into as the holiday season draws close.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Rerun: Wrestling Holiday Recommendations Nov 18, 2023

This episode originally aired in 2020

Now that Thanksgiving is upon us, the holiday season in the air! And that means all those Christmas and Winter solstice specials that you've been holding off on viewing since January are officially fair game.

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey share some of their favorite modern and classic specials to enjoy. Then, we're joined by special wrestle friends RJ City, Colt Cabana, James Durbin and Emma Phipps to discuss their favorite specials as well.

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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Ep. 372.5: WWECW Nov 11, 2023

Hal Lublin is joined by producer Julian Burrell to talk about one of the most memorable failures that WWE ever attempted: The resurrection of the ECW brand and promotion.

In 2006, a year after a successful ECW “One Night Stand” PPV, WWE decided to bring back Extreme Championship Wrestling as their third brand. First they wanted it to be a web exclusive show that Shane McMahon would be in charge of. But they eventually got Sci-Fi Network to buy in and settled on ECW, the weekly TV show.

The Three Count:

Julian put over the eternal joy of Money Plane

Hal put over the Miz’s most memorable promo.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 372: Tag Team Wrestling Nov 04, 2023

Tag made! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Halloween has come and gone and while that means we got to have a lot of fun this week… it also means that wrestling got sent to the back burner for Lindsey.

But never fear, Hal and Danielle will catch her up on some of the biggest news. Not the least of which is LA Knight and his path to Roman’s hit list and increasing his star power before the road to Mania.

The Main Event: Tag Team Wrestling

Tag team wrestling is one of the biggest parts of wrestling history. Stars can be created as teams rise to the top together and when they inevitably break up. So we're going to take a look at the art of fwendship and teamwork.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Bayley finally getting to take on Michael Cole.

Lindsey put over Finn finally having a carb.

Hal put over the chancla challenge.

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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Ep. 371: Spooky scary wrestling w/ James A. Janisse Oct 28, 2023

It’s the spookiest time of year! But don’t be scared because we’ve brought on the owner and advocate of the Halloween season James A. Janisse! He’s best known for “The Kill Count” series on his YouTube channel “Dead Meat.” We catch up on all the latest wrestling that he’s gotten a chance to see despite his busy schedule this month.

That includes the character development of LA Knight and Drew McIntyre, Halloween Havoc on NXT, Jade Cargill being treated like royalty on WWE TV and so much more.

The Main Event: Horror and wrestling

The intersection of horror and wrestling is a long and storied one. We 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:

James put over Too Cool Rumble.

Lindsey put over Rhea and Dom Dom (again).

Hal put over his mother showing love for wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin 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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Ep. 370 Jonny Loquasto Oct 21, 2023

This week, we’re joined by Jonny Loquasto! He’s got a new comedy special out on YouTube entitled “Saudi Stepdad”

Jonny is a frequent commentator and on-camera interviewer for a number of combat sports and wrestling organizations– including NXT!

He’ll tell us about what it was like being part of the WWE system, learning the science of voice work on commentary and what it was like rooming with LA Knight.

Plus, we’ll talk more about the season premieres of RAW and Smackdown– trust us, they are in fact real things!

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Dom and Rhea in a haunted jail.

Lindsey put over Nick Aldis.

Hal put over Roman Reigns missing us on TikTok.

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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Ep. 369: The Tuesday Night War Oct 14, 2023

Can you believe it?! Everyone’s back together, just in time to discuss a big honkin’ week of wrestling on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

This past week was WWE’s FastLane event. It was mostly an enjoyable time, but the team agrees that it was the “smallest” feeling PLE of the year from the company. They explain more.

But never fear, even the smallest of PLE’s have at least a few things for us to get into: Is Seth Rollins still working as the World Heavyweight Champion? Or did we just make the jump from Cody island into Colby island?

The Main Event: The Tuesday Night War

NXT absolutely loaded up the show with main roster stars as they took on AEW in a "Tuesday Night War." Most of the RAW and Smackdown stars played supporting roles as the NXT folks wrestled all night.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over The Iron Claw trailer.

Lindsey put over the Cody/Jey presser.

Hal put over John Cena hanging out with older people.

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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Ep. 368: NXT No Mercy + AEW WrestleDream Oct 07, 2023

It was yet another crowded weekend of westling– the kind that can only be covered by Hal and Julian on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Across both NXT and AEW shows, championships were won, debuts were made and long awaited returns finally happened.

And perhaps most significantly, NXT and AEW will be head-to-head once again next Tuesday. NXT has loaded up the deck with stars like John Cena, Paul Heyman, Becky Lynch and more. Does AEW actually need to make any changes or will they keep the course?

But perhaps the biggest news for All Elite: Adam Copeland (fka Edge) made his debut! He’ll wrap up his full time in-ring career with the company, but what will he do while here? The team speculates.

Ring Tones: The Undertaker (rerun)

We’re kicking off Spooky SZN with a look back at a segment from 2017. It centers on the Undertaker and his entrance music over the years. Plus: It was the first time Hal, Danielle, Lindsey and Mike Eagle ever podcasted together.

The Three Count:

Julian put over WWE NFL Belts

Hal put over Adam Copeland’s goodbye to WWE and hello to AEW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, Mike Eagle and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 367: Jumping ship Sep 30, 2023

When it was confirmed that WWE was merging with UFC under the TKO banner, layoffs felt inevitable. Last week it was confirmed that several wrestlers and people behind the scenes were being let go. That included major names like Mustafa Ali, Matt Riddle, Dolph Ziggler and many more.

Which names came as a surprise? And who do we expect to land in another company soon?

In more exciting news: we’re getting ready for a big series of shows for the next couple of weeks: AEW WrestleDream! WWE FastLane! NXT No Mercy!

Which stars have the momentum going into their respective shows?

The Main Event: To Leave and Die in WWE

Wrestling history is full of people who jumped ship from the indies or other companies to WWE. And every once in a while WWE likes to pound their corporate chest that they got the "Hottest Free Agent in the business" to make the jump.This is our topic of conversation because WWE made quite a big deal out of Jade Cargill officially arriving at the Performance Center.

The Three Count:

Julian put over Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (a wrestling game!)

Hal put over John Cena's TikTok.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford,

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 366: Jade Cargill to WWE Sep 23, 2023

Lindsey Kelk returns from her brief COVID hiatus to join us on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

We talked a lot about Bryan Danielson last week, but what’s one more conversation? Does Lindsey believe that he’s on his way out to build houses for the needy or will he always have one foot in the business despite himself?

And when there’s a workers’ strike on the way, the wrestlers will play! The Rock and John Cena have decided to make time for the WWE now that their schedules have cleared up. How much can we expect from them? And do we still hope all the great wrestlers we have now won’t take a back seat to Dwayne on the road to Mania (No it’s never to early to think about it!)

The Main Event: Jade Cargill

By the standards of its women's division, AEW invested a lot in Jade Cargill. She went on a lengthy undefeated streak and was their inaugural TBS champion. But it also felt like they put a ceiling on what she was allowed to achieve. Now word is that she's left the company and will make her way to the WWE Performance Center.

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over About Face Eye shadowsticks.

Danielle put over Katy Perry and the spinner Belt.

Hal put over Fruity Pebbles with marshmallows.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 365: Bryan Danielson w/ Janet Varney Sep 16, 2023

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This week, we are joined by Janet Varney from the amazing MaxFun podcast The JV Club with Janet Varney.

She’s not a longtime wrestling fan, but she did learn a lot about Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan for our conversation. Danielson announced that he intends to wind down his work as a full time wrestler soon. So what better time to celebrate his legacy?

Ring Tones: Daniel Bryan/ Bryan Danielson

For every phase of his career, Bryan searched for entrance music that matched his character as an intense wrestler and a sympathetic babyface. We take a look at all of his iconic themes. Or at least the ones we could afford to play clips of.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Taylor Bateman.

Janet put over her conversation with Colt Cabana on The JV Club.

Hal put over We Got This with Wrestlers.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Janet Varney.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 364: CM Punk fired + the Intercontinental Championship Sep 09, 2023

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are ready to discuss another week in wrestling news both within and outside the ring.

CM Punk has been fired from AEW. He was inarguably the promotions biggest star and the favorite of Tony Khan. Now that he’s no longer All Elite, should we expect him to wrestle somewhere else soon? And now AEW can focus on the important task: getting their scripted stories to match the compelling drama of their behind the scenes antics.

Plus: WWE’s latest Saturday show Payback! No Bloodline? No overseas venue? No problem! It wasn’t quite as compelling as other shows we’ve seen from the company this year, but there was still a lot to enjoy.

The Main Event: The legacy of the Intercontinental Championship

The Intercontinental Championship is one of the longest running championships in WWE. It's been held by tons of all-timers as the "workrate" or "stepping stone" title before someone is ready to hold the world championship.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Christian stealing another belt.

Lindsey put over The Judgment Day on the Bump.

Hal put over Gunther's Chops.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 363: All In + Terry Funk + Bray Wyatt Sep 02, 2023

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are back– and just in time for the most attended wrestling show in history and all the fallout that came with it.

All In was a big success from AEW according to most metrics. The stadium was full of fans ready to watch a series of well-received matches.

It looks like Mercedes Mone’ is in the wings to make at least an appearance in AEW soon. What should we look forward to if the women’s division continues the pessimistic trajectory that it’s been on for years?

And of course, we have to talk about CM Punk’s annual tradition of fighting his colleagues at PPV events. Is this the end for CM Punk’s return to wrestling? We’ve got a long investigation that will tell us for sure!

The Main Event: Remembering Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.

Last week was a rough one for wrestling fans. We lost Hardcore icon and WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk just days before we lost one of the biggest stars of today Bray Wyatt.

The Three Count:

Danielle: put over Moxley being a real one.

Lindsey put over Zoey Stark showing what she can do.

Hal put over MJF on wrestling tribalism.

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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Ep. 362: Gargano & Ciampa - DIY Aug 26, 2023

Danielle Radford and Hal Lublin are back after the Los Angeles Hurriquake to discuss a ton of wrestling!

Have we seen the last of Edge? If so, does that mean the end of his career… or just the end of his time in WWE? No one seems to know– including Edge himself!

Plus, Chad Gable just might be the one to take the Intercontinental Title off of Gunther– just in time for Gunther to move onto some World Championship aspirations.

And speaking of the World Heavyweight title, it’s time for us to discuss how enthused we are about the job Seth is doing as champion and how we think this feud against Shinsuke Nakamura is gonna do.

The Main Event: DIY

For years, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were the central wrestlers for NXT, first as a tag team, then as bitter enemies. It was a story that took a lot of twists and turns, including real life problems that disrupted it along the way.

The Three Count:

Danielle: put over Dom and Rhea horseplay. (again)

Hal put over Billy Corgan showing LA Knight love.

Julian put over Johnny Gargano’s fashion choices at TakeOver.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 361: Rerun - Rob Van Dam Aug 19, 2023

Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell join forces on a special episode of Tights and Fights!

Shinsuke Nakamura is next in line for a shot at Seth Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship. But is there something about this feud that just feels like it’s not clicking as a prospect?

Plus: The team shares thoughts on Jimmy’s explanation for attacking his brother Jey Uso, discovers what the “JD” in JD McDonnaugh stands for and hopes that we’ve just seen the beginning of an Indi Hartwell/Candice LeRae tag team forming.

The Main Event: Rerun - Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam is a wrestling legend. A WWE Hall-of-Famer, he’s wrestled for tons of promotions – including most recently in AEW– and earned championships every step of the way. Rob tells us about his documentary film Headstrong, his career, CBD, and why wrestling is more of a real competition that fans know.

This interview originally aired in 2019.

The Three Count:

Julian put over Bad Cop Bad Cop’s first album and cab drivers to Wembley Stadium.

Lindsey put over Dom and Rhea horseplay.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 360: SummerSlam 2023 Aug 12, 2023

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 injuries

Roman 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.

Lindsey put over Dave Bautista’s performance in a film she did not enjoy.

Hal put over holding Glenn Jacobs accountable.

Hosted by Hal Lublin 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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Ep. 359: Vince McMahon indictment when? Aug 05, 2023

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: SummerSlam

SummeSlam 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 wrestlers

Lindsey put over Behind the Bastards.

Hal put over Paul Heyman’s declaration of being the GOAT

Julian put over Eurovision = 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

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Rerun: John “Super Eyepatch Wolf” Walsh and The Undertaker Jul 29, 2023

This episode was originally published in 2019

This 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 Wrestlemania

For 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 more about the Undertaker and what The Streak meant to his character, be sure to check out this Super Eyepatch Wolf video.

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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Ep. 358: Life After Vince (sort of) Jul 22, 2023

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.com

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Ep. 357: “Heels” Season 2 w/ Alexander Ludwig Jul 14, 2023

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.com

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Ep. 356: Money in the Bank 2023 w/ Mat Ricardo Jul 08, 2023

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 War

Roman 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 Kellet

Julian 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.com

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Rerun: Jamie Loftus and the Big Show Jul 01, 2023

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 Bryan

And so much more!

Ring Tones

He’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.

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Ep. 355: Jimmy and Jey Uso Sexy Summer Jun 24, 2023

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 Uso

After 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 Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 354: Finn Balor & NepoBabyMania Jun 17, 2023

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 Balor

Finn 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 Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 353: Asuka with Julia Schifini Jun 10, 2023

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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: Asuka

Last weekend, WWE finally paid off Asuka's return along with her new look and moveset with defeat of Bianca Belair to win the RAW women's title. It's the latest step in a career that's had her stack up accolades as her fans constantly hope for more success.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Sandra Gray.

Hal put over Mami and Domy vs. Cody.

Julia put over The Last Match Musical.

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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Ep. 352: Broken Bloodline + Impeenium Jun 03, 2023

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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 Bloodline

Nearly 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 top. But on Saturday Jimmy Uso super kicked the Tribal Chief while his brother Jey watched in shock. So the Usos have had all they can stand and can't stand no more.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the AEW world title match tribute to the mentors.

Lindsey put over Seth freakin out Rhea.

Julian put over wrestling on Bob’s Burgers.

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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Ep. 351: AJ Styles + Womens Wrestling May 27, 2023

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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 one that feels like it may get lost in the shuffle or the one that’s been booked like an afterthought.

The Main Event: AJ Styles

AJ Styles rapidly rose to the top of the card of WWE when he debuted in 2016. His run so far has included championships at every level, including the WWE title twice. It's all been a culmination for a career that's taken him around (lol) the globe.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Zelina Vega’s anniversary love.

Lindsey put over Asuka applying her make up.

Hal put over School Milk 3:16.

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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Ep. 350: Rey Mysterio May 20, 2023

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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 live from [REDACTED].

The Main Event: Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio is one of wrestling's legends who remains active in WWE. He's a multiple time world champion and defied convention to become a star in the company. And as if that wasn't enough, he helped establish a style that inspired hundreds of wrestlers and fans.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Bron Breakker invading the barbershop.

Lindsey put over the further WWE/Vanderpump connection.

Hal put over Chris Nowinski.

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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A Brief Update May 18, 2023

Julian Burrell, producer of Tights and Fights, provides an update for the Nation of Conversation.

Ep. 349: WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico May 13, 2023

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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 beating up James Corden.

Hal put over Chanclas.

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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Ep. 348: The WWE Draft May 06, 2023

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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 1997

Lindsey put over RAW being a family show.

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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Ep. 347: Abraham Josephine Riesman on Vince McMahon Apr 29, 2023

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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 McMahon

Josie'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 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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Ep. 346: Trish Stratus Apr 22, 2023

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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 Stratus

Trish 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 Lynch.

The Three Count:

Julian put over Muchacho Man in the upcoming WrestleQuest videogame.

Danielle put over Solo Sikoa’s manners.

Hal put over the duality of Otis.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 345: WWE’s future Endeavor Apr 15, 2023

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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 board and, at least to some extent, creative.

The Three Count:

Julian put over the WrestleMania Night 2 press conference.

Lindsey put over Vince McMahon on Last Week Tonight.

Hal put over Cody Rhodes’ Chicken promo.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 344: WrestleMania 39 Apr 08, 2023

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 Fame

Lindsey 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.

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Ep. 343: Mike Eagle’s return to wrestling Mar 30, 2023

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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 podcast

Danielle put over The 420-7 Title

Lindsey put over WWE unread emails.

Hal put over Dominik Mysterio’s lesson.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 342: The Career of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson w/ Mark Gagliardi Mar 24, 2023

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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 Got This

Lindsey put over her strange encounter with the Rock in LA.

Hal put over The Rock in the Rundown.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Mark Gagliardi.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 341: Your guide to LA Mar 18, 2023

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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 LA

If you’re arriving in Southern California soon for WrestleMania week, you probably want to know what else there is to see in and around the city. Worry not! We’ll tell you the best places to visit and eat at when you’re between wrestling shows.

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Sandoval ick.

Julian put over Montez Ford and Bianca Belair as Jack and Rose.

Hal put over Cena being bald.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 340: AEW Revolution + The Bloodline Mar 11, 2023

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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 2

The 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.

Julian put over Ethan Suplee (formerly Vader's son).

Hal put over Roman Reigns’ advice.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 339: WWE Studios Films Mar 04, 2023

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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 Films

This 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 Marine 6 starring The Miz, Becky Lynch and Shawn Michaels! The special commentary track will be available exclusively for our beloved MaxFun Members soon. You can join their ranks as part of the MaxFun Drive later this month!

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Mercedes Mone taking her new title to The Mandelorian.

Lindsey put over Sami Zayn’s day of Elimination Chamber.

Hal put over Body Slam starring Rowdy Roddy Piper and other wrestlers .

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 338: Elimination Chamber 2023 w/ James A. Janisse Feb 25, 2023

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 short

Sami 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 over dubbing over wrestling promos.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 337: Love to love wrestling Feb 18, 2023

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 love

Cody 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 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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Ep. 336: Black Wives Matter Feb 11, 2023

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: Batista

Batista 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 for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 335: Royal Rumble 2023 Feb 04, 2023

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 Uce

Roman 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 and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 334: The 2000 Royal Rumble Jan 28, 2023

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 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.com

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Ep. 333: The entrance music of Cody Rhodes Jan 21, 2023

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 jobs

Lindsey put over Finn Balor’s WrestleMania entrance

Hal 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 Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 332: WWE’s Sale Jan 14, 2023

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 Owens

Kevin 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 Count

Danielle 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 Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 331: Virus McMahon Jan 07, 2023

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.com

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Ep. 330: 2022 Year in Review Dec 30, 2022

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.com

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Ep. 329: A Flips and Fistsmas Carol Dec 23, 2022

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.com

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Ep. 328: Mandy Rose and NXT: Deadl1ne Dec 17, 2022

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 Rose

Mandy 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 Count

Danielle 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.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 327: Seth “Freakin’” Rollins Dec 10, 2022

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’” Rollins

Seth 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 Count

Danielle 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 Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 326: Survivor Series: War Games 2022 Dec 03, 2022

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 Games

WWE 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 Count

Danielle 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 promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 325: It’s giving Thanksgiving Nov 23, 2022

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.com

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Ep. 324: Shelton Benjamin Nov 19, 2022

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 Martin

Hal put over Wrestling Refs as Wizards

Julian put over a requiem for Wrestle Twitter

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 323: Cookie Shawn Nov 12, 2022

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 our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 322: John “Bradshaw” Layfield Nov 05, 2022

Migraines and being under-staffed will not deter us from gabbing about wrestling!

Are you feeling Ucey today? It’s okay if you’re not! Thankfully we’ve got Sami Zayn and the Bloodline to remind us to always be our Uciest. We’ll talk about how improbably over the concept is.

Plus, AEW has a PPV coming up, but that doesn’t mean they’re not also INCREDIBLY petty on the road there, right? We missed you Colt Cabana!

All of that… and how are we still finding ways to squeeze Taylor Swift references in this show?

The Main Event: JBL

John “Bradshaw'' Layfield is back in WWE after an extended absence. Previously he was a tag team champion, a Grand Slam Champion and commentator with Michael Cole. And now he's Baron Corbin's new mouthpiece and manager.

The Three Count

Julian put over CM Punk x Taylor Swift

Danielle put over Rhea Ripley’s mischievous nature.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 321: The Music of Bray Wyatt Oct 29, 2022

It’s a special spoooooOOOOOoooky edition of Tights and Fights!

WWE welcomes its first ever fourth generation star with Ava Raine, also known as the daughter of The Rock. Her family lineage helped her get through the door, but will the comparisons hold her back long term?

Rhea Ripley slammed a man like a freakin’ BOSS! The Chyna comparisons are natural… but we’d take it even further.

Plus, if anyone knows the number of a tailor, we’d like them to get to work on JBL’s pants immediately.

Ring Tones: Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt is one of the biggest stars of the last 15 years in wrestling. And his arc has taken him from generic wrestler to cult leader to monster to lovable auteur with new music at every phase.

The Three Count

Danielle put over WWE at Wakanda Forever

Lindsey put over NXT on the road to Ladders at Halloween Havoc.

Hal put over Philly.

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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Ep. 320: Brock Lesnar with Nick Bond Oct 22, 2022

Nothing but beasts and country boys in our pro wrestling! We’re breaking it all down on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

We welcome Nick Bond from the Ringer to hang out and provide some valuable insight into the world of wrestling. That includes information about how many people in Long Island are similar to MJF as he makes his way to the top of AEW.

Plus, we’ll remember how badly things were done with the women in WWE’s past and explain why we’re desperate for Bray Wyatt’s return being the end of a certain doll on RAW.

The Main Event: Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar has been a massive force in WWE since he debuted as the Next Big Thing in WWE. These days he's been the Beast Incarnate, Cowboy Brock and a multiple time world champion.

The Three Count

Nick put over Saturday Morning Superstars

Danielle put over Ember Moon vs. Jody Threat

Lindsey put over NXT on the road to Halloween Havoc.

Hal put over Bayley and Michael Cole’s eternal war.

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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Ep. 319: Extreme Rules and returning wrestlers Oct 15, 2022

Are you ready to get Extreme?? To the Max?! Let’s get into all of it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

First though we have to debate whether or not the show had the proper amount of extreme. Sure we don’t really have an appetite for blood, but did WWE strike the right balance of brutality this year?

And while there were some great matches like the (Full) Donnybrook and Bianca Belair vs. Bayley, there were a few missteps like Liv Morgan vs. Ronda Rousey.

But we’ve also got new champions: Orange Cassidy! Seth Rollins! And Brock is definitely in a new Taylor Swift era!

The Main Event: Old faces in new places

This was a big week for debuts across all of wrestling. New and returning faces always make for fun shows, so let's talk about who we saw this week: Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Renee Paquette, Shawn Spears and BRAY WYATT!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the most over dog!

Danielle put over the word Shillelagh

Julian put over MJF’s promo.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 318: Bianca Belair Oct 08, 2022

Is all news good news in wrestling? It turns out… No! Let’s talk about it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

AEW put so much work into the anniversary edition of Dynamite this past Wednesday. But right on the surface there were a lot of things missing. Namely: all of the wrestlers who helped found the company as executives.

That put a cloud on things, but it only got worse right before the show started. Sammy Guevara and Andrade El Idolo are the latest AEW stars to come to blows backstage. But hey, this is just a not-proud tradition of wrestling right? RIGHT???

The Main Event: Bianca Belair

Ever since Bianca Belair won the 2021 Royal Rumble, she has had the rocket ship strapped to her back. She's main evented WrestleMania, won the title multiple times and has truly gotten over as a beloved babyface.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Idea Soup.

Danielle put over Shawn Michaels on a talk show.

Hal put over The Rock making a fans day.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 317: The Usos Oct 01, 2022

Extreme Rules looks extremely entertaining this year, so let’s channel that excitement into a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

You want a strap match (hopefully without fireballs)? You want the first ever one-on-one women’s ladder match in the history of the main roster? How’s about a big ol’ pit to fight in? Boy does WWE seem ready to cater to you!

But even putting aside the upcoming PPV, Sami Zayn and the Bloodline put on an Emmy-worthy performance to open up Smackdown this week and wow are we excited to see where it goes.

The Main Event: Saraya (fka Paige) and the women of AEW

Jimmy and Jey Uso have been part of WWE since 2010. They've grown from a fun slideshow to multiple time champions to the most important stable in the company.

The Three Count

Julian put over Wrestle Club.

Danielle and Hal put over Ric Flair in the worst thing ever.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 316: Two and a half champs Sep 24, 2022

A Grand Slam, a secret bunny and a bunch of new champions. It’s the kind of combination you can only get in wrestling! And we’re all too happy to walk you through it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

AEW set up a bunch of new champions, including Jon Moxley finally getting a true coronation. Shame he’ll never get that vacation though.

And as Logan Paul continues to be miscast as a babyface there’s a very interesting dynamic at play in his match against Roman Reigns– even though we have no intention of seeing the match that will pay it all off.

Plus we’ll talk about WWE running a surprisingly successful viral campaign and why Lindsey got very British in her disapproval of Cesaro losing the ROH World Title.

The Main Event: Saraya (fka Paige) and the women of AEW

Paige was one of the first names in WWE's rebooted women's division. Injury forced her to step away from performing in the ring, but she remained a big part of the shows for years before leaving the company earlier this year. Now she's made her debut in AEW as Saraya where she'll likely wrestle again for the first time since 2017.

The Three Count

Danielle put over MJF back on the mic.

Lindsey put over Strowman's Male Models.

Hal put over Sodas on Smackdown.

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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Ep. 315: NXT re-reboot Sep 17, 2022

After such a chaotic week, it’s nice to get back to the part of wrestling we love: the wrestling! That’s the love we share with you on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Solo Sikoa is the newest Uce with the Bloodline. And it turns out he’s cool with his adopted family Sami Zayn as much as he is with his brothers. But when does it all implode?

Between Shayna Baszler and Sonya Deville, we actually love a little bit of MMA in our wrestling! And we also enjoy a bit of friendship between fwiends of all colors.

Plus: AEW looks to recover from a chaotic time by crowning a new World Champion next week. Can Bryan Danielson and MJF give the brand the stability that it needs?

And hey, if you need to smile, just remember that Chad Gable and Alpha Academy exists and Johnny Gargano had his first match in months!

The Main Event: NXT 2.0

It's been one year since NXT was moved to Tuesday nights and rebooted with a new look and a new direction as NXT 2.0. And after this week, it looks like they'll once again be tweaking the presentation of WWE's developmental show.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Roman Reigns on imPaulsive.

Lindsey put over reviews for Mindy’s Bakery in Chicago.

Julian put over a spine-buster that would make Arn Anderson proud.

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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Ep. 314: Clash at the Castle + CM Punk Sep 10, 2022

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What an emotional rollercoaster of a week! Let’s talk about it all on a jumbo-sized brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Clash at the Castle was everything we could have hoped for and so much more. Some of the best matches of the year from WWE along with intriguing new directions for a bunch of the major characters. Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns! Gunther vs. Sheamus! Bianca Belair’s first loss in forever!

The good vibes continued the next day on NXT: Worlds Collide. Are we finally excited about NXT again?

AEW’s All Out show was a bit more uneven, but still delivered some matches that were at least worth a watch… but that was almost forgotten just a few hours after the show.

The Main Event: CM Punk’s Gripe Bomb

After regaining his AEW championship, CM Punk joined Tony Khan for a press conference that will live in infamy. He launched into a tirade that bad-mouthed Colt Cabana, MJF, Adam Page, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks.

As if that wasn't enough, Punk said, "If you have a problem, come find me." And find him the Bucks and Kenny did, starting a fight that would get the Bucks, Pat Buck, Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa suspended. Ace Steel and Punk's status with the company has not been determined yet.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Black wrestling twitter amid the chaos.

Lindsey put over Damien Priest with a happy Welsh family.

Julian put over a column on the facade of CM Punk crumbling.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 313: Sami Zayn - Friend Forever Sep 03, 2022

Do a little dance! Get ready for a massive wrestling weekend with a brand new Tights and Fights!

The stage is set for Clash at the Castle. RAW and Smackdown have been a lot of fun the last few weeks. But in one of the most controversial moves of the show Triple H era, Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez are the new women’s tag team champions. We’ll explain why the surprise move isn’t that concerning yet.

Because they can’t go a week without drama, Tony Khan shared his reasoning for why Thunder Rosa’s injury didn’t get the same treatment as CM Punk. Some of the reasoning was understandable and some of it was very disappointing to hear.

But let’s not let it get in the way of a good time for the next few days!

The Main Event: Sami Zayn

Sami has been with the WWE for almost 10 years now. He's won titles, had great matches and he's now involved with the most high profile stable in the company.

The Three Count

Danielle put over young Undertaker.

Lindsey put over Seth Rollins going for the jugular.

Hal put over the Attitude Era end credits.

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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Ep. 312: Bayley the Role Model Aug 27, 2022

DING DONG! Backstage drama and title controversy abound! Time to talk about it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights.

As more and more reports come out about AEW’s messy life behind the scenes of fights and talent meetings, the most public discussion is Jon Moxley squashing CM Punk in the “biggest match in AEW’s history.” What’s a work? What’s real? Who can even say?

But there’s so much to love this week too! Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell’s love story continues and Johnny Gargano has at last debuted in WWE.

Between all that let’s give a big hearty “A-thank yewwwwwwww” for all the things to enjoy in wrestling!

The Main Event: Bayley

It took a little over a year, but Bayley has finally returned to WWE bringing new friends for the next step of her career.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Eddie Kingston being her best friend.

Julian put over his favorite wrestling x Chargers x video games x backyard games crossover.

Hal put over Baby Gargano.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 311: WrestleMania preview Aug 20, 2022

So much great wrestling, so little time! We’re getting tons of shows to look forward to almost every day of the week. Something for everyone, you could even say!

And while there were tons of great matches no matter your preference, the show that we have the most questions about is Dynamite. With CM Punk back, speculation abounds about his behavior behind the scenes. How much of that is part of a planned story? And how much is Punk being his usual cranky self?

But we’ll have more to say about all of the great promos and title defenses we’ve seen so far. What a great time to be a fan!

The Main Event: WrestleMania at SoFi

In case you hadn't heard, WrestleMania is coming to SoFi stadium in Los Angeles this April. WWE had a fun preview event at the show that was free for fans and media to attend– and that included us! We got see the depths of SoFi and speak with Nikki ASH, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins and Dominik Mysterio!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Becky Lynch C-walking.

Lindsey put over Seth Rollins’ and the Rock’s memories and Liv Morgan’s book recommendations.

Julian put over Triple H making dreams come true.

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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Ep. 310: These are YOUR Main Events Aug 13, 2022

Blood is disgusting! We watched half of AEW through clenched eyes! But there’s also plenty of things we DID love on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

CM Punk, Dexter Lumis and Karrion Kross all returned to wrestling. And sure we don’t really know how the latter two are going to do, but the possibility sure is exciting.

Between that and Kevin Owens returning to being the prize fighter, the US title getting a lot of love and so much more, the good times continue to roll!

The Main Event: Giving you the book!

As part of the special Max Fun Drive stretch goals, we've given the book to our listeners to tell us all the corners of the wrestling world deserve some extra attention. These are your Main Events!

The Three Count

Hal put over Ciampa's big US title push.

Danielle put over Becky Lynch C-walking.

Lindsey over Asuka (nuff said).

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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Ep. 309: Summerslam 2022 Aug 06, 2022

It was the biggest party of the Summer and Vince McMahon wasn’t invited! Let’s talk about Summerslam and RAW on a brand new Tights and Fights.

Triple H made his presence felt in the first night on RAW, allowing Becky Lynch to turn face and bringing back Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai to shake up the women’s roster on WWE.

The other book end of the night featured Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns for what may be the last time. And I think we can all agree that TRACTORS!!!!!

Between all the great matches and the United States Championship getting a ton of love there’s a change in the air that’s infectious. Hell, we even loved seeing Logan Paul in our wrestling show! What a time!

The Three Count

Hal put over Bayley recalling her injury.

Danielle put over SRS calling knuck if you buck.

Julian over NXT (can you believe it?).

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.com

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Ep. 308: Life after Vince Jul 30, 2022

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This is it. The big one. The story we never thought we’d cover so soon: Vince McMahon is officially OUT from WWE and Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are in!

Now that Hunter has full control of the book, we’ll talk about our hopes for his creative regime and why we’re more optimistic about WWE than we have been in years.

Plus: The IWGP women’s title is real and it’s coming soon!

The Main Event: Stephanie McMahon

We have seen Stephanie McMahon graduate from the damsel in distress to Triple H's fake wife to Triple H's real wife to the chief brand officer all the way to the top business person of WWE.

The Three Count

Hal put over Baby Gargano tuning up the band and Paul Heyman’s career advice.

Danielle put over Ricky Starks and his future.

Lindsey put over Matt Gaetz being mocked by the marks of Gen Z.

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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Ep. 307: Larry Steve (and Alexa Bliss) Jul 23, 2022

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VINCE MCMAHON HAS RETIRED FROM ALL OF HIS ACTIVE WWE RESPONSIBILITIES. And even though the announcement happened after we recorded, Hal and producer Julian still have time to discuss their early reactions.

But other than that, the wrestling world feels like it’s in a bit of a slump at the moment. But while things don’t feel as exciting as they should, let’s find some positives before SummerSlam starts and wrestlers continue fighting sharks or whatever

The Main Event: Larry Steve (and Alexa Bliss)

Alexa Bliss has been back for a few months now. And instead of competing for the world championships, she's working to find her footing and messing around with the 24/7 title in the meantime.

But before we get to her, let's talk about her pet pig who touched the hearts of millions before he left us too soon: Larry Steve.

The Three Count

Hal put over Werewolf World Wrestling.

Danielle put over the insanity of this week.

Lindsey put over the Sami on Broken Skull Sessions.

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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Ep. 308: Just one ball Jul 16, 2022

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It’s time to speculate about the end of TV ratings on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Yup, it looks like the WWE is officially going back to TV-14 after decades of PG television. What does that mean for the show itself? Probably none of the things that we suggest.

Sasha Banks is in the news again with her first public appearance at C2E2 since leaving WWE. Why does it matter how much money she’s charging to work with the convention? That’s the best part- it doesn’t!

Plus we’ll talk about why we miss Rhea Ripley, why we can’t wait for Ronda to head out and where Liv Morgan should go next

The Main Event: Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman has been the peak of promos as an advocate, manager and special council for WWE's biggest stars. Now that he's once again caught between his two biggest collaborators in the latest Lesnar/Reigns match, we're going to take a look at Heyman's career and legacy in wrestling so far.

The Three Count

Hal put over Shinsuke Corbin.

Danielle put over Keith Lee’s “why”.

Lindsey put over the G1 tournament announcement.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 307: Money in the Bank 2022 Jul 09, 2022

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Money in the Bank brought with it some great matches and moments that we can’t wait to discuss on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

But that’s almost secondary to all the real-life Vince McMahon news that’s been delivered this week. Why is all this coming out now? We’ll speculate and explain why it’s similar to the ousting of a certain Prime Minister.

And not only that, but we’ve gotta talk about Christian’s promo on Matt Hardy, Wardlow’s big title win and so much.

The Main Event: Paige

Paige has had one of the most revolutionary and tumultuous WWE careers in recent memory. Now she's officially run through her last contract and is parting ways with the company. So we're going to look back on everything she accomplished.

The Three Count

Hal put over Paul Heyman’s lecture.

Danielle put over an amazing thread about WWE.

Lindsey put over George Carlin and wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 306: Halfway through 2022 Jul 02, 2022

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Can you believe we’re a full six months into the year? We’re finally ready to discuss the halfway point on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

One of the biggest news items from WWE this week is that they signed Logan Paul to a contract to wrestle for the company. Don’t count any of us as Paul supporters, but we’ll explain why he has the carney energy to do good things in WWE.

AEW just had their “Forbidden Door” PPV. And what else could get us more excited than the debut of Claudio Castignoli (formerly known as WWE’s Cesaro).

Between his showcase and AEW wrestlers appearing on RAW to thank John Cena, it’s been a wild and crazy

The Main Event: 2022 so far

We're already halfway through 2022 and have already experienced plenty of highs and lows in the world of wrestling. This week, we're talking all about what's stood out to us in the year so far, from stars, to moments behind the scenes or anything else.

The Three Count

Hal put over John Cena granting wishes.

Danielle put over the wrestling world showering Claudio with love.

Julian put over Montez Ford’s future.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 305: No Chance Jun 25, 2022

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It’s the most cursed Summer of wrestling, but let’s try to brave it together on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Injuries continue to plague both AEW and WWE. Daniel Bryan is out for the foreseeable future and has promised a surprise competitor to replace him in his upcoming matches at “Forbidden Door” and “Blood & Guts.”

Rhea Ripley is not medically cleared to compete at “Money in the Bank.” So Bianca Belair will face Carmella instead.

But there’s thankfully still some things to be happy about and a bold explanation about which pop culture franchises best explain the purpose of AEW.

The Main Event: Vince McMahon

Vincent Kennedy McMahon has been the chief creative and business mind behind WWE for decades. Every single decision and expansion has been made with him at the center of it. With the latest scandal and investigation, he faces what may be the most significant disruption to his power yet.

Full disclosure: the main event segment has been rumored to be cursed the last few weeks, with anyone who we discuss getting disappeared from TV. So we figured why not aim high?

The Three Count

Hal put over Kevin Owens understanding movies.

Danielle put overJohnny Hardy.

Lindsey put over Paul Heyman and Terry Funk video games!

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 304: Tea, trauma and tragedy Jun 18, 2022

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What a massive week of news. And we’ll do our best to sift through it all on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Vince McMahon has stepped away from WWE, at least on a temporary basis. This comes after a Wall Street Journal report that he paid off a former employee after what the story called “an affair.” As the WWE board looks into whether he used WWE money to cover for his transgressions, Stephanie McMahon has been announced as the interim chairwoman and CEO.

There’s a lot to sift through and the only way we know how is with jokes speculation!

Plus, the hits just keep coming: Jeff Hardy was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. He’s now been suspended from AEW as he seeks rehabilitation. So we make an impassioned plea for him to get the help he needs.

The Main Event: Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley has a new look and a new faction on her side with The Judgment Day. And the group's first order of business is to support Rhea in her match against Bianca Belair so that she can earn her second RAW women's title.

The Three Count

Hal put over Big E’s big accomplishment.

Danielle put over MJF’s celebrity encounter.

Lindsey put over comedy and Wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 303: Injury Season Jun 11, 2022

There’s so much that’s happened across every wrestling show. We’re happy to guide you along on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hell in a Cell was a generally well received PPV, and not just for the banger of a main event. Asuka, Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch turned in a great triple threat for the RAW women’s title and all three women have a lot of options in the aftermath.

Somehow Kevin Owens has kept the game with Ezekiel going for months now. How much longer until it’s a wrap?

