Tights and Fights

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long.  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...

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long.  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 Rh...

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long.  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...

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long.  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 Dan...

We have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long.  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 a...

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 Reig...

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This episode is part of the #MaxFunDrive! If you would like to help this show continue, you can become a MaxFun Member and set up a recurring monthly contribution for as little as $5 at maximumfun.org/join . You’ll earn great gifts including bonus episodes of Tights and FIghts! Mark Gagliardi from the podcast “ We Got This! With Mark and Hal ” joins us for this special crossover episode of Tights...

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We’ve got brand new merch available! Celebrate Ice Cream Christmas with our brand new shirts , available in tank and T-shape and a variety of colors. Order soon and it will arrive in time for WrestleMania! 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...

We’ve got brand new merch available! Celebrate Ice Cream Christmas with our brand new shirts , available in tank and T-shape and a variety of colors. Order soon and it will arrive in time for WrestleMania! 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...

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 o...

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 t...

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 answe...

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...

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 awai...

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 lov...

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,...

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...

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 , D...

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 jo...

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...

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 divi...

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 Re...

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. Th...