We finally have a really strong idea of the matches that will make up the WrestleMania card across two nights.

There are championship matches aplenty and WWE is doing everything they can to drum up excitement and ticket sales. That includes immediately calling on John Cena to host the event!

But through it all, we can continue to hope that the wrestlers will over deliver and finally give us a stadium show on a level befitting Las Vegas.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over singing to John Cena.

Julian put over Rey Mysterio's Pokemon mask (among other wrestling crossovers).

Danielle put over Kenny creasing his Red Octobers. 

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What do you do when you need to get people excited about WrestleMania? If you’re WWE you just have everyone start jumping each other!

Everybody from Drew McIntyre to Stephanie Vaquer to Matt Cardona to Roman Reigns decided that they will not be waiting for April’s show to start the beatdowns.

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WWE has revealed most if not all of its 2026 Hall of Fame Class. We're going to take a look at all of the names getting inducted this year and look back on some of our favorite past moments from the induction ceremony. This year we've got Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, Dennis Rodman and Sid Vicious.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Bald Dwayne with hair.

Julian put over Johnny Gargano remembering who he is.

Danielle put over Eileen Skating. 

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WrestleMania’s card is slowly coming into focus. Titles are up for grabs, words are being exchanged and blood is being spilled. We discuss how it’s all coming together, for better and for worse.

Oba Femi is on his path to avenge the ancestors in his match against Brock Lesnar. And that’s all thanks to Seth Rollins who still wants to destroy the Vision; which is a mission shared by the Usos and LA Knight. So there are parts of the show that are working together to create stories.

And that’s all before we get to the women’s title pictures, including Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee, The Irresistible Forces vs. The Bellas and Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill.

Will it work? Here’s hoping!

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For the first time in more than 5 years, Randy Orton is a heel. He took part in the proud WrestleMania tradition of beating Cody Rhodes bloody and wants his 15th World Championship. So we're going to take a look at where this match stands and take a broader look at Randy's past as a bad guy.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Tony Khan booking vs. Triple H booking.

Lindsey put over Lin-Manuel Miranda writing for The Rock.

Hal put over Tiffy Time to roll away. 

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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 under-discussed heel turn that helped lay the foundation for the Attitude Era.

WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE is behind us and there’s nothing in front of us but the road to WrestleMania. Jade Cargill will defend her WWE title against Rhea Ripley while Drew McIntyre will defend that title against Randy Orton… and most likely Cody Rhodes.

Hal, Danielle and Lindsey take a look at how we got here and where the pitfalls of WWE’s existing strategy are– is there a better way to build to the biggest matches at the biggest show of the year?

Plus: Consider us fanhausens of Danhausen.

The Main Event

AJ Lee defeated Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Title. For the first time in over a decade AJ Lee is a champion in WWE. She has a brand new belt. And hopefully, CM Punk's photo, she bleaches it before someone else touches it. We take a look at her career so far and where we hope her run goes from here.

The Three Count

Danielle put over the messy build of Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill

Lindsey put over Lin-Manuel Miranda writing for The Rock.

Hal put over this reactionhausen. 

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After weeks of speculation, the answer to why AJ Styles kept his gloves on after his (supposed) final match against Gunther are now here: He wanted to leave them in his hometown of Atlanta Georgia. 

There was no swerve or final FINAL match announced. But we did learn that he WILL be headed to the WWE Hall of Fame as the first induction of the 2026 class.

We also need to talk about the Vision: They suffered yet another loss in membership with Bronson Reed out for the foreseeable future with a significant injury. Where does this group here with the story of Seth Rollins, the box, and the masked man left unresolved?

The Main Event

If you're listening to this the day that it comes out, you know that it's Elimination Chamber day! And afterwards we'll know our title matches for WrestleMania. Which title match do we expect to be booked? And why is it a sign that WWE needs to start having an eye on the future?

The Three Count

Danielle put over the legend of Trish Adora.

Lindsey put over celebrating the US Women's Hockey Team.

Hal put over the Total Divas reboot. 

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Lindsey Kelk is back once again! After a whirlwind tour of book events and rewatching, “Heated Rivalry,” she’s prepared to discuss WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE. It sure is nice to have an event the company cares about building to!

The Main Event

In a recent episode of AEW, Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir took on Toni Storm and Orange Cassidy. And a much bigger deal than the hair stakes was the fact that this had that rare feature of boys fighting girls and girls fighting boys in our wrassles!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Cody's best entrance track.

Lindsey put over Heated Punk Rock Rivalries.

Hal put over what we do. 

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Finn Balor will not be denied! Even though CM Punk has accepted Roman Reigns’ challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship, he will take on the Prinxe in Chicago at Elimination Chamber.

Given how there’s no chance Finn will win this match, what does this mean for his path to WrestleMania?

We also take a look at Liv Morgan– she has yet to pick which championship she will challenge for. We can think of a solid case for both the WWE and the World Titles.

