Tights and Fights

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Ep. 339: Love to love wrestling Feb 18, 2023

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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

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

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Ep. 338: Black Wives Matter Feb 11, 2023

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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.

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 and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

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

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Ep. 337: Royal Rumble 2023 Feb 04, 2023

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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.

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 and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

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

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

Ep. 336: The 2000 Royal Rumble Jan 28, 2023

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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

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

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 335: The entrance music of Cody Rhodes Jan 21, 2023

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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

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

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 334: WWE’s Sale Jan 14, 2023

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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.

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 and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 333: Virus McMahon Jan 07, 2023

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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

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

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 332: 2022 Year in Review Dec 30, 2022

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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

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

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 331: A Flips and Fistsmas Carol Dec 23, 2022

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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

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

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 330: Mandy Rose and NXT: Deadl1ne Dec 17, 2022

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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.

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 and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!

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

Plus our T-Shirt is available now!

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

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