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Tights and Fights

by Maximum Fun

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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Episodes

  1. Ep. 500: This is the 500th Episode!

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. After a lengthy build, the 500th episode of Tights and Fights is here! This caps…

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  2. Ep. 499.99: Rest In Peace PAC

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. This week the wrestling world was rocked with awful news: AEW’s PAC suddenly passed...

  3. Ep. 499.5: The state of wrestling

    After months of slogging through the worst of “Big-Business” WWE, we’ve finally emerged into a world where both RAW and Smackdown are really good. What’s behind this turnaround? Besides Kevin Owens, of course. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at...

  4. Ep. 499: Behold, the newest champions of WWE

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. There’s been a lot to appreciate lately about the title scenes in WWE. Everyone has...

  5. Ep. 498.9: The Eve of Kofi-Mania ft. Kefin Mahon

    A throwback discussion of Kofi Kingston's career up to the culmination of Kofi-Mania. Featuring Kefin Mahon from How2Wrestling. Keep up with this show all week long on instagram, tiktok and bluesky. This show was produced by Julian Burrell for Maximumfun.org Help support this show and unlock…

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  6. Ep. 498.5: It’s a New Level, Yes it is.

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. Kofi and Austin Creed debuted this past weekend at AEW’s All In pay-per-view. It…

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  7. Ep. 498: Penta and Rey Fenix Take the Spotlight

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. We were without Lindsey and Danielle last week, but they are back and ready to dive...

  8. Ep. 497.5: Mini-sode - Why Kevin Owens is amazing

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. Could it be– a high quality version of Smackdown and RAW? It truly is! Chelsea…

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  9. Ep. 497: Where are the Women of WWE?

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. There’s a lot going on with the women in WWE. Chelsea Green, the new (Interim) WWE...

  10. Ep. 496: SummerSlam 2026 Review - The End of an Era

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. For the first time ever, SummerSlam took place across two nights. Minnesota was…

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  11. Ep. 495: SummerSlam 2026 - Everything You Should Care About

    This podcast is supported by MaxFun Members! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights for more information about how you can become one too. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. We received a wonderful gift from Netflix this week: Tickets to watch Monday Night...

  12. Ep. 494.5: BoCo Preview - The 15th anniversary of CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb

    To hear the full conversation, go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. In 2011, CM Punk took a seat in Las Vegas and delivered the promo of his career. It elevated him to main event status and...

  13. Ep. 494: Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns – A Decade in the Making

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. Maxxine Dupri has leveled up as a heel, aligning herself with The Vision and fully removing herself from Otis and Tozowa. But is she ready to lead her own...

  14. Ep. 493: So long Celtic Warrior– Sheamus departs WWE

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. Last week we speculated that Sami Zayn’s WWE title reign was not long for this world– that it may end as soon as Friday Night Smackdown. It turns out that...

  15. Ep. 492: Sami Zayn wins the WWE Championship

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. At the Night of Champions PPV, Sami Zayn finally earned the top prize in the company: he is the WWE Champion. But now that he’s finally reached this...

  16. Ep. 491: The Bloodline returns

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. This weekend we’re ready to crown a brand new pair of royalty in WWE– it’s Night of Champions and the finale to the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments....

  17. Ep. 490.5: Noche de Los Grandes

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. It’s a special bonus conversation in honor of the 3 day weekend; when Lindsey was gone, AAA had El Noche do Los Grandes! It was the blowoff mask vs. mask...

  18. Ep. 490: Long Live The King and Queen of the Ring?

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. Lindsey Kelk is back at last! She’ll regale us with tales of her time on tour promoting her alter ego Elle Kelk’s newest book Hit or Miss– including how...

  19. Ep. 489: A is for AAA, C is for Clash in Italy w/ Daron Jackson

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. This week we’re joined by our old pal Daron Jackson! For years he worked with WWE Studios, working alongside the monolith to create works with wrestling…

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  20. Ep. 488: A Long Look at Lucha w/ Mark Gagliardi

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. This week we’re joined by the incomparable Mark Gagliardi! He’s Hal Lublin’s podcast partner on “We Got This with Mark and Hal.” Mark recently got married…

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  21. Ep. 487: WWE has an Overwhelming PLE Strategy

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. There’s been a bit of a change in WWE recently– the matches on RAW have been longer and of noticeably higher quality. The cards for the upcoming PLEs (more…

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  22. Ep. 486: The New Day has left WWE

    Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. After a brief respite from WWE, the full crew is BACK! With a discussion of BackLASH! There seems to have been a bit of a response to the reception of...

  23. Ep. 485: #MaxFunDrive - RJ City Wore a Wrestling Shirt

    This podcast is part of the MaxFunDrive! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. When AEW was in Los Angeles, RJ City was kind enough to stop by MaxFun HQ for his first in person appearance on...