The Main Event

Over the years there's been a lot of wrestling gimmick matches. And some of them have gone on to be staples of wrestling like the Elimination Chamber and the Royal Rumble. And others are the Punjabi Prison match.

The Three Count

Danielle put over WWE Superstar Bad Bunny.

Julian put over Stone Cold Jane Austen.

Hal put over Sad Johnny Gargano. 

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The Royal Rumble has come and gone; the first ever edition of the show to be in Saudi Arabia. And once again, it’s the clearest sign of WWE placing profit before the fan experience.

The audience felt slim, the women were forced to wear their full-coverage jumpsuits and the whole just had a vibe that wasn’t befitting a Big 5 PLE.

But there were things that we enjoyed: Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan won the titular match; the former sets up an incredibly compelling match for the World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk.

Plus seeing Gunther retire AJ Styles was something that clearly emotionally affected everyone in attendance and around the world. But we’ll explain why we actually think this is really compelling booking.

All that and plenty more, but we’re left dreading the next time WWE decides to hold another show in Saudi Arabia. 

The Three Count

Danielle put over The Bellas on Impaulsive

Julian put over Roman's shoes.

Hal put over Dominik Mysterio’s three dads. 

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WWE has recently released the second season of “Unreal” on Netflix. It’s another peak into how the company works. It’s probably not as “real” as it claims to be; but there are still some great insights that we’re happy to discuss… especially the ones about Chelsea Green.

The Main Event: What we’ve loved and loathed about the Royal Rumble.

This Saturday is the Royal Rumble. It's one of WWE’s most important shows of the year. So why does the marketing for the show feel so slipshod? We take a look and examine some of the highs and lows from the event’s history.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Becky's weather reports.

Lindsey put over Cat Dad Drew.

Hal put over  Wrestling newbies and Royal Rumble ribs.

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There’s been some really strong matches lately, not the least of which was Finn Balor’s effort against CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title. There’s also a really promising rivalry coming up between Jade Cargill and Jordynne Grace.

But we haven’t been able to get excited about the Royal Rumble, mainly because of how poor the build to the show has been. What gives? And can WWE heat this thing up in a week?

The Main Event: Wrestling Interview Shows

Sometimes we just wanna take a break from all that wrestling on our wrestling show. That is when WWE makes a change in presentation and throws in the classic wrestler-hosted interview show. So let's talk about some of our favorites from over the years and what makes them work. 

The Three Count

Danielle put over Jojoblacco.

Lindsey put over Jade Cargill's interview skills.

Hal put over John Cena making Bruce Prichard's Streak Baby.

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Drew McIntyre is WWE Champion! Just one week after we’d noticed that the company seemed hesitant to shake things up at the top of the men’s card, the Scottish Psychopath beat Cody Rhodes for the top title in the company. Where does Drew go from here? And will there be cats? Hopefully!

Plus, how we would make Finn Balor vs. CM Punk more interesting.

The Main Event: Alison Lyn Miller

There's a new wrestling book hitting store shelves this month:

Rough House: A Father, a Son and thePursuit of Pro Wrestling Glory. It's the story of Georgia born Hunter James as he tries to surpass the wrestling legacy of his father. That includes the turbulent world of the indies where things are, shall we say, not as glamorous as all televised wrestling we see every week.

Alison Lyn Miller joins us to discuss the book. You can find her on tour now.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Bayley on What's Your Story?.

Julian put over Glasgow's favorite son returning home.

Hal put over John Cena making Bret Hart noticing Goldberg on that grassy knoll.

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It’s the first episode of Tights and Fights in the new year! What an eventful couple of weeks we’ve missed so far– tons of championships changed hands and many new faces appeared across all WWE shows.

But there’s still an air of caution to all of these moves. We’ll explain why.

The Main Event: Our Predictions for 2026

2026 is here and it brings with it so many possibilities in wrestling. So we decided to get some skin in the game. We are going to go around and each make three predictions each, one at a time. At the end of the year, whoever gets the most correct will be allowed to force the panel to watch and react to one wrestling match or wrestling related piece of media of the winner's choice.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Jamie Hayter’s fit check at AEW World’s End.

Lindsey put over Tanahashi’s retirement ceremony and the Wholesome Hottie Maxxine Dupri

Hal put over John Cena making Becky Lynch crashing Sam Roberts' podcast.

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This is it– the final Tights and Fights episode of the year! We take a look at some of the biggest wrestling stories of the year– which stars took a step forward in their careers? What were the biggest headlines? And why oh why has watching wrestling become so difficult in the era of streaming television?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Nikki Bella and AJ Lee’s big returns.

Lindsey put over the community coming together to Boo someone.

Hal put over John Cena making Chelsea Green regaining the US Title..

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With the end of the year upon us, it’s time for a lot of reflection on the year in wrestling. But one subject was so big  that we couldn’t help but devote an entire episode to: the culmination of John Cena’s final year as a professional wrestler.