And all signs point to Jon Moxley standing tall as the AEW Champion for the first time in several years. But will he be able to bring a title prominence that’s in danger of getting lost in a crowded field of belts on AEW?

The Main Event: Injuries

Injuries are a constant part of wrestling. But this past week, we've had a bunch of wrestlers get hurt and disrupt the best laid plans of marks and bookers

The Three Count

Hal put over Danhausen's fun time band.

Julian put over Ms. Marvel/Mustafa fan art.

Lindsey put over Adam Page being brave.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 302: Better than You Jun 04, 2022

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Maxwell Jacob Friedman and his contract drama has taken the world by storm. Is it a work? Is it a shoot? Who cares! Let’s just bask in it on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights.

But first: Hal’s finally back! And that means we can catch him up on all the wrestling he’s missed.

AEW had their Double or Nothing PPV where CM Punk at last won the AEW World Championship. What do we hope for as he cements himself as the face of the company and prepares to fight Hiroshi Tanahashi?

Plus, we’ll look ahead to Hell in a Cell and lament that the women don’t get a cell this year. Boooooo!

The Main Event: MJF

Maxwell Jacob Friedman has been one of the most consistent acts on AEW since the brand premiered. Now there's more drama around him and his future in the company than ever before.

The Three Count

Hal put over Sami Zan, honorary UCE.

Danielle put over Nikita Lyons’ heel turn

Lindsey put over wrestling’s presence on pride month.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 301: Butts and Cats Club May 28, 2022

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We’re just a few days away from AEW’s Double or Nothing show, but there are tons of stories developing outside the fictional world of wrestling television too.

Kota Abushi’s troubles with New Japan have only just begun. And the latest press conference did not reflect favorably on the federation.

Roman Reigns is still expected to scale back his presence in WWE for a little while; so what does that mean now that the Bloodline has all the gold?

But all that aside… how about MJF’s Burberry ref shirt?

The Main Event

He's the AEW world champion that the company spent the most time building up and now Hangman Adam Page has a date with CM Punk in the biggest match of his career.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over YOU!

Julian put over Sasha Banks and the Mountain Goats

Danielle put over Jade Cargill’s life.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 300: Spotlight on the Boss May 21, 2022

It’s the 300th episode of Tights and Fights! And we had a chaotic week of wrestling news to celebrate!

Stephanie McMahon has taken a leave of absence from WWE. While she hasn’t been on TV as much these, days her duties behind the scenes are extensive and important. We’ll explain what a big loss this is… and even speculate a little about what this could mean for the company.

But there’s a lot of things to celebrate from the regular TV shows too like the amazing fun that is Kevin Owens and Ezekiel, some fun stunt casting on AEW and Toxic Attraction having fun on TikTok..

The Main Event

Sasha Banks has been a fixture of WWE's women's for years now. She was part of the first crop of women call-ups from NXT as the company signaled it would focus on the division more. And from wigs, weaves, championships and everything in between, she's become one of the biggest stars in WWE… including when she makes headlines.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Kota Ibushi (the birthday boy).

Julian put over Roman Reigns on AEW

Danielle put over BaddieHausen

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 299: Pizza and Buffet May 14, 2022

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We’ve got so much wrestling news to catch up on this week on Tights and Fights!

WWE had another PPV this weekend. While it was a tepid build, there’s no denying that the match quality exceeded expectations.

AEW is building to a major show of their own as well. With the Owen Hart Memorial Tournaments in full swing and CM Punk set to challenge for the AEW World Championship, what is going right on Wednesday Nights?

All of this and we think it’s time for a nice food analogy to explain what you get form the various wrestling shows on TV.

The Main Event

Charlotte Flair and Roman Reigns have run roughshod over Smackdown for a while. Now they're both set to take a sabbatical with more wrestlers stepping up to carry the burden.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over CM Punk yelling at people about women’s rights.

Julian put over SoFi Stadium

Danielle put over Fightful’s twitter drama

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 298: Tights and Dice - A TTRPG adventure May 06, 2022

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Thank you for the support!

As part of the #MaxFunDriveFinale, we’re setting aside the news and events in the week in wrestling to play the Worldwide Wrestling Tabletop Role Playing Game.

Hal Danielle and Lindsey are led on their journey by creative force, Julian Burrell to take on the personas of wrestlers and live out their dreams of superstardom!

And speaking of those wrestling personas:

Meet Pony Girl, Bob (Short for Kate) and Roger Cornelius Vanderbilt Esquire III M.D.- Three wrestlers who have scratched and clawed their from developmental for a chance at the main roster of the Maximum Fights Wrestling Federation.

But between an audience that they need to impress, moves that they need to get right and the cruel hand of fate, do they have what it takes to achieve their goals?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 297: Wrestling Celebrities ft. RJ City Apr 29, 2022

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It’s the #MaxFunDrive and that means inviting on special Wrestle Fwiends on brand new episode of Tights and Fights.

RJ City has made a name for himself as a truly unique show across the independent wrestling scene. In the past year though, he’s gone more mainstream than ever.

He was scene regularly on WWE’s YouTube channel and now he’s got a new talk show on AEW called “Hey(EW).” According to him, his new show isn’t all that different from what he used to be known for… just with a massive budget.

He’ll tell us all about his latest project, his new wrestling persona and what the difference is between making web content for WWE vs. AEW.

The Main Event

We just got done with WrestleMania which had a surprising amount of celebrities in major matches on the card. This continues a proud tradition in wrestling of bringing famous people on to have a good time and hopefully bring new eyes on the shows.

The Three Count

RJ put over FTR somehow getting over as faces.

Danielle put over MJF on the Acafellas.

Lindsey put over Danhausen cursing William Regal.

Hal put over one of his best friends.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 296: Charlotte Flair Apr 23, 2022

Whether you’re a tall blonde queen or a short and pissy brunette, this episode of Tights and Fights is for you!

AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling have at last confirmed their upcoming joint show “Forbidden Door.” There’s still a lot of questions about what the card will look like, but we know that there won’t be any women’s crossover matches. How excited are we despite that?

Plus, there were some fun surprises across all the shows: Cody Rhodes is really over as a face in WWE! Naomi and Sasha Banks have gotten a lot of chances to show off the women’s tag titles! And Britt Baker got the major ovation that we’ve come to expect from her in Brittsburgh.

The Main Event

It’s time for another edition of our segment "My Special Wrestler" where we invite you to share your personal stories about why a wrestler means so much to you. This time we've got an email from listener Maggie Rose who tells us about why she loves Charlotte Flair.

If you want to share a story about your special wrestler email it to us at julian@maximumfun.org

The Three Count

Danielle put over good guy Roman Reigns.

Lindsey put over KENTA vs. CM Punk(?).

Julian put over Najee Harris on Dynamite and Hook vs. Danhausen getting the treatment that it deserves.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 295: The Debut Review Apr 16, 2022

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Turn out the lights and get your spotlight ready, it’s time for your debut on a brand new Tights and Fights!

It looks like the bloodline is coming after all the tag team titles in the next phase of their conquest. Does this mean the end of the brand split as we know it? And if so, would this be a good thing or a bad thing for WWE programming?

Plus: Sonya Deville snuck her way into a title match with Bianca Belair. We’ll talk about how far Sonya has come since the her debut several years ago.

While AEW had a massive show on Wednesday night, the thing that drew the ire of most fans was the first appearance of Satnam Singh. What went wrong with his first showcase and was the outrage justified?

The Main Event

Debuts are premium content in wrestling. It's a chance for wrestlers to introduce themselves to a brand new audience for the first time. We're gonna talk about some of our favorites from over the years; whether they were switching companies, called up to the WWE main roster or were introduced to us for the first time.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Montez Ford’s tope shimmy.

Lindsey put over the OTHER CYN.

Hal put over Mojo Rawley’s wedding attire.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 294: WrestleMania 38 Apr 09, 2022

It’s our annual retrospective on Night 1 and Night 2 of Ice Cream Christmas (or WrestleMania for the uninitiated) a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

There were a lot of really good title matches, but none greater than Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair. While we definitely should have had more women’s matches, we can point to this one as an early contender for Match of the year.

Plus: talk about a great showcase for why celebrities belong in wrestling! The Jackass team, Pat McAfee and (ugh) Logan Paul all brought the goods. We’ll explain why the involvement of celebrities will always be a net good at a wrestling show.

There’s tons of matches to get to so let’s not waste another moment!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Samoa Joe doing the shmoney dance

Lindsey put over Little Rip Rip.

Hal put over Paul Heyman encouraging the Tribal Chief.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 293: King of Kings, Show of Shows Apr 02, 2022

Can you feel it? It’s the final hours before WrestleMania weekend and we’re ready to celebrate on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Even as we get closer to the biggest show of the year, matches continue to be added. What looks like it could make for a fun encounter? And most importantly: What food preparations have been made within our households?

While WWE has the spotlight for now, AEW is laying to groundwork for their interactions with the Ring of Honor roster and the early days of the Owen Hart Cup.

Grab a seat at the table, we’re eatin’ good this week!

The Main Event:

Triple H has officially retired from in-ring action after an extended battle with viral pneumonia that nearly killed him. That closes the book on a storied career that includes some of the most elaborate wrestlemania matches and entrances in history.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Naomi to Becky on twitter.

Lindsey put over Seth Rollins’ many potential opponents

Julian put over the upcoming game WrestleQuest

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 292: Baddest of the bad Mar 26, 2022

The beacon of WrestleMania is within sight on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Where do we even begin with the biggest show of the year? Against all odds it looks like a very solid two nights of wrestling that have been set up to feel as massive as they should.

Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch have added a lot of grit to the final leg of their story and Seth Rollins continues to carry a feud with the specter of Cody Rhodes right up to the final RAW of the build.

How hopefully are we that WWE will deliver? Well… we’ll see.

Plus, NXT TakeOver Stand & Deliver will be airing the morning of the first day of WrestleMania. Things are much more optimistic in the colorful world of 2.0, but who’s due to finally be called up to the main roster?

All of that… plus discussing some of the grossest AEW stories of the week and reminding the world that “Blackpool” is one word.

The Main Event:

WWE has a new series out called WWE Evil where they take a look at some of the biggest heels from their history. So we figured why not talk about some of our favorite baddest of the bad guys.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Keith Lee trending on twitter.

Lindsey put over Toni Storm’s OnlyFans account

Hal put over the film “Body Slam”

Bonus: All Star Rock n’ Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 291: Don’t call it a comeback Mar 19, 2022

Don’t call it a comeback, but we’re back with a brand new Tights and Fights!

But first we have to acknowledge a major loss in wrestling: Whether you knew him as Scott Hall or Razor Ramon, he was a fixture of wrestling from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Tributes and testimonials have come from his friends and colleagues over the years. We’ll add our voices to the mix.

Despite that dark cloud, there was a lot ot enjoy from the week in wrestling as companies paid tribute to Hall. RAW is putting the pieces in place for WrestleMania in just a few weeks with stories involving Kevin Owens, Steve Austin, Roman Reigns and more going strong.

Plus: Edge has some new music! The first good episode of NXT 2.0 in ages! Thunder Rosa is the new AEW Women’s champion!

The Main Event:

There was a very scary moment on Smackdown where Ridge Holland botched a belly-to-belly suplex and broke Big E's neck. Thankfully, E will be okay. And if there's one silver lining when it comes to getting injured in wrestling: it’s the opportunity for a big comeback!

The Three Count

Danielle put over The Young Bucks’ new Twitter bio.

Lindsey put over Britt Baker’s time as women’s champion.

Hal put over Robert Roode’s work as a manager on NXT 2.0.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 290: AEW Revolution with Dan Sinker Mar 12, 2022

Spin around and keep your bodily fluids in tact on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Dan Sinker joined us just weeks after AEW Revolution in 2020, so it only makes sense that he joins us for this years’ edition of the event after it’s been a whole pandemic!

We’re going to talk all about our favorite matches including Jade Cargill and Jurassic Express’ big wins and why we need to take a break from all the blood.

Plus, new champions across just about every show on TV!

The Main Event:

CM Punk has been back in wrestling for just over six months now. Dan Sinker will tell us about how he chronicled Punk’s life and career that led him to his AEW debut foir Esquire Magazine.

The Three Count

Dan put over theThe Jurassic Express.

Lindsey put over Keith Lee on Talk is Jericho.

Danielle put over The first week of WWE 2K22

Hal put over the solid improvement of WWE 2K22.

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Ep. 289: Knockouts World Champion Mickey James Mar 05, 2022

Time to celebrate some Hardcore Country on a new episode of Tights and Fights!

Mickey James is the Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Champion. She’s also known for her extensive career in WWE where she is also a multiple-time champion.

Recently, she brought the Knockouts championship to WWE for one night at the 2022 Royal Rumble. She’ll tell us how she came to be involved in the show.

Plus, we’ll hear about why it was so important that she come back to WWE after such a bitter exit and when we’ll get to learn more about a new NWA Empowerrr PPV.

The Three Count

Julian put over the WWE Day of Reckoning.

Lindsey put over the WWE career of Cesaro.

Danielle put over Eddie Kingston’s promo from last week.

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Ep. 288: AEW’s “Who We Are” with Josiah Williams Feb 26, 2022

It’s a new week and we brought the flow on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Josiah Williams is the voice and creative force behind the rap project “Wrestle and Flow.” After years of it mainly being a personal project, he gained new notoriety by getting a job with WWE and NXT.

Now that he’s no longer a part of the company, he’s able to take on tons of new projects. Including the album of “Who We Are: A Celebration of Excellence” from AEW, where he raps about Mark Henry and Red Velvet.

Plus, Josiah will tell us about some of his favorite wrestling stories for the week. Which, of course, means we have to talk about MJF and CM Punk and how they were part of one of the greatest wrestling segments ever.

The Three Count

Julian put over the end of the MJF vs. CM Punk segment.

Hal put over Jericho and Eddie Kingston’s promo.

Josiah put over Buddy Matthews AEW debut.

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Ep. 287: A very merry Lindsmitless Feb 19, 2022

We’re talking all about the star who arrived, left and may return once more on Tights and Fights!

But lest we forget: This was a fantastic week for televised women’s wrestling! Naomi reintroduced herself to the world in a great match against Charlotte; Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley were the heart of lengthy gauntlet match; Thunder Rose and Mercedes Martinez beat the breaks off each other on Dynamite!

Plus, there’s lots of interesting alliances and conflicts being set up across all the shows, but for some reason we still can’t get enough of Brock Lesnar’s little pony tail.

The Main Event

Cody Rhodes wrestled all over the world after leaving WWE. He later was one of–if not THE major reason that AEW ever came together. Now he's leaving the company he helped found. And all reports point to him coming back to WWE.

The Three Count

Danielle put over The Biggest of Funerals.

Lindsey put over Baby Gargano.

Hal put over CM Punk stunning MJF.

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Ep. 286: Hindenburg Feb 12, 2022

Grab your Little Ceaser’s pizza of choice! Big Boi Season is back on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Keith Lee is finally back on TV with AEW! And as excited as we are to see the Limitless One, did Tony Khan bungle the response in trying to build for his debut? And what was up with the crowd being not quite as enthusiastic as we would’ve liked?

And it seems like all of the major title holders on US TV have a lot to touch on. Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar may end up being a double champion in a few months; Adam Cole is challenging Adam Page to determine the supreme Adam of AEW; and Ronda has chosen Charlotte as her opponent at WrestleMania leaving Becky free to take on someone else more interesting…

All of that, plus we’ll get to talk about The World of Color that is NXT 2.0.

My Special Wrestler

Listener Erik tell us a touching story about how a certain prizefighter helped his family heal from a terrible trauma.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Becky Lynch dunking on Ric Flair.

Hal put over The lighter side of wrestling twitter.

Julian put over CM Punk’s match against Frank Turner

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Ep. 285: The 2022 Royal Rumble Feb 05, 2022

In 3…2…1…!!!! It’s a NEW episode of Tights and Fights!

A lot of lows, but there were plenty of things on the show to be excited about even though we’re not thrilled with Ronda and Brock as our winners. There’s still plenty to be excited about including Bad Bunny and lots of fun stories from the women’s rumble.

Plus, while we’re usually against a DQ finish, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins truly hit on all cylinders.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Brie Bella on The Real Dirty Dancing.

Danielle put over Brock Lesnar with Jackass.

Hal put over Sami Zayn at the Jackass premier.

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Ep. 284: The Women of the Rumble Jan 29, 2022

It’s the home stretch before the Royal Rumble! And that means it’s our final chance to speculate wildly on a NEW episode of Tights and Fights!

We’re letting our imaginations run wild. Who will show up in the Rumble match? Who has the best chance to win? For the first time in a while it feels like the field is wide open!

And not to be out done, AEW had another event show on TBS: “Beach Break!” Amid all the amazingly athletic spots in the TNT title match, we’re still a little confused about how we got to Sammy Guevara as a two time champion… and we’re still not positive about him as a face. Almost as unsure as we are about NXT 2.0!

But all that aside: DANHAUSEN IS IN AEW!

The Main Event

The women of WWE getting their own version of the Royal Rumble is a relatively new annual tradition we all look forward to. But even before this match, there were four women who competed in the original Rumble to give us something to cheer for.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Danhausen’s debut in AEW.

Danielle put over wrestlers respecting wrestlers.

Hal put over Johnny Gargano seducing his wife.

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Ep. 283: The Padding-verse Jan 22, 2022

We’re a week out from the Royal Rumble! Time to break it all down on NEW episode of Tights and Fights!

There were a couple of big stories that involved real life difficulties: 1) Mustafa Ali has asked for his release, but WWE is reportedly not going to provide him with it. 2) Jon Moxley is back in a wrestling ring looking as healthy as ever after his sabbatical. Both hit our emotions hard in completely different ways.

And even as the seeds for WrestleMania slowly take shape, we’re excited for some of the Royal Rumble matches in their own right. Roman vs. Seth! Brock vs. Bobby!

All that, plus a look at the AEW women’s division… which seems to be taking baby steps towards improvement?

The Main Event

WALTER was one of the last major signings onto NXT. He became the longest reigning NXT UK Champion, made a few cameos on the main roster and now he's got a new name that's super problematic!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Maryse hitting Beth Phoenix with a brick.

Danielle put over a Vegas wrestler taking down an attempted attacker on the street.

Hal put over John Cena on Peacemaker

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Ep. 282: Forbidden Cat Flap Jan 15, 2022

We’re on the road to the road to WrestleMania!

Danielle and Lindsey return to speculate about the women’s Royal Rumble. Tons of returns were immediately revealed to get people to tune in, but will there still be room for a few surprises?

Plus, we’re all a little down on the state of NXT 2.0 and New Japan Pro Wrestling. But we have faith that one of those will turn the corner soon and the other one will be relegated to background viewing for the foreseeable future.

Main Event

Mickie James got a lot of attention this week when she announced that she will be in the Royal Rumble– and she's bringing the Impact Knockout Championship with her!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Peacemaker on HBO

Danielle put over The AEW mixtape

Julian put over Macho Man Randy Savage in Spider-Man

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Ep. 281: Fragile billionaire Jan 08, 2022

It’s the first week of wrestling of 2022! Time to dive back into the craziness on a brand new Tights and Fights!

WWE’s Day 1 PPV was thrown for a loop when Roman Reigns announced he’d tested positive for COVID-19. The consolation prize: Brock Lesnar as our new WWE Champion! We’ll explain where we think Lesnar goes from here and pour one out for Big E’s time as the top champion.

Plus, AEW Dynamite has a new home on TBS. How did the first show go as multiple people held gold in the company for the first time?

All that and we’ll even get to talk about how much we’re looking forward to what’s next for Liv Morgan.

Main Event

Big Swole left AEW a few weeks ago. This week we learned more about why on her podcast. One of the biggest issues was that she feels AEW has a big diversity and black representation issue. That prompted Tony Khan to put his whole foot in his mouth to defend his company and say that the reason he didn't renew Swole's contract was because she's a bad wrestler.

The Three Count

Hal put over the newest Lesnar Guy

Julian put over Lio Rush being a real one.

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Ep. 280: Superplexatives Jan 01, 2022

It’s officially the end of 2021. And as we hope and pray that this dumpster fire gets a little less chaotic, we’re going to look back on the year of wrestling.

And perhaps most importantly, we’re handing out our first ever Tights and Fights Superlatives–or as we call them “Superplexatives!”

Who’s the best wrestling family member? Who made us unexpectedly love us best? Which AEW/WWE interaction best exemplified peace on earth? We’ll break it all down and raise a cup of cheer.

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Ep. 279: Ring Side Story Dec 25, 2021

As we prepare for another broadway adaptation to release in theaters with Spielberg’s West Side Story, we can’t help but think how much better it would be with wrestlers.

John Cena as Tony? Zelina Vega as Maria? The Anoa’i family as the Sharks? The Elite as the Jets? Nothing is off limits here, so let’s have some fun!

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Ep. 278: Austin Creed Dec 18, 2021

This week, we’re so excited to welcome Austin Creed onto Tights and Fights. Wrestling fans know him as Xavier Woods. He’s part of one of WWE’s greatest teams of all time: The New Day. Now he’s King of the Ring. He’ll explain why he thinks that title has more power than any championship.

Austin’s also known as a personality for the newly-revived video-game TV network “G4.” How did he land that role? His fans helped ignite a twitter campaign to make it happen. He’ll tell us all about his love of video games and why he’s wanted to be a professional in that space for years.

The Main Event

Austin Creed thinks “The Golden Girls” is the greatest TV show of all time. Not only is it incredibly funny. But it’s also helped inform how he approaches storytelling in wrestling.

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Ep. 277: Johnny Gargano-TakeOver-Wrestling Dec 11, 2021

Wrestling always feels like a weird subject this time of year. But after we discuss some of our favorite Christmas specials, we’ll talk about NXT: War Games!

Overall, it was a fine show… but we just can’t help but mourn for our beloved NXT Black and Gold. Is there any hope to be had as we play the waiting game for whatever the brand turns into?

Plus, we have to shoutout all the women on the main roster of WWE doing such great work. Charlotte got pied! Liv and Doudrop look awesome!

All that, plus MJF and CM Punk proving their two of the absolute best at manipulating a crowd.

The Main Event

For the longest time, Johnny Gargano was the franchise player of NXT. He held every title that he could, main evented tons of takeovers and was part of the biggest stories on the brand. And now his future is up in the air.

The Three Count:

Hal put over Batista's look on Dune

Lindsey put over Kyle O'Reilly's NXT career.

Julian put over the only WWE Christmas special

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Ep. 276: Seth Beastly Drop-King Rollins Dec 04, 2021

The year is winding down, but there’s still so much wrestling to catch up on. We’ll get to everything we loved on a brand new Tights and Fights!

But first: Lindsey Kelk is back and better than ever!

She shares tales of her lovely tour of England, including meeting some of YOU! And how she may have to write a story about the Golden Lovers now?

Plus, NXT 2.0 actually had some really good matches cut through the brightly lit NXT arena. There could be some great things on the way for the NXT women’s title, especially!

And over on AEW, CM Punk and MJF finally had the promo-off that we’ve anticipated since Punk’s debut. How did it go? So well that even WWE had to reference it!

Main Event:

Ever since he debuted with the Shield, it was clear WWE had big plans for Seth Rollins. All these years later, after multiple title wins and big PPV matches, he's got a chance for another WWE championship on the first RAW of the new year.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Ryan Nemeth’s video on mental health

Lindsey put over Big Swole upon her leaving AEW

Hal put over MJF’s “Tough Enough” entry

References

Becky’s promo on Survivor Series

CM Punk and MJF’s promo

Edge and Miz’s promo

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Ep. 275: The 2021 Thankful Episode Nov 26, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re rejecting the pilgrim motif and instead focusing on what we’re thankful for after another year has gone by… after we talk about some of the food we’re eating first.

But then we’ll get into it all from the great returns to all the amazing black wrestlers we got to see work this year to some of the things YOU told us you love most of all.

References

Kenny Johnson’s documentary on Effy’s Big Gay Brunch

WWE’s feature on Becky Lynch’s return

Mick Foley introduces Mr. Socko

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Ep. 274: Full Gear, Full Beer Nov 20, 2021

Grab your letterman’s jackets and dancing shoes, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

There was another late-breaking case of “budget cuts” from the WWE this week. This included the faction Hit Row just weeks after they made their debuts on Smackdown! We’ll lament the talent lost and try to make sense of it all.

But it’s not all bad news, AEW had another really good PPV this past weekend. It showcase everything that the promotion does well (like paying off long term stories) and not so well (like still having just one women’s match on the show).

All of that, plus a look at how to cheat on retro video games. Seriously!

Main Event

Sometimes we're not quite sure what to pick for the main event, we let Danielle play with one of her requests. This time we're going to take a look at the wrestlers who have appeared on Dancing with the Stars! Dancing with the Superstars, if you will.

The Three Count

Hal put over Paul Heyman’s business advice for AEW

Danielle put over Xavier Woods’ promo on twitter

Julian put over CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston

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Ep. 273: Kevin Owens - Prize Fighter Nov 13, 2021

Tape up your fists and play that guitar, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

WWE just let another group of wrestlers go, including some who are no doubt going to be stars wherever they land. We’ll take a guess as to what went wrong with some of their WWE tenure and where some stars may end up soon.

Plus, as AEW prepares for Full Gear this weekend, the world is aglow about the potential of an Adam Page world title run and angry at Tony Khan’s recent media call. We’ll take a look at both!

Main Event

Kevin Owens has been a fixture of WWE programming since his NXT debut in 2014. And now that he's once again turned heel and has a lot of questions surrounding his contract status we thought we'd take a look back at the Prize Fighter's career so far.

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Ep. 272: SummerSlam 1992 Nov 06, 2021

This episode is an edited version of the show that was recorded LIVE as part of the London Podcast Festival!

Summerslam 1992 represents a strange era of WWE. Business was down in the states, but live tours were doing great in England. So WWE decided to have one of their biggest shows in London at Wembley Stadium.

We’ll be talking about so much from The Ultimate Warriors weird gear of the night to Sensational Sherri’s eternal attraction to one of the greatest main events in SummerSlam history.

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Ep. 271: Royal Concussion Protocol Oct 30, 2021

Break out the ice-cold corn dogs, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

We’ve been a little pessimistic about NXT 2.0, but we did get to see some great women’s wrestling on the show this week and our first faction holding all the women’s titles!

Plus, AEW’s gotten the TBS title off to a really good start. But we’re faced with the duality of the promotion with fun things like Shida vs. Deeb and the Elite’s Halloween match on one side; and the Bobby Fish vs. CM Punk on the other. We’ll explain.

Plus: frozen corn dogs help with swelling!

Main Event:

Xavier Woods has said that he had two major goals in WWE: help Kofi Kingston win the WWE championship and to win the King of the Ring tournament. And as of last week he’s officially 2 for 2!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Bianca Belair's promo on RAW.

Danielle put over The Miz's spooky dance.

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Ep. 270: Ring Tones for the Block Party Oct 23, 2021

It’s the second week of the Max Fun Block Party, so let’s kick out the jams on a brand new Tights and Fights!

As we welcome new listeners, we feel it necessary to explain some of the TnF lexicon. What’s Ice Cream Christmas? When is it Big Boi Season? What does it mean to Tap Titles? All that and so much more will be explained!

Plus, if you’re just getting into wrestling, it can be a little hard to know where to start with all the content on TV and the internet. We’ll tell you about some of the fun stuff we watched and recommend some easy things to get into.

Ring Tones

So we must confess, it's really weird when wrestlers start singing. The results range from average to terrible. But at least it's usually memorable.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.

Hal put over The Miz as Genie.

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Ep. 269: Wrestling 101 Oct 16, 2021

Sharpen your pencils, take notes because there will be a test after this brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

As part of the Max Fun Block Party, we’re proud to present our Wrestling 101 special! This is the episode to help everyone who’s been cautiously interested in wrestling to finally learn what all the fuss is about.

We’ll break down what makes the artform so special, what we think is a great gateway to get into the madness and why wrestling is quite simply unlike anything else in the world.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Top Dolla’s comments on sneaker culture in wrestling.

Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.

Hal put over Johnny Gargan and Candice Lerae’s cricket wireless commercial.

What we talked about:

Super Eyepatch Wolf’s video about wrestling

CM Punk’s heel turn

The Rock heel turn

Sasha Banks vs. Bayley

John Cena vs. CM Punk

John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar

Bad Bunny at WrestleMania

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Ep. 268.5: Wrestling manners with Shmanners Oct 14, 2021

As part of the Max Fun Block Party, this week’s episode is a special crossover episode with "Shmanners" all about the etiquette of WRESTLING, for attendees and professionals alike! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Teresa McElroy and Travis McElroy.

Ep. 268: Wrestling is Women's Work Oct 09, 2021

Check your draft card, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

There’s going to be plenty of new faces on RAW and SmackDown. The women’s champions are now on each others’ brands which we imagine will make for some fun hijinks in the future. Plus there are some NXT call ups that we’re really excited about.

And speaking of NXT 2.0… we’re sorry to report that it’s really not good. There’s some bright spots, but there’s also a bunch of really questionable characters and creative decisions that we’re afraid just aren’t working (and it doesn’t all have to do with those lights).

Where do we go from here? Unfortunately to Crown Jewel (and no, we’re still not going to talk about. Looks like a good card though).

Main Event

AEW is officially two years old. It was founded on the promise of “AEW is for Everyone.” We’ve banged on about how they’ve failed to live up to that promise and will go into detail here. But there’s also something new in the air where we may have found a lot more to focus on and enjoy as we entire Dynamite’s third year.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Amanda Huber showcasing her son’s wrestling future.

Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.

Hal put over Dolph Ziggler’s long memory.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 267: Air Frying Tater Tots Oct 02, 2021

After a week off from wrestling we’ve got a lot to catch up on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Bryan Danielson is already a force to be reckoned with on AEW! He took on Kenny Omega in a match that was so good that we almost feel bad for picking at the minor nits that bothered us.

But with the good of AEW, there’s also some really bizarre things going on with their promos. Arn Anderson bragging about his glock? MJF recycling the “You’re tempted to be a drunk” story with Darby Allin? Really weird!

Plus, we’re gonna talk all about WWE’s Extreme Rules show. The Demon’s been a bit of a mixed bag ever since Finn Balor brought it to the main roster, but we’ll explain why we were in favor of its appearance on Sunday… with one exception.

Also: Sasha’s back! Again! Let’s make some tater tots!

Main Event

We're three weeks into the NXT 2.0 experiment. We've talked about the colors, the lighting and some of the new faces. And now we're going to talk about where we think this brand is headed going forward.

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Ep. 266: The SummerSlam 1992 Watch-along Sep 25, 2021

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This week we’re doing something a little different: Pull up SummerSlam 1992 on Peacock and listen along to this episode as we provide commentary for you!

We’ll comment on some of the most bizarre gimmicks of the era including guys like the Repo Man and the Natural Disasters. Plus the fantastic gear of The Macho Man Randy Savage.

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Ep. 265: Do it Big Sep 18, 2021

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He’s beloved by all fans and peers and he’s the fourth black WWE champion of all time: Big E! What else can you say without shedding a tear?

And speaking of shedding tears, while we didn’t love everything about NXT 2.0 (what was up with that lighting?), the InDex wedding was truly a wonderful sight. Best wrestling wedding ever?

All of that plus, how the AEW women’s division actually outdid Smackdown in total women’s matches and why Hal has a special prayer for Finn Balor.

Main Event

With our new WWE world champion, we thought this would be a good time to talk about when we have felt “seen” by the crazy art of pro wrestling that we all love. This can be a match, a wrestler, a story, a moment, whatever.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the Dante Martin

Lindsey put over the Gargano sex reveal video

Hal put over a special podcast advertisement.

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Ep. 264: All Out Discourse Sep 11, 2021

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All Out was the biggest AEW PPV to date. Some are even calling it the greatest wrestling PPV they’ve ever seen! There were a ton of matches, but what really got everyone’s attention was the debuts.

Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson have officially jumped into Tony Khan’s toy chest as has Ruby Soho. What does this mean for all of the potential match-ups on the table?

Plus, we’ve gotta give props to MJF for being the realest heel in the company. But that said, has his feud with Chris Jericho stagnated?

Main Event

Twitter has always been one of the worst places to discuss anything, and wrestling is no different. But now with AEW on the rise and NXT in a state of transition, the tribalism is at an all time high and the quality of discourse is in absolute shambles. What’s behind this? And what’s the solution?

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the #BlackWrestlingDraws hashtag on twitter

Lindsey put over Big Swole vs Diamante on AEW Dark and the Index Bachelor Party

Hal put over LA Knight’s promo on NXT.

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Ep. 263: Viva Las Wrestling Sep 04, 2021

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We’ve been showered and Empowerrred! NWA held a major PPV this past weekend made up entirely of women’s matches! There were tons of great encounters to enjoy and one legendary retirement. But where does the idea go from here?

AEW’s All Out PPV is nearly here! Tony Khan decided to finally let the women have another match on the main card. How long will that match last? Believe it or not, we’re taking the over.

And while we’re not really excited for yet another Jericho vs. MJF match, we’ve got to admit that they’re damn good at selling it.

All of that plus the possibility of Naomi in the Bloodline, that wild Charlotte vs. Nia Jax match and where Finn Balor fits into the landscape of Smackdown

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over theNWA Empowerrr Cup

Hal put over Happy Corbin.

Julian put over Daffney Unger.

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Ep. 262: SummerSlam of Punk Aug 28, 2021

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What a wild week it’s been! CM Punk, Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar all returned to wrestling within 24 hours of each other. And while we love seeing people cheer and shed some real tears over their heroes returning, these returns did come with their own unique concerns. We’ll discuss!

Plus, while not everything was perfect at SummerSlam (we’re looking squarely at the Smackdown women’s title), it was still a really strong show with some great matches and even a vampire!

But there was one match that stood head and shoulders above the rest and cemented itself as a bonafide contender for Match of the Year: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov from NXT TakeOver 36.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Nikki Bella's reaction to SummerSlam.

Lindsey put over Summerslam 1991 and 1992

Hal put over Roman Reigns' commentary in his match with John Cena.

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Ep. 261: One More Match Aug 21, 2021

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We stand on the precipice of SummerSlam eve! So many great matches to look forward to including two women’s championship matches stuffed with talent and the contest between Roman Reigns and John Cena.

But let’s also give some to Paris Is Bumping, an undeniably queer show with a lot to love. Plus, with TakeOver 36 coming on Sunday, has NXT lost a little bit of its luster in the last few months?

All of that plus some rampant speculation about a certain Punk from Chicago.

Main Event: Christian’s One More Match.

In honor Christian’s big win from the premier of Dynamite, we’re taking a look at one of the biggest stories of his career: The journey from sentimental fan favorite to whining cheating heel that today is known as “One More Match.”

The Three Count:

Danielle and Lindsey put over Indi Hartwell’s proposal.

Hal put over Roman Reigns’ comments about CM Punk.

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Ep. 260: Goo-Goo-Ga-Gargano Aug 14, 2021

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This is a big week for AEW! It’s the premier of their Friday night show “Rampage!” And while “Dynamite” was once again a disappointment as far as women’s wrestling goes, “Rampage” is going to have Britt Baker vs. Red Velvet as the main event on night one. We can only hope it’s the beginning of a trend.

And while we’ve got tons of other wrestling to get to on RAW and NXT, we’ve gotta give a shoutout to John Cena for his work in The Suicide Squad.

Main Event: NXT as it was and will be

Triple H's brain child NXT rose from the ashes of FCW and a really crappy reality show to become the new face of WWE's developmental brand in 2012. But along the way it became a great show that introduced major stars from around the world to the company and became a draw in its own right.

And now that it looks like Vince and co. are looking to shake up the direction of the brand, we're going to take a look back on the last decade of NXT.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Paris is bumping

Lindsey put over our newest youngest listener and Keith Lee explaining his extended absence.

Hal put over Johnny Gargano at Indi Hartwell’s date

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Ep. 259: The Yes Movement. A MONSTAH! Aug 07, 2021

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Main Event: The Yes Movement

A MONSTAH! A MONSTAH! THIS EPISODE’S AW MONSTAH! We’re talking all about the story of Daniel Bryan and the Yes Movement that carried him all the way to the main event of WrestleMania.

We’ll cover everything from the match with Cena that kicked the journey off all the way to his life after the WWE Championship and where we want (or don’t want!) to see him wrestle next.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Xavier Woods meeting a fan with the Up Up Down Down title .

Lindsey put over Charlotte vs. Nikki ASH on RAW

Hal put over a Cool Steve Austin Dads on TikTok.

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Ep. 258: Tiny Tank Broke Boy Jul 31, 2021

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Watch out for tiny tanks and be careful with that pizza cutter! What a bonkers week of wrestling we have to break down on Tights and Fights!

Broke Boy Baron Corbin might be the best story in WWE right now. What makes the down-on-his-luck fella so great? We’ll start with the tank and go from there.

Plus: Danielle finally got to watch AEW live! What did she like? Where did she think it fell short? And more importantly: Lindsey has finally figured out the best way to enjoy the land of the Elite!

Main Event: Major signings

When there are multiple wrestling organizations on TV, that means wrestlers have options to keep working and have a mass audience. And now between WWE and AEW the surprise signings are happening faster than ever. We’ll break down the pros and cons of constantly pursuing big-name free agents.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Baron Corbin’s backstage promo .

Lindsey put over CareyTwoMonkeys making our dreams come true and The Elite Squad

Hal put over Roman Reigns' promo..

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Ep. 257: Big MonEy in the Bank Jul 24, 2021

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Awwwwwwww listeners! Don’t you dare be sour! It’s a brand new Tights and Fights!

Despite some sketpicism of her new gimmick, Almost a Superhero, Nikki ASH won the big one. After a lot of back and forth, Nikki is the new RAW women’s champion after cashing in the Money in the Bank. Are we ready to get on board with her new role?

Speaking of women’s titles, Britt Baker once again retained her AEW women’s title. But that sort of just underscores the nagging issue with AEW: they don’t seem to have much of a long term story planned for their women’s division. And so it goes.

Oh yeah and some guy named John Cena is back! Despite ourselves we can’t help but be excited about… even though some other returns didn’t go nearly as well… especially the spooky ones.

Main Event: Big E

We’ve seen Big E grow from the second ever NXT Champion to one third of one of the greatest WWE tag teams of all time. And now that he’s got a date with the World championship one day soon, we can’t wait to see where he goes next. We’ll share what makes Big E so great and read some of your thoughts on Mr. Money in the Bank.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the trial of Faye Jackson .

Lindsey put over Becky’s breast feeding tweet.

Hal put over Pat McAfee on commentary.

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Ep. 256: Come on and Jam Jul 17, 2021

For better or worse (but probably for worse), wrestling is about to get much more crowded than it’s been for over a year.

We’ve already seen it in All Elite Wrestling. Their crowds reached an absolute fever pitch this past week at Fyter Fest night 1.

