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Tights and Fights

Tights and Fights is the podcast that covers pro-wrestling with the sincerity and hilarity that it deserves. Every week, hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk make sense of the chaos that is the world of sports-entertainment. Whether it"s the latest headlines, a cultural analysis of an old angle or a debate about which wrestler has the best merch, Tights and Fights will examine every corner of the squared-circle for your enjoyment.

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00:57:11

Ep. 461: All Formerly Elite Wrestlers

Tights and Fights ·

2025/11/22

This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! To help this show continue for as little as $5 a month, go to maximumfun.org/join.Our beloved Mike Eagle returns to talk all about wrestling! For you longtime listeners, this is the original cast of hosts with him along with Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.And we’re excited to catch up with him on several things from wrestling: We have a new Women’s Intercontinental Champion in Maxine Dupree and we’re in the final

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00:49:43

A look at WWE’s newest champions

Tights and Fights ·

2025/11/15

This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! To help this show continue for as little as $5 a month, go to maximumfun.org/join.Fresh from the West End, Hal Lublin has returned! And there’s tons to catch up on after a couple of weeks away from the news:There are new champions and challengers across every show for WWE: John Cena is the new Intercontinental Champion; CM Punk is the new World Champion; Jade Cargill is the new WWE Champion; Nikki Bella has set her

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00:17:46

Preview: Pokemon and Wrestling Crossover

Tights and Fights ·

2025/11/08

This is a special preview of bonus content for MaxFun Members. To sign up for a membership and help this show continue for as little as $5 a month, go to maximumfun.org/join.Brenda Snell and Austin Taylor from the MaxFun podcast “Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries” join producer Julian Burrell for an unusual conversation: Pokemon. Already a worldwide phenomenon, franchise recently had a promotional partnership with CMLL for a full Pokemon themed wrestling show.The panel discusses what made the

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01:08:48

Total Divas: Where are they Now?

Tights and Fights ·

2025/11/01

It’s all the latest and greatest of wrestling headlines ahead of Saturday Night’s Main Event. The biggest match of the show will be Jey Uso vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship. But did the WWE kind of shoot itself in the foot with their talking segment?The Main EventIn July of 2013, WWE launched Total Divas on the E! Network. That eventually spun off into Total Bellas, Miz and Mrs. and a fanbase that would help launch the Women's Revolution. And where are the stars of this show

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00:44:12

Ep. 458: What’s going on with the World Heavyweight...

Tights and Fights ·

2025/10/25

It’s a big week for championships in the WWE this week– the deck continues to be shuffled ever since Seth Rollins was injured. Titles were defended and lost across both of the main shows. Which of these new champions are we most excited for? And where are those who came up short left in the final months of wrestling in 2025?The Main EventIn April 2023, WWE established the newest version of the World Heavyweight Championship. There have been a few highs… and a whole lot of lows because of booking

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00:50:31

Ep. 457: Alicia Fox/Veronica Crawford has returned to...

Tights and Fights ·

2025/10/18

WWE’s Crown Jewel PLE is in the books– and we actually think that Perth Australia got a pretty solid show!Hal, Danielle and Julian discuss what they think worked: Roman continuing his drama with the Bloodline was really compelling and something that we missed a lot; John Cena and AJ Styles had a great match acknowledging their collective decades of wrestling; and Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes proved that they can deliver a main event on any given night.But now there’s word that Seth is injured, a

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00:50:30

Ep. 456: Should wrestlers ever sing?

Tights and Fights ·

2025/10/11

This weekend is WWE’s Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia. It’s the rare edition of the event that isn’t taking place in front of a backwards murderous regime. So for now, the biggest drama is whether or not the ESPN app is finally ready to handle a WWE PLE… and if WWE can manage to turn around its recent string of pricing out its fanbase.The Main EventMaybe you're sitting there thinking that while it's great to see wrestlers on TV and in movies, what if they could actually try to sing? Let's talk about

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00:58:34

Super Eyepatch Wolf wants better for John Cena

Tights and Fights ·

2025/10/04

Danielle and Lindsey are joined once again by our pal John Walsh, best known as Super Eyepatch Wolf on YouTube. It’s been a while since he joined us, so we’re excited to catch up.Plus we’ll discuss a bit more about WWE’s WrestlePalooza, AEW’s All Out and where the Big Business TKO version of WWE is falling short.The Main EventWell in the never ending parade of wrestling news from the last five years, one of the biggest stories from this year is John Cena. He has five more dates left in his career

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00:52:28

Ep. 454: WWE Unreal - Did it work?