In his match against Gunther, he did the one last thing he’d never done before: tap out! While we agree that it was a remarkable way for one of WWE’s all time greats to end his career, we debate on the impact of such a conclusion.

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Pancho and Mach merch (finally!).

Danielle put over Mick Foley cutting ties with WWE.

Hal put over John Cena making a child a priority at his final match.

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As of the publication of this episode, there are only a few hours left in John Cena’s career as a wrestler. He will take on Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event in his final match.

But questions still remain: Where should this monumental match go on the card– near the beginning where it can get as much time as it needs or near the end because nothing else could possibly top it?

Plus, the rest of the night is NXT vs. the main roster, something the WWE hasn’t worked on since the black-and-gold days. We discuss what we’re most looking forward to.

Wiki wiki!

The Three Count

Julian put over the best wrestling cameo ever (Pluribus Spoilers!).

Danielle put over the finale of Hey(EW)!

Hal put over Jey Uso a mash up you CAN see and Becky Lynch revealing the truth!

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Lindsey Kelk is back, fresh off of seeing Survivor Series live in San Diego! The rest of the team made due with watching the show on ESPN’s terrible app.

Response to the last Premium Live Event of the year has been mixed, but there were still things worth looking into: John Cena’s final match on a PLE ended in Dominik Mysterio winning back the Intercontinental Title with the help of a returning Liv Morgan. Just please tell the WWE pre-show team to stop mentioning Dom’s IRL wife, okay?

The women once again had the better of the two War Games match, between Iyo’s antics and Rhea’s star power. But let’s give a shoutout to Bron Breakker for not only getting the win for his team, but also setting the stage for his first World Title match against CM Punk in January.

And once we’ve discussed all the wrestling, it’s time to light a candle and bid fond farewell to Punk’s beloved pup, Larry. 

The Three Count

Lindsey put over CM Punk's first of many RomCom appearances.

Danielle put over Seattle legend Lash Legend

Hal put over Jey Uso throwing a lil tantrum.

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When we last spoke about the wrestlers who made the jump from AEW to WWE and became champions, our beloved Lindsey Kelk was unable to join us. But for this special Bonus Content, she’s happy to share her thoughts on all the wrestlers that were in the main episode and MORE!

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 weeks of John Cena’s in-ring career.

The Main Event

When AEW was first established it felt like the biggest story was always who was going to make the jump from WWE. Now it's more common to see people leave All Elite Wrestling and make their way to WWE, either for their debuts or big homecoming. These days, that includes a good number of WWE's champions! The team will go through those people who left AEW to win gold in WWE.

The Three Count

Mike put over Sam Roberts.

Danielle put over WWE FNYPD

Hal put over The Dupree family and Amazing Royal Rumble ideas.

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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 sights on the world title. And that’s just the beginning.

But is all of this change enough to get WWE back on track? We have no idea, but we’re chuffed to find out!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the McIntyre family cat collection.

Danielle put over All Elite Women

Hal put over Cody’s babysitters

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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 pairing of wrestling and pokemon work and why the online discourse that surrounds the two entities is so similar. 

The Main Event

In 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 now?

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Nikki Bella putting over others.

Julian put over Lucha Libro!

Danielle put over the legend Asuka.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

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The Main Event

In 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 decisions and injuries. Now that they're ready to crown the newest Champion on November first, we take a look at one of WWE's newest titles.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Ilja Dragunov's big return.

Danielle put over McKenzie Mitchell's wrestling look book

Hal put over Smackdown (on PS1).

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Julian Burrell

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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 story that was seemingly backed up by the Vision turning on him. What does this mean for the World Heavyweight Championship? There’s a lot to discuss!

The Main Event

For years, Alicia Fox was an unsung and underappreciated hero of the WWE. These days she wrestles for TNA under the name Victoria Crawford. And because NXT and TNA are cozier than ever, the foxy one revealed that she's on her way back to a WWE ring soon. So what better time to give her her flowers?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Lyra x Bayley.

Julian put over Rey Mysterio copyright free.

Hal put over Diane Keaton x Pro Wrestling

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The Main Event

Maybe 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 a few examples of that… and if we had to, you do too!

The Three Count

Danielle put over the Maxxine Dupri vs. Becky Lynch.

Julian put over PBS x Pro Wrestling

Hal put over Maxxine Dupri vs. Becky Lynch (It really was THAT good!)

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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 Event

Well 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 but the road to that farewell has been chaos.

The Three Count

John put over the new stars to appreciate at All Out

Lindsey put over our new world champion.

Danielle put over our OTHER new world champion!

Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and John Walsh

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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 Event

WWE's partnership with Netflix doesn't just include live streams of RAW– it also means new series like "WWE Unreal." The show ignores kayfabe more than any other WWE production before it. 

The Three Count

Lindsey put over Iyo/Kairi/Asuka drama.

Julian put over The FU/AA and the love of a finisher

Hal put over prank callin’

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell.