We saw a bunch of great matches like Darby Allin vs. Ethan Page and fun moments like Adam Page finally confronting his pals in the Elite. And yet despite all that… There was still One Match from the women’s division.

Thankfully there were more women on NXT and Smackdown with multiple stars making their debut on new brands.

Main Event: The return of crowds

From a purely entertainment standpoint, we definitely missed an audience with our wrestling. And now that they’re coming back, we’re naturally excited and concerned. Let’s take this opportunity to look back on our favorite wrestling moments that we were in the audience for… and try to stave off our fear that everything could go very wrong.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over WWE wrestlers playing DnD.

Lindsey put over Aliyah heading to Smackdown.

Hal put over Britt Baker's promo at Fyter Fest Night 1.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 255: RAW is Muppets Jul 10, 2021

Wakka Wakka! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Muppets expert and host of the “Kermitment” podcast Matthew Gaydos joins us to break down all the biggest news in wrestling. He initially treated WWE’s empty arena shows as a way to get back into all the wrestling content he’d fallen out of. But that awkward silence was too much to bear for a weekly TV show.

Now, he’s come back strong to watch a bunch of the weeks shows. We got the Great American Bash with wish-fulfilment for the shippers and Kyle O’Reilly’s questionable ring gear. Plus AEW with some fun JR gaffs and even less women’s wrestling than usual.

Main Event: The Muppets as RAW’s guest hosts

The Muppets are the greatest RAW celebrity guest hosts of ALL TIME. It might be a bold statement, but you’ll understand when we break down the 2011 episode of RAW where Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the whole gang interacted with out merry band of wrestlers

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Danhaussen taking over Renee Paquette's podcast.

Matthew put over Kevin Owens calling Paul Heyman.

Hal put over Britt Baker's promo.

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Ep. 254: The Pipe Bomb’s 10th anniversary Jul 03, 2021

Do we have everybody’s attention now? It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Before we can even get into wrestling, Danielle can’t wait to tell you more about the brand new film F9 starring the one and only John Cena! Did he turn F9 into an FU? There’s only one way to find out!

Plus there’s a lot to get into from AEW and NXT: How’s about the Young Bucks new facial hair? Like, we can all agree mutton chops are a universal heel move, right?

And now that Isaiah “Swerve” Scott has brought gold Hit Row, does this mean Bronson Reed is set to move on to RAW or Smackdown? If that is the case, we’ll tell you why that’s not as much a cause for concern as you might think.

Plus we’ve gotta talk about Karrion Kross’ weird pleather blazer. We just HAVE to.

Main Event: The Pipe Bomb’s 10th anniversary

It’s widely considered one of the greatest promos of all time: CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb in Las Vegas. He sat, he scolded us with his truth and set the wrestling world aflame as few moments ever have. What’s the legacy of the promo ten years later? How does it hold up now that we have the full context of Punk’s entire WWE career?

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Breezango.

Danielle put over Jordynne Grace Dead Lifting on twitter.

Julian put over The CM Punk vs. John Cena promo.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 253: McIntyred of empty arenas Jun 26, 2021

Talk less, Claymore, cuz we’re a three man baaaaaaaaand on Tights and Fights!

We had what ended up being a weeklong journey through hell and back. After four hell in a cell matches across multiple nights of wrestling, what stood out? Did Bianca Belair once again overshadow the pack in her match with Bayley or did things like Xavier Woods’ first world title match and Roman’s “Happy Father’s Day” make enough of an impression?

Main Event: Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre's title reign was the culmination of a decades long journey. And yet his time at the top came under probably the worst circumstances that any champion has had to endure. So we're going to look back on his career so far now that it looks like his time in the main event is over (for now).

The Three Count:

Lindsey and Danielle put over Kenice Mobley.

Julian put over Booker T commentating his own run-in

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 252: JOE! JOE! JOE! Jun 19, 2021

JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE! It's a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

We’ve got just a few days to relax between WWE PPV weekends. NXT TakeOver: In Your House was a fina show by most counts, but it didn’t reach the lofty heights that we know TakeOvers can. What do we attribute that to?

Plus, WWE decided to really throw us off and have a Hell in a Cell match on Smackdown instead of this Sunday? Does this mean Roman will gain custody of Dominik? Or will Rey Mysterio finally get a chance at a great match in this latter day career run?

Main Event: Samoa Joe

In honor of his (thankfully, not long awaited) return, we’re going to talk all about Samoa Joe. He’s had some great highs both before and after his WWE career, included brilliant matches and being one of the best promos in the game. Where will he go from here?

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Roddy Piper's A&E documentary.

Danielle put over Naomi vs. Piper Niven

Hal put over The 2005 Royal Rumble promo

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 251: All Regal-ite Wrestling Jun 12, 2021

Straighten up your tie and remember you were born naughty, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Mat Ricardo is a variety performer based in England. It’s a career that requires a whole ton of entertaining crowds! So yeah you could say he understands a little bit of what wrestlers went through this year.

But he’s got plenty of opinions on the most notorious WWE segment of the week: Shayna Baszler having it out with Alexa Bliss’ doll Lilly.

Plus, it’s been three hours so it’s time for another WWE PPV. This time it’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021. It looks like an intriguing card on paper, but we’re here to answer the most important question on our mind: Who’s the heel in the Karrion Grimes/ LA Knight program.

Ring Tones: William Regal

William Regal is one of the most respected wrestlers in WWE. He’s had a lengthy career that included a pompous englishman to a serious GM to a real man’s man. Plus, he’s had new music to accompany most of these character changes.

The Three Count:

Mat put over William Regal’s promo against Antonio Cesaro.

Lindsey put over New Japan Dominion

Danielle put over Logan Paul vs. Mayweather (seriously!)

Hal put over HHH at the 76ers game.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 250: The WWE Films situation w/ Daron Jackson Jun 05, 2021

The news has been insane this week, so let’s get some first hand information on at least some of it on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Daron Jackson is a production attorney for WWE Films. Or at least he was up until a few days ago. Yup, not even the film production branch of the company is immune to the sweeping layoffs that Vince McMahon has inflicted upon the WWE. But even though his division was getting downsized, Daron was already on his way out of the company. He’ll tell us about what it was like getting those emails from Vince and shoutout to some of the talented people he worked with.

Plus, we should also talk about some wrestling right? This past weekend was the 2021 edition of AEW’s Double or Nothing PPV. Lindsey watched it from beginning to end (okay, mostly) and has loving thoughts about Britt Baker’s coronation and Cody Rhodes’ inability to see himself as the bad guy.

The Three Count:

Daron put over Xavier Woods finally getting a singles match

Lindsey put over Ruby Riott and her untapped potential with the WWE

Hal put over Andrade suplexing his future father-in-law into a pool

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 249: Surrender the Sword May 29, 2021

We had a break and a breather and back with a NEWWWWW Tights and Fights!

What better way to bring us back than Hal geeking out about the love that the 76ers got from all the wrestlers this past week? But that’s not the only NBA crossover into wrestling: Basketball booted AEW from it’s regular time slot!

Plus we’ll discuss what appears to be Kofi Kingston’s return to the main event title picture, Big E beginning his feud with Aleister Black and the very first title win of Tamina’s career.

Main Event

Booker T recently got a career documentary on the A&E Network. Conspicuously absent was one of the biggest matches of his career: against Triple H for the World Championship at WrestleMania 19. The feud is mainly known for how truly racist the language was on the build to the event. How bad was it? Could it have been saved?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 248: We’re live pal! May 22, 2021

In celebration of the Max Fun Drive, we recorded an episode LIVE for our Facebook group.

We asked you all for Main Event ideas for our regular episodes, but got so many suggestions that we couldn’t help but give them all some love. You’ll hear us discuss important things like why the rise of Orange Cassidy has worked so well and the value of managers in wrestling. Plus we’ll talk about some silly things like Lindsey’s cats and the worst rules for a flag match ever.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 247: You can always come home May 14, 2021

It’s the Max Fun Drive finale! Let’s celebrate with a brand newwwww Tights and Fights!

If you’d like to support this show, go to Maximumfun.org/join. You can become a member for as little as $5 a month and earn great gifts in the process, including tons of bonus episodes of Tights and Fights!

We’ve got a full PPV coming up this Sunday! Will Cesaro finally have his moment in the sun against Roman Reigns? Signs point to no, but let’s dare to dream.

AEW seems like they finally have their star of the women’s division with Britt Baker, but why do they seem intent on not showcasing the totality of the women on their roster?

All of that plus, that bizarre Cody Rhodes promo about national pride, why we don’t want Rhea to drop that title and one of the most sexually charged promos in recent memory.

The Main Event

Everyone loves a good comeback story in wrestling. Absence always makes the heart grow fonder and seeing an old favorite back in the ring is always special. What are some of our favorites from over the years? And who’s around today that we would undeniably pop for if they ever made their triumphant return to the ring? Thanks to listener Harry for suggesting this topic in our facebook group!

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over The Dark Side of the Ring documentary featuring Nick Gage

Julian put over Mustafa Ali and Ricochet's new feud on Main Event.

Hal put over undeniable proof that the Dark Order is a Muppets faction.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

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Ep. 246: Blood red, Hollar mean May 08, 2021

Clean up after your pups and try to stop the bleeding, it’s brand new #MaxFunDrive edition of Tights and Fights!

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Daniel Bryan may have just wrestled his final match in WWE… at least for a little while. But that’s okay because we’ve welcomed back a star that’s definitely up to his caliber: Eva Marie! We’ll react to the back-to-back exit and entrance of these two.

Plus, NXT finally gave Candice Lerae the coronation we’ve been waiting for when she and Indi Hartwell won the NXT women’s tag team titles. It was the cherry on top of a mini Ice Cream Christmas of smiles from this week, whether that’s Cameron Grimes interacting with Ted Dibiase, Karrion Kross’s magician vest or even a little dog who made a stinky.

The Main Event

For the longest time, blood was the go to way to show brutality in wrestling. But after WWE banned blading around 2007, we definitely stopped seeing color in televised wrestling to such a major degree. But now AEW seems intent to bring it back. How do we feel about it? Is wrestling enhanced by blood? Or would we rather see our fake fights had different ways of showing pain?

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Franky Monet's dog.

Hal put over Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory.

Julian put over a NJPWglobal showcasing Yuji Nagata

Hosted by Hal Lublin,and Danielle Radford

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 245: From Stan to Pam May 02, 2021

Ditch that side ponytail and pop a tbe buddy, it’s a new episode of Tights and Fights! Listen up for some of the great gifts you’re going to get when you support Tights and Fights during the Max Fun Drive!

Kenny Omega is now sporting THREE major championships from televised promotions. Between this and the upcoming New Japan crossover on next week’s Dynamite, AEW is establishing itself as the center of the “Beyond WWE” Universe. What effect is this having on their identity as a brand?

Plus, NXT just continues to crank out the jams. So many great stories on such a deep roster. We’ll gush.

The Main Event

Bayley was one of the foundational members of WWE’s Women’s evolution. And though she faltered slightly as the original vision of her character was introduced to a larger audience, she rebounded nicely and has become a great fixture of weekly WWE TV.

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Carmella on on the Bellas podcast

Hal put over Effy’s newest promo.

Julian put over a great tappin’ titles moment on Miz and Missus

Hosted by Hal Lublin,and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 244: Wrestling Comfort Food Apr 24, 2021

Grab a snack and save room for a ton of meat in your sandwich, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

If you thought last week was the end of WWE firing people, boy are you in for a shock: Mark Carrano, one of the least liked people from the company’s talent-relations department, has been let go following Mickie James’ ire on twitter.

Plus, NXT continues to be too good for this world. Who’s going to enter the title picture next? Why does The Way continue to work in spite of (or perhaps because of) their dysfunction?

And on AEW, we finally got to see the Women’s Champion…. Right before it looks like she’s going to drop the belt to Britt Baker.

The Main Event

As much as we love wrestling to take us through every kind of emotion… it can also be the best sort of medicine to make us feel better. So we're going to get into some of the best wrestling comfort food that we turn to. We’ll talk about some of our favorite wrestling that makes us feel better and whether that’s taken a hit in the year of the pandemic.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over her appearance on the podcast “Rebooking the Territory”

Lindsey put over the latest crop of wrestling cats.

Hal put over RJ City explaining the similarities between Muppets and Wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 243: Fire Fest 2021 Apr 17, 2021

Feel the Glow, it’s time for the show! A new Tights and Fights!

This week became a major bummer as WWE announced a new spate of people getting fired. While some of those names were understandable in that it seemed like WWE didn’t know what to do with them, others were pretty shocking. The IIconics? Samoa Joe? What’s going on?

We’ll also get into some less-awful post-WrestleMania news. Kushida’s the Cruiserweight champion! Charlotte’s already back on RAW! Taya Valkyrie is now Franky Money!

All that, plus the fact that AEW had TWO women’s matches on Dynamite. Times are a changin’!

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over all three women’s champions being on NXT

Julian put over Xavier Woods buying Rollerblades

Danielle put over John Cena in F9

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 242: WrestleMania 37 Apr 13, 2021

It will be a Tights and Fights forever etched in history!

We’ve watched two full nights of WrestleMania and we’re rarin’ to talk about it all!

Of course, the emotional high point and the match that captured the hearts of millions was Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks which closed out night one. Tears were shed, emotions were had, triumph was felt by all.

In fact, all of night one had moments we loved, from McIntyre and Lashley over-delivering to Cesaro finally getting his big singles moment and so much more.

While night two didn’t quite reach the emotional highs, it did deliver some solid matches in its own right. But we’re still left with questions: Where does Apollo Crews go from his big win? Can anyone stop Roman Reigns? How much longer will The Fiend be in a box?

Let’s whip our hair out and get to it!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

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Ep. 241: NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Apr 10, 2021

Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a Tights and Fights life for me!

We’ve got two great nights of wrestling to cover from NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver to get through. New champions were crowned, exciting new directions were promised and it was full of the exciting action you’d expect from an NXT event.

Who are we most excited to see in the aftermath of this? Who are we still unsure about?

Plus, we’ll talk about the official end of two important events: the ratings “war” between AEW and NXT… and Kota Ibushi’s godhood.

The Three Count

Hal put over LA Knight’s promo at TakeOver

Lindsey put over The Bella Twins in the Hall of Fame

Danielle put over the love between Bianca Belair and Naomi

Julian put over Ethel Johnson and the people properly protecting her legacy

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 240: Punjabi Pencil Prison Apr 03, 2021

It’s a brand new (off week) episode of Tights and Fights! We’re forsaking the news to focus our attention on the newest and tallest WWE Hall of Famer: The Great Khali. No, this isn’t a rib!

The Main Event

Khali was introduced to the WWE with as much fanfare and force as Vince McMahon could muster. His first feud was with the Undertaker and he even got his own special match as a showcase: The Punjabi Prison! It was a big, confusing spectacle that we remember no matter how hard we wish we didn’t. Also, Danielle is dressed like a pencil!

Plus! Producer Julian chats with Scarlett Harris. She’s the author of the book, A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler. She tells us all about how her feminist awakening led to her viewing wrestling through a different lens, WWE attempting to undo their decades of poorly showcasing women on their own terms and why despite all its flaws, she hopes that the Women’s Evolution wasn’t a one-off experiment.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 239: Three Dudes attitudes Mar 27, 2021

It’s life in the FastLane with a new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hopefully, we’re officially done with PPVs before WrestleMania. We got a bunch of solid matches from FastLane, including some that surprisingly held the attention of the non-wrestling fans in our lives and one that just came up short in its finish.

Most importantly: Now that it looks like Daniel Bryan might actually be added to the Universal Title match at WrestleMania, are we willing to amend our “TWO DUDES!” attitude in this one instance?

Plus, TNT has ordered a reality show starring Cody and Brandi Rhodes. Do we think they can thrive where couples like Miz and Maryse have? We have our doubts!

The Main Event

Since her debut Charlotte has been a fixture of the women’s matches at WrestleMania. Now for the first time, she’s set to miss the event. Whether that’s because of COVID or because she played hardball to get her fiance out of his WWE contract, we don’t know for sure. But we’re going to get into the Queen and how WWE leans on her so much.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Xavier Woods’ new bass.

Lindsey put over Britt Baker's promo.

Hal put over Asuka's instagram photo and the potential for more all-female commentary

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 238: Stop the bleeding Mar 20, 2021

Let’s enjoy life in the fast lane before an orange racist ruins WrestleMania! It’s a brand new Tights and Fights!

This Sunday is the last live show on the WWE Network before the service moves over to the Peacock platform. We’ll say little requiem for our $9.99 friend, between what went right, wrong and our hopes for WWE on Peacock.

There are some fun matches on deck for Fast Lane, but it’s a little hard to focus on that when 1) this feels like an unnecessary step before Mania and 2) Hulk Hogan is returning to host the biggest show of the year.

We’ll try to properly express our excitement for some great wrestling and our disgust that the orange racist is returning for his biggest showcase yet since his brief exit from WWE.

Main Event

It’s been years in the making but it’s finally happened: A women’s match main evented AEW Dynamite! Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa showcased a ton of brutality in this match they’ve been building to for months. But was it perhaps too brutal? And how much progress did it make in assuaging our concerns about the AEW women’s division?

Three Count

Lindsey put over Rebel's involvment in AEW's women's match.

Julian put over Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 22.

Hal put over Johnny Gargano and Candice Lerae eatign Dairy Queen.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 237: All Elite Sparklers Mar 13, 2021

Set the sparklers off! It’s time to over promise and under deliver on Tights and Fights!

AEW’s Revolution PPV was capped off with a major Exploding barbed wire death match for the championship between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley. Despite a bunch of barbed wire, it sure was light on explosions and death. We’ll talk about the dud of a finish and how we would like to see the company respond.

But it’s not all bad news in the land of the Elite... now they’ve got a brand new Christian Cage on the show to mix it up! We’ll talk about his big debut and why had was DEFINITELY behind his jump.

All that plus chats about an absolutely stacked NXT show, Apollo Crews’ new accent and why a quirky billionaire may be the worst kind.

Main Event

For over a decade, The Miz has been one of the most quietly consistent and top tier talents in WWE. From championship reigns to reality television to The Marine, he’s done it all. And yet he still isn’t nearly as appreciated as he should be. We’ll talk about what makes him so great and what it’s been like to see every phase of his career unfold in front of us.

Three Count

Danielle put over Matt Hardy’s Cameo.

Lindsey put over Maki Itoh’s AEW debut.

Hal put over the announcement of Molly Holly going into the Hall of Fame.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 236: Serving two kayfabes Mar 06, 2021

Check the beltflation levels, tighten up the chamber doors and get yourself some new pants, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

In the time that Hal has been off the show, The Miz won and lost the WWE Championship. How excited are we for Bobby Lashley now that he’s brought the top prize to The Hurt Business? And will he really hold onto it any longer than WrestleMania?

And we’ve also got plenty of other titles to discuss: Apollo Crews has a new mood and attitude as he fights for the Intercontinental Title. Plus Daniel Bryan is Roman Reigns’ newest opponent, but will it be anything more than a placeholder before Edge?

But let’s also face it: One of the biggest pieces of news was Shaq debuting in AEW! He had his tag match alongside Jade Cargill against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet and… he actually did a fine job. Does this mean more for is in store for the AEW women? IT HAD SURE BETTER!

Main Event

In the Fall of 2002, Triple H presented Vince McMahon with his latest brainchild: The Elimination Chamber. It led to a bunch of injuries, messy wrestling and a really great pop for Shawn Michaels’ last World Title win. We’ll talk about the match and why it was best experienced in a Hooters restaurant.

Three Count

Danielle put over one of the best wrestling tweets of the week.

Julian put over Mega Ran’s new song for AEW Revolution.

Hal put over the Inner Circle on AEW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

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Ep. 235: Fist right up the bum Feb 27, 2021

There weren’t quite 36 chambers, but there were two of them! And we’re talking all about them on a brand new Tights and Fights!

Sure there were some decent, if tepid, matches on the show, but you know whatwe didn’t see much of? The women! Why wasn’t there more of a showcase for the RAW women’s champion? Why hasn’t Bianca Belair called her shot against Sasha yet?

But don’t worry we’ll also talk about all the things happening with the world title scene going into WrestleMania. Edge is officially taking on Roman Reigns for the WWE Title, so it’s Spear vs. Spear take two in April. And Miz finally cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and managed to break the curse of failed cash ins. What does this mean for the title going forward?

All this, plus a chat about the brilliant tears of Adam Cole who delivered the best version of a low blow to his old compadre.

Main Event

Whenever a new promotion opens up, WWE’s underused or recently fired talent often decides to see if there’s more money and opportunities to be had. And even though AEW said they weren’t interested in that many WWE guys, there sure are a lot of WWE guys in AEW. We’ll talk about who’s done great work and who still needs to work if they’re going to succeed in their second chance.

Three Count

Lindsey put over Canned Heat Wrestling.

Julian put over Bad Bunny on SNL.

Danielle put over Big E’s new Kickstarter project “Our Heroes Rock”

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Ep. 234: WrestleMania SS COVID Feb 20, 2021

A belated happy Vengeance Day to all! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

The latest NXT TakeOver certainly delivered the goods as we prepare for the brand’s WrestleMania weekend plans. For starters, we have our winners of both versions of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic! Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez looked great in their coronation, as did MSK. Will boots be put to holes in just a few weeks? We can only hope!

Plus, Io Shirai successfully defended her NXT Women’s title again. But why are we starting to wonder when the belt will move on to a new competitor?

Don’t worry, we didn’t forget about Dynamite… and as enticing as an exploding barbed wire steel-cage-three stages of hell match sounds, we’re not sure this is what we want to see from our wrassles.

Main Event

After a fantastic match between Finn Balor and Pete Dunn, Adam Cole not only attacked Finn, but he also signaled what may be the end of the Undisputed Era. Where do the members of the faction go from here? And what does this mean for the NXT title going forward?

The Three Count

Hal put over Young Rock.

Lindsey put over The NXT Wrestling Fan podcast.

Julian put over MSK for a very specific reason.

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Ep. 233: A Hole Vibe Feb 13, 2021

Protect ya hole! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Hal was absent last week, so we’re FINALLY gonna get his thoughts on the Royal Rumble and our two winners.

Speaking of the Rumble, one prize Bianca Belair definitely won’t be going for seems to be the RAW women’s title. Lacey Evans and Charlotte will seemingly be taking up the process of that build. But are we excited for a Ric Flair custody match for the title?

We’ll also gush more about MSK and their journey through the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and explain why we could’ve used a little more Kenta in his AEW dynamite debut.

Main Event

New Japan Pro Wrestling had the inaugural edition of their Roku channel show this past Thursday. Even though it wasn’t quite what we were expecting, we’ll explain why it still holds a lot of promise-- especially if you’re a newcomer to the promotion.

Three Count

Hal put over The Hole trilogy.

Lindsey put over Naomi's "Hole" remix.

Julian put over Josiah Williams' "Hole" remix.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 232: Happy with and Asterisk Feb 06, 2021

The Royalest Rumbles that ever Rumbled! It’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Bianca Belair and Edge both went the distance and won their respective over-the-top-rope contests this past Sunday! But who will they choose to wrestle? Which of the two events was the most fun? And which moments had us doing a quiet little cry?

Main Event

It’s been hinted at for weeks, but we’ve finally gotten confirmation: New Japan Pro Wrestling has come to an agreement with AEW to appear on Wednesday nights! Plus, they’ve got their own TV show coming to Roku next week. How does this affect our previous criticism of AEW? And how good will this be NJPW?

Three Count

Danielle put over Billie Kay in the Royal Rumble.

Lindsey put over Bianca Belair's Black History Month work.

Julian put over the beautiful heel work of Kagetsu.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 231: Proud as a Gobbledy Gooker Jan 30, 2021

The Network is dead, long live the Network! It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights!

We’re always a week behind Smackdown, but my goodness what a show it’s become. Cesaro, Bayley, Roman, Sami and Sasha are all shining on Friday nights. But a special shout out has to go the EST of WWE because Bianca Belair is AMAZING.

Not to be outdone, NXT is in the throes of its Dusty Tag Team Classic which we refuse to believe can do any wrong.

And even though AEW still won’t give the women more than a single match a week on televsion, there’s some cool things on the horizon for the division and we’re always going to hope that it’ll lead to more. Hopefully!

Main Event

After seven years of $9.99 wrestling, the WWE Network is officially headed to NBC’s streaming service Peacock. What does this mean for wrestling fans? Is there any chance that fans of The Office will decide to tune into a Royal Rumble or two? There’s so much to dive into!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Bianca Belair’s WWE Chronicle.

Lindsey put over RJ City's "Wrestling Raconteur" documentary.

Hal put over Edge Declaring for the Royal Rumble.

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Ep. 230: A tear… in my eye! Jan 23, 2021

With a tear… in our eyes! It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights! We’re giving the main roster of WWE some love this week.

Smackdown’s given us Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, Billie Kay, and Bayley’s Ding Dong Hello program and so much more. Plus we might get to see Apollo team up with Roman and Paul Heyman? Come on!

Plus, we’re a little split on the weekly spooky antics of Alexa Bliss. Find out which side of the reaction spectrum we fall on when it comes to her newfound powers of beating Asuka clean.

It goes without saying, but we’re going to anyway: NXT was fantastic this week. What a great night for something called a Fight Pit!

But don’t worry, we’ve still got some love (and constructive criticism for AEW).

Main Event

The 1992 Royal Rumble is considered one of the best editions of the event ever. We’ll talk about what makes it work, the promo that Ric Flair made famous and the why it was such an crazy time to be a wrestling fan.

Three Count

Danielle put over Mustafa Ali on Twitter..

Lindsey put over Rhea Ripley on Twitter..

Hal put over Adam Page not joining The Dark Order..

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Ep. 229: All Elite Gaming Jan 16, 2021

Pass the controller and keep your mask on for the love of all things holy! It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights!

WWE has been dealt a blow with its champion, Drew McIntyre being one of the latest people who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. What does that mean for his 100% totally wanted dream match with Goldberg at the Royal Rumble?

We’re also scant weeks away from the Rumble, WWE’s first major show of the year. We’ve got a few contestants named, but most of the fun in a show like this is all the surprises that are hopefully in-store.

Plus, how great is NXT? Seriously? We got even more great shows guaranteed with Finn Balor vs. Pete Dunn on the horizon and he Dusty Rhodes tag team classic in full swing.

Main Event

AEW has shared more details of its up-coming video game. We’re not really sold on the extra beefy character models that we’ve seen so far.... But the gameplay sounds promising! We’ll explain what our hopes are for the game to fill the 2K sized hole in hearts that WWE’s games have left.

Three Count

Danielle put over Malcom Bivens ruining the Buss It challenge.

Julian put over the WWE Day of Reckoning video-game series.

Hal put over Dr. Britt Baker's Waiting Room.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

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Ep. 228: RIP Brodie Lee Jan 09, 2021

Welcome to the first Tights and Fights of 2021! Has this year been an immediate improvement of the political strife and international turmoil of last year? Not really! But at least there’s a lot of good wrestling!

Let’s start with NXT New Year’s Evil. What a great top to bottom show. We barely even remember to talk about the fantastic main event for how good the rest of the show is!

Plus, Lindsey saw her long dream fulfilled in the main event of Night One of Wrestle Kingdom 15: Kota Ibushi is the champ-champ of New Japan!

Finally, we’ll talk about the latest version of Bullet Club arriving on multiple promotions near you.

Main Event

You knew him as Brodie Lee, the Leader of the Dark Order in AEW and Luke Harper, member of the Wyatt Family in WWE. In real life he was Jon Huber; a star gone entirely too soon. We heard the last few weeks from tons of people across wrestling who knew and loved him after he died on December 26th. We’ll discuss some of our favorite moments from his great career.

Three Count

Danielle put over Alicia Fox being recognized as the Legend she is.

Lindsey put over Jay White’s post Wrestle Kingdom promo.

Hal put over Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage at WrestleMania III.

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Ep. 227: The 2020 Series Finale Dec 31, 2020

You did it! You really really did it! 2020 is finally ending and not a moment too soon. It was the damndest year that any of us experienced and I’m sure we’re all eager or a new beginning.

As usual, wrestling reflected and amplified the strangeness of real life. We saw empty arenas, thunder domes, football fields, funhouses and so much more as the setting for wrestling matches. And all of it happened in front of little to no fans.

So before we bid it a not-so fond adieu, we’ll discuss some of the biggest things from the year in wrestling!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 226: The Christmas Special Special Dec 26, 2020

All is merry and bright (and Tights and Fights!)

In honor of the holiday season, we’re taking a pause from the wrestling chatter to discuss some of our favorite Christmas specials of all time!

Everything from classics like Scrooged, to modern gems like The Christmas Chronicles to ones we’re not positive are real like Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.

Pls we’ve invited on a number of our wrestle-fwiends to share their favorite Holiday viewing traditions. Peeps like RJ City, Colt Cabana and more!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 225: Tables, Ladders and Cans Dec 19, 2020

Gimme Tables! Gimme Ladders! Gimme Cans! It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights!

WWE has one last show to put on this Sunday: TLC. We’ll talk about the matches that are on deck that will round out the damndest year of pro wrestling that any of us have lived through.

Plus NXT’s women’s and men’s world title scene continue to exhibit tons of quality challengers. Is there any chance that Kyle O’Reilly beats Finn Balor? Is Toni Storm the best choice to face Io Shirai? And what’s the deal with all the leather gear lately?

Finally, we’ll discuss what jokes from wrestling absolutely need to be retired in the new year. NOT A GOOD LOOK, AEW!

Main Event

Look the news is slow this week. So what better way to cozy up on this holiday season than with a rousing conversation about Daniel Bryan explaining to his brother in law the importance of providing your wife with love as she carries your child?

The Three Count

Danielle put over The Mandalorian

Lindsey put over Kenny Omega vs. Loredo Kid at Triplemania.

Hal put over the Chris Jericho and MJF segment on Dynamite.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 224: War Games and air guitars Dec 12, 2020

War is hell… and hell.. IS AWESOME! It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights!

We talk about everything we loved from NXT TakeOver: War Games. Io Shirai with a trashcan bomb was a gift to us all, for sure. In fact, so was just about everything from that women’s match.

Plus, Johnny Gargano is a three time North American champion with a brand new faction that’s probably a Star Wars reference.

When we’re done freaking out about the greatness from that show, we’ll discuss Kenny Omega on Impact Wrestling and whether or not we’re interested in seeing any more crossovers between the two brands.

Main Event

The Undisputed Era is the certified lifeblood of NXT. Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong have held all the men’s gold, main evented tons of TakeOvers and just been a delight as they air guitared their way into our hearts. We’ll talk about why we love them so much and how we’d feel if they were to ever break up.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Wrestling kinks on tiktok..

Lindsey put over the Bianca Belair in an antivaping PSA..

Julian put over wrestlers' love of Sephiroth..

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 223: Wrestling with ambividish Dec 05, 2020

Two Teams, two cages, full heart, clear eyes, can’t lose, a partridge in a pear tree. It’s a new episode of Tights and Fights!

NXT is getting ready for the latest edition of its War Games TakeOver with TWO double cage matches coming on Saturday. And while we love us some Pat McAfee, that women’s cage is hitting on all cylinders for us right now.

Plus, there’s a LOT happening with AEW right now: Kenny Omega cheated his way to the AEW world championship and has hinted that he will be bringing the title over to Tuesday night’s Impact Wrestling. What could this mean and how do we feel about the prospect of this sort of cross over?

Plus, we’ll tell you about riding our Pelotons (or at least our incredible inaccurate simulations).

Main Event

Sting is the latest star from Yesteryear to enter AEW. He’s aligned himself with Darby Allin. There are a lot of fans of the Stinger who are excited to see him back in a wrestling ring, but what does this mean for AEW in a big picture sense?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Paris is bumping.

Lindsey put over the improvement of Raquel Gonzalez.

Hal put over Johnny Gargano on commentary.

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 222: NXT Theme Songs w/ James Durbin Nov 26, 2020

Sing that song in your heart and listen to the roar of the crowd, it’s another episode of Tights and Fights!

Musician James Durbin joins us once again! And this time he’s got a new album coming out very soon. And it features a certain wrestling legend…

Plus, he’ll tell us about how this show influenced his music his music career in a massive way.

All of that… and we’ll even go around the metaphysical table and tell you about what we’re thankful for.

Ring Tones

NXT has been through a lot of changes since its time on SyFy to the WWE Network to USA Network. And each era has been represented by a new theme song. We’ll take a look at each era of WWE’s newest brand to explain what worked… and what didn’t.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 221: The Pro Episode Nov 21, 2020

Sharpen your swords and groom your beards, it’s another episode of Tights and Fights

There’s also a lot of title news to get to this week: Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley will once again wrestle for the AEW World Championship. Has the company put Kenny on the right path to gain our unabashed cheers?

Plus, on RAW and NXT, Drew McIntyre and Io Shirai emerged with championships after PPV quality matches. With War Games on the horizon and Survivor Series on the way, are we confident in how the top of the mountain looks for both brands?

And speaking of Survivor Series, we’ll tell you about which matches we think have the best chance to steal the show. Pro Swords!

Main Event

Zelina Vega has left WWE. This comes after she had just entered the RAW women's title scene about a month ago and after a five year stint where she showcased herself as an incredibly talented wrestler and manager. We're going to talk about that and how bad that could be for WWE retaining its budding stars.

The Three Count

Danielle put over meg.boggs on tiktok and instagram..

Lindsey Suavecito's WWE hair product..

Hal put over Leon Ruff vs Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest.

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Ep. 220: The Blackdel test Nov 14, 2020

Saturday was a big day, not just for the political direction of the United States, but also because AEW had the latest edition of their Full Gear PPV. There were a lot of great matches and some new champions crowned. But what stood out from the pack and really caught our attention? Here’s a hint: PAC > Shaq!

Main Event

The new season of Total Bellas is HERE! What better time to talk about the only thing more real than wrestling: Wrestling Reality Shows! Everything from Legend’s House to Miz and Missus to Tough Enough will be discussed. Plus, we’ll tell you about which wrestlers we believe deserve their own reality show.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Aston Starr on AEW Dark.

Lindsey put over supporting indie wrestlers this holiday season by buying their merch.

Julian put over Mustafa Ali.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 219: The gas leak episode Nov 07, 2020

Boy what a week. It’s one of those times where you look yourself in the mirror and ask “Does anyone even care if wrestling was on TV this week?” Answer: probably not! But let’s claw free from the darkness and talk about it anyway!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are back to discuss a little of the wrestling that they managed to walk in the midst of such a turbulent political time. But we’re also going to discuss things like Pennsylvania’s making the babyface save, how many times we’ve cried and our hope for tomorrow.

Main Event

This has been the longest week of the longest year… And y'know what? I think we all need to be reminded of a time when Wrestling was really truly a way to escape the madness. So let's all talk about our wrestling comfort food!

The Three Count

Danielle put over the sensual love of AEW action figures.

Lindsey put over the recent episodes of NXT.

Julian put over Mustafa Ali correcting the pronunciation of his name

Hal put ove the city of Philly, naturally.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 218: Taste the Painbow Oct 31, 2020

Such Hell! Much Havoc! WWE showcased two major events this past week.

Sunday was the latest edition of Hell in a Cell. This year we were lucky enough to see three really solid versions of the titular gimmick match. Roman Reigns retained his championship while Bayley and Drew lost theirs. We’ll talk about where these stories could play out from here.

Plus, NXT held Halloween Havoc on Wednesday with a full slate of spoooOOOOooky matches to enjoy… even if we would have like to see some different outcomes.

All of that plus we’ll cover The Young Bucks final (?) tag title match in AEW, the possibility of MJF joining the Inner Circle and the return of Eric Bischoff to wrestling television.

Main Event

Before it was just another gimmick match in WWE, Hell in a Cell used to be THE gimmick match of WWE. But now that the cell is a little taller, a little redder and a lot less bloodier, does it still have the same appeal? What changes have we noticed? And what were some of the best HIAC matches in history? We discuss it all.

The Three Count

Julian put over Paige explaining what her Twitch stream has meant to her.

Hal put over Luchasaurus on the Inner Circle town hall.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 217: Wrestling is Musical Theater Oct 24, 2020

Get on your dancin’ shoes and warm up those vocal chords! Hal and Danielle are back to talk about a whole lot of wrestling.

AEW had what may have been our favorite segment from them ever: Le Dinner Debonair with MJF and Chris Jericho. They still aren’t doing right by their women’s division (as evidenced by Kenny Omega’s “Babes and Brooms” entrance), but are segments like this enough to keep us engaged as fans?

Plus, we’ll talk about Kushida’s biggest win yet and why we’re so happy that while The New Day may be split up, they’re not broken up.

Main Event

There may come a day when AEW and WWE combine forces in some way shape or form. If and when that ever happens, we can only hope that it turns out better than the 2001 WCW Invasion storyline. It was the conclusion of the Monday Night War and was among the biggest wasted opportunities in wrestling history. We’ll discuss what we thought as fans at the time and what might have improved it.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Naomi going viral on TikTok.

Hal put over Roman Reigns and Jey Uso's ongoing story..

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 216: The War at Home Oct 17, 2020

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are all set to talk wars. But before we talk about a war, we have to talk about the draft!

As RAW and Smackdown switch stars. And perhaps the most significant change is Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods being drafted to RAW… without Big E! Why would WWE do this and what does it mean for our favorite trio? We have some theories.

Please we’ll talk about the return of Lars Sullivan… and why we don’t understand how he still is with this company.

Main Event

It’s been a year since AEW and NXT moved to Wednesday Nights. It’s definitely good to have another major wrestling program on TV. But we’re ready to dive into the details of what the company has done right and what they need to improve upon for the next year of shows.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Xavier Woods’ acting when he learned the New Day would be split up.

Lindsey put over RJ City discussing the WWE Draft.

Hal put over the film Body Slam.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 215: A very blue anniversary Oct 10, 2020

NOTE: We have a very special thank you for our $20 and up Max Fun Members from 31:14 to 41:33. Thanks so much for your contribution and continued support!

Keep your masks on tight and protect your legs and jaws!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are ready to discuss everything from the week in wrestling starting with NXT TakeOver 31. A fine show as always, but why does it feel like everyone on the show has had their titles forever? Is that just our impatient quarantine brain talking or is it actually a problem?

Plus, we’ll get into the return of Ember Moon and how stacked the NXT women’s division is.

And we haven’t forgotten about AEW which celebrated a new champion and the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho via some very memorable cameo requests (which we’re happy to add to here)

Main Event

We’ve waited a while for Mustafa Ali to get his big break and now he’s finally got it: He’s officially the leader of Retribution. How confident are we that this will lead to a major boost for him? And does his new found turn speak to how poorly WWE is able to write straight forward babyfaces in a way that gets the audience to cheer for them?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Effy’s big gay brunch 2020 and For the Culture.