  24. Ep. 484: #MaxFunDrive - The Aftermath of WrestleMania 42

    This podcast is part of the MaxFunDrive! Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll earn great gifts and help this show continue. This episode is also available on YouTube. It was the BestleMania, it was the WorstleMania… on the one hand, the...

  25. Casters on Casters: Ben Blacker, Alonso Duralde, and Hal Lublin

    It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. In this episode, Ben Blacker (Dead Pilots Society), Hal Lublin (Tights and Fights & We Got This with Mark and Hal) and Alonso Duralde (Maximum...

  26. MaxFun Drive x WrestleMania weekend

    We are so close to the MaxFun Drive! And this year podcasting’s best event aligns with WrestleMania weekend! The most important thing to do for you is to get involved! Bookmark these links: Go to maximumfun.org/jointights to become a MaxFun Member on Monday, April 20th for as little as $5 a…

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  27. Ep. 482: McKenzie Mitchell Showcases Wrestling’s Best Fashion

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/jointights. Let’s take a breather from the chaos that is WrestleMania (Sorry Pat McAfee) and talk about...

  28. Ep. 481: The WrestleMania Card has Taken Shape

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. We finally have a really strong idea of the matches that will make up the WrestleMania card across…

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  29. Ep. 480: A look back at the WWE Hall of Fame

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. What do you do when you need to get people excited about WrestleMania? If you’re WWE you just have...

  30. Ep. 479: Randy Orton is evil once more

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. WrestleMania’s card is slowly coming into focus. Titles are up for grabs, words are being exchanged…

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  31. Re-run: Rufi Thorpe - Margo's Got Money Troubles

    We’re joined by Rufi Thorpe, author of the book Margo’s Got Money Troubles (which will also have a series on Apple TV soon). Bret Hart’s match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13 and his infamous exit from WWF are both well documented; but in between those moments was a largely...

  32. Ep. 478: AJ Lee + Elimination Chamber 2026

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE is behind us and there’s nothing in front of us but the road to...

  33. Ep. 477: It’s time to build beyond Elimination Chamber

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. After weeks of speculation, the answer to why AJ Styles kept his gloves on after his (supposed) final...

  34. Ep. 476: Let’s Get More Inter-Gender Wrestling!

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. Lindsey Kelk is back once again! After a whirlwind tour of book events and rewatching, “Heated...

  35. Ep. 475: Wrestling’s best and worst gimmick matches

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. Finn Balor will not be denied! Even though CM Punk has accepted Roman Reigns’ challenge for the World...

  36. Ep. 474: The 2026 Royal Rumble Review

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. The Royal Rumble has come and gone; the first ever edition of the show to be in Saudi Arabia. And…

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  37. Ep. 473: The Best and Worst of the Royal Rumble

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join WWE has recently released the second season of “Unreal” on Netflix. It’s another peak into how the...

  38. Ep. 472: Best Wrestling Interview Shows

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. There’s been some really strong matches lately, not the least of which was Finn Balor’s effort…

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  39. Ep. 471: Rough House with Alison Lyn Miller

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! It’s always a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. Drew McIntyre is WWE Champion! Just one week after we’d noticed that the company seemed hesitant to...

  40. Ep. 470: Let’s Predict Wrestling in 2026

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! This December to be a Member, it’s a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. It’s the first episode of Tights and Fights in the new year! What an eventful...

  41. Ep. 469: Wrestling in 2025 Part 2 - What actually happened?

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! This December to be a Member, it’s a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. This is it– the final Tights and Fights episode of the year! We take a look at...

  42. Ep. 468: Wrestling in 2025 Part 1 - John Cena’s Finale

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! This December to be a Member, it’s a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. With the end of the year upon us, it’s time for a lot of reflection on the…

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  43. Ep. 467: A preview of John Cena’s final match

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! This December to be a Member, it’s a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join Please support some marathon efforts and the National Alliance on Mental…

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  44. Ep. 466: How Lindsey Survived Survivor Series

    This podcast is made possible by the generous contributions of our MaxFun Members! This December to be a Member, it’s a great time to help this show continue for as little as $5 a month. Just go to maximumfun.org/join. Lindsey Kelk is back, fresh off of seeing Survivor Series live in San Diego!…

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  45. BoCo Preview: Lindsey Kelk on All the Formerly Elite Wrestlers

    This is a special preview of Bonus Content that’s now available. To hear the whole show go to Maximum fun dot org slash join and become a MaxFun Member. It’s as little as $5 a month and gets you access to the BoCo Library with thousands of hours of audio. When we last spoke about the wrestlers…

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  46. Ep. 465: All Formerly Elite Wrestlers

    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...

  47. Ep. 464: A look at WWE’s newest champions

    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...

  48. Preview: Pokemon and Wrestling Crossover

    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…

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  49. Ep. 463: Total Divas: Where are they Now?

    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 Event In July of...

  50. Ep. 461: What’s going on with the World Heavyweight Title?

    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...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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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...

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