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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 she hopes she can have a similar experience to Big Boss Man’s father. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk 

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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.

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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. What actually makes for a good transition? Is it acting ability? Range? Box office appeal? And who ACTUALLY has made the jump most effectively?

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Iyo x Rhea.

Lindsey put over Roman acknowledging regional pronunciation.

Hal put over Chelsea Green's Wrestlemania 2000 knowledge.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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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 incredibly strong career that's taken her afterthought to the main event of WrestleMania and so much more.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Becky Lynch wanting Nattie.

Denise put over Cyrus' run in ECW.

Hal put over Ethan Page x The Secret Hervice Canadian power.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

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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 the previous WWE regime to being a multiple time world champion and big match wrestler.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Latino Heat on GBA.

Lindsey put over Josh Johnson x Wrestling x Taylor Swift.

Hal put over Karrion Kross NOT working anyone.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Danielle Radford.

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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 named in the Janel Grant lawsuit, Brock Lesnar has returned to the company. The primary concern of those on this show is how safe the women within WWE feel that he was brought back so publicly.

We’ll also take a look at the rest of the card which featured some absolutely great stories and some of the worst repeating patterns of the company.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Linda McClown.

Julian put over CM Punk fantastic four gear.

Hal put over Seth Rollins breaking hearts.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Danielle Radford.

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Then, Lindsey, Hal and Danielle discuss why the build to Summerslam has felt so weak lately. Where has WWE come up short as it builds to the first ever two night version of its second biggest show of the year?

The Main Event: wrestling comfort food

When we're inundated with wrestling events, sometimes it's good to take a step back and remember what made us fall in love with this crazy art in the first place. 

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Unreal Worked Shoots.

Lindsey put over Nia and Tiffy Barbies.

Hal put over The downside of Worked Shoots.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Danielle Radford.

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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 things that actually made us happy: Roman Reigns is back! And Evolution was an absolutely KILLER show, top to bottom.

The Main Event: Evolution + Naomi’s Big Win

Sunday was a big day for Naomi and the World Championship. Jade Cargill and Naomi showed out in their Falls Count Anywhere match; Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley absolutely delivered in the main event before Naomi set the world on fire with her Money in the Bank cash-in. And now she’s the World Champion!

The Three Count:

Danielle put over getting ready for a Big Show.

Lindsey put over the longest tenured WWE superstar of all time.

Hal put over Becky mfin’ Lynch.

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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 everything for this very podcast? The answers await here!

The Main Event: WWE Evolution

Amid a crowded wrestling weekend, this is the show the team is most looking forward to: WWE Evolution! Just the second time ever the company has put on an all women’s event.

The Three Count:

Daniell put over Seattle’s own Big Dumper.

Julian put over receipts on Dave Meltzer.

Hal put over Season 2 of LFG.

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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. 

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He’s been an AEW broadcaster and personality for years now. He’ll tell us how the company has changed since his start. 

RJ will also explain how he and Toni Storm collaborated to create the “Timeless” character (hint: It was almost entirely here), the balance of freedom and structure that AEW has to straddle and why he thinks fans of the company could stand to be more critical of it. 

But since it’s RJ City, we naturally get side-tracked and discuss everything from 90s sitcoms to fashion choices.

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Specifically, the state of the World Heavyweight Championship. Has WWE effectively capitalized on Jey Uso’s popularity? And is Gunther the right person to hold the World Title in Goldberg’s presumed retirement match?

Plus, with King and Queen of the Ring well underway, we continue to advocate for Jade Cargill as our winner on the women’s side and wonder who would be the right choice for the men.

The Main Event:

Liv Morgan has really leveled up in the past year and a half. Now her momentum has been derailed by an untimely injury, but hopefully it's not enough to stop her from playing into WWE's plans this summer.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Rhea Rhipley training Zelina Vega. 

Lindsey put over Kairi Sane's reaction to Liv's injury.

Hal put over Cathy x Rhea Shipping.

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We geek out about some of these great developments and look ahead to who we think would be a great Queen and King of the Ring.

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Jey's Journal.. 

Julian put over 2K18 playable at last.

Danielle put over Naomi being a total pro.

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We give a full preview to Saturday’s “Worlds Collide” and Sunday’s “Money in the Bank” shows from WWE. But as we pick winners and what we expect to see… we can’t help but wonder if WWE has overplayed its hand and delivered TOO many shows. 

Main Event: R-Truth is no longer in WWE

R-Truth is no longer a WWE superstar. He's one of the most beloved members of the roster by both fans and his peers and was just part of a big match against John Cena. But it looks like this is the end for now as the company chose not to renew his contract. Maybe he was getting undersold on the money? We don’t really know for sure yet. 

The Three Count:

Lindsey put over Stephen Fry x WWE. 

Hal put over AC/DCena

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Plus Cody Rhodes is back! And he set up a Money in the Bank match with him and Jey Uso vs. John Cena and Logan Paul.

