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Ep. 372.5: WWECW Nov 11, 2023

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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. 374: Tag Team Wrestling Nov 04, 2023

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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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

Ep. 373: Spooky scary wrestling w/ James A. Janisse Oct 28, 2023

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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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt

are available now!

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Ep. 372 Jonny Loquasto Oct 21, 2023

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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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

Ep. 371: The Tuesday Night War Oct 14, 2023

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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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

Ep. 370: NXT No Mercy + AEW WrestleDream Oct 07, 2023

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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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

Ep. 369: Jumping ship Sep 30, 2023

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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.

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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

Ep. 368: Jade Cargill to WWE Sep 23, 2023

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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.

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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

CORRECTION Sep 16, 2023

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Ep. 367: Bryan Danielson w/ Janet Varney Sep 16, 2023

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If you want to hear another conversation with Janet Varney about wrestling, go to Maximumfun.org/join and become a MaxFun Member for as little as $5 a month. You’ll get to hear that and hundreds of other episodes from MaxFun shows as part of the Bonus Content feed!

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.

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

If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Plus our Original T-Shirt and Ice Cream Christmas shirt are available now!

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointights

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