Lindsey put over Ember Moon and Toni Storm’s return and the final weeks of the G1 Climax

Hal put over the Chris Jericho anniversary celebration.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 214: Long Live the Chief! Oct 03, 2020

Take a seat at the table, anywhere you like. But not at the head! Never at the head of the table!

Hal and Danielle are ready to talk about WWE’s Clash of Champions PPV.

Tons of banger matches, including a top shelf Intercontinental Title Ladder match, Asuka pulling double duty, and the sins of Randy Orton’s past coming back to haunt him.

We’ll also get into the build toward NXT TakeOver 31and discuss whether or not Jon Moxley’s reign as AEW World Champion has made us into fans of him as a top guy,

Main Event

Roman Reigns is now the Tribal Chief of the Anoa’i family and the WWE. But it’s been a long road to this point. Since he debuted in 2012, he’s won tons of accolades and has basically been WWE’s central figure. But he was also most associated with some of the most volatile crowd reactions from the past decade. We get into it all!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Effy’s big gay brunch 2020.

Hal put over an amazing Zoom student and Candice and Johnny’s interview on NXT.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 213: Anoa’i am the one you want Sep 26, 2020

Get your Retribution names sorted and your family tree organized!

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey discuss the debut of Slapjack, Mace and T-Bar from WWE’s masked faction. Those names are just as awkward as they sound, but we’ll try to have fun with it all the same.

On the positive side, WWE has a ton of new names involved in title matches. Zelina Vega and Nikki Cross are finally getting a bigger stage for their respective shows' women's titles, which should be a lot of fun. But even better: Candice LeRae and Kyle O’Reilly from NXT have been thrust into title contention for the next TakeOver.

All of that, plus highlights from the G1 Climax and whether or not we care about Cody Rhodes’ brief return to AEW before he goes off to bubbles unknown to host a game show.

Main Event

The first family of wrestling isn’t the McMahons or the Rhodes’; you could make a much better case that it’s the Anoa’i family and all the wrestlers it’s produced over the years. Wit this family of Samoans in the spotlight this Sunday as Roman Reigns takes on Jey Uso, we’ll discuss the family tree and our favorite memories of seeing them wrestle.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Naomi discussing her fibroid treatment.

Lindsey put over the five members of Retribution

Hal put over Chris Jericho and MJF

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 212: Christian! At last! Sep 19, 2020

Hal and Lindsey are all too excited to discuss the career of one of the most underrated WWE stars of all time: Christian. He’s been a tag star, a world champion across multiple promotions and has earned the love of fans for decades.

We’ll discuss everything that made him special from him breaking into the WWE as a tag star with Edge, to how he struggled to break into singles stardom to the level of his best friend, to him leaving TNA before returning to WWE and finally capturing the World Heavyweight champion.

One more match!

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 211: There goes my Miro! Sep 12, 2020

If there’s going to be too much wrestling, there may as well be some exciting parts mixed in. That means new champions like NXT Champion Finn Balor and AEW tag champions FTR.

Plus Miro (formerly WWE’s Rusev) made his return to wrestling as part of AEW! We’ll explain why we’re excited about him… and why it looks like AEW might be relying on former WWE talent. Just a little.

The Main Event

Not a great week for either AEW or WWE taking care of their performers. While the language of the actual rules is a little vague, it still remains that WWE is looking to further restrict its wrestlers appearing on third party services like YouTube, Twitch, Cameo and more. We’ll explain why this feels like a gross move. And not to be outdone, Matt Hardy took a bad fall on Saturday that resulted in him going to the hospital. While AEW insists that he doesn’t have a concussion, we remain dubious that that they handled this the right way.

The Three Count

Lindsey and Hal put over You Cannot Kill David Arquette.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

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Ep. 210: Who let the Big Dog out? Sep 05, 2020

Brush, floss, stock up on your bulk quarantine foods! Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are ready to discuss a whole lot of wrestling.

This includes such hot topics as does a great follow up match make up for a disappointing title match outcome? Does owning a cat slowly turn you into a heel? How much is too much when it comes to your quarantine boxed goods? Are pants the enemy of mankind? And so much more!

The Main Event

Roman Reigns was set to participate in one of the biggest matches at WrestleMania. And now not only is he back, but he’s got a new set of teeth, a new Universal Title and a brand new Paul Heyman! We’ll talk all about those new chompers, explain what we’re looking forward to as he embarks on this new character direction, and… yeah, we’ll talk more about those teeth of his.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Austin Creed's efforts to be on G4.

Lindsey put over Mauro Ranallo’s career in WWE.

Hal put over WrestleMania 19 in Seattle Washington

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Ep. 209: Summerslam and TakeOver XXX Aug 29, 2020

Glory be! What a quality Summerslam weekend. Danielle and Lindsey help break down a wonderful series of matches including Dominick Mysterio’s debut, Asuka’s renewed reign, Sonya vs. Mandy and so much more! Including of course, TakeOver XXX: The Overs that were Taken.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over RJ City and David Arquette’s new movie and Super Eyepatch Wolf’s newest wrestling video.

Danielle put over Adam Cole's reaction to the PWI 500.

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Ep 208: Cat-proof the Air Conditioner Aug 22, 2020

ENTER THE THUNDERDOME!

Hal and Lindsey are back to discuss the latest Big 4 PPV weekend of the quarantine wrestling saga. We’ve got SummerSlam and TakeOver on the horizon, but how excited are we? Even if WWE plans on installing a Zoom call of WWE fans in the background, are the matches up to snuff? We’ll discuss.

Plus AEW has a show coming up Saturday as well. But the bigger news is that they’ll have fans in attendance at their shows starting next week! Is that safe? Probably not!

And finally will bid a fond farewell to Renee Young as she prepares to wrap up her WWE career this weekend. Talking Smack… RAW Talk… Total Divas… How can we ever forget them?

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Kota Ibushi solving the world's problems..

Hal put over RJ City's Pre-Summerslam game show.

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Ep. 208: Money Plane Commentary w/ Ify Nwadiwe Aug 15, 2020

As part of our Max Fun Drive Celebrations, we decided to give Edge's new film Money Plane another watch, but this time we did it LIVE with the members of The Nation of Conversation!

And as a special bonus, we were joined by Ify Nwadiwe from the Max Fun show "Who Shot Ya?"

We'll give you all the information you need to cue up the movie on your platform of choice before taking off with jokes throughout. Bet it all on Aligator!

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Ep 207: The Golden Lovers w/ John Walsh (Super Eyepatch Wolf) Aug 08, 2020

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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 Lovers. We’ll discuss why the story of these two was so affecting from the fight, the union, the separation, the reunion and second separation.

The Three Count

John put over Showbuckle on twitter and Kenny Johnson on YouTube.

Danielle put over Orange Cassidy.

Lindsey put over Rhea Ripley on NXT.

Hal put over MJF's campaign on the road to his title match..

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More Links:

Our episode with our reaction to the reunion of the Golden Lovers.

The first episode where John joined us to discuss the career of the undertaker

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Ep 206: RJ City, the real deal holy heel Aug 01, 2020

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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 Count

RJ 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.

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Ep 205: Extreme Rules: Six One Eye! Jul 25, 2020

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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 Event

Since 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 the Swamp Fight. How long can WWE keep getting away with this? And is it worth pushing through the worst of this for the chance at better shows?

The Three Count

Danielle put over RJ City's feud against Randy Orton.

Lindsey put over FTR's interview about Black Lives Matter.

Hal put over Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee.

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Ep 204: It’s Called a Money Plane! Jul 18, 2020

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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 Count

Danielle 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..

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Ep 203: Mailbag! Jul 11, 2020

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 Count

Danielle 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..

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Aldi-Lete Wrestling Jul 04, 2020

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 Burrell

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Ep. 201: #SpeakingOut Jun 27, 2020

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 Count

Lindsey put Yano on New Japan.

Hal Britt Baker vs. Big Swole’s feud..

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Ep 200: The 200th episode! Jun 20, 2020

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 Count

Lindsey put Zack Sabre. Jr.'s post-match interview.

Hal put over The Last Ride documentary.

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Ep 199: NXT TakeOver & Dagwoodin’ Jun 13, 2020

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 Count

Danielle put over Edge’s upcoming movie Money Plane.

Lindsey put Rhea Ripley’s encounter with Robert Stone.

Hal put over Kacy Catanzaro’s TikTok.

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Ep. 198: The Tennessee Loop Jun 06, 2020

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 Count

Danielle 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.

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Ep 197: Trouble or Nothing May 30, 2020

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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 Count

Lindsey put over Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch

Hal put over Britt Baker’s promo.

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Ep. 196: Give Kairi Sane an Ocarina May 23, 2020

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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 Count

Danielle put over a wrestling TikTok.

Lindsey put over the silly and fun entrance of Karrion Kross

Hal put over The Undertaker's Last Ride documentary

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Ep. 195: Mommy in the Bank May 16, 2020

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 Count

Danielle put over Nyla Rose on AEW.

Lindsey put overRJ City on The Bump

Hal put over Shayna Baszler’s promo on Becky Lynch

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Ep. 194: The joy of prestling May 09, 2020

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 Event

Jon 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 Count

Danielle put over Nikki realizing that she’s pregnant.

Lindsey put over Brandi’s promo from AEW

Hal put over MJF’s promos and

Mike put over Bryan Alvarez’s recaps.

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Ep. 193: Wrestling brain food with Simon Gotch May 02, 2020

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 Count

Simon put over Leyla Hirsh and Matt Makowski.

Danielle put over wrestling twitter after dark

Hal put over Dr. Britt Baker DDS’ tour of her office.

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Ep. 192: Colt “Zoom Zoom” Cabana Apr 25, 2020

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.

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Ep. 191: Let's get ready to furlough Apr 18, 2020

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.

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Ep. 190: WrestleMania 36 Apr 11, 2020

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.

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Ep. 189: One bang by land Apr 04, 2020

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.

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Ep. 188: Nation of Conversation in Isolation Mar 28, 2020

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.

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Ep. 187: EmptyMania Mar 21, 2020

Hal, Lindsey and Danielle are back together… in a manner of speaking. They’re hanging out remotely just like 90% of wrestlers in the world.

This week we finally got to see what WWE is going to do about WrestleMania in the wake of safety concerns with COVID-19. The show will take place the first weekend of April as scheduled, with some major differences; It will take place in an empty Performance Center over the course of two days.

While this is probably the best way to have a show on this scale in the midst of a pandemic, we’ll speculate as to how you have the biggest show of the year without any fans present.

Plus, we’ll explain why AEW has already gotten the empty arena shows down a bit better than WWE so far… even if their other shortcomings are still present.

Plus, the long awaited rebirth of Gronka-donka-doo!

The Three Count

Danielle and Lindsey put over Big E’s antics on Twitter.

Hal put over MJF on AEW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 186: Wrestling From Home Mar 14, 2020

Hal and Lindsey are joined by Dan Sinker from the "Says Who?" podcast to discuss one of those rare instances where the real world actually affected wrestling. COVID-19 has led to AEW and Smackdown scheduling empty arena live shows. And that’s gotta mean that WrestleMania is going to be postponed… right?

But in the meantime, let’s talk about what may end up being the last normal week of wrestling for God knows how long… A week that included the Elimination Chamber PPV, Drew McIntyre squashing a spider, Nick Jackson getting squashed by a garage door and the build to a number of shows that should probably be cancelled sooner rather than later.

The Three Count

Dan put over the upcoming Battle of the Brands season 2.

Lindsey put over The Broserweights flip the switch challenge and David Arquette’s recent interview.

Hal put over Braun Strowman's PSA..

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 185: Rap slack and Edge’s career Mar 07, 2020

Hal and Lindsey discuss AEW’s Revolution PPV. The match that undoubtedly stole the show was Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page defending the titles vs. The Young Bucks. It exemplified the strong story-telling that Kenny and his cohorts are capable of. We’ll discuss why we love the match so much and why we can’t wait for what’s next.

Plus, we’ve got a new AEW World Champion! Jon Moxley has reached the mountain top after beating Chris Jericho. And while we’re excited about him as champion, we’ll also discuss why the match didn’t quite reach the heights set by the rest of the PPV.

But all is not entirely great in the land of the elite. Lindsey will explain why she’s become disheartened by the AEW women’s division, especially compared to its Wednesday night counterpart on NXT.

The Main Event

He was a star for more than ten years. He understood heel psychology better than almost anyone of his time and eventually became one of the biggest stars of the WWE. Between tag teams, 5 second poses, championships, a live sex celebration (Yeah, that really happened) there’s never been a star like the Rated R Superstar, Edge. And now that he’s back, we’re going to discuss our favorite moments from his career.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the upcoming Elizabeth Warren's dog Bailey..

Julian put over John Cena attacking Edge.

Danielle put over Johnny Gargano's interview with Mauro.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 184: Thank your local Bella Feb 29, 2020

Danielle’s once again in the throes of some real-deal TV work and hasn’t had much time to watch wrestling. But, luckily we’ve got a Lindsey Kelk here to chat things up.

That includes NXT, which is shaping up its road to WrestleMania and TakeOver nicely. Bianca Belair lost to Charlotte Flair. With a number one contendership ladder match coming up at TakeOver, will that be Bianca’s next opportunity to shine? Or is she destined to regularly edge close to glory without going all the way?

Plus, it looks like WALTER and Imperium want the Finn Balor rub (don’t we all though?). Vague shades of fascism aside, it should be incredible. We’ll discuss it in full.

And AEW has their first PPV of 2020 coming up this month. Between the Bucks vs. Page & Omega and Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander, there’s a lot to get excited about. But Lindsey thinks that there are a number of things that need to be improved if we want to continue whole-heartedly embracing the land of the Elite.

All of that… and yeah, we’ll talk a little bit about Goldberg being the new Universal Champion.

The Main Event

Just as we expected, Nikki and Brie Bella are the latest inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame. And just as we expected, a whole bunch of people are big mad about it. We’ll explain why the Bellas are such transcendent stars worthy of such an honor as we recap some of the biggest moments from their careers.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the upcoming New Japan cup tournament.

Julian put over Nyla Rose on Talk is Jericho.

Danielle put over NXT’s Melanin Magic PPV.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 183: Nat King Cole Bay-Bay Feb 22, 2020

Confession time: Danielle has had one helluva busy week with work beyond wrestling. But never fear, she still got to watch NXT TakeOver: Portland! Banger matches, character progression, story advancement… pretty standard fare for a TakeOver at this point, right? We’ll say where we see all of our favorites go from here as we prepare for the final stretch to WWE in Tampa.

Unfortunately Danielle wasn’t able to see the rest of the wrestling from the week. Luckily Hal (and some interstitial comments to Julian) are going to help get her up to speed. We’ll get into everything from Cody’s bleeding habits, Nyla Rose’s underrated promo ability, the silliness of the Elimination Chamber and tons more.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Sasha Banks on "Mandalorian".

Julian put over Monday Night RAW

Hal put over the NXT commentary team and their work on NXT TakeOver: Portland

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Ep. 182: TakeOver: Pirates’ Booty. Feb 15, 2020

The full group of wrassle friends is reunited! Hal, Danielle and Lindsey have tons of good wrestling to discuss after so long apart. Including Shayna Baszler taking a big bite out of Becky Lynch, AEW’s battle of the One-eyed Willies and new AEW women’s champion, Nyla Rose.

But all that aside... we’ve also got to talk about the XFL! Which is apparently… good now?

And are we witnessing the finale of Matt Hardy’s WWE career? We’ll salute the formerly woken warrior and explain why him taking up for Edge is actually hilarious in the context of his career.

All of that.. Plus we’ll explain why the Bellas are more than worthy of a Hall of Fame nomination, despite the worst corners of wrestling twitter’s opinions.

The Three Count

Daniell put over Faye Jackson’s grey sweatpants battle royal.

Lindsey put over The Broserweights and Britt Baker.

Hal put over the Brie Bella vs. Stephanie McMahon

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 181: The Wrestling Cinematic Universe Feb 08, 2020

Pod Dad Hal Lublin is finally back! And in the absence of Danielle and Lindsey, he’s hanging out with producer Julian Burrell to discuss his retrospective thoughts on all the wrestling he’s missed. That starts with the Royal Rumble and the two winners of the titular matches.

Lindsey and Danielle really and enjoyed the Rumble, a sentiment Hal and Julian share… if a little less enthusiastically. But where they completely differ is their assessment of the men’s Rumble. They’ll explain why they thought the use of Brock Lesnar worked for them so well.

Plus, Cody Rhodes delivered what Hal considered the most affecting wrestling moment Hal has ever seen on television. And Julian is excited to see the collision of the Queen, the NXT Champion and the EST of NXT.

And we’re also proud to introduce you to the Wrestling Cinematic Universe and all of the possibilities that it holds for our heroes (hint: a lot of dentists).

The Three Count

Julian put over Frank Turner's wrestling fandom and Dr.Chris Raynor’s explanation of Edge’s surgery.

Hal put over the Britt Baker's promo.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Julian Burrell

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Ep. 180: NXT TakeOver Worlds Collide & Royal Rumble Feb 01, 2020

It’s the first WWE Big 4 Weekend of the year!

First Lindsey and Danielle break down NXT TakeOver: Worlds Collide. There were plenty of great matches, but the event did highlight a problem WWE has with the presentation of foreign wrestlers. For instance: Do we really need the faux fascist imagery of Imperium to sell their dominance?

Then it’s time for a deep dive into the Royal Rumble. For the third year, it was highlighted by a men’s and women’s iteration of the event, each won by Charlotte Flair and Drew McIntyre, respectively. What were some of the best moments? What did the team think about the direction of these two very different showcases?

Plus, a look at the amazing and momentous returns from the show, who’s really improved on the mic on AEW and why Finn still showcases his finer points EVERY week on NXT

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Ref Aubrey's tweets about her mental health.

Julian put over his favorite promo from Edge.

Danielle put over the Nikki and Brie Bella's pregancy announcement.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 179: Hornin' it up Jan 25, 2020

Danielle and Lindsey are ready to breakdown the final shows before WWE’s Royal Rumble show! No matter how we’re feeling about the current WWE product, the Rumble always seems to draw back the audience at large. Why? Because it’s the formal start of WrestleMania season and consequential stories in WWE!

But there are also stories in AEW to take note of. But things seem to be going awry in the house that Tony Khan built, at least from the storytelling perspective. We’ll explain why we’re feeling unsure about Dynamite’s direction, while still voicing our optimism that their eventual move to two nights a week could be great for them.

Finally, we’ll talk about NXT. It continues to be a great and successful show week in and week out. Between the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and Keith Lee as the new North American Champion, there’s a lot to love. And that includes Finn Balor’s....appearance in his match this week. We’ll explain.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Becky Lynch on WWE Backstage.

Julian put over these pictures from Keith Lee across the years in WWE.

Danielle put over the Big E's dream match from the Feel The Power podcast.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 178: Wrestling should be FUN w/ Darnell Mitchell Jan 18, 2020

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Darnell Mitchell. He’s one of the heads behind the Brooklyn-based wrestling promotion Uncanny Attraction. Like any respectable wrestling organization, Uncanny Attraction will be in Tampa Bay on WrestleMania week (April 2nd at 11PM).

He’s also ready to announce the show’s main event: Effy vs. AEW’s Sunny Kiss! Tickets are going to be available soon!

Darnell will tell us all about what it was like to go from a fan to a professional in the industry, which independent wrestlers and promotions he’s most excited to see and why so many wrestlers need to step up their suit game.

The Main Event

Tessa Blanchard was known across the international wrestling scene as someone whose star was only going to burn brighter. She’s been a champion in multiple organizations, including the current World Champion of Impact. But in the midst of her greatest accomplishment, word has come out from multiple wrestlers that Tessa has a history of being a bully and a racist. It’s a lot to take in, but we share our reactions.

The Three Count

Darnell put over artist Lauren Moran and the MV Young No Ring Death Match Extravaganza

Lindsey put over this week’s episode of NXT, especially the debut of Mercedes Martinez.

Danielle put over the latest episode of Being the Elite with Kris Statlander and Orange Cassidy.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Darnell Mitchell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 177: Wrestling Kingdom 14 w/ James Durbin Jan 11, 2020

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This week, Hal and Lindsey are joined by James Durbin. He’s a known singer, actor and American Idol participant who’s also a HUGE wrestling fan. But a major blindspot in his fandom has been New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 14.

For the first time ever, this event was split into two days of extremely long cards. There thankfully was no noticeable drop in match quality across both shows, but it cannot be understated: This is a LOT of wrestling and watching it all will take at least a little bit of patience.

In that spirit, we take a look at some of the major matches, including the champ-champ efforts of Tetsuya Naito, the heelish tactics of Jay White and KENTA and discuss whether or not Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho’s appearances mean we should expect more collaborations between NJPW and AEW.

The Three Count

James put over The New Day Podcast Feel the Power.

Lindsey put over Jushin “Thunder” Liger’s retirement ceremony.

Julian put over the press conference with Jushin and Tiger Mask.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and James Durbin.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 176: Full Jellicle Jan 04, 2020

Don’t let that final segment on RAW fool you; there was actually a lot of really great wrestling to end 2019 and kick off 2020! Buddy Murphy and Aleister Black continue to impress in their second outing, Andrade and Zelina are back on track with the United States Championship in tow AND MJF cut another fantastic promo.

But it’s not all good news: AEW’s production has continued to slip in the past few months. We’ll examine why the company’s picture-in-picture strategy isn’t working for us. Plus: after the women’s championship fatal fourway, one thing has become very clear: the company has ONE woman with a clearly defined character and it’s not the champion Riho.

All of this… plus we’ll somehow find a way to mix in conversations about Cats throughout the show.

Misandry Corner

The Bobby/Lana/Rusev story has been maligned by the audience for a while now. But this week it somehow took a turn for the worse with Liv Morgan getting involved as Lana’s former lover. How bad is this story for everyone involved? Is anything being salvaged? And most importantly: Who would play these roles if we recast them all as men?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 175: The Rusev Day Special Dec 28, 2019

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Happy Holidays! And there’s no better way to celebrate this special time a year with the most important holiday that coincidentally shares a date with all other holidays: Rusev Day!

Comedian and Writer Joey Clift joins us to talk about the careers of Lana and Rusev. We’ll take a deep dive into all of it, from their early days as the Ravishing Russian commanding the Bulgarian Brute to crush all the way to the present with the institution of Rusev Day and the most notorious couples story of modern wrestling.

Plus, Joey tells us about the rest of his present favs like Orange Cassidy and the rest of the AEW cast and which wrestling segment made him want to call the police as a child.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 174: Slide off your chairs Dec 21, 2019

We’ve made it through one of the last times that significant wrestling events will happen in this decade!

After a hard-fought main-event contest against Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley is now the first new NXT women’s champion in almost a year and a half. We’ll geek out about her major accomplishment in a somewhat inappropriate way.

While that was the biggest event on Wednesday, there were tons of things worth tuning in for across both AEW and NXT. Jericho had an entertaining match with Jungle Boy; Adam Cole retained his NXT title over Finn Balor with some help from a returning Johnny Gargano; and Kris Statlander is now the number one contender for Riho’s Women’s World Championship.

We’ll talk about all of that and look at WWE’s TLC show to heap more praise… and just a little bit of criticism.

The Three Count

Hal and Danielle both put over AEW’s new holiday commercial.

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Ep. 173: Slap that hippo Dec 14, 2019

Grab that spare knee brace, and prepare to have your body parts yeeted!

RAW women’s champion Becky Lynch and AEW’s women’s champion Riho may be in very different places in their career but they both have one thing in common: They haven’t been on TV that often. But we’ve got very different reactions to their scarce appearances that we’ll explain.

Plus: NXT and AEW had their usual assortment of quality matches and story progression, including the reveal of new number one contenders. From Dynamite, we’ll explain why we’re ready for The Young Bucks to finally get their AEW Tag team championships. And on NXT, we’ll talk about Finn’s quest to make the future his past as the next NXT Champion… including a little inappropriate discussion of Keith Lee.

All of that plus some of the week’s best promos, the most awkward shoot marriage proposal in history and a reflection of the selfishness of Christmas playtime.

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Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 172: Picture-in-picture podcast Dec 07, 2019

Keep your ears front, this podcast will never be enter picture-in-picture mode! It’s been a full week of wrestling and Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are ready to break it down.

Seth Rollins is getting a lot of attention for his new character direction in his feud with Kevin Owens. And on the surface, it’s really smart of WWE to play into the crowd sentiment towards Rollins and turn him as an overeager leader of RAW. But we’ll talk about whether or not this is actually solving the problem with Seth from the past year.

And what a week it’s been for promos! We give praise to Jungle Boy, Cody Rhodes, Finn Balor, Keith Lee and Chris Jericho for their work on the mic this week. We’ll geek out over their creative fulfillment and speculate about where they could go from here.

Plus, some discussion about the AEW production direction, what the future holds for the Undisputed Era and finally settle which wrestlers actually have too many cats.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 171: NXT TakeOver: War Games and Survivor Series Nov 30, 2019

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a whole bunch of wrestling!

Hal and Lindsey break down the two biggest WWE shows from last weekend. First, NXT TakeOver: War Games. It featured two very different versions of the signature match, each with their own surprises and takes on the concept. We’ll explain how each match was such a brilliant showcase for each of the competitors.

Plus, with most of the people on this show pulling double duty the next night, we’ll hope and pray that their bodies are holding up so that they can continue to be slammed into cages for years to come.

And speaking of Sunday’s show, Survivor Series was a great bell to bell event as well! We’ll break down each of the major matches, what little minor shortcomings we saw, and find out who likes and dislikes the new Intercontinental Championship

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 170: Hype Bomb Nov 23, 2019

It’s the first ever Tights and Fights on SATURDAY!

Join us as we take a look at the most recent episode of AEW Dynamite. In addition to some of the matches like Nick Jackson vs. Fenix and the developing feuds like Luchasauras vs. Jake Hager, we’ll take a look at how AEW should help its talent get better.

Plus, while WWE definitely provides less freedom for talent to find themselves on their own, is it possible that their more strict regulations have actually helped some wrestlers find success in the long run? We’ll discuss.

All of that, plus why we can’t wait for Survivor Series to be here… so we don’t have to see anymore matching t shirts for a little while.

Main Event

He was called the straight edge savior, the voice of the voiceless, the best in the world: CM Punk.

Now that he's officially back under the WWE umbrella, we're going to take a look at his wrestling career.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 169: The cult of a new reality Nov 15, 2019

This week Hal and Danielle have a special announcement: Tights and Fights is officially moving to SATURDAYS!

In order to talk about NXT and AEW in a more timely manner, we’ll be moving our recording and publication days later in the week. Look forward to hearing us as part of your weekends!

Speaking of AEW, this past weekend was their PPV “Full Gear.” We’ve got a lot of opinions to share on including our thoughts on MJF’s actions at the end of the World Title match, whether or not we have an appetite for unsanctioned violent matches like the Jon Moxley/Kenny Omega match that closed out the show and Jim Ross’ family of shaving products.

Plus, CM Punk is officially affiliated with the WWE product once again! We’ll chat about his new role on FOX, what this could mean for his role in (if any) in WWE and how it feels to have him back in wrestling for the first time in years.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 168: Blue Chew Dobadeedoo Nov 07, 2019

This week: WAR! Now that NXT is going head to head (to head) with RAW and Smackdown at Survivor Series, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey geek out about the first steps towards this new invasion. It’s already led to a lot of great matches like Tommaso Ciampa vs. Miz and Daniel Bryan vs. Adam Cole. That’s not even mentioning the promise of more at the PPV itself like Shayna Baszler vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bayley.

Plus: AEW Dynamite has made a lot of strides lately in improving its story segments across the last few weeks, but that doesn’t mean the show has completely delivered on its promise. We’ll give credit where credit is due and call out the shortcomings that we see as they prepare for their Full Gear PPV.

All that… and we’ve just gotta reminisce about the quality of Jim Ross’s podcast advertisements.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over this celebration of big boi season.

Danielle put over the all women’s tag match on AEW Dark.

Hal put over the Paul Heyman’s explanation of Brock Lesnar quitting Smackdown.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 167: Only slightly inappropriate Oct 31, 2019

This week Lindsey and Danielle embrace the last week of wrestling before Blood Money Jewel and its fall out is upon us. Speaking of the Saudi show, news came through prior to our recording that Natalia and Lacey Evans would be allowed to take part in a match at the event. However, this doesn’t solve all of the issues we have with the show. Far from it.

On the positive side, Finn Balor now has an exciting new direction as a heel for the first time in his WWE tenure. We’ll explain why this is the breath of fresh air that will endear him to fans now that he’s back in NXT.

On AEW there’s still a lot ot enjoy, including Cody forming the Nightmare family to take on Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle. But there are a few things to take issue with: For one, why has Kenny Omega not gotten the portrayal as a superstar that he’s more than capable of? And for another, why is the women’s scene in such a holding pattern, especially when compared to NXT’s incredibly deep counterparts?

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Asuka’s YouTube Channel.

Julian put over the Big Game Leroy.

Danielle put over the Sunny Kiss and Dustin Rhodes’ tag match on AEW Dark.

Hosted by Lindsey Kelk and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 166: A rabbit hole of WWE history w/ Bill Hanstock Oct 24, 2019

This week Hal and Lindsey are joined by Bill Hanstock. He’s known for his wrestling writing in Uproxx and SBNation. But now he’s got a new project: a book about the complete and comprehensive history of WWE. Yeah.

In addition to getting all the details about that, we’ll also talk about a bunch of recent wrestling programming. For one, RAW had no women’s matches. It certainly didn't make the show easier to watch, especially as the build to the Saudi show is in full swing. What did get us excited though was the debut of Humberto on Monday nights.

AEW Dynamite continues to keep us entertained. One common criticism has been that each show has only one women’s match. How long are we willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt? We’ll explain. Plus, our thoughts on what they could continue to do from a production standpoint to truly stand-out from WWE and, yeah, we’ll weigh in on the Marko Stunt’s "controversy".

In contrast to AEW, NXT has maybe as deep a women’s roster as they’ve had in years. Multiple stars are vying for Shayna Baszler’s women’s championship. We’ll discuss who should get the nod as number one contender and explain Roderick Strong’s cast-type in film.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Emily Pratt’s article about the Daddy’s of WWE.

Hal put over the Bayley’s heelish actions on twitter.

Hosted byHal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Bill Hanstock.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 165: Everybody’s eatin’ it Oct 17, 2019

Show: Tights and Fights

This week Danielle, Lindsey and Mike break down tons of Wednesday night’s AEW and NXT.

This week Danielle, Lindsey and Mike take a look at the October 9th editions of AEW Dynamite and NXT.

Perhaps the biggest story detail from AEW was the introduction of Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle. Sammy Gueverra, LAX and Jake Hager are on the list of Le Champion. We explain our reservations with one of the members faction and marvel at the sight of Jericho as the very top guy of a company.

In terms of matches, Private Party upsetting The Young Bucks was a fantastic showcase of tag team wrestling and it’s great to see Dustin Rhodes after such a lengthy career. We discuss it all, including what Mike’s son thinks of the show after his first exposure to wrestling.

And on the WWE front, NXT continues to showcase tons of great matches. Most notably, Lio Rush is the new Cruiserweight champion and Kushida had an outstanding match with WALTER. But surprisingly, the thing we’re most excited for from WWE was on Smackdown. And it had to do with the deaths of some inflatable tubemen

The Three Count

Julian put over WOW Women of Wrestling.

Lindsey put over the tribute to the fallen Bayley Buddies.

Danielle put over NWA Powerr.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 164: Get them nuts w/ Jacquis Neal Oct 10, 2019

This week Hal and Danielle are joined by Jacquis Neal from the Culture Kings podcast.

After months of build up, AEW and NXT are officially live in primetime on Wednesday Night on TNT and USA, respectively. Naturally, the two shows are going to be compared a lot but, more importantly, they’re going to be appreciated for the entertaining programs that they are. We do a bit of both, looking at the matches that we enjoyed, nitpicking the things that need work and explaining why Wednesday night may be the only night in wrestling we unabashedly look forward to.

Of course, WWE’s flagship shows also made headlines after the premier of Smackdown on FOX and Hell in a Cell on Sunday. Smackdown started with a lot of positives on the presentation front; but a lot of that promise was washed away by Kofi Kingston lose the WWE title to Brock Lesnar in seconds. As if that wasn’t enough, Seth Rollins retained the Universal Title against the Fiend after a convoluted finish to a chorus of boos. We take a look at the shortcomings of both shows (and not without pointing out the great parts of the shows as well).

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Jacquis Neal.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 163: We keep it in context Oct 03, 2019

This week Hal Danielle and Lindsey take a look at the season premiere of RAW. With AEW and NXT going live, SURELY the flagship program of the WWE would come out swinging, right?

We’ll discuss how we felt about everything, from the brand new set to storylines, to the surprising lack of wrestling for most of the show.

The good news of course is that if RAW isn’t doing it for you, there are plenty of new wrestling shows to entertain you. And last week NXT showed that it will continue to deliver the goods as it prepares for a two hour broadcast on USA.

Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Io Shirai, Dakota Kai… there’s almost too many stars in place that look poised to keep the show as WWE’s best, even when it airs at the same time as the fledgling AEW.

The Three Count

Julian put over Vince McMahon directed by David Lynch.

Lindsey put over Jungle Boy’s farewell to indie wrestling.

Danielle put over AEW’s Real Different promo.

Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 162: Crashing Crowns Sep 26, 2019

This week Hal Danielle and Lindsey take a look at the first week of NXT on USA. Tons of great wrestling got a chance to shine, including Candice LeRae who now has a shot at the NXT women’s title on Oct. 2nd.

Not only that, but the Undisputed Era now holds every men's title on the brand. With Roderick Strong defeating Velveteen Dream for the North American title, it looks like NXT has its central antagonists for once their on for a full two hours.

Plus: with NXT now on live TV, more people under the WWE umbrella will be stopping by Full Sail for the exposure. That included WALTER with the Imperium faction from NXT UK and Oney Lorcan and Lio Rush from 205 Live came through. We’ll explain what we thought of their showings.

All of this, plus who on RAW and Smackdown got our attention on the “season finales” of the shows as they prepare for major reboots? Is Carmella the master of the long con? And have King Corbin and Chad Gable found the grounds for a real rivalry?

The Three Count

Hal put over Carmella winning the 24/7 championship.

Lindsey put over Kairi Sane.

Danielle put over Ali in Hawaii.

Hal Lublin Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 161: Clash of Champions w/ Rachel Millman Sep 19, 2019

This week Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Rachel Millman. She’s one of the founders of the "WrestleSplania" podcast. She’ll explain how her journey into wrestling led to her starting the podcast and how she plans to reboot the show in the coming weeks.

Clash of Champions

This past weekend, WWE held "Clash of Champions," the final PPV before they air three live televised wrestling programs every week.

Seth Rollins may have lost on of his championships, but he is still the Intercontinental Champion. And while his match with Braun was good, if a little rushed, the bigger story is his next opponent: Bray Wyatt aka The Fiend. Is Braun being lost in the shuffle with all of this? And does WWE have things pointing in the right direction for its most significant title with competition closing in?

And speaking of new opponents, Brock Lesnar has challenged Kofi Kingston for the WWE title. Is this the end for the dream run? And how do we feel about Brock being the one to end it?

Plus, Baron Corbin is your new King of the Ring, The Revival continue their career resurgence and why Danielle sees Randy Orton as a buffer version of certain celebrity (hint: 500 Days of Summer)

The Three Count

Rachel put over Jake Atlas vs. Priscilla Kelly at Rise.

Lindsey put over Yamashiro restaurant in Hollywood.

Danielle put over MJF on Twitter.

Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 160: Wrestling with curiosity w/ RJ City Sep 12, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle, and Lindsey are joined by RJ City. He’s an actor, comedian and wrestling raconteur across the international scene.

RJ is involved in a lot of different avenues of entertainment.That’s given him a lot versatility as a performer since he learns a lot from working with so many different audiences. But it’s also made him acutely aware of the different… physical requirements with wrestling compared to being a stand up comic. He’ll explain.

Plus, he’ll tell us all about why he’s become so bored with the traditions of wrestling; in his mind it’s a whole lot of very passionate people competing for very small stakes. That’s why he works to combat a lot of the ideas of traditional masculinity in his work. RJ will tell us about how intentional that is.

All of this and why he thinks wrestling isn’t headed for a mainstream audience any time soon.

RJ City’s can be seen in an upcoming comedy show with Dalton Castle in Toronto and on his YouTube channel.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 159: The Fallout from All Out Sep 05, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle, Lindsey and Mike are reunited to discuss All Out! It’s AEW’s last show before they go live on TNT in October.

The brand still had a few surprises in store. That included the debuts of LAX and Orange Cassidy; fan favorites from the international wrestling scene who have an opportunity to make a name for themselves on a bigger stage.

Plus there was the somewhat surprising coronation of Chris Jericho as the AEW champion. But we all agree that the best moment of this story came after the broadcast when Jericho had his AEW World Championship stolen.

We’ll laugh about that, break down the rest of the show and discuss Bayley’s newly minted heel turn.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 158: The life and career of Chris Jericho w/ Ify Nwadiwe Aug 29, 2019

This week Hal and Danielle are joined by Ify Nwadiwe! He’s the host of the Max Fun podcast Who Shot Ya? and a life-long wrestling fan that never took the PSAs to "Not try this at home" seriously.

Now that AEW’s All Out show is just around the corner, the panel will discuss the career of one of the competitors for AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho.

He’s been known as Y2J, Lionheart, The Alpha and a bunch of other nicknames. We’ll go through all of the major phases of his wrestling career to share personal memories and dissect what’s made him so enduring and affecting.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Ify Nwadiwe.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 157: GLOW season 3 w/ Travis McElroy Aug 22, 2019

This week Hal and Danielle are joined by Travis McElroy! He’s one-third of podcasting’s most famous brotherhood as the middlest brother on My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone.

Travis joins us to talk about his experience as a lapsed fan of wrestling and as a fan of the Netflix series GLOW. With season 3 now available to stream, what did everyone think? Was it as strong as the previous seasons? And how much longer should the show continue?

Plus, Lindsey joins us to discuss the news of NXT officially moving to primetime on Wednesdays at the same time as AEW. With the news of Vince McMahon supposedly taking on a larger role in producing the show, how hopeful are we that the brand will maintain the same level of quality that it’s had for the past five years?

All of that… and we’ll even have some fun about the team names of the XFL.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Travis McElroy.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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TakeOver: Toronto and SummerSlam Aug 15, 2019

This week, Hal Danielle and Lindsey discuss one of the busiest weeks of wrestling in recent memory.