Rerun: The Rock’s Entrance Music

In 2017, we broke down all of The Rock’s entrance music over the course of his career so far; everything from Rocky Maiavia to his final time as WWE champion. We replay this segment and also add in our thoughts on the new Final Boss music.

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Julian put over Nattie’s birthday party.

Danielle put over Bardcore wrestling.

Lindsey put over Rhea in Stephanie’s places. 

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Of course Mike’s still busy watching a lot of wrestling. And because of that, he’s noticed a number of shortcomings in WWE, specifically in the main event scene. He’ll explain.

Plus, he’ll tell us more about what he thinks is missing from the John Cena heel turn and why he’s so optimistic about Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman’s connection. 

The Main Event: Theme Songs

It seems like people are more dissatisfied with wrestling entrance music than they have been in years. We’ll explore why that is and listen to some of our favorite tracks of all time.

The Three Count:

Mike put over the art of selling.

Danielle put over the Joe Hendry bit.

Lindsey put over CM Punk getting sung to the ring. 

Hal put over Hamilton x Wrestling!

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Let’s not let that completely distract from the fun moments: Danielle gets to squee about Jeff Cobb fka Monster Matanza in her dearly departed Lucha Underground. And despite us being a little pessimistic going into it, John Cena vs. Randy Orton delivered a solid enough match for Randy’s hometown crowd to get behind. 

Plus, raise a glass to the RAW women’s division!

The Three Count:

Danielle put over RIP Sabu and his FUs .

Julian put over Michin's suspect challenge. 

Hal put over a celebration of love.

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Five matches doesn’t inherently make for a light card, but there it is a problem when one of those matches features Pat McAfee. Between that, the women’s tag title scene and maybe a few other things, there’s reason for pessimism in WWE.

But there’s also a lot to enjoy– just take a look at Chelsea Green who hasn’t let her title loss diminish her character in any way. Hopefully that continues!

The Main Event: Seth Rollins as a Paul Heyman guy.

Seth Rollins is one of the longest tenured stars in WWE. And after years of playing second fiddle to the likes of Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns, he's got Bronn Breakker and Paul Heyman at his back to make him into the top guy.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Dom-Dom hyping up the children.

Julian put over Seth Rollins at the Met Gala. 

Hal put over Becky having jokes.

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There haven’t been many matches announced, but things look really solid so far: Becky Lynch will go after Lyra Valkyria’s Intercontinental Title and Drew McIntyre and LA Knight will go after Jacob Fatu’s U.S. Title. 

And speaking of the U.S. Title— let’s mourn Chelsea Green’s championship run and hope that Zelina Vega can effectively pick up the baton.

The Main Event: A primer on wrestling

This conversation will be all about introducing newcomers to the world of pro wrestling– all the basic questions that you've ever been afraid to ask will be covered here so that you can mark out with the rest of us the next time wrestling's on TV.

For further lessons, check out episode 269.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Dom-Dom being Dom-Dom.

Lindsey put over Cody Rhodes fighting for his life. 

Hal put over Dom-Dom being Dom-Dom x2.

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And sure there’s disappointment between that, The Rock’s absence, and the Travis Scott of it all, there still was a lot of good too.

New champions were crowned and we even had a really strong Monday Night RAW that could mean this slog we went through is only temporary.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over Steiner Math

Lindsey put over Nina Marie living the dream. 

Hal put over Karrion Kross.

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And while we’d love to express our full joy at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, there’s no doubt that this build feels… a little weaker than the last few years. 

Maybe that’s due to the fact that the show is later on the calendar than usual; maybe it’s because WWE is focused on stars we’re less invested in. 

In any case, it will be a big show that will draw a lot of attention and will, hopefully, over deliver. 

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the Great-EST mash up

Lindsey put over wrestling treats

Hal put over Becoming a Spectacle.

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The Main Event: 

For this segment we’re joined by TK Trinidad and Sarah The Rebel. 

We are so very close to WrestleMania weekend. And maybe you're getting ready to hit up Las Vegas so you can be part of WWE descending upon sin city. So we're going to give you a list of the places to visit, eat at, see or otherwise hit up between all the wrestling.

The Three Count:

Danielle put over the rainbow of wrestler tanning.

Lindsey put over Bron Breakker’s super spear.

Hal put over BCW Pro Wrestling.

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And yes, the rumors are true: If we reach 200 new uprading or boosting members for Tights and Fights, we will host a wrestling match live at MaxFun HQ! Plus, our friends Austin and Brenda have some stretch goals for their podcast that they're ready to share too.

It’s the return of Dimitry Pompée from the “Eurovangelists” podcast. He’s got an especially busy season supporting not one but TWO intense fandoms: Eurovision and wrestling.

The Main Event: WrestleMania 13

And in the spirit of the Drive and the heavy 90s theme, let's talk about a 90s wrestlemania. It's WrestleMania 13! A show with a very middling to bad card, but one match that has absolutely stood the test of time as an all time classic.