Tights and Fights ·

2025/09/27

Hal, Lindsey and Julian are back in the fold, ready to discuss Wrestlepalooza. This was the first PLE that’s part of WWE’s partnership with ESPN. And just being able to watch the show presented difficulties for both us and a lot of other fans.Perhaps that could have been forgiven if the show was great– but we agree that it was middling at best. Very few surprises, matches with minimal builds and an overall vibe of “This won’t matter a month from now.”The Main EventWWE's partnership with Netflix

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00:26:27

Re-Run: Jamie Loftus is dedicated to the Big Show

Tights and Fights ·

2025/09/20

This episode originally aired in 2024. Jamie Loftus is a huge fan of The Big Show, as she explained the last time she was on our show.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.Jamie will tell us about what it was like to get recommended this story by so many friends and explain why

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00:33:07

Re-Run: RJ City loves wrestling celebrities

Tights and Fights ·

2025/09/13

This interview was originally published in 2022. Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are joined once again by our pal RJ City.WrestleMania 38 featured 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.RJ will tell us about some of his favorite celebrities turned wrestlers and what it was like to craft a feud with David Arquette.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle

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00:31:40

Re-Run: Big-E’s journey after wrestling

Tights and Fights ·

2025/09/06

This interview was originally published in February. Hal and Danielle are joined by former WWE Champion Ettore “Big E” Ewen. It’s been some time since we’ve seen him in a wrestling ring. But he’s stayed extremely busy: You can catch him on the Peacock series “Laid” and on Netflix’s “WWE RAW Classics.”Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle RadfordProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the

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00:43:29

Who are the best wrestlers turned actors?

Tights and Fights ·

2025/08/30

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey are shocked to see WWE’s partnership with ESPN manifest itself VERY early.Wrestlepalooza will air live at the end of September from Indianapolis. But there are a lot of issues revealing themselves in the modern WWE streaming portals– Lindsey will explain that no matter how much you’re paying for Netflix, you’re still dealing with ads.The Main Event:Hollywood reporter published a list of what they call the best wrestlers turned actors. That has inspired a LOT of opinions

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00:41:09

Becky Lynch is a GOAT ft. Denise Winkelman

Tights and Fights ·

2025/08/23

Hal and Danielle are joined by Denise Winkelman. A former wrestler and current comedian, she tells us about some of the stories about getting trained to be a “Mad Scientist" character. Plus, we’ll learn more about some of the big names she’s worked with as well as the… interesting financial advice she was given early on.Plus, did Naomi just deliver the greatest pregnancy announcement of all time?The Main Event:Becky Lynch is the current Intercontinental Champion. It is the latest step in her

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00:40:50

Is Iyo Sky the Best Wrestler Today?

Tights and Fights ·

2025/08/16

Say it ain't so… Naomi was not medically cleared to perform last Monday Night on RAW. With the caveat that we don’t know the reasoning yet, we rampantly worry about what the future holds for her and the World Championship.Plus we’ve got some fun things to discuss about the current state of the World Heavyweight and WWE Championships as the scene for both titles continues to grow.Also, a breakdown on why socks are the least sexy clothing.The Main Event:Iyo Sky went from being a cut candidate under

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00:40:59

Summerslam 2025

Tights and Fights ·

2025/08/09

It was the first ever two night Summerslam event in history. And it was marred in controversy for booking decisions and real-life implications:The most striking is that for the first time in recent memory, WWE publicly acknowledged Donald Trump on its show. The relationship between the company and some of its executives (including Paul Levesque) isn’t surprising– but there have been those who say this will affect their desire to watch WWE content going forward. We discuss.Plus, months after being

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00:59:24

Hulk Hogan is dead

Tights and Fights ·

2025/07/26

We had some major late-breaking news that necessitated coverage: the death of Hulk Hogan. Most outlets have focused on his status as a high profile figure of wrestling and pop culture. But for many, he’s remembered as a man whose racist opinions were recorded and published; in addition to being a liar who made false claims to support his own narrative. Danielle and producer Julian deliver some quick thoughts in the aftermath of his passing. Then, Lindsey, Hal and Danielle discuss why the build to

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00:55:07

Naomi is a World Champion!

Tights and Fights ·

2025/07/19

Take a deep breath because with all of the wrestling from last weekend you have little time to rest before SummerSlam.After so many wrestling shows, we have so much to get through and unfortunately it’s not all good news: Adam Cole was pulled from AEW All In for an injury that was severe enough that he considered immediate retirement.And Seth Rollins has apparently hurt his knee again– thus upending WWE’s presumed plans for the next several months.We break down the implications there, plus some

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00:50:18

Great American Bash, All In, Saturday Night’s Main...

Tights and Fights ·

2025/07/12

It’s an absolutely massive weekend of wrestling! Who can say if anyone will actually be able to watch it all?Danielle and Julian first tell Hal about their experience at AEW Dynamite 300, where they saw tons of matches and moments and tried not to block the aisle for picture time.Then the team will dive into the first crop of shows and how they plan to watch: NXT’s Great American Bash, AEW’s All In and Saturday Night’s Main Event.What matches are most notable? How will they deliver commentary on

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00:54:53

Re-run: An RJ City origin story

Tights and Fights ·

2025/07/05

It’s the origin of our love story with AEW’s RJ City— recorded all the way back in 2019!This pre-dates his brief stint in WWE, his time with AEW and so much more; he was just a humble indie wrestling comedian making coffee in his underwear. RJ tells us all about what it’s like to be a triple threat in the world of entertainment, the cross-section of comedy and what he actually thinks would help wrestling go mainstream. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Danielle Radford.Produced by Julian

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