Despite all of the solid wrestling across WWE’s shows, one character has captured the imagination of people more than anything else: Bray Wyatt as The Fiend. From the entrance to the music to his destruction of Finn Balor, the character is bars. We’ll break down what makes it work.

Plus, WWE managed to recapture some goodwill after another solid TakeOver, having Seth Rollins pin Brock Lesnar clean and showcasing the return of Sasha Banks as Becky Lynch’s presumed next challenger.

But of course, that’s just on the WWE side of things. This weekend also had the culmination of the G1 Climax in New Japan. As we had hoped, Kota Ibushi has finally reached the summit, defeating Jay White in the finale. Does this mean he’ll further fulfill our hopes by becoming the IWGP champion at Wrestle Kingdom?

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 155: Pro Wrestling: EVE w/ Emily and Dann Read Aug 08, 2019

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank discussion of sexual assault from 4:57 to 5:57.

This week, Hal Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Emily and Dann Read from Pro Wrestling: EVE. It’s one of the most prominent all-women wrestling organizations in the world.

Recently, EVE announced that they would be embarking on a first-of-its-kind venture in wrestling: partnering with a union to make sure its performers gain representation. They’ll discuss how long the deal has been in the works and why there’s still trepidation in the wrestling world to embrace unionization.

Plus, they’ll discuss which performers within EVE they’re excited to see, why wrestling seems to be so behind in terms of equality from the rest of the world and the next changes that they’d like to see the industry embrace in the near future.

Find out more about Pro Wrestling: EVE on their website, including their upcoming shows and the charities that the company promotes.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 154: Drag, life and wrestling w/ The Nobodies Aug 01, 2019

This week, Hal Danielle and Lindsey are joined by DJ Accident Report, Lady Bearica Andrews and Ariel Italic. They’re collectively known as The Nobodies on their YouTube series where they breakdown wrestling events.

Bearica and Ariel are both relatively new fans while Accident Report has watched since childhood. And since they started their show they’ve learned something very important: the venn diagram of the world of drag and the world of wrestling is a very large circle. They’ll explain why the entertainment mediums are so identical.

They’ll also discuss how they feel about modern WWE, what it’s been like to cater to an underserved population of wrestling community and why it feels like international wrestling promotions are finally starting to gain a greater amount of attention.

The Nobodies are hosting the Mx. Nobody Pageant beginning August 8th at Brooklyn Bazaar.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Pro Wrestling EVE establishing a trade union deal for its wrestlers.

Danielle put over Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay in the G1 Climax.

DJ Accident Report put over rising star, Devin Monroe.

Lady Bearica put over the new promotion Journey Pro KC.

Ariel Italic put over RJ City on Twitter.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk, DJ Accident Report, Lady Bearica Andrews and Ariel Italic.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 153: Mike Quackenbush on high-spot pornography and the joy of wrestling. Jul 25, 2019

This week, Hal Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Mike Quackenbush. He’s the head of the Philadelphia-based promotion Chikara. In just a few months, Chikara will be host to the largest pro-wrestling tournament in the world: King of Trios. Mike will tell us about which teams he’s excited to see.

Mike is also known as a reputable trainer in the wrestling business. He’s worked with tons of well-known stars like Drew Gulak and Aleister Black. Even though he’s still a busy guy, he says that going to the performance center is his equivalent of Christmas. He’ll explain why.

Plus, his thoughts on All Elite Wrestling, how the modern landscape of wrestling is shifting so much and why he believes in balancing quality story-telling with high-spot pornography.

Mike Quackenbush’s newest project is the YouTubeTil We Make It where he tries to give potential wrestlers (and even fans) a look at the best practices and etiquette to begin your professional career.

The Three Count

Mike put over Drake Maverick’s performance with the 24/7 Title.

Danielle put over Stokely Hathaway at the performance center with Josiah Williams.

Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.

Hal put over the future of pro-wrestling MJF.

Hosted by Hal Lublin Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk and Mike Quackenbush

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 152: The Mike reopens Jul 18, 2019

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by their long-absent co-host Mike Eagle! Aside from putting on a great television show The New Negroes, where has he been all this time? He’ll explain everything, including why the return of Hulk Hogan to WWE led to him swearing off the company for the foreseeable future.

But luckily for us, All Elite Wrestling’s rise has provided him with a new televised wrestling product that he’s been able to enjoy and critique. He and the team will take a close look AEW’s latest show Fight for the Fallen. That includes what’s worked about the company’s single matches so far, why the tag matches haven’t quite clicked for some of us and why Jon Moxley’s connections with Frasier is so edifying.

Hosted by Hal Lublin Danielle Radford, and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 151: Rob Van Dam on his career, concussions and CBD Jul 11, 2019

This week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Rob Van Dam. Through his 30 year career, he’s been seen in dozens of wrestling promotions and been a champion for just about all of them. He’s perhaps best known for his time in WWE where he was a multiple time Intercontinental and tag champion before he beat John Cena for the WWE Title in 2005.

RVD is also known for being one of the original founding performers of Extreme Championship Wrestling. While he doesn’t think ECW content will ever be welcome in mainstream TV again, he does think there’s still one particular fledgling company that is embracing the philosophies that made it successful.

Rob will discuss his career highlights, why he wants to keep wrestling in spite of having such a long career and why he’s dedicated to finding CBD treatments for concussions.

RVD’s documentary Headstrong is available now.

All of that, plus New Japan’s G1 Climax, Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary and whether or not WWE’s main roster is getting left behind in a Summer full of awesome wrestling events.

Hosted by Hal Lublin Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 150: Tights and Fyter Fest Jul 04, 2019

This week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey discuss AEW’s sophomore event, Fyter Fest. While, there was tons of great wrestling and promos throughout the entire show, there was also an unprotected chair-shot to the head Cody Rhodes that overshadowed a lot of the other good things on the card.

But that’s not to say there wasn’t stuff to be excited about too. MJF, Jungle Boy, The Lucha Bros. and others had great showings and we’ll discuss what stood out to us… and what we’re still not sure about.

Plus, it appears that WWE has finally revealed what their creative response to AEW’s presence will be going forward. Late last week, it was announced that Paul Heyman will be responsible for the direction of RAW and Eric Bischoff for Smackdown.

We’ll look at what changes are evident for the future of the product, whether we’re into them and question their newfound desire for minor obscenities from promos and Corey Graves.

All of this… plus one more look at the G1 Climax at the stories that will come to a head at wrestling’s biggest tournament of the summer.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 149: Tappin’ Titles w/ Emily Pratt Jun 27, 2019

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Emily Pratt She’s a wrestling writer and reporter for Uproxx.

There’s a lot of things to be really excited about right now, including the G1 Climax! The tournament kicks off next month and the card is STACKED! There are plenty of big returns advertised and incredibly talented performers facing throughout. Whether it’s KENTA vs. Ibushi or Okada vs. Archer, expect a lot of geeking out.

On the WWE side, there’s also the prospect of Samoa Joe taking on Kofi Kingston that we’re really into. Plus Drew Gulak finally capturing the Cruiserweight title. But there’s also a lot that we’re unsure about. Why is Shane McMahon involved in so many stories? And how much faith do we have that WWE is going to tastefully portray Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch’s relationship?

The Three Count

Emily put over the BOYZ show from DDT.

Danielle put over Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ post-match interview

Lindsey put over Alexa Bliss’s edition of 365.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Emily Pratt.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 148: "One Fall" w/ David F. Walker and Brett Weldele Jun 20, 2019

This week, Hal and Danielle are joined by David F. Walker and Brett Weldele. They are the writer and artist (respectively) behind the new comic series "One Fall."

The book is all about a third-generation wrestler who fights for survival and profit in a world of supernatural creatures who all want the honor of killing him in the ring… again. They’ll tell us all about their project, how they became wrestling fans and the finer points of the best bars to watch wrestling at.

The Beatdown: Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (2005)

Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero were both credited for helping popularize a lucha libre in the U.S. like few, if any, ever could have. They were best friends and frequent partners. And in their final series of matches, the stakes got more personal than most rivalries in WWE ever do. It was a contest that featured beat downs, betrayals, great promos and the custody of children. Hal and Danielle will look into what made one of Eddie’s last major storylines work so well… and why it wouldn’t have worked if they both weren’t so good.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Effy’s Twink Gauntlet and Stokely Hathaway’s quest to regain his CD player.

Hal put over Daniel Bryan’s commentary during Heavy Machinery’s match.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, David F. Walker and Brett Weldele.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 147: Robe Warrior Ric Flair w/ Adam Pranica Jun 13, 2019

This week, Hal and Danielle are rejoined by Adam Pranica. He’s the host of the fellow Max Fun Podcasts "The Greatest Generation," "The Greatest Discovery," and "Friendly Fire."

He joins the team to discuss one of the most important and storied figures in the history of wrestling: Ric Flair. He’s known as a 16-time world champion, a classic wrestling figure, and the father of Charlotte Flair. We take a look at his life and career form some of his best matches, most rambling promos, what made him such a significant figure in wrestling

Hosted by, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Adam Pranica.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 146: CMLL at Arena Mexico w/ Jesse Thorn Jun 06, 2019

This week, Hal and Danielle are rejoined by Jesse Thorn. He’s the Max Fun Network’s top Big Boss Man and he’s had almost no experience with wrestling.

But a few weeks ago he and his wife traveled to Mexico City and Arena Mexico where they saw their first live wrestling show, put on by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. He’ll share all the fun and absurdity that he experienced, including why he found the heels more entertaining for the wrestling, how indie-wrestling star Colt Cabana helped make this happen and which wrestler inspired his future tattoos.

Hosted by , Danielle Radford,Lindsey Kelk and Jesse Thorn.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 145: Double or Nothing w/ Box Brown May 30, 2019

This week, Hal and Danielle are rejoined by Box Brown. He’s a comic creator whose new book "Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America".

Brown is a longtime, but lapsed, fan of WWE. The trends of the product have led to him being less dedicated to following televised wrestling. But this week featured a show that rekindled that love and has the entire panel excited for what’s to come: Double or Nothing from All Elite Wrestling.

It wasn’t perfect. But it was a great first step for a fledgling promotion that has the money and roster to compete with WWE for attention. We’ll go over everything that worked and what didn’t work… and take a quick look at what RAW’s response to the show was.

The Three Count

Box put over the all-women promotion AEW’s post-show press conferences.

Danielle put over wrestling in WWE shouting out AEW.

Hal put over Zack Ryder’s appearance on the Defunctland Podcast.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Box Brown.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 144: An Encyclopedia of Women's Wrestling w/ LaToya Ferguson May 23, 2019

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are rejoined by LaToya Ferguson. She’s the author of the brand new book "An Encyclopedia of Women’s Wrestling: 100 Profiles of the Strongest in the Sport." In it, she details some of wrestling’s most important and impressive female athletes through the years, from Act Yasukawa to Wendi Richter.

The panel will also discuss Money in the Bank. As WWE’s first PPV after WrestleMania, it had the responsibility of setting the tone for the future narratives of the company, which it did in some ways we’re excited about and in others that we’re less sure about.

In good news: Bayley won the Money in the Bank ladder match and used it on the same night to become the Smackdown Women’s Champion. But now that Becky is one title short, what will the story be going forward? Should Bayley and Becky have a match or is The Man going to focus on RAW and take on Lacey Evans.

Plus, while Brock Lesnar returning to win the men’s Money in the Bank Briefcase disappointed many, Lindsey will explain why she’s actually okay with this version of the Beast involved in WWE programing.

All of this… plus a look at WWE’s newest accolade: The 24/7 Championship.

The Three Count

Latoya put over the all-women promotion Rise.

Lindsey put over Paul Heyman’s promo on RAW.

Danielle put over Ali’s tweet about his match with Andrade.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk and LaToya Ferguson.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 143: The Road to 20-0 w/ John Walsh (a.k.a. Super Eyepatch Wolf) May 16, 2019

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by John Walsh. His fans on YouTube know him as Super EyePatch Wolf, where he’s gained following for deep dives into anime, video-games and wrestling.

The panel takes a look at the latest stories and characters in NXT. That includes the drama surrounding the Undisputed Era, Matt Riddle’s cannabis and shoe habits, who the next women’s champion should be and the potential of Mr. Eric Bugenhagen.

The Beatdown

For 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 more about the Undertaker and what The Streak meant to his character, be sure to check out this Super Eyepatch Wolf video.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk and John Walsh.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep 142: Young and Wild and Free May 09, 2019

This week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey take a look at WWE’s new Wild Card rule!

For the last several years WWE’s two shows have existed as (mostly) separate shows with separate rosters. But a lot of that went right out the window this week, as more crossover is guaranteed in the future. We’ll discuss the positives and negatives of this new strategy.

The Wild Card rule is meant to spur interest in the product. And let’s face it: there’s a LOT of negativity surrounding WWE right now from most viewers. And this goes beyond the disingenuous IWC criticism; ratings have dipped, fans say they’ve lost faith in the company’s story-telling ability.

What’s the cause of this? Well, that “Ucey Hot” segments with the Revival probably didn’t help. But we’ll take a look at what the problems are and whether or not WWE is being held to an unfair standard that other popular media isn’t.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Detective Pikachu dancing to Sami Zayn’s music.

Lindsey put over Kushida’s NXT debut.

Hal put over this Twitter thread of crazy Vince McMahon stories.

Hosted by Hal Lublin Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 141: Impact Wrestling Rebellion w/ Elle Collins May 02, 2019

It’s that special rare week where Julian Burrell steps out of the production booth to join Danielle Radford in the hosting chair! They’re joined by Elle Collins, podcaster and writer for Uproxx. Elle actually became a fan of wrestling fairly recently. That’s given them a unique perspective on wrestling’s history, especially after the four horsewomen helped change WWE for the better.

The panel will first take a look at a company that had a big PPV this week: Impact Wrestling! We’ll break down the biggest matches on the show, including Tessa Blanchard vs. Gail Kim and The Lucha Bros. vs. LAX. And we’ll speculate about what the promotion will look like once AEW is completely off the ground.

Plus, WWE has begun its build to the Money in the Bank PPV. If done well, it sets up someone up for stardom. Now that the crop of competitors has been revealed, who would be best served by getting the guaranteed title match within the briefcase? How do we hope that this is different from the other recent cash-ins?

The Three Count:

Elle put over NXT UK.

Julian put over Hobbs and Shaw.

Danielle put over Tessa Blanchard and Jordynne Grace’s work outs.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Julian Burrell, and Elle Collins.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 140: More Superstar Shake-ups w/ Jo Graham. Apr 25, 2019

Jo Graham from the How2Wrestling podcast joins Hal, Danielle and Lindsey to break down tons of news from the week in wrestling! She originally got into wrestling as a way to bond with her partner. Now, that’s turned into her own podcast and rabid fandom.

WWE continues to move their stars across both shows, with multiple people making their debuts on RAW and Smackdown. Most significantly, AJ Styles is set to face Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship. It’s seemingly being billed as a "dream match." But is this the most interesting direction that WWE can lean into?

Becky Lynch has not one, but TWO challengers for each of her titles at the next PPV. We’ll decide whether or not Becky should already lose her championships in her first major defense. And Kevin Owens did as Kevin Owens does and beat up Kofi Kingston to get his shot at the WWE Championship! Are we broken up about him never doing the New Day intro again or do we just miss the guttural tones from Big E?

Main Event

In the weeks since WrestleMania, several WWE stars have either left WWE or voiced discontentment with their position within the company. That includes Sasha Banks, Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper. We take a look at each of their situations and our reactions to the difficulties they’ve faced.

Plus, with it being more possible than ever to be a truly independent wrestler or get signed by one of the many growing companies (including the popular AEW), will WWE have a harder time holding onto talent that’s either unhappy or lacking direction?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, and Jo Graham.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 139: I Heart WrestleMania Apr 18, 2019

Lindsey rejoins the show to regale us with stories of her journey to WrestleMania! She’ll talk about what it was like in Metlife Stadium, how much she enjoyed the G1 Classic and the special project that she was a part of while she was there.

WWE Interviews

As part of her journey through the biggest week of the wrestling year, Lindsey got to talk with some of WWE’s most popular stars. Check the timestamps to see hear one:

26:14 - Roderick Strong 31:23 - Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush 38:32 - Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder 44:23 - Billie Kay and Peyton Royce 50:24 - Kacy Catanzaro 58:03 - Alexa Bliss

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 138: The 2019 WrestleMania special w/ Quiet Riot’s James Durbin Apr 11, 2019

Congratulations! You survived WrestleMania week! Hal and Danielle are joined by James Durin. He’s the lead singer of the band Quiet Riot. As a kid, he had a hard time being comfortable in who he was. But through the character-driven aspects of wrestling, he learned to express himself and find tons of new career avenues.

NXT TakeOver: New York

Johnny Gargano stands tall as the NXT Champion! He along with Shayna Baszler, the War Raiders and Velveteen Dream hold the gold of WWE’s yellow and black brand. With this year’s post-TakeOver featuring fewer call-ups to the main roster than usual, how should WWE balance building up NXT its own promotion and making sure their budding stars have the biggest possible platform to entertain?

WrestleMania

Happy Ice Cream Christmas! What a show it was. The culmination of KofiMania. The return of Roman Reigns. The coronation of Becky Lynch. The slaying of the Beast.

The team will take a wandering look at a show that was incredibly lengthy, but also delivered tons of fun moments to keep everyone engaged. What was the deal with the finish of the main event? How many tears were shed for the new WWE Champion? How did the long runtime affect our enjoyment of the entire program? All that and so much more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford,and James Durbin.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 137: The irie career of Kofi Kingston w/ How2Wrestling’s Kefin Mahon Apr 04, 2019

Welcome to another episode of Riteoga agus Troideanna! This week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Kefin Mahon.. He’s one of the hosts of the "How2Wrestling" podcast. The show started as his earnest attempt to introduce his girlfriend to the world of wrestling, one character at a time. He’ll tell us about how he saw his fellow Irish native Becky Lynch in her formative years as a wrestler and was convinced WWE would never give her a proper shot.

Now that we’re just a few days away from WrestleMania, WWE wants as much positive press as they can get. But that’s not happening now after John Oliver’s recent piece about WWE’s shoddy business practices. We’ll take a look at how we reconcile the reality of WWE’s business practices with our fandom and explain how hopeful we are that this could lead to change.

Plus, our reaction to the final card of WrestleMania and the final confrontation between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey.

Main Event

Kofi Kingston is an 11 year veteran of WWE. In that time, he’s become a 15-time champion and a part of one of the most bankable acts of the last decade with the New Day stable with his counterparts Xavier Woods and Big E.

When he faces Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35, it will be the culmination of a story that’s focussed on how much work Kofi has put in for a WWE Title opportunity. In honor of that, we’ll go back through Kofi’s career. We’ll touch on some of the highlights, including his debut in WWE’s ECW revival, his feud and de-push with Randy Orton and the original formation of the team that pushed him to new heights.

The Three Count

Kefin put over Big E’s tweet about RAW.

Danielle put over Kofi Kingston’s fan-made ‘Monster’ video.

Lindsey put over Rhea Ripley seeing snow for the first time.

Hal put over Ricochet and Aleister Black’s match against the Revival.

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Ep. 136: ‘S’ is for "Smile" w/ Matthew Gaydos Mar 28, 2019

Happy #MaxFunDrive! For our second episode of the week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Matthew Gaydos. He’s the host of the "I Love It" podcast. One thing that he loves is wrestling. Growing up his family was not very well off, financially; but they still managed to watch a number of wrestling PPV’s (he’s not sure if those two facts are at all related).

The panel will get into everything from the week in wrestling. That includes the highs like Kofi Kingston finally getting his WWE Title against Daniel Bryan; and the confirmation that Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch will be the closing match at WrestleMania!

Unfortunately, it also means looking at the worst things that happened this week. Like Asuka losing her Smackdown Women’s title to Charlotte. Does that inherently devalue the title? Or does having both brand’s championships in the main event help raise the stakes?

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The Three Count

Matthew put over Dean Ambrose on the "Major Wrestling Figure" Podcast.

Danielle put over Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon discussing their WrestleMania ladder match.

Lindsey put over Nikki Bella’s retirement announcement.

Hal put over Elias and Finn Balor rendition fo ‘Shallows.’

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Matthew Gaydos

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 135: How wrestling can save and end lives w/ WWE Films’ Daron Jackson Mar 22, 2019

Happy #MaxFunDrive! For our second episode of the week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Daron Jackson. He’s a production attorney for WWE Studios and a lifelong wrestling fan. He’ll recount tons of details about his fandom throughout the years from making snow angels with CM Punk at an ROH show to crying at the Undertaker’s WrestleMania 29 entrance.

Plus, he’ll explain what it’s like to interact with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H during the film-release process, how he managed to land a job in the WWE machine and how the new film Fighting with my Family signals a change in the creative direction of WWE studios.

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Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Daron Jackson

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 134: Fear and Loathing in Mexico w/ Salina de la Renta Mar 21, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey will break down some of the biggest news on the road to WrestleMania. That includes what some are calling the hottest angle in WWE: KofiMania! Kofi Kingston ran the gauntlet, defeating five men to earn a shot at Daniel Bryan. But even that wasn’t enough to convince Vince McMahon to give Kofi his title shot. As we try to collect ourselves and our shattered emotions, we’ll try to determine what comes next.

Plus, why was Travis Browne on RAW this week with Ronda? Why is Kurt Angle facing Baron Corbin for his last match ever? And does it look like the Miz will actually be a great babyface in his match against Shane McMahon?

Salina de la Renta

The team is joined by Salina de La Renta! She’s a rising star in Major League Wrestling, both as a wrestler and as a manager. She’s had to deal with a lot of injuries right now and is able to get in the ring. But she doesn’t think the pain of the bumps will ever stop her. According to her, "The bump is the sacrifice you’re willing to take to make the show great,"

She’ll tell us all about her goals, why Total Divas is directly responsible for her career and about the craziest story of her first night working in Mexico that involved a minivan, police and the dangerous kind of heat.

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Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 133: Two very wet men w/ Elby Hunktears Mar 14, 2019

This week Hal and Danielle are joined by Hunktears! They’re the host of "Wrestlesplainia" podcast. Elby will talk about how her parents were actually closeted wrestling fans… for over 50 years.

This past Sunday was Fastlane. It’s normally a distinctly filler program before the main show of WrestleMania. But this year, reactions to the event were very positive! Stories and matches were strong throughout to keep everyone’s attention

The show was headlined by The Shield supposed last match together. Now that Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns are all about to be pulled into different directions, we’ll examine how WWE can be sure that they’re all used correctly (hint: none of us want another Baron Corbin match).

Perhaps the most significant narrative piece at Fastlane was Kofi Kingston’s ongoing trials on the road to his presumed match against Daniel Bryan for the WWE title. Has WWE struck the right notes as his journey continues?

All of that, plus a look at Finn Balor losing his Intercontinental title, Becky Lynch officially being added to the RAW Women’s title match (for the second time) and our excitement to RAW finally having a tag scene again.

The Three Count

Elby put over Kota Ibushi and Tetsuya Naito’s match in the New Japan Cup.

Danielle put over Mustafa Ali on The Secret Life of Muslims.

Hal put over Randy Orton’s promo on AJ Styles.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Elby Hunktears.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 132: The Alie and Ricky show w/ Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe Mar 07, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe! She’s the host of "Women Wrestling Friends". She’s also part of WOW - Women of Wrestling as Razor ". It’s the first time she’s wrestling more on her own and less as a manager. But she’ll explain why she thinks managers are due to make a comeback in wrestling.

This Sunday will be the last WWE PPV before WrestleMania (yeah we can’t believe it’s already here either!) Fastlane has had a number of stories that are really clicking and some that we take issue with.

Becky Lynch and Charlotte will face off once again, this time with Becky’s inclusion in the RAW women’s championship match at stake. Why has it been such a convoluted role to get us to this point? Especially with Becky already having won the Royal Rumble!

Plus, with Mustafa Ali finally returning to active competition, how does he fit into the WWE Title scene with Kevin Owens and Kofi Kingston? And while we all agree that Kofi Kingston getting the title at Mania would be for the best, we’re at odds with how long he should hold the title.

All of this plus, why we’re not sold on Mandy Rose, Ronda Rousey finally turning heel and Triple H giving Batista… what he needs.

The Three Count

Sarah put over WOW Women of Wrestling.

Lindsey put over the campaign to get Cyndi Lauper in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Danielle put over the most legendary stunner edit ever.

Hal put over Randy Orton’s burn on AJ Styles.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 131: The Big Dog Returns Home w/ Olive Rae Brinker Mar 01, 2019

This week Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Olive Rae Brinker! She’s the creator of the webcomic "Rae the Doe". Olive came in and out of wrestling as a fan for years until she finally found the one storyline that actively hooked her. Hint: it involved Cody Rhodes, but not in a role that he was very proud of.

The panel will get into what was week of returns for the WWE. That includes Batista coming back to beat up Ric Flair and presumably challenge Triple H to a match at WrestleMania. Who would’ve thought it would be so hard for an Avenger to get the attention of Hunter!

Plus, how do we feel about Kevin Owens being immediately inserted into the WWE Title match to replace Kofi Kingston? And whose stock is on the decline after they’ve had to deal with so much sub-par booking over the course of the last month?

Main Event

Roman Reigns returned to Monday Night Raw to deliver the message that we’d all hoped to hear for months: His leukemia is officially in remission. What does this mean for the WWE’s flagship star? Does he have a match at WrestleMania? And hwo soon should the WWE wait before putting him back in the Universal Title picture?

The Three Count

Olive put over Macho Man not talking.

Lindsey put over Batista’s love of dogs.

Hal put over "Something to Wrestle With Bruce Prichard’s"episode focussing on Christian.

Danielle put over Refs as wizards.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Olive Rae Brinker.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 130: A Squared Safe Space w/ Matthew Klein Feb 22, 2019

This week Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Matthew Klein! He’s the VP of sales and marketing for Valiant Comics. Matthew has some vivid memories of wrestling from throughout his life; so vivid that he’s willing to share them with anyone, even his therapist.

The team will focus on Elimination Chamber, the second to last PPV before WrestleMania.

The highlight of the show was Kofi Kingston narrowly coming up short for his first WWE Championship in the main event. Even though some have shrugged this off as a bandwagon situation, the panel vehemently disagrees and will explain why Kofi has always been ready to be in this position.

Plus, there were tons of NXT stars who made their debuts on RAW and Smackdown this week. While it’s not clear how Ricochet, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa and Aleister Black will be used going forward, they made a great impression that should bode well for their continued success.

All of this, plus the latest on Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, Chyna’s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of DX and why the main event of WrestleMania is still very much up in the air.

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The Three Count

Matthew put over Daniel Bryan’s promo before the Elimination Chamber.

Lindsey put over the Fighting with my Family.

Danielle put over Cody Rhodes’ potential plans for WrestleMania weekend.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Matthew Klein.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 129: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart w/ Chris Gethard Feb 14, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Chris Gethard! He’s a comedian who’s worked in TV and hosts the podcast "Beautiful/Anonymous.". He’s also someone who wouldn’t let a little thing like parent’s permission get in the way of his childhood wrestling fandom.

To start, the team will discuss some of the biggest things that happened in wrestling this week.

This includes things in WWE like Kofi Kingston’s new opportunity to the WWE Championship and the fact that Charlotte has officially been inserted into the RAW women’s title match against Ronda Rousey. Regarding the latter, it was something we all saw coming. So how are we feeling now that it’s official?

Beyond WWE, AEW had a lot of talent announcements from this week, with confirmations that Nyla Rose, Sonny Kiss and Kenny Omega are now under contract. Plus, Jay White is now the IWGP heavyweight champion after beating Hiroshi Tanahashi. Where do these moves leave each respective promotions as they prepare for the rest of 2019?

The Beatdown: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart

After Hulk Hogan left WWF, the company faced a creative valley as it searched for its next big star. Eventually, two stars emerged in the early to mid-90’s that would be expected to carry to company: Bret “The Hitman” Hart and The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. Their talent eventually coalesced into one of the most bitter rivalries in WWF and a moment that would change wrestling forever.

The team will get into the biggest moments that defined their story from the WrestleMania to the Montreal Screwjob to their reconciliation in Dayton, Ohio.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Chris Gethard.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 128: Cut a promo on my what now? w/ Omar Holmon Feb 07, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Omar Holmon. He’s the content editor for the website Black Nerd Problems. He’ll explain which part of WWE is keeping him engaged with the company’s programming.

WWE is currently building towards Elimination Chamber, which will likely determine who will be the WWE champion going into WrestleMania. One of the competitors in that match is Samoa Joe. He’s been doing brilliant work. But how much has his character taken a hit with all of the losses he’s accumulated?

Becky Lynch will also likely pay a big part in this event. She’s the most active part of WWE TV these days, appearing on both RAW and Smackdown as part of the story to her match with Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania. We’ll discuss how WWE’s playing with the possibility of Charlotte entering the match… and if Asuka has been lost in the shuffle as Smackdown women’s champion.

All of this, plus the on-going drama surrounding Dean Ambrose, the possibility of Seth Rollins working hurt and the return of Halftime Heat on the WWE network.

Main Event

In just a few weeks, WWE will crown its inaugural women’s tag team champions. It’s been a long time coming and there are tons of talented women who will compete for the titles. But do we have any assurance that WWE will be able to build this into something consistently interesting? And who should be trusted as the first champions to help establish the division?

The Three Count

Omar put over the the entire WWE women’s division which he credits for maintaining his interest in WWE

Lindsey put over the worlds collide tournament.

Danielle put over the campaign for Drew Gulak to join NXT.

Hal put over the 2015 tag team Elimination Chamber match.

Julian put over Oso_Obscuro’s portrait of Eddie Guerrero.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Omar Holmon.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 127: NXT TakeOver: Phoenix & The Royal Rumble Feb 01, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Vita Ayala. They’re a comic book writer whose work has been published by Marvel, DC Comics and Valiant. Before getting into the news, Vita will explain how they getting into wrestling led to them to some rough sleeping arrangements growing up.

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NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

Like most of the last few TakeOvers, this show was built around the ongoing drama between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano. Now both of these two are on the same page and are champions. What’s the future hold for Dark-DIY?

And while those two are fixtures of TakeOvers, Bianca Belair had her first showing at the event, coming up short against Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women’s championship. But no one on the panel is ready for this feud to be over any time soon.

Plus, how the War Raiders finally won us over as the top tag team on RAW, who the ashiest NXT star may be and why Matt Riddle has gotta wear some shoes (a controversial take, to be sure).

The Royal Rumble

For the second consecutive year, WWE succeeded in giving us two great Royal Rumble winners. Seth Rollins won the men’s contest and is in line to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal title and Becky Lynch was a late entrant in the women’s Rumble and will finally have her match against Ronda Rousey.

But that doesn’t mean we’re on board with everything that happened on Sunday. Was it the best move to have Asuka tap Becky out in the opening match of the night? And why didn’t WWE ever address why Finn Balor didn’t use his Demon persona in his match against Lesnar?

All of that, plus all of the fallout on RAW and Smackdown and our favorite moments from one of the most chaotic matches in all of WWE.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Vita Ayala.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 126: Don’t stumble on the road to the Rumble Jan 25, 2019

This week Hal and Lindsey discuss the premier of WOW: Women of Wrestling. The show finally made its AXS TV debut last Friday. It’s got tons of great action and colorful performers. But does it lean too far into caricature rather than character? We’ll discuss.

Plus, Finn Balor and Daniel Bryan have major title matches at WWE’s Royal Rumble event on Sunday. Will Finn regain the Universal Title against Brock Lesnar and fulfill the underdog win of the decade? Will Daniel Bryan retain the WWE Title against AJ Styles in his quest to be the planet’s champion?

And with the WrestleMania card still looking murky, there are still tons of options in play including who will take on Ronda Rousey for the RAW women’s title, whether or not Asuka will still be the Smackdown Women’s champion and plenty more

Main Event

It’s the annual event that symbolizes the road to WrestleMania: The Royal Rumble. Last year we had two really solid versions of the match. Will the men and women be able to deliver shows of similar quality? How should the women follow up their second ever edition of the event? And who do we expect to be the winners?

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the Sasha Banks’ interview on the Edge and Christian podcast.

Hal put over Aiden English on commentary for 205 Live.

Julia put over Bobby Lashley and Apollo Crews’ pose-off on RAW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 125: Watch women's wrestling w/ Stephy Slays Jan 17, 2019

This week Hal and Lindsey discuss NXT TakeOver: Blackpool. It was the very major TakeOver event from the UK side of WWE’s developmental promotion. Responses from viewers were incredibly strong, with plenty of familiar faces to reintroduce some new ones to a wider audience. What’s behind the positivity surrounding the brand? And what does the future hold, especially now that WALTER has debuted to challenge Pete Dunne for the UK Championship?

One person who was at the TakeOver event was Finn Balor. But that was just the start of his week. Not only did he defeat his protege Jordan Devlin, but he was named the new number one contender for the Universal Championship! But do we have any hope that he’s going to win, even with that +10 Demon modifier?

Plus, WWE introduced their brand new Women’s Tag Team Championships. The designs are great, but WWE hasn’t followed it up with quality women’s wrestling for all of its stars. There’s some great stuff like with Becky Lynch and the IIconics; And then there are some awful things like Mandy Rose’s home-wrecker character and Alexa Bliss being involved in a topless segment. What’s the response to the inconsistency?

Stephy Slays

Stephy Slays began wrestling when she was 18 years old. Now that she’s 25, she’s come a long way; from learning how to take her first bump, to developing her character and training the next generation of stars for WOW Women of Wrestling. She’ll tell us all about how she got her start, what her goals are and why wrestling helped her combat her depression.

WOW Women of Wrestling debuts on AXS TV on January 18th.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 124: The Jeremy Bearimy timeline of wrestling Jan 10, 2019

This week Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Shawn Marek. He’s a podcast host and producer who’s worked with wrestlers such as Lance Storm, Steve Austin and more on their respective shows.

The panel will take a deep dive into New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13. The annual show from Japan featured matches from Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jay White and more. The show had the feeling of the start of a new era, with champions The Young Bucks, Cody and Kenny Omega all losing their titles.

The reason for that is that Cody and the Bucks will be devoted to their new promotion All Elite Wrestling. The organization had their first ever promotional press rally that outlined new details on the company. That includes practices like equal pay for men and women and paying for wrestling injuries. Also announced was the involvement of stars like Britt Baker, PAC, Hangman Page and Chris Jericho.

What are the reasonable expectations for AEW as it gets set for launch? What does this mean for Kenny Omega, now that his New Japan contract is done and he’s courting offers from multiple parties? And where does New Japan go now that the baton has been passed to a new crop of stars?

All of this and plenty more… including some yelling about Hulk Hogan showing up on RAW.

The Three Count

Shawn put over the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast.

Lindsey put over Kota Ibushi’s appearance on game-show.

Danielle put over Zelina Vega and Andrade “Cien” Almas cosplaying as Team Rocket.

Hal put over his birthday buddy Ruby Riott.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Shawn Marek.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 123: The wrestling that was and will be Jan 03, 2019

This week Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Mat Ricardo. He’s a variety performer who actually sees a lot of similarities between his profession and the art of pro wrestling.

There’s a lot for wrestling fans to look forward to in 2019, including WWE finally announcing new tag team titles for the women’s division! Danielle share her reaction to the news and Lindsey will explain why she knew this was a real possibility for months.

Plus, All Elite Wrestling has officially been confirmed! The panel will explain how they hope that this builds on the success of All In and offers another place for wrestlers and fans to benefit.

All of this, plus a requiem for Mean Gene Okerlund, reactions to Becky Lynch teaming up John Cena and which matches we’re looking forward to from Wrestle Kingdom 13.

The Main Event

The panel reflects on the wrestling news and events in 2018. Whether it was Kenny Omega winning the IWGP title, the rise of Becky Lynch, the return of Daniel Bryan or the news from Roman Reigns, there were tons of things to remember.

The Three Count

Mat put over the match between Les Kellet and Leon Arras .

Lindsey put over Kenny’s Quest.

Danielle put over her recent article on Vice Sports.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Mat Ricardo.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 11: WOW - Women of Wrestling w/ Selina Majors Dec 27, 2018

This week Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Selina Majors. She’s been a wrestler since the 80’s for promotions like AWA and WCW. These days, she spends her time with WOW - Women of Wrestling, where she continues to perform and train the next generation of stars.

Amid laughs and tears, Majors will discuss why she’s still passionate about wrestling after all these years, who she’s had a hand in training and why she’s so excited to share WOW with a new audience.

WOW - Women of Wrestling debuts on AXS TV on January 18th.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 122: A Fresh Refresh at TLC w/ Chris Cubas Dec 21, 2018

This week Hal and Danielle are joined by Chris Cubas. He is a podcaster and TV host who’s been watching wrestling for years. Lately he’s gotten more into New Japan Pro Wrestling, Progress and other international wrestling promotions than WWE. But he is ready to dive into TLC and the fallout from RAW and Smackdown… especially because he really liked it!

There were tons of great matches on the show, especially the main event for the Smackdown women’s title match between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Asuka. Where will each of the three competitors go from here? We’ll discuss.

Perhaps the biggest WWE news of the week, though, came from RAW. The entire McMahon family opened the show to declare that both brands were due for a fresh start. The thing is, no one on the panel is feeling all that optimistic about how “fresh” this new direction is going to be, especially when the first match of the new regime was a rematch from Sunday.

But maybe things like Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens returning and Mustafa Ali being added to the Smackdown Live roster, maybe things will get going soon. The team has their takes ready for both the good and bad.

The Three Count

Chris put over the noises Charlotte made as she was in pain her TLC match.

Danielle put over a recent thread of wrestling safety from @Shoulders_Up on Twitter.

Hal put over Renee Young’s commentary during the Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins match.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Chris Cubas.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 121: The Premier of WOW - Women of Wrestling w/ David McLane Dec 13, 2018

For the last several weeks the panel has been in agreement: RAW is in a funk. It’s featured segments with juvenile humor, interesting stories and a lack of stars that make us want to watch.

Turns out there’s someone who agrees with our commentary: Vince McMahon! We know this because he had Seth Rollins come out chastise Baron Corbin for all of RAW’s shortcomings. But was this acknowledgment of the problem properly followed up with steps to fix the issue? The crew will take a look.

In the meantime, Smackdown continued its momentum from the past several weeks with a match that got the internet buzzing: Mustafa Ali vs. Daniel Bryan! It’s the first time a 205 Live star has wrestled the WWE Champion and everyone hopes it won’t be the last.

All of this plus a look at the Asuka vs. Charlotte match and how the Nation of Conversation feels on the way to TLC this Sunday.

WOW - Women of Wrestling

David McLane is a wrestling promoter who’s known for creating the original 80’s program GLOW. The show gained a reputation for being one of the biggest programs that featured all-women’s wrestling on TV at a time where that was rarity.