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It’s time for us to take a look at the biggest wrestling game of the year: WWE 2K25!

It’s a game so big that we’re joined once again by Austin Taylor from the podcast Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries! 

We’ll learn about the brand new Island area, why it’s actually a really good thing that the game is more of an iteration of last year’s game and some of the big changes that have been implemented for the women wrestlers.

And we’ll talk about some of our favorite retro wrestling games from over the years. Gotta love the 90s!

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We’re joined once again by our pal Austin Taylor from the wonderful podcast Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries! He’s also a massive childhood fan of wrestling– even though his mother refused to let him learn to flip a la Hardy Boyz

Main Event: the 1990s Wrestling

Naturally we have a big topic today in celebration of the year's Max Fun Drive theme: If you look at any of the Network's online presence you'll see a lot of 90s aesthetics. 

So what better time than now to recount some of our favorite wrestling moments from the 90s?

Three Count

Austin put over our first smelling of what the Rock was cookin’.

Danielle put over an abundance of Curb Stomps.

Lindsey put over Fat Toby.

Hal put over Seth Rollins with the worst pull. 

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Emily Bett Rickards is the star of the new film Queen of the Ring. She plays Mildred Burke, one of the most influential wrestling icons of all time. The movie tells the story of Mildred as she achieved superstardom and paved the way for generations of women wrestlers to come.

Emily tells us about her physical transformation to play Mildred, what it was like to learn so much about wrestling and why the role has affected her emotionally.

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It was an Elimination Chamber event for the ages!

The women’s edition of the event started off with a wicked Jade Cargill heel run. Her attack on Naomi was sold BEAUTIFULLY by Bianca Belair, who eventually won the match and will wrestle for the World Title at Mania.

Trishy Time was a fun way to keep the Canadians happy (necessary after they booed the national anthem).

With how badly Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn beat each other, we have to wonder if this was just the first of two brawls between the two former besties– with the next one to come at WrestleMania.

And the highlight of the night was the men’s elimination chamber. With tons of rivalries playing out and all won by the beloved John Cena… put a pin in that. 

Main Event: John Cena turns heel

After a brief stare down between Cena and Cody, The Rock came out to the ring to collect on his demand for the champion's soul. When Cody dropped an F Bomb to refuse, that would lead to one of WWE's biggest taboos: John Cena turning heel, kicking Cody right in the balls, smacking him bloody with the belt and aligning with the Final Boss… and Travis Scott.

Three Count

Danielle put over The Alliance For All Wrestling.

Lindsey put over Jon Stewart x John Cena.

Hal put over CM Punk cookin'. 

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Happy Elimination Chamber day!

The team picks their favorite choices for winners on the big day as the WrestleMania card finally comes into focus.

But there are actually a number of people that won’t be involved in Saturday’s show who really impressed us: R-Truth! Carmello Hayes! Louisiana Knight!

But lest we forget that Seth Rollins is still a great talker and managed to insert himself into Cody Rhodes’ business (more on that in just a minute).

Main Event: Rocky wants your soul

Since the Rock returned to WWE last year his biggest rival has been Cody Rhodes. And this week he finally returned to that story with a simple request for the WWE Champion.

Three Count

Danielle put over We Comin' for YOU.

Lindsey put over Shane Hartline reveals.

Hal put over Hogan troll. 

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The field for Elimination Chamber is officially set– and while everyone involved in both of the titular matches on both the men’s and the women’s sides is sure to put on a performance, we’re torn on who we’d like to see win.

And two of the people who we think would have been great in the chamber will be tied up: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will have their latest match – an unsanctioned match– at the upcoming PLE. 

Plus we’ll dread the possibility of the end of Tiffy Time with Charlotte o’clock on the way. 

Main Event: Triple H’s booking so far

We are now just over a year into the Triple H-era. Paul Levesque took over for creative duties full time after Vince McMahon was ousted once and for all. So we're taking a look back at the highs and lows of Triple H's booking.

Three Count

Danielle put over Toni Storm’s eternal timelessness.

Lindsey put over The Clovers on RAW.

Hal put over Chelsea Green's decree. 

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A number of wrestlers have been released from their former places of employment. AEW’s Miro, Ricky Starks and Malachi Black are gone; WWE’s Sonya Deville, Authors of Pain, Paul Ellerig, Cedric Alexander, and Isla Dawn are gone.

And while we know that Ricky Starks is NXT bound as of this past Tuesday, where does everyone else fit into the landscape?

Plus, it’s official: Jey Uso will face Gunther for the World Heavyweight Champion! Will this be his true solo ascension? 

And speaking of titles, we’ve got thoughts on where the men’s and women’s Intercontinental champions should go from here. 

The road to WrestleMania is here!

Main Event: The 1999 Royal Rumble

In 1999 WWE was just beginning to achieve new heights in the attitude era. And that was fully on display with a Royal Rumble that showcased the best and worst that WWE had to offer at the time.

