This episode is an edited version of the show that was recorded LIVE as part of the London Podcast Festival!Summerslam 1992 represents a strange era of WWE. Business was down in the states, but live tours were doing great in England. So WWE decided to have one of their biggest shows in London at Wembley Stadium.We’ll be talking about so much from The Ultimate Warriors weird gear of the night to Sensational Sherri’s eternal attraction to one of the greatest main events in SummerSlam history.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

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Ep. 272: SummerSlam 1992

Break out the ice-cold corn dogs, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!We’ve been a little pessimistic about NXT 2.0, but we did get to see some great women’s wrestling on the show this week and our first faction holding all the women’s titles!Plus, AEW’s gotten the TBS title off to a really good start. But we’re faced with the duality of the promotion with fun things like Shida vs. Deeb and the Elite’s Halloween match on one side; and the Bobby Fish vs. CM Punk on the other. We’ll explain.Plus: frozen corn dogs help with swelling!Main Event: Xavier Woods has said that he had two major goals in WWE: help Kofi Kingston win the WWE championship and to win the King of the Ring tournament. And as of last week he’s officially 2 for 2!The Three CountLindsey put over Bianca Belair's promo on RAW.Danielle put over The Miz's spooky dance.Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 271: Royal Concussion Protocol

It’s the second week of the Max Fun Block Party, so let’s kick out the jams on a brand new Tights and Fights!As we welcome new listeners, we feel it necessary to explain some of the TnF lexicon. What’s Ice Cream Christmas? When is it Big Boi Season? What does it mean to Tap Titles? All that and so much more will be explained!Plus, if you’re just getting into wrestling, it can be a little hard to know where to start with all the content on TV and the internet. We’ll tell you about some of the fun stuff we watched and recommend some easy things to get into.Ring TonesSo we must confess, it's really weird when wrestlers start singing. The results range from average to terrible. But at least it's usually memorable.The Three CountLindsey put over the G1 Climax.Hal put over The Miz as Genie.Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 270: Ring Tones for the Block Party

Sharpen your pencils, take notes because there will be a test after this  brand new episode of Tights and Fights!As part of the Max Fun Block Party, we’re proud to present our Wrestling 101 special! This is the episode to help everyone who’s been cautiously interested in wrestling to finally learn what all the fuss is about.We’ll break down what makes the artform so special, what we think is a great gateway to get into the madness and why wrestling is quite simply unlike anything else in the world. The Three CountDanielle put over Top Dolla’s comments on sneaker culture in wrestling.Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.Hal put over Johnny Gargan and Candice Lerae’s cricket wireless commercial.What we talked about:Super Eyepatch Wolf’s video about wrestlingCM Punk’s heel turnThe Rock heel turnSasha Banks vs. BayleyJohn Cena vs. CM PunkJohn Cena vs. Brock LesnarBad Bunny at WrestleManiaHosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 269: Wrestling 101

As part of the Max Fun Block Party, this week’s episode is a special crossover episode with "Shmanners" all about the etiquette of WRESTLING, for attendees and professionals alike! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend! Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Teresa McElroy and Travis McElroy.  

Ep. 268.5: Wrestling manners with Shmanners

Check your draft card, it’s a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!There’s going to be plenty of new faces on RAW and SmackDown. The women’s champions are now on each others’ brands which we imagine will make for some fun hijinks in the future. Plus there are some NXT call ups that we’re really excited about.And speaking of NXT 2.0… we’re sorry to report that it’s really not good. There’s some bright spots, but there’s also a bunch of really questionable characters and creative decisions that we’re afraid just aren’t working (and it doesn’t all have to do with those lights).Where do we go from here? Unfortunately to Crown Jewel (and no, we’re still not going to talk about. Looks like a good card though).Main EventAEW is officially two years old. It was founded on the promise of “AEW is for Everyone.” We’ve banged on about how they’ve failed to live up to that promise and will go into detail here. But there’s also something new in the air where we may have found a lot more to focus on and enjoy as we entire Dynamite’s third year. The Three CountDanielle put over Amanda Huber showcasing her son’s wrestling future.Lindsey put over the G1 Climax.Hal put over Dolph Ziggler’s long memory.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 268: Wrestling is Women's Work

After a week off from wrestling we’ve got a lot to catch up on a brand new Tights and Fights! Bryan Danielson is already a force to be reckoned with on AEW! He took on Kenny Omega in a match that was so good that we almost feel bad for picking at the minor nits that bothered us.But with the good of AEW, there’s also some really bizarre things going on with their promos. Arn Anderson bragging about his glock? MJF recycling the “You’re tempted to be a drunk” story with Darby Allin? Really weird!Plus, we’re gonna talk all about WWE’s Extreme Rules show. The Demon’s been a bit of a mixed bag ever since Finn Balor brought it to the main roster, but we’ll explain why we were in favor of its appearance on Sunday… with one exception. Also: Sasha’s back! Again! Let’s make some tater tots!Main EventWe're three weeks into the NXT 2.0 experiment. We've talked about the colors, the lighting and some of the new faces. And now we're going to talk about where we think this brand is headed going forward. Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 267: Air Frying Tater Tots

Take our ad survey maximumfun.org/adsurveyThis week’s sponsor is:Smalls! Take a short quiz on Smalls.com/TIGHTS to customize your Sampler and use code TIGHTS for a total of 30% off your first order. This week we’re doing something a little different: Pull up SummerSlam 1992 on Peacock and listen along to this episode as we provide commentary for you!We’ll comment on some of the most bizarre gimmicks of the era including guys like the Repo Man and the Natural Disasters. Plus the fantastic gear of The Macho Man Randy Savage.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian BurrellProduced 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 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!

Ep. 266: The SummerSlam 1992 Watch-along

Take our ad survey maximumfun.org/adsurveyThis week’s sponsor are:Soylent! To get 20% off your first order of plant-based protein go to Soylent.com/Tights!Smalls! Take a short quiz on Smalls.com/TIGHTS to customize your Sampler and use code TIGHTS for a total of 30% off your first order. He’s beloved by all fans and peers and he’s the fourth black WWE champion of all time: Big E! What else can you say without shedding a tear?And speaking of shedding tears, while we didn’t love everything about NXT 2.0 (what was up with that lighting?), the InDex wedding was truly a wonderful sight. Best wrestling wedding ever?All of that plus, how the AEW women’s division actually outdid Smackdown in total women’s matches and why Hal has a special prayer for Finn Balor.Main EventWith our new WWE world champion, we thought this would be a good time to talk about when we have felt “seen” by the crazy art of pro wrestling that we all love. This can be a match, a wrestler, a story, a moment, whatever.The Three Count:Danielle put over the Dante MartinLindsey put over the Gargano sex reveal videoHal put over a special podcast advertisement.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced 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 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!

Ep. 265: Do it Big

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 Mike Eagle 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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