McLane’s taken everything he learned working on that show and applied it to Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 120: Maintaining the Land of Giants w/ Jeff Dye Dec 06, 2018

Jeff Dye is comedian and star of numerous TV shows like Girl Code and Money From Strangers. He also happens to be a lifelong wrestling fan who’s got tons of thoughts about WWE’s past and present.

That includes things like why he wants WWE to hardly ever turn and why he supports Vince McMahon’s image of a promotion full of giants.

Jeff, Hal and Danielle also break down why Smackdown continues to be so good (especially with its women’s division), why it may have been too early to break up Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler and he’ll even turn Hal and Danielle onto some promising future careers in wrestling.

The Three Count

Jeff put over the promotion Wrestling Pro Wrestling in Burbank.

Danielle put over Rhyno’s career after his apparent retirement.

Hal put over Daniel Bryan’s new catchphrase.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Jeff Dye.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 119: Baby Girl Bubble Bath Nov 29, 2018

TLC is the last WWE event left in the year and both RAW and Smackdown have begun to build towards it. The difference is that the reception for both shows has been very different for the last few weeks.

While Smackdown has generated a lot of buzz with exciting new directions for Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Daniel Bryan, RAW has struggled to regain its identity with both Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman out of action.

To figure out what’s behind this dichotomy, we’ll start by taking a look at the things we’ve loved from Smackdown; that includes Asuka winning a battle royal to be included in the triple threat TLC match with Lynch and Flair and Samoa Joe’s mic work against Jeff Hardy which could give Joe his long-elusive win.

Then we’ll draw that back to RAW and its shortcomings; Whether it’s a lack of competent babyfaces, Dean’s trite promos about burying the local city while he gets his booster shot or that AOP(ee) segment, there’s plenty to get into.

All of this, plus a look at the latest rumors surrounding the creation of All Elite Wrestling. It’s a promotion that supposedly has The Bullet Club at the helm and may be confirmed to exist soon.

The Three Count

Julian put over Incineroar’s inclusion in the upcoming game Super Smash Bros: Ultimate.

Lindsey put over Kevin Owens’ return to Twitter.

Danielle put over the latest episode of How 2 Wrestling featuring William Regal.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 118: The 2018 NXT TakeOver: War Games and Survivor Series Special Nov 22, 2018

Dave Schilling is ready to join the Nation of Conversation!

He, Danielle and Hal were all in Staples Center on various days this week to take in all the WWE wrestling that happened in Los Angeles.

NXT TakeOver: War Games

The final NXT TakeOver of the year featured a pair of great matches that all had strong character work and wrestling. But as for the War Games match itself? The panel will explain why it still feels like a concept that needs to be refined to be as effective as possible. Plus, what’s the deal with Velveteen Dream dressing up as Hollywood Hogan for the second time? Is it a cheeky homage or something that will ultimately end up biting us as fans if Hogan does eventually return?

Survivor Series

This could have also just been called “The Putting Smackdown in its Place” show. In the battle-of-the-brands, RAW emerged victorious in every match (minus the tag match on the preshow, which WWE obviously doesn’t care about).

But even though the traditional Survivor Series elimination matches were a pretty standard affair, there were some great encounters. Daniel Bryan has officially adopted a new persona and had one of the best Brock Lesnar matches in years. The team is really excited to see where the WWE champion goes from here, especially after his great promo on Smackdown.

And how about Charlotte Flair? Her beating down Ronda after a great match was a lot of fun, but is she just stealing Becky Lynch’s shine or is this a great new path for her character to take after losing the championship?

All of this plus thoughts on Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton once again wrestling Rey Mysterio and Braun Strowman officially being out for at least a few weeks as he deals with elbow surgery.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Dave Schilling.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Ep. 117: A low-blow to all of our hearts w/ Katie Willert Nov 15, 2018

This Saturday, Danielle Radford, Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell will be at NXT: TakeOver War Games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles! If you’d like to meet up with them beforehand, they’ll be eating lunch at Yard House at 2 PM.

Katie Willert is ready to rejoin the Nation of Conversation!

Becky Lynch is as hot a star as anyone in WWE right now. She led the Smackdown invasion into RAW that left her a bloody mess and as a bonafide sensation in wrestling. Unfortunately, because of a stray shot from Nia Jax, Becky is no longer medically cleared for her match with Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series. Where does that leave her as the champion? And will Charlotte Flair, her replacement in the match, be able to deliver a satisfactory replacement for a conflict everyone was excited for?

Plus, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles for the WWE championship! But in the process, he turned heel and shunned the persona and attitude that made him the hottest babyface in the company in 2013-14. The panel will discuss what they hope for Bryan as he prepares to face Universal Champion Brock Lesnar on Sunday.

All of that and a look at everything coming up for NXT TakeOver: War Games in Los Angeles; that includes Johnny Gargano vs. Aleister Black, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream… and the possibility of a Matt Riddle appearance.

Misandry Corner

TRIGGER WARNING: This segment contains a discussion of a WWE situation that involved staged sexual assault. To skip this segment, scrub forward from 24:26 to 38:09 on the episode.

Trish Stratus was the WWF women’s champion in 2001. Throughout this time, she was heavily involved in storylines that featured Vince McMahon and their supposed affair. This led to a moment on Smackdown when Vince tried to make her join his infamous club, only for her to be rescued by the Rock. We’ll take a look at what made this segment so awful and rewrite and recast it to make it better.

The Three Count

Katie put over Becky Lynch’s tweet to Ronda Rousey, which he considers Lesnar’s last great match

Lindsey put over the promo for Daniel Bryan’s heel turn.

Danielle put over the trailer for Fighting With My Family.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Katie Willert.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 116: I’M BAKING A LEMON INSIDE YOU w/ Jacquis Neal Nov 08, 2018

Jacquis Neal from the Culture Kings podcast joins the Nation of Conversation!

Crown Jewel was that rare show that managed to disappoint and frustrate just viewers of every stripe. Hulk Hogan made his return that many dreaded, but also felt inevitable. And Brock Lesnar defeated Braun Strowman to become a two-time Universal Champion.

Even as the build to Survivor Series begins, there’s a distinct lack of urgency in booking right now that hopefully gets filled soon.

But that’s not to say everything is doom and gloom in the land of WWE; Becky Lynch is on her way to being the most white-hot star in the company. Her promo skills have been remarkable and her matches have been great, including her victory this week over a debuting Nikki Cross. The panel will explain what’s making her work so effective right now.

The Beat-Down

The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin were two of the biggest stars in the history of the WWE. Their star power and fan interest culminated at and on the road to WrestleMania X-Seven. We’ll take a look at how the company built up to this match and why their final WrestleMania main-event confrontation signified the end of one the companies most storied times.

The Three Count

Jacquis put over CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar, which he considers Lesnar’s last great match

Danielle put over the promo for Sasha Banks’ WWE Network Collection.

Hal put over The six-way Hell in a Cell Match from Armeggedon 2000.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Jacquis Neal.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 115: Evolution is female thing Nov 01, 2018

Evolution was WWE’s very first all-women Pay-Per-View. And by most accounts, the event delivered in just about every way possible, including providing a candidate for match of the year. Mike, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey provide their reactions to the matches (including Lindsey’s account from attending the event in person).

But now this is immediately being followed up Crown Jewel. Not only will no women wrestlers be at the event, but John Cena and Daniel Bryan have also been written out due to, in all likelihood, their own personal disagreement.

Plus, Lindsey and Mike explain their feelings about Roman Reigns’s leukemia diagnosis and WWE decision to immediately capitalize on the real-life illness for story-telling purposes. How do you balance the need for the show to go on with sensitivity towards consequential issues? Especially with WWE toeing the line between characters and reality as much as ever with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins?

All this, including Danielle looking forward to Lucha Underground’s Ultima Lucha Cuatro, finding out who attacked Aleister Black and grooving to that sweet sweet Brood music.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over her conversation with NXT women’s champ Shayna Baszler.

Mike put over the YouTue video Kanye and the End of Reality.

Danielle put over the House Hardy Halloween Special.

Hal put over Becky Lynch’s social media prowess.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 114: Thank you, Roman Oct 25, 2018

Roman Reigns opened RAW with the announcement that he will be surrendering the Universal Championship since his leukemia has returned. This was the first time Roman had gone public with his diagnosis. His first encounter with the disease was 11 years ago.

Danielle and Hal discuss their reactions to the news, including why it affected them personally, their hopes for Roman’s return and what this means for a Monday Night RAW and WWE that now has to move forward without their biggest full-time star.

Plus, the pair will discuss the lackluster build to Evolution. The booking has been slipshod and lackluster for the past several months. Outside of the novelty of a brand new women’s only event, WWE hasn’t done much to get people excited about this show. Add in the fact that it’s happening so close to Crown Jewel, which won’t include any women and will still air from Saudi Arabia, and it’s hard to take the “women’s evolution” seriously these days.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Asuka and Naomi’s fun moment in the Mixed Match Challenge.

Julian put over Samoa Joe’s well wishes to Roman Reigns.

Hal put over Dean Ambrose’s supporters after his heel turn.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Hal Lublin.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 11: The inside story behind Mike Eagle’s match against OVW’s Shiloh Jonze Oct 18, 2018

Mike Eagle is already known as the insightful, funny and sometimes heelish co-host of Tights and Fights. He’s also regarded as a great rapper; he’s even started touring for the next several weeks. But recently he also became an undefeated pro-wrestler.

That’s right… Mike went to the promotion OVW and took on wrestler Shiloh Jonze and actually came out victorious.

How did all of this get started? What possessed Mike to think that he could actually have a successful wrestling match?

He’s ready to tell the story. Mike will detail everything; from why he was petty enough to answer Shiloh’s callout to any MC on the internet, to how he only had one day to learn how to wrestle, and how he decided what he was going to wear in the ring.

Plus, he’ll talk about how this may have been the ultimate culmination of everything he’s done throughout his life and career as a rapper.

If you want to see Mike’s wrestling debut, It will be on episode 1000 of OVW.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 113: We’re in WWE’s robot car w/ Dan Sinker Oct 18, 2018

This week, Danielle and Lindsey are joined by Dan Sinker Dan Sinker. He’s the host of the creator of tons of things on the internet including the Says Who? podcast and The Hitch podcast.

But his presence on the internet pales in comparison to his greatest accomplishment: Getting his wife and kids into professional wrestling. Which segment does he credit for helping him do this successfully? None other than the Festival of Friendship.

The panel has plenty of things to get into this week, including the ongoing International drama surrounding WWE’s planned show in Saudi Arabia, the lack of build towards Evolution and why the Bellas vs. Ronda Rousey already feels like it’s off on the wrong foot.

Main Event

Last week Shawn Michaels, one of the WWE’s all-time greatest performers announced that he was officially coming out of retirement for a match against The Brothers of Destruction alongside his partner Triple H. Retirement rarely ever sticks in WWE, especially when it’s by choice. And while we never want to deny someone the right to do what they do well for money, where do we draw the line between nostalgia and an over-reliance on legacy?

The Three Count

Dan put over Austin Creed and Xavier Woods’ Battle of the Brands series on YouTube.

Lindsey put over John Oliver on Last Week tonight discussing WWE’s business with Saudi Arabia.

Danielle put over put over indie wrestler Effy using YouTube to get his name out to potential bookers.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk and Dan Sinker.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 112: Wrestling conversations with Marty the Moth, Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno Oct 11, 2018

This week, we’ve got two conversations with people who have made big waves in the world of wrestling in the past few weeks.

First, Mike Eagle speaks with Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno. They’re the creators of The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. The two go deep on the book and what it was like creating the first major historical record of the art form that is wrestling.

Then, in a conversation recorded live at San Diego Comic-Con courtesy of Gamma Ray TV, Danielle and Hal sit down with Marty the Moth. These days he’s known for being the Lucha Underground Champion. But there was a time that he was just trying to get the attention of WWE for a chance to live his dream as a professional wrestler. Marty will detail his journey from watching wrestling for the first time to WWE’s reality show Tough Enough all the way to the temple of Lucha Underground.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Hal Lublin.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 111: The gang’s back together again! Oct 04, 2018

This week, the founding members of the Nation of Conversation return for a fun look at all things wrestling!

There’s been tons of news this week to dive into, especially in the midst of the go-home shows for WWE Super Show-Down in Australia. Which titles should change hands at the stadium event? Is there actually any chance that WWE follows up on the possibility of Dean Ambrose betraying the Shield?

And in news from the international wrestling scene, Neville is officially back in the ring. He’s returned to his original name of PAC in Dragon Gate is finally set to perform everywhere that the WWE doesn’t touch. But why Dragon Gate? We’ve got some ideas.

The Main Event

This Saturday begins a string of 5 PPV’s for the WWE in two months. It’s two international stadium shows and three arena events. But for the viewers, is it really ideal for them to have so many shows airing at what, for U.S. fans, are off hours? Especially when so many of them are in this weird space of mattering to the overall narrative but not to having outcomes that actually affect said narrative?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Carmella’s finishing sequence against Zelina Vega.

Mike put over Shiloh Jonze calling him out from a grocery store.

Hal put over the latest episode of Table for 3 featuring 3MB.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Hal Lublin.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 110: At your house w/ Screen Junkies’ Joe Starr Sep 27, 2018

This week Danielleis joined by Joe Starr! He’s a comedian and writer who’s new EP is entitle A British Murder Robot Tries Stand Up Comedy for the First Time. He’s been a wrestling fan since he was young enough to unironically pretend to be the British Bulldog and is here to chat about the week!

That includes Lucha Underground’s new champion: Marty the Moth. The wrestler’s managed to come all the around from being a total joke to the top of the mountain and it’s really been something to see, even if you haven’t watched the entire saga from the beginning.

Plus, Samoa Joe has taken his rivalry to a whole new level after threatening AJ Styles’ family via Facetime from Smackdown. But Joe will explain why he wishes the rivalry for the WWE title was kept a bit more simple.

And why Danielle Radford is no longer interested in watching wrestling without any women, what the duo thinks of some of the biggest teams in the WWE and why The Revival is having such a hard time getting establishing themselves as a solid heel tag team.

The Main Event

Friendship is a fickle thing in wrestling. No matter how tight a team appears to be it always seems inevitable that they’ll be broken up by one person deciding to betray the other in their quest for singles glory. As recently as this past Monday, WWE planted the seeds for Dean Ambrose to be the one to break up the latest version of the Shield.

Why does it seems like betrayal is constantly in the background of wrestling? What are the other ways that WWE could try to separate its teams? And who on the current roster is set to receive that ultimate push that comes with both turning on your partner(s)... or being on the receiving end of that turn?

The Three Count

Joe put over Truth TV, as a reminder for why R-Truth is one of the greatest wrestlers ever.

Julian put over the unaired pilot of NXT Kids.

Danielle put over Asuka being a hardcore aly for Naomi.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Joe Starr.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 109: Hell in a Cell in a handbasket w/ Wrestle and Flow’s Josiah Williams Sep 20, 2018

This week, Hal, Danielle and Lindsey joined by Josiah Williams! He’s the creator of the online series Wrestle and Flow, where he raps over remixed versions of different wrestlers’ entrance music. He’s been a fan for 15 years and is equipped and ready to talk about Hell in a Cell weekend!

The team’s feeling a little sour at the cluster of a main-event from Sunday, especially after the return of Brock Lesnar. Plus, they’re none too happy about WWE having another woman-free Saudi Arabian show, so quickly after Evolution no less.

But there were a lot of other things to get excited about, including Becky Lynch finally capturing the Smackdown women’s championship! And if the panel has anything to say about it, she won’t lose that title until WrestleMania. But between Samoa Joe, Miz, and Andrade “Cien” Almas, who should get the WWE Title? And is anybody else still feeling a little sick from watching Randy Orton rip off Jeff Hardy’s ear?

The Three Count

Josiah put over the RAW tag team division, which finally looks like it’s on an upswing.

Lindsey and Danielle put over the Mixed Match Challenge.

Hal put over Dolph Ziggler talking smack in the middle of his, match on Sunday.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Josiah Williams.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 108: Konami code twerking w/ Brian Brushwood Sep 13, 2018

This week the team is joined by Brian Brushwood! He’s a magician, comedian and host of the podcast Night Attack. And he also happens to be a lapsed wrestling fan. Even though he still checks in with wrestling on occasion, he actually finds the stories behind the in-ring action to be even more fascinating than the TV product.

Mike and Danielle will bring Brian up to speed on some of the hottest stars and stories in WWE today and what they think of them; that includes Braun Strowman turning heel and relying on others for victory after being such a capable monster for a year, Becky Lynch’s new characteristics heading into Hell in a Cell and the amazing outfits from Alicia Fox.

Ring Tones

¡Viva La Raza! This segment is devoted to the music of Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero! He died much too soon, but he still had an incredible career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

We’ll hit all of his best tracks including LWO, the Radicalz, Latino Heat and more!

The Three Count

Brian put over David Shoemaker’s bookThe Squared Circle: Life, Death and Professional Wrestling.

Mike put over OVW, even though they have someone who may have one of the most insulting musical gimmicks of all time.

Danielle put over The New Day’s newest bit, Kramer Kingsman.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Brian Brushwood.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 107: All In on Life Beyond WWE w/ Jensen Karp Sep 06, 2018

This week, the team is joined by Jensen Karp! He’s a lifelong wrestling fan who has fond memories of watching WWF and WCW go to war as a kid. He also got the chance to write for WWE in 2006, which gave him a special insiders perspective to the madhouse that is the McMahon family creative HQ.

Jensen was in Chicago this past weekend to watch All In live (as part of his bachelor party!). He tells Danielle and Lindsey about what he thought of the largest independent wrestling show ever. Plus, the team discusses their favorite matches from the event; matches that included the likes of Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks, Pentagon DARK, Joey Ryan and tons more. And they’ll explain why the match between Tessa Blanchard, Madison Rayne, Chelsea Green and Britt Baker could be a turning point for independent women’s wrestling.

Plus, there’s plenty of WWE stories progressing... even if we're still not sure what to make of all of it. Why is Braun Strowman now aligned with the entire heel roster against Roman Reigns? Why is Drake Maverick now managing The Authors of Pain? Is Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz hitting all of the notes that we want it to hit?

And why… WHY… do the Authors of Pain still look like adult toddlers?

The Three Count

Jensen put over PWG’s Brody King and all of the potential he has as a future champion.

Lindsey put over Brie Bella returning to the ring after lengthy maternity leave.

Danielle put over Lio Rush and Keith Lee reuniting in WWE.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Jensen Carp.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 106: Baron Cobin’s magical style w/ LaToya Ferguson Aug 30, 2018

This week, the team is joined by LaToya Ferguson! She’s written about wrestling for The AV Club and Paste and is ready to share her thoughts on tons of the biggest happenings in wrestling.

That includes LaToya’s renewed anxiety about the women’s division slipping back into some Divas era tendencies like shorter matches with as many competitors as possible shoved into the ring. The team will set it straight that this doesn’t make for quality showing, especially as roads lead up to Evolution.

Plus, many indications are that Braun Strowman is leading into heelish tendencies. But how good of an idea is that when he’s really over with the audience? And speaking of which, has WWE corrected course with Becky Lynch and learned that having her antagonize the audience is a losing game?

All of that and the team will finally, definitively explain what Baron Corbin’s outfit makes them think of. Seriously, you’ll never be able to look at him the same way again.

The Three Count

LaToya put over Kevin Nash’s Paparazzi Productions.

Danielle put over Hal Lublin at Dragon Con.

Mike put over Danielle Radford on Patreon.

Hal put over Mike’s upcoming tour dates in the U.S. and Europe through November.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and LaToya Ferguson.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 105: The 2018 NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 and SummerSlam Special w/ Meghan Sullivan Aug 23, 2018

This week, Hal, Danielle and Mike are joined by Meghan Sullivan, formerly from IGN! They'll breakdown the news from NXT: TakeOver Brooklyn 4 and SummerSlam.

Ep. 105: The 2018 NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 and SummerSlam Special w/ Meghan Sullivan

This week, the team is joined by Meghan Sullivan! She’s a 12-year alumna of IGN, the internet’s biggest video-game website. Most of her coworkers there weren’t big wrestling fans, but she joins Hal, Danielle and Mike to let her mark flag fly.

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4

For the third consecutive time, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano headlined TakeOver. This time it was a last man standing match for the NXT championship. Mike was there live and he can confirm that there was a pocket of the audience chanting “Johnny Loser” in the aftermath of the match. So is it time to give this feud time to breath?

Plus, we’ll highlight the other big matches of the show, including two title changes and why we’re so nervous for some of the brand’s MVP’s to be moved up to the main roster.

SummerSlam

It’s WWE’s second biggest show of the year, and the reviews have actually been great, both from the internet and from the team.

Roman Reigns is now the Universal Champion after beating Brock Lesnar (fifth time’s the charm!). But where does this leave Money in the Bank holder Braun Strowman, especially now that the Shield is back together and ready to run roughshod on WWE once again?

Plus, what other title changes did the group think made a lot of sense? And just what was it about this show that led to so many great matches throughout the card, in spite of some slightly wonky finishes?

All that… and why Meghan and Danielle are ready for Samoa Joe to forever refer to himself as "Daddy."

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Meghan Sullivan.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

You can keep up with Meghan on Instagram and on Twitch!

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Ep. 104: Cat WrestleMania and a Full Life Beyond Wrestling w/ Kris Wolf Aug 16, 2018

The road to WWE’s second biggest show of the year is finally coming to an end! This weekend NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 and SummerSlam will take place live at the Barclays Center. Hal, Danielle and Lindsey will look ahead to the biggest things happening ; that includes the Miz vs. Daniel Bryan, the next installment of Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa and (hopefully) the final installment of Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns.

Kris Wolf

Kris Wolf joins the Nation of Conversation! She’s a wrestler who got her start at the Japanese promotion Stardom after she left her job as an English teacher. Since then, she’s gone completely independent and is in the middle of touring all over the world to perform in the ring and meet fans. She talks to the team all about her unique promos, what it’s like being best friends with Kairi Sane and why she believes in living a full life beyond just wrestling.

Kris Wolf has merchandise available on What a Maneuver and can be supported on Patreon.

She’s also got a match coming up this Saturday, August 18th, at FSW in Las Vegas!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Kris Wolf.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 103: Wrestling as a product and an art w/ Chikara’s Mike Quackenbush Aug 09, 2018

This week Mike Quackenbush joins the Hal, Danielle and Mike in the Nation of Conversation! He’s one of the founders of the independent wrestling promotion Chikara, which he says is, “the Marvel Cinematic Universe realized as a pro wrestling company.” The organization has gained a following for its original approach to stories and hosting the largest tournament in pro-wrestling today.

Quackenbush is also a semi-retired wrestler who’s had a hand in developing some stars in WWE, including Cesaro, Ruby Riott, Mandy Rose and Drew Gulak. He’ll explain what goes into teaching wrestling and what it was like to spend a week as a coach at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

Plus, he’ll talk about why there’s so much disappointment among fans with the WWE’s current product, who he thinks are the greatest wrestlers of all-time and why he believes wrestling is just starting to discover its power as a storytelling medium.

More of Mike Quackenbush’s work can be found in his recent book “7 Keys to Becoming a Better Performer: A Book for Fellow Pro-Wrestlers.”

The Three Count

Danielle put over Twitter user CokeIbushi’s edit job on Ronda Rousey’s promo.

Mike put over Randy Orton’s promo on Smackdown.

Hal put over Paul Heyman’s promo on RAW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Mike Quackenbush.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 102: The Horniest Episode Ever w/ Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe Aug 02, 2018

This week, Danielle and Mike are joined by Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe! She's a wrestling manager who's been in wrestling rings all over the country and the host of the podcasts Women Wrestling Friends and Women's Pro Wrestling Weekly.

Sarah joins the Nation of Conversation to discuss a BUNCH of women's wrestling; everything from the Sasha vs. Bayley saga, to the Smackdown in-ring debut Zelina Vega to the prospect of WWE creating women's tag team titles.

Plus the team discuss Brock Lesnar attacking his advocate Paul Heyman and what this could mean for the audience reaction for his match with Roman Reigns; t how excited they are for Samoa Joe to be competing for the WWE title; and why they're so disappointed with WWE's direction with tag team of Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt.

The Three Count

Mike wants to Robbie E's podcast "Why It Ended" with Wildcat Chris Harris AKA Braden Walker.

Sarah wants to put over Queen's Quest vs. Oedo Tai Tag Team Elimination Match on Stardom.

Danielle wants to put over Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks helping make sure a fan would have enough money to make it to All In.

Julian wants to put over Juan Francisco De Coronado's contributions to Tights and Fights.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Sarah "The Rebel" Wolfe.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 101: WWE Evolution and The Big Show w/ Jamie Loftus Jul 26, 2018

This week, Hal, Danielle and Mike are joined by Jamie Loftus! She's a comedian and the creator and star of Irrational Fears on Comedy Central.

She joins the Nation of Conversation to discuss our favorite news from the week in wrestling including the announcement of WWE Evolution, the first ever all-women PPV that the company has ever put on. But even though we're excited about this show and hope that it's as good as it could be, this is yet another example of WWE patting themselves on the back for removing barriers that they established.

And Roman Reigns is officially the number one contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship. What hope is there that it will be better received than the WrestleMania match? And is this guaranteed to end with a Money in the Bank cash-in to send the Brooklyn crowd home happy?

All of this, plus why Smackdown was a very strong show this week and we'll heap praise upon Impact Wrestling for their recent influx in talent and last weekend's Slammiversary PPV.

Ring Tones

He'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.

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Ep. 100: Keep Hulkamania on a Leash Jul 19, 2018

When Danielle is away, the heels will play!

Mike and Danielle have the booth all to themselves this week and they have plenty of things they need to talk about. That includes, perhaps most significantly, the return of Hulk Hogan to the WWE Hall of Fame. Wrestlers like the New Day, Titus O'Neil and Mark Henry have voiced their opinion about and Mike is happy to speak his truth Then, Now and Forever.

Plus, the two will break down Extreme Rules and all of the subsequent fallout from the event. That includes the audience in Pittsburgh that decided that instead of paying attention to Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler's Iron Man match, they were going to countdown the end of every minute, Royal Rumble style. Thus, Hal has no choice but to take them to task.

The Three Count

Mike wants to The New Day's response to Hulk Hogan returning.

Hal wants to put over the recent episode of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard about Muhammad Hassan.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 99: WWE x New Japan w/ BJ Mendelson Jul 12, 2018

This week BJ Mendelson joins the Nation of Conversation! He’s an author and comic book writer and he's got tons of thoughts on everything that happened in wrestling this week, from the pull-apart brawl between Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley to the continued reunion between Daniel Bryan and Kane as Team Hell No.

Plus, a closer look at the next phase of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa’s feud in NXT, who BJ thinks may be better than Paul Heyman on the mic and Danielle explains to the team what the Aztec Medallions of Lucha Underground are.

The Main Event

A few weeks ago, WWE promoted a special encounter between the New Day and New Japan’s The Elite. Sure it was a Street Fighter V competition at E3, but afterwards, Triple H said that the company is open to a cross-promotional show with New Japan. But how likely is such a meeting to REALLY happen? And what would we like to see go down at this hypothetical event?

The Three Count

BJ put over Fantasy Super Cosplay Wrestling.

Danielle put over Episode 8 of Season 2 of GLOW.

Mike put over Robbie E’s podcast Why it Ended.

Hal put over the recent segment on Smackdown that featured Rusev on commentary.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and BJ Mendelson.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 98: Ice Cream Christmas 2000 Jul 05, 2018

We’re in the middle of a holiday week, so it’s a good time to take a look at the greatest holiday for wrestling fans: Ice Cream Christmas! That’s right, we’re looking back in the time of our fandom to once again take a look at a past WrestleMania.

For our previous special member-only episode, Mike, Hal and Danielle looked at one of the best events ever, WrestleMania X-Seven; this time, the gang is taking a look at one of the worst: WrestleMania 2000!

In a year of so many great PPV’s from the WWE, ironically the one show that didn’t live up to standard was the biggest one for the company. But what made it not work? Was it the convoluted main event? Or the lack of any traditional singles matches?

Plus, we’ll talk about the things that definitely did work, like the Triangle Ladder match between the Hardy Boyz, Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boyz, and share some fun facts from the show that you may not be aware of, even if you already watched this show 18 years ago.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Money in the Bank, Jinder Mahal, NXT, TakeOver, Chicago, WWE, SDLive, RAW, Smackdown, wrestling, E3, New Japan, NJPW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Aleister Black, Baron Corbin, James Ellsworth, Asuka, Velveteen Dream, Ricochet, Alexa Bliss, Drew McIntyre,

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Ep. 97: GLOW w/ Sydelle Noel & Britt Baron and the Phantom of the Playa Jun 28, 2018

SPOILERS: SKIP FROM 4:32 TO 5:43 TO AVOID A SPOILER REGARDING NXT

Tights and Fights is set to Feel the GLOW once again as Sydelle Noel and Britt Baron join the show once again to talk about the upcoming season premier of one of the best shows on Netflix!

But first, there’s plenty of news in wrestling to discuss. Danielle is once again heavily invested in the drama of Lucha Underground including the debut of Jake Strong (fka as Jack Swagger in the WWE) and the title defense of Pentagon Dark. Fwendships in WWE have run the gamut this week from Sasha Banks and Bayley finally coming to blows and Team Hell No reuniting on Smackdown! But which Union is the team incredibly concerned for as the months continue?

GLOW

Sydelle Noel and Britt Baron sit down with Danielle to discuss the second season of GLOW. They’ll also take a deep dive into their training schedule, what it’s like to be on a TV show with a bunch of your best friends and even what their favorite “bad” movies are.

Season 2 of GLOW premiers on Netflix on June 29th!

The Three Count

Danielle wants to put over Batista’s adorable family photos.

… and the food that Mustafa Ali misses most when he’s away from home.

Hal wants to put over the recent episode of the 83 weeks podcast focusing on Chris Jericho.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Danielle wants to put over Batista’s adorable family photos.

… and the food that Mustafa Ali misses most when he’s away from home.

Hal wants to put over the recent episode of the 83 weeks podcast focusing on Chris Jericho.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 96: The NXT TakeOver Chicago II and Money in the Bank Special Jun 21, 2018

What a week of wrestling it’s been!

And not just because of WWE; we’re still basking in the afterglow of New Japan Dominion and Kenny Omega finally capturing the IWGP World Heavyweight. But Kenny’s big month wasn’t done there; he traveled to Los Angeles with the Young Bucks to take on the New Day in Street Fighter at E3! And our own Mike Eagle was there live to watch the whole thing happen. He’ll tell us all about and explain what he did with the Pancake he caught from Xavier Woods at the event.

NXT TakeOver: Chicago II

Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano’s feud of the year continues, Aleister Black and the NXT Title once again are left out of the main event spot, Undisputed Era had a really fun bout with One Lorcan and Danny Burch, and Shayna Baszler gave Nikki Cross the collapse into unconsciousness that she longed for.

We’re running down everything… including Velveteen Dream’s gear choice in his match against Ricochet.

Money In The Bank

In the last week, we’ve crowned new champions in Alexa Bliss and Dolph Ziggler and have a new Monster in the Bank in Braun Strowman.

Which stars are in the best position to be successful as we enter the second half of the year? Is Shinsuke Nakamura worse off for not having captured the WWE Championship? And what do we think of the sudden and unceremonious firing of Big Cass?

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and LindseyKelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 10: Kimmy Gatewood and Rebekka Johnson on GLOW season 2 Jun 18, 2018

Before their back on Netflix in GLOW, Kimmy Gatewood and Rebekka Johnson are BACK in the Nation of Conversation!

They chat with Hal and Danielle all about what will change with the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling in the second season, how the show has been a huge hit with WWE women wrestlers like Natalia, Charlotte Flair and more, what it's like to get actual injuries from wrestling and how they keep their wardrobe fresh as they tour the press junkets around the country.

Plus Kimmy and Rebekka will have a bit of fun at the expense of our hosts as Hal and Danielle get an up-close and personal look at the Beatdown Biddies in action.

Season 2 of GLOW premiers on Netflix on June 29th!

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 95: Chris Jericho's Greatest Rivalry Ever(?) w/ Adam Pranica Jun 14, 2018

Adam Pranica officially joins the Nation of Conversation!

He’s the host of other amazing shows on the Maximum Fun Network, Like The Greatest Generation and Friendly Fire, but he also used to be a HUGE wrestling fan. It all started when he learned that his grandfather could very easily be mistaken for Ric Flair and blossomed from there.

Even though he’s lapsed as a fan over the years, he’s still got great memories of being huge fan when wrestling was at its zenith in pop culture; think back to the Nitro and Thunder days. Now, he’s ready to rekindle his fandom with Mike, Hal and Danielle!

The Beat Down

In this brand new segment, the panel takes a special look at each story beat of a significant wrestling saga and explains what made it so special.

For this first installment, in honor of his big win against Tetsuya Naito at Dominion, the team will examine Chris Jericho’s 2008 rivalry against Shawn Michaels. It led to tons of great matches, a brand new version of the Jericho character and was so great that Y2J has since called it the best story of his career.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford ,Mike Eagle and Adam Pranica

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 94: The Doctrine of Two Dudes with Aubrey Sitterson Jun 07, 2018

Aubrey Sitterson officially joins the Nation of Conversation!

He’s a comic book writer and editor who actually used to work for WWE’s web team. But nowadays, he’s a bigger fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

In that spirit, he’s got a lot to say about Hiromu Takahashi winning the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors tournament, Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada IV and Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito!

Plus, the team will discuss tons of things from WWE, including Baron Corbin’s new job as the constable of RAW, Becky Lynch scoring the tap-out victory against Charlotte and the biggest cliches that both main shows revisited this week.

Aubrey’s upcoming comic book is The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. It’s available for pre-order now

Hosted by Danielle Radford ,Mike Eagle and Aubrey Sitterson.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 93: #CookieDreams and Britney Young from Netflix's GLOW May 31, 2018

It’s a brand new week in wrestling as Money in the Bank is finally on the horizon!

The stage is set for those who will compete in the ladder matches on June 17th, but who’s in the best position to get that golden ticket for the world title match? And has WWE been building this up the contest for all of the entrants in the right way?

Plus, NXT red-hot angle between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa has continued to pick up steam, and has now incorporated Candice LeRae, Gargano’s real-life wife. But she’s someone who’s known around the country for standing on her own; shouldn’t she be plowing her own path rather than just following in her man’s story?

All of this, plus a look whether or not the Universal Title is relevant, the B-Team barbecue vs. Naomi and Lana’s dance-off and Julian stan’s for the cruiserweight championship match between Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy.

Britney Young from GLOW

The Netflix series GLOW returns on June 29th! Lindsey Kelk sat down with Britney Young who stars in the show as Carmen Wade aka Machu Picchu. Young tells us all about what it was like to make the show in a post-#MeToo world, why she loves Lucha Underground and what it was like to get in the ring with Kia Stevens.

Britney can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 92: Simon Grimm (a.k.a. Simon Gotch) advises against advice in wrestling May 24, 2018

Simon Grimm is ready to join the Nation of Conversation!

Grimm formerly wrestled for WWE under the name Simon Gotch. There he was a member of the NXT Tag-team champion Vaudvillains. From there, he made his way to the Smackdown live main roster along with his partner, Aiden English.

Then he was let go by the WWE, a decision he says he couldn’t be happier about. Why? Because the independent wrestling scene is thriving. And Grimm sees tons of talented wrestlers that he can’t wait to work with.

Grimm will tell Hal, Mike and Danielle all about what it’s like to transition to the indies after being in the WWE, why he doesn’t believe in giving advice to wrestlers and he’ll even discuss what he thinks about that, "Bobby Lashley’s sisters" segment that was on Monday Night RAW this week.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford , and Simon Grimm.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 91: Mick Foley's music from Tip to Tip w/ Brian Fernandes May 17, 2018

Brian “Sunny D” Fernandes is here to make his Tights and Fights debut!

Whether you’re familiar with him as the creator of the Tights and Fights logo or the producer of “Jordan, Jesse, Go!,” you should know that he’s rediscovered his longtime fandom for wrestling specifically for THIS show!

He’ll chat with Hal, Danielle and Mike all about some of the week’s biggest stories, from Ronda Rousey getting a RAW woman’s title opportunity, the sell-out of the upcoming “All In” event in Chicago, which modern wrestlers spoke to him as a lapsed fan and tons more

Ring Tones

Like the rest of the team, Brian is a huge fan of the hardcore legend, Mick Foley. And what better way to celebrate that than a look at his entrance music from every phase of his career? The team will listen to Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack and more for a complete retrospective on our favorite person to wrestle in sweatpants.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford , Mike Eagle and Brian Fernandes.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 90: Backlash and Suddenly Dinosaurs May 10, 2018

It seems like everyone’s got opinions on Sunday’s WWE show Backlash.

Audiences in attendance walked out on the main event of Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns. But was the match really all that bad? Or has WWE just put Roman in such a poor position after WrestleMania that this level of disconnect between the product and the fans is understandable?

Contributing to the disappointment in the show was that the WWE championship match between Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles did not close out the evening. Is this feud still working after two matches ending in non-finishes? And who should come away with the WWE title at this point?

Plus, we look at the upcoming fourth installment in the much-loved Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada series. After a respective record 1-1-1, is it time for Kenny to finally get that IWGP title? And with Chris Jericho officially setting his sights on New Japan’s Intercontinental Title, there’s a lot to keep an eye on in the land of the rising sun.

All of this and a look at the latest in NXT, 205 Live and the… unusual entrance of Mandy Rose.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the latest edition of Up Up Down Down featuring Ruby Riot.

Mike put over the new podcast 83 Weeks.

Hal put over Elias at Backlash.

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Ep. 89: Strong Style Me, Daddy May 03, 2018

As always Hal, Danielle and Lindsey breakdown the latest in the world of wrestling. And this week that includes Greatest Royal Rumble live from Saudi Arabia.

Everyone on the panel has seen at least a little of the event, but was the show and the payday worth preventing the entire women’s roster from performing at the show?

Greatest Royal Rumble was also the precursor to this Sunday’s BackLash event. With Roman Reigns losing once again, how much have they damaged his presentation and the perception of the Universal Title?

And with Shinsuke Nakamura set for what could be his final match for the WWE title against AJ Styles, does he need to win that strap to cement his positioning as the top heel on Smackdown?

All this plus a look at which feuds could go on forever, why WWE needs women’s tag team titles and who the uncrowned king of 205 Live is.

Three Count

Danielle put over Mauro Renallo's upcoming documentary "Bipolar Rock N' Roller".

Lindsey put over Shinsuke Nakamura's WWE documentary.

Hal put over Corey Graves's reaction to Titus Slipping on the way to the ring.

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Ep. 88: A Royal Rumble Without any Queens Apr 26, 2018

With Daryl Takahashi looking on with love, Danielle and Lindsey take control of the show!