Three Count

Julian put over Gunther's jacket attack.

Lindsey put over Seth trolling Hulk Hogan.

Danielle put over Wrestling x Kendrick. 

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Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair stood tall above the rest and will have respective title matches at WrestleMania.

Who’s ready to see Jey Uso with a world championship? How can WWE thread the needle to keep one of their most popular stars in the good graces of fans?

And while it’s nice to see Charlotte return from injury, the crowd has already begun to boo her as of her first RAW back. What can be done to get her back on track?

Plus we’ll get into the title matches from the show, try to divine where John Cena, CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins fit into WrestleMania and so much more.

YEET!

Three Count

Hal put over the great matches of The Usos vs. Harper and Rowan.

Lindsey put over the lil’ ladder.

Danielle put over Chelsea Green with the B Rabbit ethos. 

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Happy Royal Rumble weekend!

We’ve got to make some obligatory predictions for the official start to the road to WrestleMania.

Then we welcome 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.”

He’ll tell us about what it’s been like transitioning from wrestling to acting, where he plans to pour his creative energy and why mental health advocacy is so important to him.

Three Count

Hal put over Washington taking over The Hard Rock..

Julian put over John Cena's goodbye gear.

Danielle put over Dropout live at Madison Square Garden. 

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Hal, Danielle and Lindsey sit at the precipice of back-to-back weekends with big shows from WWE.

There’s titles on the line with  Jey Uso vs. Gunther for World Championship, Sheamus vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title and Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax for the women’s World title. But while the team has strong opinions about who will win, there are also a lot of questions about the overall direction of the stars.

Plus: it’s another reminder that we’re due for another muppets x WWE crossover.

The Main Event

It's back to back weekends of Saturday shows, so let's pre-game the one that happens on the day this episode drops: the second modern edition of Saturday Nights' Main Event. But we face an important question: In a world with more WWE shows than ever, how long until the novelty of Saturday night's main event wears off?

Three Count

Hal put over Joe Hendry vs. John Cena.

Lindsey put over Sheamus’ first pilates class!

Danielle put over Jordynne Grace’s goodbye for TNA. 

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Join us on a brand new Tights and Fights where we shut out the darkness and celebrate a massive time for wrestling!

RAW and Smackdown have not had a pair of shows on Netflix and the USA Network respectively. New champions have been crowned, Tribal Chiefs have been established and we even have welcomed the debut of stars.

Danielle, Lindsey and producer Julian breakdown what we enjoyed and even look ahead to the rapidly approaching “Saturday Night’s Main Event” and Royal Rumble events.

Three Count

Julian put over the thoughts of the absent Hal Lublin

Lindsey put over Nikki Garcia on the Peacock series “The Traitors”

Danielle put over Hulk Hogan getting an LA welcome. 

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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 joy to discover!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the world!

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Alonso Duralde is one of the hosts of the podcast Maximum Film, right here on the MaxFun Network. He also happens to be one of the biggest Christmas fanatics of all time.

We decided there was no one better to discuss the closest thing we’ve ever gotten to a real holiday special from the WWE: That time Alberto Del Rio ran over Santa Claus. 

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There are only a few weeks left in the year, but WWE couldn’t resist getting one last hit in: Saturday Night’s Main Event!

The team breaks down some of the biggest matches from the show, including a pair of really strong World championships and the coronation of the first ever women’s United States Champion. 

Plus, thank you Cody Rhodes for reminding the world how good that winged eagle belt looks. 

The Main Event

2025 will bring a lot of changes to wrestling, so it's time for us to look ahead with bright eyes at what awaits us in the new year.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Bret Hart the genie.

Lindsey put over Cathy Kelly x Rhea Ripley. 

Hal put over Karrion Kross wanting a Turbo Man. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

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2024 was a big year for wrestling. Just look at the emotional moments: Cody Rhodes at last finished the story and ended Roman Reigns’ historic title reign; Drew McIntyre had a blood feud for the ages; Toni Storm took the women’s division in AEW to a new level.

Plus we had Bobby Lashley and MVP establishing the Hurt Syndicate; Rhea Ripley taking her rightful place as a top babyface and somehow the Bloodline remains compelling after four years of story. 

In the first of two 2024/2025 episodes we breakdown some highlights!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Cody Rhodes not being mad, just disappointed.

Lindsey put over DIY joining the naughty list. 

Hal put over Kevin Owens’ plan coming together. 

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This is the SECOND of two episodes of Tights and Fights this week. If you want to hear about Danielle and Lindsey’s visit to Netflix HQ to learn more about RAW’s debut on the streaming service, check online or your podcast feed.

In this episode we discuss Survivor Series War Games! A night of new champions and cage matches. So what do we think worked and what did we learn?

Plus, we’re so excited to finally see the introduction of the Women’s US and Intercontinental Championships. We have some thoughts about who should hold them first. 

