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Ep. 251: The WWE Films situation w/ Daron Jackson Jun 05, 2021

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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. 250: Surrender the Sword May 29, 2021

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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. 249: We’re live pal! May 22, 2021

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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. 248: You can always come home May 14, 2021

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It’s the Max Fun Drive finale! Let’s celebrate with a brand newwwww Tights and Fights!

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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

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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. 247: Blood red, Hollar mean May 08, 2021

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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.

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. 246: From Stan to Pam May 02, 2021

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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.

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. 245: Wrestling Comfort Food Apr 24, 2021

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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.

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 brand new T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 244: Fire Fest 2021 Apr 17, 2021

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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.

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 brand new T-Shirt is available now!

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

Ep. 243: WrestleMania 37 Apr 13, 2021

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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

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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. 242: NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Apr 10, 2021

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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

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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 brand new 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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