The two will break down the problems that have arisen with the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia; it’s WWE’s second major live event to air this month on the Network… but it will not feature a single women’s match. How much is that undercutting WWE’s supposed “women’s evolution?” And is the company doing everything they could be to make sure women are being properly used on their programming to make up for this absence?

The Saudi Arabian show will be host to other matches, including Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. But what is it about this match that’s not clicking, compared to the build for their WrestleMania match?

Plus, why Shinsuke Nakamura’s new music is so amazing, who we wish was getting a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship and why it may be time to give Impact Wrestling another shot after so long.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Candice LeRae and Zelina Vega's match on NXT.

Julian put over Austin Aries's promo after winning back the Impact World Championship.

Danielle put over The Nuclear Heat wrestling show on May 9th in Los Angeles.

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 87: Shook Superstars Apr 20, 2018

Mike and Lindsey have survived their trip to New Orleans and WrestleMania and are here to regale Danielle Radford with stories of Ice Cream Christmas!

They’ll talk all about why they learned about the wonderful parts of wrestling… And some of the worst parts of the fandom.

But we can’t dwell on the past for too long, because there’s a ton of new things to deal with as well, especially the Superstar shake-up! RAW and Smackdown are both full of new stars. But which are set up for success and which are we most concerned about?

All of that plus, a requiem for the relationship between John Cena and Nikki Bella, the life and career of Burno Sammartino and a look at what WWE programming is like a mini-ice cream Christmas every week.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 9: w/ comic writer Box Brown and filmmaker Chris Bournea Apr 13, 2018

Welcome to our big finale of the Max Fun Drive!

In that spirit, here’s producer Julian Burrell interviewing two people from the world of wrestling.

First, in honor of the HBO’s "Andre the Giant" documentary, comic writer and artist Box Brown joins the show to discuss his time writing his own biography of the 8th Wonder of the World entitled Andre the Giant: Life and Legend. Brown discusses what made Andre so special and why it was important to show Andre in the book with all of his flaws intact.

Next, Chris Bournea joins the program to discuss his new film “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring.” In it, he covers the lesser discussed black women of the 50’s and 60’s. He’ll talk about some of the biggest women wrestlers of this time and how he sought them out to uncover one of wrestling’s best-kept secrets.

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Ep. 86: The NXT TakeOver: New Orleans and WrestleMania 34 special Apr 13, 2018

We’ve survived the biggest weekend of wrestling of the year!

Hal and Danielle are joined by Producer Julian Burrell to break down the biggest Ice Cream Christmas of all time.

The team will have a deep dive into a few of the biggest events from Lucha vs. Impact and Supercard of Honor in addition to what they consider the show of the weekend NXT TakeOver: New Orleans.

Saturday’s NXT event featured amazing matches from beginning to end, including what may go down to be one of the greatest wrestling matches in WWE history. We’ll try not to get too excited.

And the biggest show of the weekend was none other than WrestleMania. And while the team agrees that it was on the positive side of shows, there are a few issues that they had with it. That includes that the wrong match closed out the show and why Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar did nothing for either competitor or the live audience.

Plus, a look at the stars who got called up from NXT to the main roster, where NXT could be heading in the future and where this Mania ranks in the all-time history of the event.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell .

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Bonus Ep. 8: Kia Stevens on being a wrestler and playing one on TV Apr 06, 2018

Welcome to our special EXTRA episode as part of the Max Fun Drive!

Hal, Danielle and Mike are joined by Kia Stevens. Stevens has wrestled around the world as Awesome Kong and Amazing Kong. She also wrestled for WWE under the name Karma where she was one of three women who entered the original Royal Rumble. Between all of the promotions she’s appeared at, she’s won a total of 13 championships.

But these days, she might be more well known for playing Tamme’ “The Welfare Queen” Dawson for the Netflix series “GLOW”

She tells the team all about the highlights of her career, what it’s like to teach a group of actors how to wrestle, and why her career in acting all got started when she was passed over for the lead role a grade-school play.

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Ep. 85: WrestleMania's proper English school-yard brawl Apr 05, 2018

Happy Max Fun Drive!

We’re on the cusp of WrestleMania/ Ice Cream Christmas and boy is it ever an amazing time to be a wrestling fan!

This weekend will be a cornucopia of events in New Orleans. Whether you’re invested in Supercard of Honor and the culmination of Kenny Omega vs. Cody Rhodes for the soul of Bullet Club, Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground’s crossover show, or NXT TakeOver: New Orleans which will feature Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa’s grudge match, it’s safe to say there’s something for everyone.

But of course, the biggest event of the weekend will be WrestleMania 34. Over six hours of wrestling LIVE in the Super Dome! Between Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and more, the team is HYPED.

But there are still some concerns: Why is the Cruiserweight Title Match on the pre-show when it has the potential to be one of the best matches of Mania? Could WWE use Carmella’s money in the bank cash-in to disrupt Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair? And how will anyone survive a week with SO MUCH wrestling?!

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Ep. 84: Gronk-a-donk-a-doo, a Merry Ice Cream Christmas to you Mar 29, 2018

FINALLY… Mike Eagle as come BACK to Tights and Fights!

Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford will catch up Mike up with everything he hasn’t gotten to express an opinion on from the two months he’s been gone, in addition to what’s happened this week.

That includes Daniel Bryan’s return to wrestling, Asuka moving to Smackdown to face Charlotte for the women’s title, Bayley and Sasha Banks’s rivalry reaching a fever pitch, The Ultimate Deletion, John Cena challenging the Undertaker and much more.

Plus, how we’re hoping WWE handles Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles, the minor problem with Brock Lesnar constantly beating up Roman Reigns and what special holiday we learned WrestleMania falls on (besides Rusev Day).

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

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Ep. 83: Welcome back, Daniel Bryan! Mar 22, 2018

The leader of the “Yes Movement” is back!

Daniel Bryan became one of the most beloved stars of WWE throughout 2013 on the road to WrestleMania XXX. But, two years ago Daniel Bryan was forced to retire at the peak of his career and ability.

Now’s he’s officially been cleared to compete by a number of neurologists. And as exciting as it is to see him back doing what he does best… it’s understandable to be nervous. The Nation of Conversation breaks down how they’re feeling now that Daniel is officially back and how WWE can balance showing off one of their best wrestlers with keeping him safe.

And the Nation is heavily divided on the Ultimate Deletion between Woken Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. Was it the pinnacle of the Hardy Compound series, a fun lark that didn’t live up to its predecessors or a terrible use of the final segment of RAW?

Plus, Brock Lesnar finally showed up to confront and beatdown Roman Reigns before their Universal Title match at WrestleMania. The team is unanimously onboard with the match… but there’s a definite disconnect between the story and the audience.

All this, plus some thoughts on Mark Henry entering the Hall of Fame, who Braun Strowman’s WrestleMania partner could be and the value in supporting the people you love.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 82: Keep Moolah out of WrestleMania Forever Mar 16, 2018

Katie Willert is the newest member of the nation of conversation!

She joins Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford to discuss the latest on the road to Wrestlemania. Everything from John Cena challenging the Undertaker, Roman Reigns being “temporarily suspended” and Asuka calling out Charlotte Flair for a match for the women’s title.

Plus, why does Danielle take MAJOR issue with the storyline between Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax? And who do we think Sami and Kevin should face in their feud with Shane?

Main Event:

NOTE: THIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE WWE DECIDED TO RENAME THE FABULOUS MOOLAH MEMORIAL BATTLE ROYAL.

WWE decided to have a catch-all women’s rumble at WrestleMania. It sounds like it could be fun, but they also decided to have The Fabulous Moolah as the namesake for the event. We’ll fill you in on why Moolah is such an awful figure from wrestling’s past who’s not worth immortalizing.

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Ep. 81: Fast Lane and the broken music of Matt Hardy Mar 09, 2018

Jay Washington is officially back in the Nation of Conversation!

RAW has us asking all sorts of questions including who’s going to face women’s champion Alexa Bliss at WrestleMania. At first glance, it looks like Asuka. But Jay thinks the seeds are being planted for the Empress of Tomorrow to face Charlotte, leaving Nia Jax to take on Alexa.

And after Roman Reigns fired the first salvo in against Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman was quick to shoot back… but is this feud clicking on all levels like it should be? And if we do, in fact get Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles, which of those matches closes out Mania?

Plus, what we think of John Cena being involved in the Fast Lane main event, why the Mixed Match Challenge is still so much fun, and why Hal may finally be close to giving up on Smackdown.

Ring Tones:

He’s been Xtreme, he’s been V.1, he’s been broken and awoken… We’re taking a special musical journey through the career of Matt Hardy. Is his music getting us in the right mood for the latest phase of his career? We’ll take deep dive.

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Ep. 80: The Elimination Chamber of Secrets Mar 02, 2018

When the chips are down, Tights and Fights has decided to tag in producer Julian Burrell to fill in the host seat!

He sits with Hal Lublin and the returning Des Delgadillo to discuss Elimination Chamber and the solidifying card for WrestleMania.

We now know that Roman Reigns will face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title and the Alexa Bliss will be the women’s champion going into the biggest WWE show of the year. But how excited are we for these match-ups? And what will RAW look like once they’ve played out in April?

Plus, Des was actually at Smackdown in the Staples Center this past Tuesday. Even though Smackdown has been an inferior product overall than RAW this year, was it any better live?

But, of course, we all know that one of WWE’s best products these is none other than 205 Live. Des and Julian will discuss what’s made the show so much fun to watch after it was reinvigorated last month.

Main Event

Commentary is one of the most important elements to a televised wrestling show; The wrestlers provide the music and the commentators provide the lyrics. But what makes for a great commentator? And which commentators are doing their best work these days? We’ll do a deep dive to find out.

The Three Count

Julian put over Andrew David Cox's musical tribute to Braun Strowman

Des put over the loving environment of the Smackdown Live Crowd.

Hal put over Alexa Bliss' post-Elimination Chamber promo.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Julian Burrell and Des Delgadillo.

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Ep. 79: How can we enjoy Ronda Rousey wrestling? Feb 22, 2018

Woooooo! We're back! And just in time for Elimination Chamber and one of the best RAW's this year!

Seth Rollins put on an absolute CLINIC on Monday night. Even though he came up short in the match, he still endeared himself to the audience. But how confident are we that WWE is going to properly follow up on this?

And with Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin in the mix for Smackdown's WWE Title, are we at all enthused... or does this just fill like padding until we get to the proper matches at Wrestlemania?

Plus, we'll talk about Buddy Murphy's debut on 205 Live, how much fun the Mixed Match Challenge is, and why we're still waiting to get excited for Sasha Banks vs. Bayley.

Main Event:

With Ronda Rousey set to sign her WWE contract this Sunday, how much are we expecting from her? Should she be used in a similar way to how other UFC fighters have been showcased in WWE? And could her success mean more success for the rest of the women's division?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Bonus Ep. 7: The Greatest Hits feat. Box Brown and Hannibal Buress Feb 16, 2018

Welcome to the very first greatest hits collection of Tights and Fights!

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 Helmsley 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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Ep. 78: Preserve fwendship for WrestleMania and beyond Feb 09, 2018

Welcome everyone to our official post-Royal Rumble decompression. Most of WWE is in a bit of a holding pattern as the final WrestleMania picture takes shape.

But there are still tons of things happening throughout both shows. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are seemingly headed for a break-up which we are very much NOT in favor. We’ll explain how we’d like to see their partnership developed alongside the WWE Title scene with AJ Styles.

Plus, Jason Jordan is dealing with a neck injury that’s going to have him out of the ring for a number of months. But where does this leave his character and Seth Rollins before he’s able to head back to the ring?

And we’ll take a closer look at where everyone else is heading into the final weeks before the biggest show in wrestling, including Asuka, Nia Jax and everyone on the Smackdown Top 10 (Whatever that ends up being like!).

Gimmick Corner

For the past 15 years or so, WWE television has had one man at the forefront: John Cena. He’s been the franchise player for WWE up until a few years ago. So it’s hard to believe that he started out as a generic babyface with ruthless aggression and eventually became the doctor of thuganomics with some impressive (?) rap skills. We’ll take a look at what makes him tick and whether or not he’s lost a step as he ascended the card.

Three Count

Danielle put over some of Twitter's best wrestling artists

Julian put over John Cena's best joke ever

Hal put over the Philly Special

Hosted by Hal Lublin, and Danielle Radford

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Ep. 77: The NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia and Royal Rumble special Feb 01, 2018

NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia

NXT’s hot streak of quality events continues!

Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas and Johnny Gargano tore the house down in the NXT Title match. They both seem destined for big stories in the coming months before the next TakeOver but, for now, we can just bask in the afterglow of how special this match was.

Plus Ember Moon retained her woman’s title against Shayna Baszler in a hard-hitting match. But will Moon lose that title to Baszler in the coming months to head to the main roster or should she stick around NXT a bit longer?

Not to be outdone, Undisputed Era’s Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly retained their tag titles over The Authors of Pain while their leader Adam Cole came up short against Aleister Black. Where does this trio go next to keep their footing in NXT?

All that… and we’ll even discuss the return of the XFL, the latest rifts in Bullet Club and why Kenny Omega’s reunion with Kota Ibushi brought tears to our eyes.

Royal Rumble

Oh, what a Royal Rumble it was!

It’s great to finally have a Big 4 weekend that everyone’s given rave reviews too. We had not one, but TWO great Royal Rumble matches, including the first-ever women’s event. Shinsuke Nakamura and Asuka have been near-unanimously praised as the right winners of the contests and there were tons of legends who returned to keep the crowd engaged.

But significantly, UFC star Ronda Rousey made her debut after Asuka’s big win. With reports coming out that she’s a full-time wrestler now, how optimistic are we that we’ll enjoy what she brings to the table?

And now that we’re pretty sure Nakamura will face AJ Styles for the WWE championship, where does that leave best friends Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens? And how does Roman Reigns get his long-expected match with Brock?

Welcome to the Road to WrestleMania!

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 76: The De-reviving the Revival at RAW 25 Jan 26, 2018

It was an incredibly eventful week for WWE, but not entirely for the reasons that the company wanted it to be.

Enzo Amore has been fired following the revelations that he has been accused and is under investigation for rape and kept the situation from his employers. In this era of #MeToo, this sort of thing can’t stand in wrestling. But how scared are we that this could be just the start of WWE stars, past and present, being called out for similar heinous actions?

And in much lighter news, WWE celebrated the 25th anniversary of RAW! Unfortunately, people watching it from the Manhattan Center, it wasn’t nearly as entertaining. But between all of the legends and Miz winning back the Intercontinental Title, which of the hosts had fun, and who hated it?

Plus, Sami Zayn picked up a major win against AJ Styles in the main event of Smackdown. Is this the signature win he needed as a heel or is this undone by taking a big loss on Sunday?

All that, and we continue to be excited about the Royal Rumble and feel like the Mixed Match Challenge is still providing a ton of things to love.

Main Event

Every time there’s a major anniversary or occasion in WWE, it’s a safe bet that we’re going to be treated to a wealth of nostalgia. And while a little bit of that is fun, when does it cross the line? And how big of a problem is it when a young team like the Revival is destroyed by a group of older wrestlers for the purposes of a nostalgia pop?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn in the Mixed Match Challenge.

Mike put over Mike Parrow's interviews on his experience as a gay wrestler.

Hal put over the post-match promo in the MMC from the Miz and Asuka

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 75: You are tearing me apart, Strowman! Ft. Mega Ran Jan 19, 2018

Noted wrestling fan, video-game aficionado and rapper Mega Ran officially joins the Nation of Conversation.

And we’re going to continue to talk all about his experience with Wrestle Kingdom 12 since he saw it LIVE in the Tokyo Dome!

Plus, we’ll take a look at how much fun it was to see Braun Strowman tear up the ($12 million) production trucks, why AJ Styles is delivering some of the worst promos of his career and why the Revival is set to take a hit from every single legend next week on RAW.

And we’ll keep looking ahead to the Royal Rumble, including who would be a great winner for the first ever Woman’s edition of the event.

Main Event

Seth Rollins’s signature finishing move has at last returned! After a brief stint with the Pedigree and (ugh) King’s Landing, the Curb Stomp is back with a vengeance. What makes it such an effective finisher? And who could stand to get a new finisher in the next few weeks?

The Three Count

Mike put over Bruce Prichard's stories on the latest episode The Masked Man podcast.

Mega Ran put over Rusev's encouragement to Lana for the MMC.

Hal put over Kurt Angle's awful acting.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Mike Eagle and Mega Ran.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 74: Oh hi, Marks. It's Wrestle Kingdom 12! Jan 12, 2018

We’ve already got a ton of things to deal with that have overturned what we expected from the Road to Wrestlemania!

Balor Club is officially a thing and is beginning to get going as force on RAW. As they beat up Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan, and throw up the too sweets, Finn and company look like they’re having tons of fun again.

Plus, Jason finally gets to develop more as a character as Seth and Roman try to teach him how to be at the cool kids table. Could we finally be at a point where WWE remembers how to get multiple stories going at one time on RAW?

And Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens look excited for their chance to be co-WWE Champions! While we all love AJ Styles, wouldn’t it be great to see the pair of friends get this just to see how much fun they would have together?

All this and a look at Samoa Joe’s injury, the current state of the Riott Squad and Absolution and whether Titus Brand is actually set to get some wins in the next few weeks.

Main Event

It’s New Japan’s annual equivalent to WrestleMania: Wrestle Kingdom! The full team joins up to discuss what they enjoyed from the major wrestling show, how it compares as an experience to WrestleMania and geek out about Daryl Takahashi in a mask. They’ll also break down that Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho match that took the world by storm.

Three Count:

Hal put over the latest episode of We Got This with Simon Grimm

Lindsey put over a great NXT live show in South Carolina

Danielle put over the WWE Mixed Match Challenge announcement videos

Julian put over Edge's response to everyone who said the Alabama Crimson Tide wouldn't win a championship this year.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 73: Brock-oli Lesnar and the Women's Royal Rumble Jan 05, 2018

Welcome to the first episode of the year 2018!

And unlike the rest of society, there’s a whole host of things we get to look forward to in the New Year*. We’re well on the road to WrestleMania, as evidenced by all the news about the Royal Rumble that’s been coming out in recent weeks.

But we also don’t know what’s going on with a lot of RAW’s most prominent characters. What will Jason Jordan’s current story with Seth Rollins evolve into? Will Samoa Joe continue to pursue the Intercontinental title after losing to Roman Reigns? And will Brock Lesnar vs. Kane amount to anything exciting?

Plus, on Smackdown, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have finally seen some renewed success in their new alliance. They’ve beaten WWE Champion AJ Styles in back to back weeks. But is it okay for AJ to be taking losses like that?

*Yes, including Wrestle Kingdom. But we’ll get to that next week!

Main Event

Women in the Royal Rumble were always treated as a novelty. Only gals like Kharma, Beth Phoenix and Chyna were ever afforded the honor of joining in the male-dominated event. But now that we’ll have a full Women’s Royal Rumble, what can we expect? And how confident are we that they won’t ruin this?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Xavier Woods and Aiden English's Twitter battle.

Mike put over this Sid Viscious's voicemail.

Hal put over Drew Gulak covering for Enzo on RAW.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 6: The singalong special Dec 29, 2017

Because YOU helped make it happen:

Here's a special music-filled episode of Tights and Fights!

Tons of hits are explored from the Honkey Tonk Man theme, the RAW intro song, Bray Wyatt's theme and tons more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 72: Royalty Rumbling in equality Dec 21, 2017

It’s our final full episode of the year, so let’s close it out in style!

Looking ahead to next year, WWE has confirmed that the first ever women’s Royal Rumble is set for the January PPV. How hopeful are we that WWE has learned its lesson from the last few women’s “firsts” that they decided to institute?

And at this weeks Clash of Champions event, AJ Styles retained his title over Jinder Mahal. Is this a sign that he’s going to be the top champion going into WrestleMania?

Plus, how devastating Dean Ambrose’s injury is for WWE storylines, The third RAW debut of the Revival, Dolph Ziggler’s US Title win, and a lot more.

Main Event

It’s our annual best of wrestling list! What was the most exciting part of 2017? Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada? Braun Strowman? The Mae Young Classic? We’ll break down all of this and so much more.

The Three Count:

Mike put over The tag team of Aiden English and Rusev at Clash of Champions.

Lindsey put over Kenny Omega attacking Chris Jericho at an NJPW press conference.

Danielle put over Eva Marie advocating for wrestling against Mia Khalifa.

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Ep. 71: When Kevin Owens beat up Jay Washington Dec 15, 2017

Jay Washington joins the team for the week to make the Tights and Fights triple threat a fatal fourway!

WWE’s rolling out a new Facebook exclusive show: The Mixed Match Challenge. It’ll run Tuesday nights with matches between mixed male and female tag teams. How likely are we to watch? We’ll tell you about it.

And how great does Samoa Joe look? He’s probably the first guy who’s become a threat to the Shield entirely on his own. But what’s his path going forward? Could it possibly include beating Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Title?

And did Kevin Owens REALLY beat up Jay once?

All that plus what we think of Cedric Alexander, Chris Jericho attacking Kenny Omega, why Mike love Sonya Deville and why Kane vs. Braun Strowman is already losing some of its shine.

Main Event

It’s our annual worst of wrestling list! What was the most disappointing part of 2017? Bray Wyatt’s title reign and booking? Roman Reigns and Undertaker’s match at WrestleMania? The Women’s Money in the Bank storyline? We’ll revisit the painful memory for you.

Three (four) Count

Danielle put over Nia Jax being adorable

Mike put over the latest episode of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard.

Jay put over Jason Jordan embracing his inner brat.

Hal put over the New Day on Commentary.

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Ep. 70: Bray Wyatt should not be playing Xbox Dec 07, 2017

We’re officially just a few weeks away from Clash of Champions, the final Pay-per-view of the year! But why does Smackdown feel so directionless outside of a few feuds going into the event?

Maybe it has something to do with how much Shane McMahon has been inserting his influence into the Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn angle? Or maybe it’s because the tag team division hasn’t gotten another two teams hot yet for a big match?

But at least RAW has looked really good this week! Jason Jordan seems to finally be developing a character and Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns are on a collision course for the Intercontinental Title.

We’ll talk about all this plus The Bar retaining the RAW tag titles from the Shield, the differences between the Riott Squad and Absolution and more.

Gimmick Corner

When a wrestler named Husky Harris was sent back to NXT, he came up with a character named Bray Wyatt. He was a mysterious cult-like figure that seemed larger than life. But over the past few years, things haven’t gone as well as they could have with him. He’s taken losses, been in the worst WWE Title match in recent memory and lost much of his mystique. But could a pairing with Awoken Matt Hardy finally help right his ship? We’ll find out.

The Three Count

Danielle put over the RISE live show that she went to this week.

Lindsey put over the latest episode of Being The Elite.

Hal put over Drew Gulak's No Fly Zone.

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Ep. 69: BREAKING: Matt Hardy is at last breaking! Nov 30, 2017

We’re entering the final month of 2017, but there’s a lot being put in place before we’re full steam ahead on the road to WrestleMania!

Roman Reigns had his first title defense against Elias. It was a great match, but now that Samoa Joe is in the mix, where does the IC title competition go from here?

And AJ Styles is continuing his feud with Jinder Mahal. Most people want AJ to be the champ, but where does Jinder fit in now that he’s on the outs with his henchmen the Singh Brothers?

All that, plus a look at the Riott Squad and Absolution, another spotlight on the Velveteen Dream and a requiem for the Hype Bros. after they got bludgeoned by the Brothers of the Bludgeoning.

Main Event

Matt Hardy’s broken universe may finally be making a comeback! But has the window of excitement closed for the concept? What does a WWE version of the broken gimmick look like? And is there anything else in WWE that they could draw their inspiration from in the recreation of the hottest concept of 2016?

Three Count

Danielle put over Nia Jax's response to the body-shaming she's had to deal with.

Julian put over WWE's 365 on Kevin Owens.

Hal put over the latest episode of the Fashion Files.

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Ep. 68: The 2017 NXT TakeOver: War Games and Survivor Series Nov 24, 2017

NXT TakeOver: War Games

Rarely is there ever a TakeOver that doesn’t deliver the goods and everyone definitely kept up the tradition this time.

The War Games match itself was a hard-hitting, and slightly hard to follow, affair. The Undisputed Era looked great, Roddy Strong was an adorable little member of the Authors of Pain and SaNitY looked as crazy as ever.

But that crazy match over-shadowed that Andrade “Cien” Almas is the NEW NXT Champion! He completed one of the strongest career turn-arounds in recent memory. How excited are we? We’ll talk about it.

And every year, there always seems to be one person from NXT that steps up their game and raises their stock to a new high. This year, that was Velveteen Dream. He lost to Aleister Black, but he won the hearts of millions, including all of us.

All of that, plus a look at the brand new NXT women’s champion, Ember Moon!

Survivor Series

It may be the least loved of WWE’s Big 4 PPV’s but Survivor Series week had a TON of great matches!

But let’s be real, the worst one was the main event on Sunday. Between Triple H “turning” on his team, Shane chasing away Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens and Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode being the first two people eliminated, this wasn’t the best showcase for the current stars of the WWE.

But there was still plenty to enjoy, including the best Brock Lesnar match yet against AJ Styles.

And this has also been a big week for the Shield! The trio beat the New Day and Roman Reigns won the Intercontinental Championship from the Miz, becoming the second Shield member to be a Grand Slam Champion. But why is that this reunion feels a bit… lesser than we expected it to?

Luckily, the women’s roster is staying new and exciting! After two great matches on Sunday, we’ve had SIX new stars added to the main roster: ON RAW, Paige, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville made their presence felt and on Smackdown, Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan made their debuts. How do we make sure every one of them is showcased properly and not lost in the shuffle?

All that and plenty more in this look at what we loved most and why from an exhaustive 12+ hours of wrestling this past week.

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 67: The art of the part-time wrestler Nov 17, 2017

It’s the final stop before the last Big 4 WWE show of the year!

Survivor Series continues to have tons of wrenches thrown into it at the 11th hour. Turns out Alexa Bliss will be facing Charlotte on Sunday after she beat Natalia for the Smackdown Women’s title. Between this, Roman Reigns returning, and Jason Jordan being replaced on the RAW team, there’s a lot going on. But is all of this serving to make for a better show, or is it just showing how haphazardly WWE is putting this together?

Speaking of Roman he and the Shield finally had their first match as a unit in years. They’re all set to face the New Day in few days. Should they have wait for a bit longer for that Shield reunion? How about that RAW invasion? What are the stakes as we approach Sunday?

And how excited is Danielle to have a fourth season of Lucha Underground confirmed?!

Main Event

Triple H is officially the fifth member of Monday Night RAW’s Survivor Series team! Between him, Kurt Angle, Shane McMahon and John Cena, that’s FOUR part-time wrestlers split across each team. Is this the best way to utilize a partite performer in WWE? What is? Should a part-timer ever be champion? We’ll talk about it.

Three Count

Danielle put over the magical run of James Ellsworth

Mike put over the latest episode of Killing the Town with Storm and Cyrus.

Hal put over the great 205 Live star, Drew Gulak.

Credits

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 66: The newly phenomenal Survivor Series Nov 10, 2017

So much for that Jinder Mahal/Brock Lesnar match that got built up for two weeks!

WWE went ahead and decided to pull the trigger on AJ Styles winning the WWE Championship for the second time in his WWE career. But where does the Phenomenal One go from here? And does the Modern Day Maharaja get that title back before the India tour in December?

And how about Chris Jericho! He’s set to face Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in January! What could this mean for his future in WWE? And will the New Day face the Shield? Is The Bar going to lose to the Usos?

Misandry Corner

Chyna was one of the most dominant figures of the attitude era. She regularly was portrayed as tougher than any of the guys and even managed to become the Intercontinental Champion! So is her excommunication from WWE lore warranted? We’ll take a look at some of her greatest moments.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Corey Graves dunking on Pierce Morgan

Mike put over his new music video for his song Wasteland Day

Hal put over the Miz effectively building his match for Survivor Series

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Ep. 65: Braun Strowman's magic healing garbage Nov 03, 2017

Two WWE legends are set to be in the ring once again!

Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle will be the captains for each of their respective brands. So what can we hope for this match now that the nostalgia pop has worn off for both of them? We’ll take a look.

Plus, Nia Jax, Stephanie McMahon and Samoa Joe are finally back on TV! What’s the best way to make sure they succeed? How did Braun Strowman Survive death by trash compactor? Wouldn’t we all love a friendship like Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens?

Main Event

Darren Young, Summer Rae and Emma have all been fired from WWE. This sort of thing comes frequently in the modern WWE. But is this a sign of a really stacked roster, or that WWE isn’t putting people in the best position to succeed? And out of the three of them which one has the best shot to continue their work as a wrestler?

Three Count

Danielle put over John Cena's cover of "Where is my mind?"

Mike put over Drew Gulak's promo on RAW.

Hal put over Sami Zayn on Edge and Christian's Pod of Awesomeness.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

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Ep. 64: From Tables, Ladders & Chairs to Measles, Mumps & Meningitis Oct 26, 2017

WHAT A CRAZY SEVEN DAYS IT’S BEEN!

We were all set to have TLC show built around the first official match of the Shield 2.0 and a Demon vs. Sister Abigail encounter. But a sudden viral meningitis outbreak meant that the WWE had to reach deep into the deck to keep fans happy.

Kurt Angle made his official return to replace Roman Reigns in their main event match and Finn Balor finally got to wrestle AJ Styles for the first time ever! We’ll break down what we thought about WWE’s last-minute scramble.

Plus, how about Alicia Fox the last few shows? She’s stepped up in a big way to prove how much charisma she’s got and crazied her way to the Captain of the RAW Survivor Series team! And what about Kane’s first singles match on RAW? Or Sami Zayn’s adorably obnoxious skank routine? It’s all here and so much more!

Main Event

Now that Smackdown has officially put RAW #UnderSiege, it’s time to take a look at the classic invasion angle. Which ones throughout the course of history worked best? Are they completely ruined if the follow-up doesn’t work? And will this do anything to generate some interest in Survivor Series?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Taya's Johnny Mundo movie on Lucha Underground.

Mike put over Alicia Fox.

Lindsey put over the abundance of Dana Brooke memes.

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Ep. 63: For the love of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens Oct 20, 2017

What a month for friendship!

The Shield has made their full return to form this week, complete with tactical vests, NATO music and through-the-crowd entrance. But now they’ll have to face a 5th person this Sunday: The returning Devil’s favorite demon, Kane! Is the excitement of a Shield reunion enough to justify these constant additional antics? We’ll talk it out!

And Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens have the sort of friendship that we could all hope to achieve. Their added characters might even be enough to elevate Smackdown beyond the mirth that it’s been stuck in for the last few months!

Plus, a look at AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal, Mahal vs. Brock Lesnar and why there are so few matches involving Tables, Ladders or Chairs before this Sunday’s TLC show.

Main Event

It’s looking more and more like Neville is completely done with the WWE. He was arguably 205 Live’s biggest star attraction, so what does this say about WWE’s purple brand? With such a thriving indie scene, how many more cruiserweights are going to follow suit and leave a brand that has an obvious ceiling?

The Three Count

Danielle put over the latest Reby Hardy feud on Twitter.

Lindsey put over Pulp Fashion.

Hal put over cowardly Curtis Axel.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Ep. 62: Tango India Golf Hotel Tango Sierra Oct 13, 2017

Nothing is incorruptible in this world. Not even Sami Zayn!

Sami officially decided that friendship is more important than his principle when he saved Kevin Owens from Shane McMahon at Hell in a Cell. Where could this lead his character? We’ll talk about it.

Plus, what a great match The Usos and New Day had! What fresh feuds await them now that this rivalry is over? And why Emma the first sacrificial lamb to Asuka? Will Kalisto amount to anything as the cruiserweight champion? What on Earth is Sister Abigail?

Main Event

After three years as separate superstars, the Shield is back together again! But what will this new iteration of the most famous faction in recent memory look like? Where do they go now that they’re back on the side of justice with individual aspirations? We’ll help you figure it out!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins reliving their Hell in a Cell match.

Mike put over the Stone Cold impersonator on Edge and Christian's Pod of Awesomeness.

Hal put over Dolph Ziggler's non-entrance on Sunday.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 5: The Mae Young Classic Special Oct 06, 2017

WWE's made tournaments a regular part of their network. There's been one based on the Cruiserweights, the United Kingdom, tag teams and more.

But the Mae Young Classic isn't just a way to continue that idea; it's WWE's most prolific showcase of women's wrestling yet.

Our two-lady team is ready to sit down together and digest everything they enjoyed from the tournament, what could have been done better and why this should be the first WWE tournament to come back for a repeat performance.

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Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 61: The Undertaker's butt obsession Oct 05, 2017

Sierra, Hotel, etc. etc.

This week, the team discusses the upcoming Shield reunion. Sure, it’s an inherently exciting thing, but would it have been better if it was a little less telegraphed and little more of a surprise?

And the crowd seems to be coming around to Roman Reigns lately. We’ll take a look at what that can possibly be attributed to, as he prepares to reunite with the hounds of justice.

Plus, a look at WWE’s plans with Mickie James, the upcoming resurrection of Sister Abigail, and a recommendation for anyone looking for a great match as Lucha Underground winds down its latest (and final?) season.

Ring Tones

He’s been called the Deadman, the American Badass and the Last Outlaw, but he’ll always be known as the Undertaker! We’ll take a look at every phase of his music from the original MIDI version of Death March to his country rocker phase, back to the fully instrumental version of his classic theme.

The Three Count

Danielle put over John Cena’s latest antics on Total Bellas.

Mike put over CFO$'s appearance on Sam Roberts's podcast.

Hal put over Kevin Owens's latest promo on Smackdown.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 60: No Mercy and the benevolent king of the cruiserweights Sep 28, 2017

Two-thirds of WWE’s No Mercy was really great and one-third of it… was just fine!

But there’s plenty of stuff to break down all over the show including! Braun Strowman lost to Brock Lesnar. How badly did losing so decisively hurt the character of Strowman?

Plus, the status of Roman Reigns as “The Guy,” after beating John Cena; Sheamus and the Thwith Thuperman Thetharo losing their match (and teeth); Nia Jax being an absolute beast in her 5-way match; and a bunch more.

Main Event

Enzo defeated Neville for the Cruiserweight Championship on Sunday. Afterwards, they were part of one of the rarest and difficult to achieve tactics for booking: The double-turn, when a babyface and heel each switch roles by the end of the match. How has this been used successfully in the past? And will it be followed up well in this instance?

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Dean and Seth's continued romance reparations.

Lindsey put over the continued work of the 205 Live team.

Hal put over Mega Ran and his music for Randy Savage.

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Ep. 59: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan: jack of all trades, master of most Sep 21, 2017

This week, the team bids a fond farewell to the late great Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. He’ll always be remembered for his hilarious commentary, being a great bad guy… and that one time he wore a weasel suit.

Plus Bayley and Charlotte made their big returns to TV this week, both for very different reasons; But which one is best set up for success in the next few weeks?

And did Roman Reigns finally get a verbal win over John Cena before their big match at No Mercy? We’ll take a look and determine the final results

Main Event

WWE had a great chance to make a new star when they gave Jinder Mahal the WWE title earlier in the Summer. But from the beginning, his time at the top has been tinged with racism. It was bad enough when it was just Randy Orton saying this sort of stuff, but now Jinder is using outright offensive language against Shinsuke Nakamura. How bad is this beyond heel heat? We’ll explain.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Nia Jax at New York fashion week.

Des put over Ric Flair confronting his problems as he recovers from surgery.

Hal put over Kevin Owens's promo after he attacked Vince McMahon.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Des Delgadillo.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 58: Kevin Owens did it the hard way Sep 14, 2017

With Hal out for the week, Danielle is stepping into the hosting chair with Des Delgadillo back for another week of graps!

Boy did Kevin Owens have a big week. He made Vince McMahon bleed (hard-way?) after one helluva headbutt and is set to take on Shane McMahon at Hell in a Cell. We’ll discuss how great it is to have the vicious side of KO back for us to enjoy.

Plus, is anyone having a better year than Braun Strowman? He’s set to take on Brock Lesnar after surviving and thriving at his first trip to Suplex City! How good is this build? We’ll figure it out!

And what’s up with Goldust and Kalisto getting on TV this week? What’s with the New Day’s 4th title win? And how scared are we that WWE will screw up Asuka? It’s all here and more!

Main Event

WWE occasionally pulls out a tool called the “worked shoot,” where they make a promo seem like it’s off-script… when it’s actually totally scripted. That’s been popping up in a few places: Enzo vs. Miz, Owens vs. Shane and ESPECIALLY Roman Reigns vs. John Cena. But is this fun “insider-friendly” style good or is it going too far?

The Three Count:

Mike put over Sasha Banks admitting that the wrestlers on RAW and Smackdown have no idea where their stories or characters are going on a week to week basis.

Des put over Smackdown being the site of a major WWE storyline for the first time in years.

Danielle put over Jazzy Gabert from the Mae Young Classic.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Des Delgadillo

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 4: The Q & A's special Sep 07, 2017

While the Nation of Conversation take a post-summer break, here's a special bonus episode that was recorded for the Max Fun Drive.

Learn all about the origins of Tights and Fights, how we would decide to break up the new day and what we think are the most important parts of wrestling story-telling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 57: Roman Reigns and John Cena at Full Shell University Aug 31, 2017

This week, Danielle steps into the hosting seat with Mike and Hal absent.

In their place are the newest members of the Nation of Conversation: Des Delgadillo, the blind wrestling fan, and Jay Washington, a former wrestler and a current internet personality.

The new team will discuss Roman Reigns and John Cena’s face-off, Alexa Bliss winning the title back from Sasha Banks and Finn Balor’s feud with Bray Wyatt continuing, post demon.

Main Event

Earlier this week at TripleMania, Sexy Star went into business for herself as she finished her match with Rosemary: Sexy applied a legitimate arm bar to Rosemary and refused to release it even after the match ended. We’ll discuss how this violates the trusts that wrestlers place in one another and what it means for Sexy Star’s career.

Plus: there’s been a ton of injuries in the WWE this year. Now that Xavier Woods and Samoa Joe have joined that club, we’ll take a look at why this might be happening and how bad it could be for some of these wrestler’s careers.

The Three Count:

Des put over Cody Rhodes's upcoming match with Minoru Suzuki at Ring of Honor.

Jay put over John Cena's promo on Roman Reigns.

Danielle put over Bianca Blair winning the NXT Combine for the second year in a row.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Des Delgadillo and Jay Washington.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 56: The 2017 NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III and SummerSlam Special Aug 25, 2017

It's been a full weekend of wrestling and, thankfully there were tons of great matches.

Most of them were on TakeOver Brooklyn III. Drew McIntyre beat Bobby Roode (to allow Roode to make his debut on Smackdown later); Asuka beat Ember Moon for her biggest victory yet; Andrade “Cien” Almas beat Johnny Gargano, and Aleister Black beat Hideo Itami. Best TakeOver yet? It’s definitely up there!

And then SummerSlam… was okay. There was a great Universal Title match between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins’s reunion win. We’ll talk about what else worked… and what didn’t.

Plus: Big Cass and Asuka are injured! John Cena will probably face Roman Reigns! Shelton Benjamin made his big return!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 55: Slam your Summer at night Aug 18, 2017

It’s time to for the biggest… longest… most exhausting… Party of the Summer!

We’re all set for a big weekend, especially after a ton of crazy stuff has gone down this week. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are friends again! Baron Corbin failed to cash in his Money in the Bank! Akira Tozowa has brought the Cruiserweight title to the Titus Brand!

Plus we found out that a bunch of people on Lucha Underground are actually immortal! (Which is just a normal day at the temple apparently!)

Main Event

How has SummerSlam evolved over the years from a fun fringe show to WrestleMania Jr.? And what makes the event unique in the Big 4? We’ll take a look.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 4: The Lucha Underground Special Aug 11, 2017

It's time for another bonus episode of Tights and Fights!

This week, we're delving into the temple for our very first extended look at Lucha Underground.

What caught Hal and Mike's eyes as relative newcomers to the brand? Is there anything that they thought this promotion does BETTER than WWE? And do they plan to watch any more now that they've gotten a full taste?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 54: The Chinforcer and Bray's baby boys Aug 10, 2017

We’re getting closer and closer to SummerSlam weekend and boy will there be a lot of wrestling had; six hours worth that Sunday alone, in fact!

Luckily the Universal Title match is hitting all the right notes, especially Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman who have both helped create the feud of the year so far! That includes the great chair spot from this Monday that we’re totally going to gush about.

But there are a couple of other matches on the card that we’re not so sure about. Specifically John Cena vs. Baron Corbin and Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt. But there’s always hope as long as they work on it for the next two weeks.

Plus: When will WWE let Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins’s love run free? How great is it for the New Day to recapture their edge against the Usos? And can we survive 6 (!!!!) hours of SummerSlam?

Main Event

This week, Bayley was very audibly booed by the crowd as she announced her injury. It’s not the first time that a babyface has been abandoned by the audience that they were once loved by. We’ll take a look at how this happens and what can be done to rebuild her appeal.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 53: Non-binary butts Aug 03, 2017

The Summerslam card is filling up fast!

By beating John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, secured a date with Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title! And in, the most dad match of the Summer, AJ Styles will defend his US Title against Kevin Owens with Shane McMahon as the guest ref!

But has WWE managed to maximize the draw power of its stars or is there more it could be doing to get its wrestlers over?

Plus: would Brock Lesnar really leave if he loses the Universal Title? And why did so many people change their entrance music this week?

Fashion Corner

From the luscious, the thinning, to the bald… hair is an important part of a pro wrestler. We’ll take a deep dive on the hair of superstars throughout the ages.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 52: Whatever happened to the brand of tomorrow? Jul 27, 2017

We did it. We survived the Punjabi Prison to hopefully not see it again for at least another ten years.

While that match and most of Battleground were pretty average, this was a pretty great week for RAW and Smackdown. Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe is officially on for Summerslam! And Chris Jericho made his big return to the blue brand!

Plus, next week Shinsuke Nakamura and John Cena on deck for next week. We’ll talk about that and what’s good headed to the biggest party of the Summer.

Main Event

We’re just about a year into the modern version of the WWE Brand split. At first, Smackdown seemed to have the most momentum between the two shows for one important reason: under-used stars were getting the spotlight.

But now RAW has actually succeeded in building a really great roster of main event talent and storylines while also keeping a lot of its mid card extremely over.

We’ll discuss the biggest strengths and weaknesses of both shows.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 51: I love my fake black son Jul 20, 2017

Intensity! Integrity! Intelligence! Interracial love!

Kurt Angle has been dominating the headlines for one reason: he’s Jason Jordan’s fake white dad. And that… is really weird. But we’ll talk about why it could be a great chance for Jason Jordan to get some star power.

Plus, RAW has actually had some really compelling stuff lately, especially in their Universal Title scene which features Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman.

But Smackdown? Between the Punjabi Prison match and canceling Talking Smack, we’ll talk about why the Blue Brand has seen better days.

Gimmick Corner

In his early main-roster WWE career, Neville was a high-flier with a generic good guy attitude and a cape. But he’s since joined 205 Live with one of the best role-changes in recent memory. We’ll talk all about why the King of the Cruiserweights is so great.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 50: Bring back the bear Jul 13, 2017

It’s a shame that Great Balls of Fire was actually a really fun show because that means it’ll be back next year.

Samoa Joe came incredibly close to beating Brock Lesnar and winning the Universal Title… but he still lost. Now him and Roman Reigns are jockeying for the next shot at Lesnar for Summerslam. What’s the best path going forward? We’ll discuss!

And why did AJ Styles win the US Title from Kevin Owens off TV at Madison Square Garden? Why is Dixie Carter suddenly appearing on WWE-sponsored content? What the hell is on Kurt Angle’s phone?

All this and so much more on this week’s jam-packed episode!

My Special Wrestler

Emma Phipps is a comedian and writer for Reductress. She’s a relative newcomer to the world of wrestling, but one independent performer helped her learn that wrestling is for everyone: Zack Sabre Jr.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 49: Because Jesus said so Jul 06, 2017

Goodness gracious, we’re really only a few days away from Great Balls of Fire!

And we’ve really solid feuds to look forward to ahead of the damnedest named PPV of the year: Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe, Enzo vs. Big Cass.

What are our hopes? We can’t wait for you to find out!

Plus: New Japan Pro Wrestling held it’s first-ever show in the United States. Chances are it will never be able to truly challenge the WWE, but what do we want from the world’s second biggest wrestling company as they expand stateside?

Main Event:

Is WWE going too far with its latest treatment of things like race and nationalism? Sure, the “evil foreigner” is a wrestling staple and Jinder Mahal and Rusev might not have seen the level of success they’ve currently attained without it. But sure it’s time to evolve it in some way shape or form, right?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 48; Great Big Baller Brand of fire Jun 29, 2017

So after a really rotten week of WWE’s portrayal of women’s wrestling, we were due for a really GOOD week!

The RAW women main-evented the show, with Nia Jax looking great AND Sasha Banks winning the right to challenge Alexa Bliss for the Women’s Title.

On Smackdown, Carmella won the official redo of the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match! But was this an outcome that was worth all that other nonsense that we had to deal with last week? We’ll take a look.

Misandry Corner

It feels like we needed this right? This week we’re spotlighting the clip that lose Linda McMahon her chance at a U.S. Senate seat: Vince McMahon making Trish Stratus strip and bark like a dog.

And to wash that taste out of our mouth, we’ll recast that sexist segment with men!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 47: The Case against controversy Jun 22, 2017

Wow, what a week it’s been.

The WWE decided that the first ever Women’s Money in the Bank match should be won by James Ellsworth. Well, not really, he won it on behalf of Carmella.

But was having Ellsworth climb the ladder, retrieve that briefcase and taking the spotlight from the women good heel heat or a bridge too far? We’ll talk about it.

Plus, there were a ton of other things that happened: The men’s Money in the Bank match! Cass turning on Enzo! Baron Corbin’s tummy! So let’s dive right in.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bonus Ep. 3: GLOW with Rebekka Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood Jun 17, 2017

Rebekka Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood star as "Stacey" and "Dawn" in the upcoming Netflix series "GLOW."

The show is all about the 80's LA-based wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling. It tells the story of a group of women who were cast to learn how to wrestle and appeal to a demographic that the mainstream WWF had often ignored.

They tell Mike, Hal and Danielle what it was like to take their first bump, if they feel like they could work a legitimate match and whether they plan to continue wrestling in the future.

GLOW begins streaming on Netflix on June 23rd.

Ep. 46: Get benched Jun 15, 2017

WWE has got us incredibly excited for Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar!

Paul Heyman has done his job to sell the match as the dream encounter that it is and we can’t wait to go along for the ride.

Plus, Smackdown’s tag and women’s divisions are both so much fun right now. Hopefully that rubs off on RAW soon?

And Danielle finally gets to talk about Lucha Underground once again (and Hal gets to try and figure out what she’s explaining)

Main Event:

Money! Money, money, monaaaaaaay!

Money in the Bank is this Sunday! We’ll talk about our favorite winners of the big event, the best cash-ins and what we think about it being a brand exclusive pay per view for the first time ever.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 45: Samoa Joe the contract killer Jun 08, 2017

Joe’s gonna kill you!

It took a little while, but Samoa Joe is officially in the main event spotlight, where he deserves to be! He’ll face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship… and probably lose, but for right now, this is AWESOME!

Plus, what ever happened with Bayley? How did the RAW women’s division get to be such a rudderless ship?

On the flip side, we think Smackdown’s women’s division is looking great! They’ve got a shiny new Money in the Bank briefcase to fight over AND they’ve just debuted Lana as a title contender. We’ll explain why we’re on board.

Main Event:

Out of WWE’s 13 titles across all of its respective brands, only one of them is portrayed as a hero or babyface. Does the WWE have a problem with creating compelling good guys? And just what makes for an effective crowd-favorite these days?

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Tights and Fights Bonus Ep. 2: The Total Divas Special Jun 02, 2017

Because you demanded it: Here's a Tights and Fights special devoted entirely to Total Divas!

We're breaking down Season 2: Episode 2 of one of the most popular shows on the E! Network. We'll discuss things like Daniel Bryan's bus, Nikki Bella and John Cena's sexual habits and why Cameron is such a snake.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 44: That Hal over there Jun 01, 2017

Since this week’s storyline developments from WWE were lacking, at least there were some pretty solid matches.

Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins had a great RAW main-event match; Finn Balor and Samoa Joe are looking great going into Extreme Rules; Bray Wyatt… is at least doing stuff.

Plus: The New Day returned and set their sights on the Usos! Alexa Bliss was forced to try to make a bad segment work! The first ever Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match is coming!

And we’ll even talk a little bit about New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Battle of Super Juniors tournament (fair warning: we haven’t seen much of it).

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Ep. 43: The TakeOver Chicago and Backlash Special May 25, 2017

All hail the Maharaja!

Jinder Mahal is officially the WWE champion! His big win the biggest shocker from BackLash on Sunday, and it seems like fans are divided on whether it’s a good thing. We’ll explain why we’re firmly on board to enjoy this ride as long as it lasts.

But there were also some great pure wrestling matches from WWE this week. AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens may have been the best match on Sunday, but Pete Dunn vs. Tyler Bate may have been the best match of the weekend.

Plus, we’ll talk about the possibility of Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar, the upcoming Money in the Bank PPV and Mike’s plan to make Goldust vs. R-Truth interesting.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 42: The last clash before Backlash May 18, 2017

We’re tagging in Lindsey Kelk to talk with us about the last show before WWE’s big PPV weekend!

And while Smackdown didn’t have that much happening, how can you not love the Usos and Breezango constantly putting together brilliant promos? But we’ll explain why that’s good… and a potential problem for the tag team scene.

And Braun Strowman is officially out of wrestling until he gets his elbow fixed. How big of a bummer is this? A pretty big one, but we’ll all get to be sad together.

Plus: Adam Cole has had his final match in Ring of Honor! And he’s been fired from Bullet Club! Now that Marty Scurll is his replacement, we’ll explain what makes him Scurll so compelling and why we’re looking forward to seeing Cole in NXT soon.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Ep. 41: The sounds of a king with Hannibal Buress May 11, 2017

This week, the team is joined by comedian and podcaster, Hannibal Buress to take a special look at the music of Triple H!

From his early WWF days as Hunter Hearst Helmsley to the modern King of Kings, we promise you’ll never hear his music the same way again.

Plus, Nation of Conversation will still break down all the news of the week.

That includes whether WWE is using Samoa Joe the right way, what we think about Sheamus and Cesaro as the No. 1 contenders for the tag-team championships and why the Fashion Files continue to be the greatest thing in wrestling today.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle. Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 40: The Passion of Roman Reigns May 05, 2017

Payback was on its way to being a really solid show!

There were plenty of smartly told stories in the ring, great moments throughout… and then the House of Horrors match happened. Then the quality went as backward as Bray Wyatt’s tractor. We’ll tell you exactly how we felt in this week’s main event.

And Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman had an amazing main event to the show! But what’s keeping Mike from fully embracing him as a performer? And why is everyone going after the Secondary titles on RAW and Smackdown instead of the world titles? There’s a lot to get to, the Nation can’t wait to go through it all with you!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 39: Survivors of the house of horrors Apr 27, 2017

It’s a tale of two WWE shows…

You’ve got Smackdown which has set up a lot of stars, including Jinder Mahal, The Singh Brothers and Breezango, for the spotlight that’s eluded them in their careers. But is that push coming too fast and too soon? We’ll take a look.

On the other hand, you’ve got RAW, which is treading water going into the first post-Wrestlemania Pay Per View “Payback.” But there were still a few things worth noting this week, including the much-hyped Dumpster Match between Kalisto and Braun Strowman.

My Special Wrestler

Chris Cubas is a stand-up comedian who had previously lapsed as a wrestling fan for a number of years. But who finally brought back the excitement for him? None other than the hardcore legend, Mick Foley.

Visit Chris online to find out about all of his ongoing projects.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 38: Hindered no more Apr 20, 2017

The Superstar shake-up has led to some new developments that we all expected and ones that we absolutely couldn’t have seen coming.

Jinder Mahal has officially become the Number 1 contender for the WWE Title! He’s got the Bollywood Boyz as his new heaters and it looks like him and his veins are set for the big time. We’ll tell you how we feel about his major push.

Plus, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte have set their sights on their respective brand's major titles. Is it the right move to get them in the spotlight so soon? Probably! We’ll explain.

Plus, more geeking out about Braun Strowman, a look at the U.S. Title competition and a lot more.

Fashion Corner

As WWE has tried to move away from the standard objectification of its female athletes, the fashion of the women has changed. But that doesn’t mean that the sexiness factor has been completely eliminated. Does WWE need to completely eliminate that if they want things to be on a truly equal level? We’ll take a look.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 37: Mr. Strowman's wild ride Apr 13, 2017

HOW SHOOK ARE YOU?!

Thanks to the Superstar Shake-up, let’s say very!

So many wrestlers have switched shows, including guys who elevated themselves in the last year like The Miz, Kevin Owens, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte and more.

But was this the best thing to do, especially when the brand split is less than a year old? We’ll take a look.

Plus, Braun Strowman flipped over a freakin’ ambulance! With Roman Reigns (supposedly) inside! We’ll talk about that and explain why we’re going to miss Mauro Renallo so much on Smackdown.

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Bonus Ep. 1: Tales from Wrestlemania Apr 08, 2017

As a thank you for making our first Max Fun Drive such a great success, we're happy to provide you with this special BONUS episode of Tights and Fights.

Julian Burrell, producer of the show, chats with Charlotte Wilder. She recently wrote an article for SB Nation detailing her experience of watching Wrestlemania as a complete wrestling outsider. She tells Julian all about which matches caught her eye, whether she'll keep watching wrestling... and how she feels about Roman Reigns.

Next, author Lindsey Kelk was at Wrestlemania in Orlando! Before the show got started, she spoke with some wrestlers from WWE's current roster and asked them some of YOUR Facebook questions! Those interviewed include Seth Rollins, Alex Bliss, Cesaro, Shaemus and more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Julian Burrell and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 36: The 2017 Wrestlemania 33 Special Apr 06, 2017

Wrestlemania is the longest, most exciting and most exhausting WWE event every single year. The 33rd edition of the show was no different.

In fact, between Mania, the Hall of Fame, RAW, Smackdown, TakeOver: Orlando and the pre and post-shows for those events, there were over 24 hours (!!!!!) of WWE content on TV in the past seven days.

New champions were crowned, new stars debuted, old stars retired, and a lot more.

It’s can all be overwhelming, but luckily the Nation of Conversation is here to break down all of the things that happened… or at least the stuff that we cared about.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 35: Rusev's tank! It's Wrestlemania week! Mar 30, 2017

Happy Max Fun Drive finale week! And HAPPY WRESTLEMANIA!

This week our show is dedicated to the show of shows. Wrestlemania 33 starts this Sunday for a 57-hour wrestling extravaganza!

We’re gonna take a look at some of the biggest matches on the card. We’ve got the RAW Women’s match between Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Nia Jax which is now an elimination match! The RAW Tag Title match which is now ladder match! The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal… which is also happening!

Main Event:

As the WWE loves to remind us, Wrestlemania is made up of moments. What are our favorite ones? And does framing EVERYTHING as a Wrestlemania moment become a little forced after a while?

To become a donor of the show, just head to MaximumFun.org/donate! Doing so helps us unlock all sorts of great Tights and Fights stretch goals, including the chance to win a ticket to a future PWG show! Listen to find out how!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 34: I'd rather be at Lethal Leap Year Mar 23, 2017

Happy Max Fun Drive! be sure to donate to show us how important Tights and Fights is to you at maximumfun.org/donate.

It’s not paranoia! It’s the USOS!

Now that they’ve become three-time tag team champions after defeating American Alpha, what’s next for the Usos? Can they rebuild the Smackdown tag team division?

Plus: what needs to happen between Roman Reigns and the Undertaker to get us invested in their big match? Why are the Miz and Maryse making their match against John Cena and Nikki Bella so compelling?

How great is South Paw Regional wrestling?! Seriously!

Misandry Corner:

An examination and recasting of one of the most famous GIFs in wrestling: Stacy Keibler's audition as Vince McMahon's secretary.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 33: High-Definition nonsense Mar 16, 2017

Hal Lublin’s returned from his great boat adventure as we inch closer and closer to Wrestlemania!

We’ve gotten more matches confirmed for the show of shows! Seth Rollins vs. Triple H looks like it will happen; AJ Styles put Shane McMahon’s head through a car window (a fact that WWE replays wouldn’t let us forget); and both RAW and Smackdown Tag Team Champions got the chance to perform!

We’ll break all that down and so much more.

Main Event

The rise of the smart mark has changed the business of pro wrestling, for better and for worse. How can WWE better address the storylines that fans want to see? How can fans temper the expectations so that they enjoy wrestling more? The Nation of Conversation will explore both options.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep 32: Wake up! It's Reading Time Mar 09, 2017

So… Fast Lane. It wasn’t the best-received show in recent memory, but it did give us plenty to discuss as we head into the last few weeks before Wrestlemania.

Goldberg is now the WWE Universal Champion. But what does this mean for Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho? Does this take the wind out of their scheduled match, even if it is for the U.S. Title?

Plus, now we know what’s scheduled for the RAW and Smackdown women’s division. We’ll break down the positives and the negatives of the what’s on the docket.

And with Wrestlemania just under a month away, there’s sure to be plenty of great memories… and some bitter disappointments. We’ll break down the latter in this week’s main event.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle. Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 31: She kept the receipts Mar 02, 2017

This week Smackdown and RAW both took turns on the road to Wrestlemania… And the Nation of Conversation was not in favor of all of them.

The team explains their frustrations with Seth Rollins and Randy Orton and how they're divided on how much they’re looking forward to John Cena & Nikki Bella versus The Miz and Maryse.

Plus, a celebration Ring of Honor's 15th anniversary and a look at what the latest departures from Impact Wrestling could mean for the show as it continues to fight for an identity.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 30: Too comfortable to be dangerous Feb 23, 2017

The road to Wrestlemania is far from set!

Will Bray Wyatt’s opponent for the WWE Title be Luke Harper and AJ Styles? Who will hold the Universal Title after Kevin Owens and Goldberg face each other? Is Naomi out of Wrestlemania completely?

Hal and Danielle are going to break down some of the biggest points of contention as we move towards the WWE’s biggest event of the year.

Then, Mike Eagle joins the show to discuss one of the under discussed points of professional wrestling: The fashion.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 29: Friends to the end (but the end is now) Feb 16, 2017

Wow, a bunch of things happened on WWE TV this week!

There have been THREE Champions crowned since Sunday: Bray Wyatt finally captured the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber; Naomi beat Alexa Bliss for the Smackdown Women’s Championship, and Bayley defeated Charlotte for the RAW Women’s Championship.

Which one are we most excited for? We’ll explain.

And was Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens’ Festival of Friendship the best RAW segment ever? Right now it’s kind of hard to think otherwise. We’ll gush about it and speculate about what could come next.

Plus, in a new segment, Danielle breaks down the past and present of misogyny and misandry in wrestling.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 28: Go Samoa Joe Go Feb 09, 2017

Even in a quiet week of wrestling, the WWE machine keeps on moving.

Samoa Joe made his big debut against a Samoan Joe (who you may know better as Roman Reigns). We’ll talk about what we thought of Joe’s first RAW main event.

Plus, Smackdown’s got a Pay Per View this Sunday: Elimination Chamber. This year’s participants are AJ Styles, The Miz, John Cena, Bray Wyatt and Baron Corbin and Dean Ambrose. Who’s looking strong? And who should win the WWE Title to take on Randy Orton at Wrestlemania?

My Special Wrestler:

Jarrett Williams is the comics artist behind the Super Pro KO series. He’s here to tell you about one of the most loved… and hated superstars in WWE history: Triple H.

Williams just released the third installment in the Super Pro KO series. It’s entitled Gold for Glory.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 27: The 2017 Royal Rumble Special Feb 02, 2017

For the last two years, the Royal Rumble has been a controversial affair. The previous winners have led to many accusations that the WWE doesn’t understand its audience anymore. Was this year any different? Well… kinda.

We’re breaking down everything we cared about from the Rumble… including what was probably the biggest troll job the company has ever done: Roman Reigns at Number 30.

Plus, a Big Four Pay Per View on Sunday means that we also get a new NXT TakeOver on Saturday. And while there was noticeably less stay power on this week’s show than usual, most people on the card raised their stock on the developmental brand.

We’ll break down all the biggest happenings from both shows, including the debut of Samoa Joe… and the injury of Seth Rollins.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 26: From Rumble, with love Jan 27, 2017

The Royal Rumble is when the road to Wrestlemania really starts to heat up.

And it also happens to be Hal’s favorite pay per view.

The Nation of Conversation will reminisce about some of their favorite Rumble winners and moments throughout the years. And they’ll decide if the fact that so few of them have had success at Wrestlemania is hurting the idea of the show.

Plus, from the AJ Styles and John Cena for the World title to Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns for the Universal title, we explain which feuds are on the right track for this weekend. And why was there only 1 women’s match on WWE TV this week? All this and a lot more on this week’s show.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 25: Rather proper UK wrestling Jan 19, 2017

Greetings grapple fans!

WWE has crowned its inaugural United Kingdom Champion: Tyler Bate. The Nation of Conversation will discuss what they thought of the tournament and whether or not they’re on board for the eventual UK-centric WWE Network show that’s set to launch this year.

Plus the crowd at the UK tournament was as lively as any in recent memory. But that energy doesn’t always translate well with some people watching the action in the US. When does a crowd reaction get in the way of us enjoying the product as a viewer? We’ll discuss.

Plus, why we’re so excited for Kurt Angle to return, why this year’s Royal Rumble could be one of the best in recent memory and so much more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 24: My kingdom for good wrestling Jan 12, 2017

Mike Eagle is out for the week, but we’ve got another Chicagoan stepping in in his stead: Mira Waters from the website Fight Booth.

The team discusses Wrestle Kingdom 11 and why it hopefully set the tone for a great year of wrestling. And yes, they’ll talk about that great main event for the IWGP Championship.

Plus, while Smackdown’s women’s title picture is heating up, The Nation of Conversation has MAJOR beef with how a certain announcer has been treating the overall division.

Also on the docket: Chris Jericho’s big title win on RAW, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels returning to TV, how WWE can best use American Alpha in the future and much more.

My Special Wrestler:

Lindsey Kelk is an accomplished author, but she’s also quite the wrestling fan. She’s covered Wrestlemania for Cosmopolitan and interviewed plenty of popular wrestlers in the WWE and beyond.

But there’s one superstar who’s always had her attention since she was a kid: Bret “The Hitman” Hart. She’ll explain why.

Lindsey Kelk’s newest book is entitled We Were on a Break.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mira Waters.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 23: Rumbling into a new year Jan 05, 2017

It’s the first the first episode of Tights and Fights in 2017!

To celebrate, we’re looking back on some of the most significant events that defined 2016. That includes happenings like the reintroduction of the Women’s Title, AJ Styles’s coming out party and more.

Plus, God help us, the WWE has ANOTHER new show that debuted this week on the WWE Network. Bring it to the Table is, apparently, WWE’s way of addressing and bashing the opinions of fans. We’ll explain why that may not be the best idea going forward.

And of course, we’ll break down the first 2017 episodes of RAW and Smackdown*.

*Authors note: Next we’ll be talking Wrestle Kingdom XI next week, promise!

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 22: Holiday extras Dec 29, 2016

Before Tights and Fights properly launched, the Nation of Conversation recorded several pilot episodes to help work out the format of the show.

This week, with the show on holiday hiatus, we’re sharing a sampling of some of our favorite moments from those pilot sessions.

You’ll hear about the team’s favorite merchandise, what they thought about the very first Final Deletion, why Goldberg is such a rude podcast guest and much much more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 21: The sun sets on a New Day Dec 22, 2016

*This week’s episode was recorded on Monday evening, which means this week’s RAW and Smackdown had not occurred yet for us to discuss them.

Roadblock: End of the Line wasn’t the best show, both from a wrestling and a naming perspective. But between the multiple title changes and the interesting story-telling decisions, there are plenty of things for the Nation of Conversation to talk about.

Plus: WWE is instituting the first ever United Kingdom Championship. How do they make it work? Naturally, we’ve got the answers.

And whatever Total Nonstop Deletion is, one thing is certain: It made Hal’s head hurt.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 20: Back in black excellence Dec 15, 2016

In a move that’s been over a year in the making, The New Day has official become the longest reigning WWE World Tag Team Champions in history.

There’s been ups and downs throughout their tenure, but the Nation will explain why their record breaking night on Monday restored a lot of their love for the RAW’s flagship team… and who they hope eventually beats them.

And wrestling intersects with the real world more than almost any form of entertainment. But is there a that needs to exist between drawing inspiration for a storyline and exploiting real-world events?

Plus, a look at all the matches that are coming up at the RAW-exclusive December PPV Roadblock: End of The Line: Redemption: Age of Extinction: The Force Awakens.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 19: Tables, ladders and chairs (ad nauseam) Dec 08, 2016

This past Sunday was TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs), December’s Smackdown exclusive PPV. And between a table match, a ladder match, a chairs match AND and tables, ladders and chairs match, it all got to be a little exhausting.

But The Nation of Conversation breaks down the results and explains why they’re on board for the big moment in the show’s main event between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles.

Plus: Comic creator Box Brown joins us for the latest installment of our series “My Special Wrestler.” His comic biography “Andre the Giant: Life and Legend” has earned him praise from comic and wrestling fans alike.

He’ll tell you all about why Ravishing Rick Rude, one of the most sleazy characters ever to grace the wrestling ring, is actually very under-appreciated.

Brown’s newest comic is entitled Tetris: The Games People Play.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 18: Not all title reigns are created equal Dec 01, 2016

In an effort to prove the investment into the Cruiserweight division was worthwhile, WWE finally gave the performers in the division their own show: 205 Live! And while it’s a step up from what we had before, there’s still room to improve.

And some major performers on RAW seem to be changing up pushing characters in more interesting directions. How encouraging is this? We’ll try to figure that out.

Plus: Not every championship reign is created equal. To explain why, the Nation of Conversation breaks down some recent examples including Sasha, Sexy Star, The New Day and Charlotte.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 17: The 2016 Survivor Series Special Nov 24, 2016

This year the WWE has really been pushing the boundaries of how much wrestling they can squeeze into a single week.

NXT TakeOver Toronto aired on Saturday featuring a ton of great matches, including what Hal thinks may have been the match of the year. NXT is clearly in a reloading stage right now, but the team explains why they’re still on board for the brand.

Plus: Survivor Series, the forgotten WWE big four pay-per-view, happened on Sunday. And everyone, including the Nation of Conversation, has something to say about the finish to Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg match. And with the show featuring three tradition Survivor Series elimination matches, has the concept been revitalized or run into the ground?

But before all of that, we just had to talk about Lucha Underground’s Aztec Warfare 3. Sexy Star became the first women to ever hold the Lucha Underground Championship and Danielle was live in the temple to see it happen.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 16: Starring Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana Nov 17, 2016

This week the Nation of Conversation is joined by Independent Wrestler and host of the Art of Wrestling podcast, Colt Cabana.

He’s got a brand new documentary out called Wrestling Road Diaries 3 . In it he’s joined by fellow wrestlers Grado from Scotland and Kikutaro from Japan. The three of them travel around the country spreading the joy that is comedic wrestling.

Cabana’s gonna tell us all about what comedy adds to wrestling, how to have the best interactions with him as a fan and why he has more fun wrestling in front of smaller crowds as opposed to arena crowds.

Hosted by Hal Lublin,

Ep. 15: Nero watched wrestling as Rome burned Nov 10, 2016

As the world turns, we may as well keep enjoying wrestling.

This week, the team discusses live-audiences “hijacking” WWE TV. When is it acceptable? And when does it just get in the way of how good the product can be?

Plus: Tons of stories are being built towards Survivor Series. We’ll take a look at Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, the cruiserweight division and anyone else who will be involved in WWE’s only Sunday show in November.

And comedian and newly minted author Asterios Kokkinos joins the show to tell us about his special wrestler: Daniel Bryan.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 14: A Boss and a queen walk into a cell... Nov 03, 2016

We’ve gone to Hell (in a cell) and back again and the Nation of Conversation is ready to explain how… adequate the show was. And there’s plenty of other news to tackle like Dolph Ziggler’s Intercontinental open challenge, the brand new Cruiserweight show 205 live and why Mike thinks Talking Smack is even better than Smackdown.

Plus, Hal and Danielle break down Sasha and Charlotte’s Women’s Title match that main evented the Hell in a Cell Pay Per View. Why did some folks online say that match didn’t live up to expectations? What does it mean for the future of WWE’s Women’s division?

For some help answering those questions, they’re joined by Mira Waters from Fight Booth. She recently wrote an article entitled ‘Sexism in WWE is Over, What a Relief, about the match and the internet’s skewed reaction to it.

Hosted by Hal Lublin,Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 13: WWE is your crazy lover Oct 27, 2016

So much of Monday Night RAW has revolved around the upcoming Hell in a Cell Pay-per-view which will feature three (!!!!) iterations of the titular match. Sure those matches could be good… but the Nation of Conversation has some concerns.

But one thing they haven’t been concerned about is Talking Smack, the best show WWE produces. But does that mean there should be ANOTHER version of that show, but for RAW? Don’t worry, we’ll decide.

Plus: A look at Total Bellas; a show that Danielle is a total fan of; what Mike thinks is fundamentally wrong with WWE’s flagship show; the return of Hal Gets Woke; and a lot more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin,Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 12: The goldest of bergs. Oct 20, 2016

Rachel Sam Evans joins the crew once again to discuss the man they call Bill Goldberg.

And Hal opens the show telling the story about the time that Goldberg did him a major favor for his job… by putting him in a fireman’s carry.

And Goldberg’s appearance has a lot of fans split. But the Nation of Conversation will explain why his upcoming match with Brock Lesnar could be a lot of fun… as long as the competitors don’t fall into the same traps that plagued the LAST time they wrestled.

Plus, the man with no chin got himself a big win; The team discusses why James Ellsworth continues to be one of the most compelling characters on WWE television.

All that, including a look at the various tournaments of WWE, why Mike is incredibly disappointed with the Cruiserweight division, why Survivor Series is the only Big-4 Pay-per-view that’s seriously lacking an identity.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Rachel Sam Evans and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 11: Hellsworth in a Cellsworth Oct 13, 2016

The Nation of Conversation has a TON of wrestling news to cover and memories to enjoy.

First: Why did chinless-hero James Ellsworth get a huge win over WWE Champion AJ Styles? And why is everyone on the team totally on board for it?

What’s the best wrestling video game of all time? Is WWE overusing the Hell in a Cell match concept? What did the group think of, ‘No Mercy,’ the second Smackdown-exclusive Pay-per-view of the modern era?

Plus: There’s all sorts of rumors that the WWE Network may introduce a brand new tiered-pricing model. We’ll break down what each level could include and whether or not we think it’s best for business.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 10: The good, the bad and the Boss Oct 06, 2016

With Mike Eagle out for the week, that means Rachel Sam Evans is in!

And that also means a greater amount of Lucha Underground and indie wrestling chatter than Hal can handle.

The team also takes a look at this past Monday Night RAW, aka the first RAW that was headlined by a women’s title match in over a decade.

Plus: Smackdown’s special Dolph-umentary, the latest on WWE buying up TNA’s video library, Goldberg’s potential return to the WWE and a lot more.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Rachel Sam Evans.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 9: Total Nonstop Buyouts? Sep 29, 2016

The first ever RAW Pay Per View “Clash of Champions” has come and gone… so why do Mike, Hal and Danielle feel unfulfilled? They’ll explain.

Plus, is it time for the suicide dive to be banned from WWE the same way that Pile-driver has been? A certain spiked-swiss Superman may think so after what happened this weekend.

And there are plenty of rumors about a sale of TNA on the horizon. One of the potential buyers is none other than Vince McMahon and WWE. We'll discuss what WWE has to gain but purchasing the brand.

All that, including why Hal is so taken with Ziggler’s tears from Smackdown, why Danielle might have found another wrestler to love almost as much as Sasha Banks, why Mike is struggling to continue to watch RAW... And we'll finally talk about Lucha Underground for a little bit.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 8: Cruisers get RAW Sep 22, 2016

This week on Tights and Fights:

The Cruiserweight have arrived on the main roster! The leaders of the Nation of Conversation explain their biggest takeaways from the ten week-long Cruiserweight Classic tournament and where they hope the division goes from here.

Plus, Mike still doesn’t care for how Dean Ambrose is being presented, what it would mean for John Cena to become a 16 time champion, what Hal thinks RAW’s women’s division could learn from its Smackdown counterpart and why Danielle found a weapons of mass destruction so much fun.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep 7: An equal and opposite Backlash Sep 15, 2016

This week on Tights and Fights: Mike Eagle makes his triumphant return to the program as he joins us from Canada.

Mike will tell us all about his experience at PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles… including seeing indie tag team The Young Bucks sport some wrestling gear featuring the likeness one of the business’s most well known insiders.

Plus the team breaks down what happened when CM Punk made is much-anticipated UFC debut, why Backlash may have been one of the best PPV’s of the year and a look at how the WWE’s doing when it comes to getting talent from the performance center in Florida to the main roster.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 6 The Broken Episode Sep 08, 2016

This week on Tights and Fights, we’re introducing a new member of the Nation of Conversation: Rachel Evans from the YouTube series “Snarled” and “Afterbuzz TV!”

The team start out by examining what’s going on with Seth Rollins. Now that he’s on the outs with Triple H and The Authority, could it be that he’s finally headed for the face turn that people have been wanting for him?

Plus, you wouldn’t expect an accented Matt Hardy who’s best friends with a dilapidated boat to be the thing that revived TNA in the eyes of many fans… but that’s exactly what happened. The Nation will take a look at what’s making the “Broken” gimmick work and whether or not TNA can count it to carry the TNA brand.

All of that and a lot more on this weeks episode.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Daniel Radford and Rachel Evans

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 5: KO-Mania's running wild! Sep 01, 2016

This week: a celebration of the new Universal Champion: Kevin Owens!

His coronation as the champion of the Universe had the entire wrestling world buzzing and the leaders of the Nation of Conversation are no different.

Hal, Mike and Danielle will discuss why they're so stoked to see the prize fighter as the new top guy on RAW and how they would position him to succeed in the coming weeks.

Plus, a progress report for RAW and Smackdown in the month following the draft. What is each show doing well and what should they fix going forward? They’ll break it down.

All that and a lot more on this KO-mania-centric episode of Tights and Fights.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Daniel Radford and Mike Eagle

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Ep. 4 The SummerSlam Special Aug 25, 2016

There was a ton of pro-wrestling that happened this week. It was intense, exciting and exhausting and now the leaders of the Nation of Conversation are ready to talk about all of the things they enjoyed most. From TakeOver to SummerSlam to the Universal Championship, this extended episode is a tribute to the Biggest Party of the Summer.

Hal will explain why Brock Lesnar needs to make major changes if he wants to continue to interest Hal as a regular part of the WWE roster.

Mike will explain how he personally knows the violin player who played Shinsuke Nakamura's music at Brooklyn... and why he has some twitter beef with him.

Danielle will talk about the first thing that the WWE has made that felt like it was made just for her.

All that, and a lot more is coming up on this special episode of Tights and Fights.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximumfun.org

Ep. 3: Peak Wrestling (and Other Fulfilled Desires) Aug 18, 2016

On this week's episode of Tights and Fights, the leaders of the Nation of Conversation take a look at whether 12+ hours of wrestling in one weekend means there's too much content for anyone to possibly consume... and whether they will any way.

Plus, TNA's got a new president: Billy Corgan (Yeah the Smashing Pumpkins guy). They'll break down what went wrong in the Impact Zone and how TNA can hook them again as wrestling viewers.

All that and a look at why people in the crowd think they can jump into the ring during a live event, the team's favorite Summerslam moments and whether or not WWE should be giving away PPV attractions on free TV.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximumfun.org.

Ep. 2: How great is the Cruiserweight Classic? Aug 11, 2016

This week on Tights and Fights, the Nation of Conversation breaks down what made round one of the Cruiserweight Classic so awesome. Does this mean the new Cruiserweight division on RAW will follow suit? Well... they'll discuss.

And Danielle was at RAW live in Anaheim! She’ll tell you about what you didn’t see if you were watching on TV. Plus, the team talk about whether there’s hope for Cesaro to finally get the push he deserves, what the best championship belt design of all time is and whether or not Ziggler is worthy of making the Superkick his permanent finish.

All that… AND how you’ll be able to find Danielle in season 3 of Lucha Underground.

With Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximumfun.org.

Ep 1: Do We Really Want MORE Belts in WWE? Aug 05, 2016

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Tights and Fights, the podcast from The Maximum Fun Network that discusses wrestling with the sincerity and hilarity that it deserves.

This week, hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle discuss who they hope is the next superstar to make a big return to RAW or Smackdown and their thoughts on the latest angles on WWE TV this week.

Plus, they’ll break down the benefits and downfalls of adding MORE championships to for the roster to download and share some things from the world of wrestling that you should check out.

Hosts: Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle

Producer: Julian Burrell

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