The Three Count

Danielle put over the annual WWE East/West Bowl

Lindsey put over another little moment on Survivor Series. 

Hal put over the WWE announce team at the top of their game. 

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Danielle and Lindsey were live at Netflix HQ to learn more about WWE’s debut on the streaming platform.

They tell all about the event from how it went to the wrestlers they met to the magical mouthwash filled bathrooms.

Plus: you’ll even get to hear a portion of the press conference that we got to sit in on! Michael Cole, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Nick Khan and others from Netflix will tell us what they expect when RAW premiers on January 6th.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.

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Patrick Parker and Krystle Wright join us to tell us what they’re thankful for from wrestling. Preview: get ready for a LOT of Joshi chatter!

If you’re able to, contribute to Krystle’s GoFundMe!

Plus we read some listener comments to hear who was grateful for booing the biggest of heels and getting to see the finishing of stories. 

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There’s so much to give thanks for after a busy 2024: Magalomaniacs were removed from WWE; stories were effectively told after unfortunate accidents; and tons of stars truly came into their own.

But before we get to all that… who brought the best food for everyone to enjoy at the table this week?

The Three Count:

Danielle put over WWE x Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Julian put over the new home for wrestling conversation. 

Hal put over the Usos sharing a moment.

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The Gobbeldy Gooker was one of the worst things Vince McMahon ever conceived.

It was famed wrestler Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume that hatched from an egg at Survivor Series 1990 after months of build up.

It was maintained as a sort of inside joke for WWE fans for years. But now that we’re in the post-Vince era, it seems to be put to rest. Hopefully.

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Misandry Corner

Danielle Radford leads the team to discuss some of the sexist history of wrestling’s past. In this inaugural edition of the segment, the spotlight is on WWE’s most sordid Diva’s moments: a water balloon wet T-Shirt contest. How terrible was this? And which men would we like to see recast in it?

My Special Wrestler

Comic Creator Box Brown joins the program to discuss one of the greatest heels of all time: Ravishing Rick Rude.

Ring Tones

Comedian Hannibal Buress joins the program to discuss the music of Triple H. This will include every phase of his career from his time as Hunter Hearst Healmsley to his joining DX to becoming the cerebral assassin to his modern day role as the WWE’s chief executive of talent relations.

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Alex Schmidt is one of the hosts of the MaxFun podcasts “Secretly Incredibly Fascinating.” Recently they had a podcast breaking down the history of wrestling as an actual competition. So naturally we had to invite him on to teach him about the flip side: Cut the kayfabe!

Main Event

On "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating,” Alex and his co-host Katie Schmidt broke down the history of Sumo wrestling. And one thing about sumo is that Vince McMahon would happily find a way to represent the competition in some really great and really awful ways.

The Three Count

Lindsey and Danielle put over Mick Foley endorsing Kamala Harris. 

Julian put over Living United for Change in Arizona. 

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She was set up to be an all-time great in the company. But now she’s off to pursue her dreams, to WWE’s detriment.
In another piece of news: The Intercontinental Title has seemingly been reduced to a prop in the Bloodline conflict. And the person who’s suffered is Bron Breakker. In good news, he’s now a two time IC champion. So hopefully this aligns itself despite everything

Main Event

The intersection of horror and wrestling is a long and storied one. James A. Janisse from the YouTube show “The Kill Count” discuss some of the biggest wrestlers that dipped into the macabre including The Boogeyman, Bray Wyatt, Papa Shango and more. Spin the wheel, make the deal!

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the Damian and Kayden. 

Danielle put over The Studline fashion choices.

Hal put over Lin Manuel Miranda being a total mark.

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After a brief detour into the Kelce bros. Cereal (Hey, Jason was at WrestleMania, this counts!) We salute the full-time retirement of Bryan Danielson.

Then, we revisit a bit of episode 365, where we were joined by Janet Varney. Together, we listened to all of The American Dragon’s entrance music from over the years in our beloved Ring Tones segment.

The Three Count

Lindsey put over the ladies of RAW dominating the run-time. 

Julian put over Joe Hendry competing for Eurovision.

Hal put over couples wrestling.

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CM Punk and Drew McIntyre have wrapped up the final match in their rivalry that began in January. And what a way to close it out, with one of the best Hell in a Cell matches in recent memory.

But that leaves us with the time of year when WWE feels the most messy: Bron Breakker can’t settle on whether he’s a heel or a face, we’re back to one women’s match on RAW, the Saudi show is on the horizon… and we only have two hours every Monday to get it all sorted!

The Three Count

Danielle put over Punk’s upcoming triple threat.  

Lindsey put over polite Solo .

Hal put over The creators of the Cosco-verse.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

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But before we can dive into that tantalizing main event: Is WWE moving too fast with its push of Bron Breakker after his apparent face turn on RAW?

And speaking of babyfaces, is it time for Naomi, Jade and Bianca to embrace the dark side? Or at least two out of the three of them? 

The Main Event: Big Boi SZN

After Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed had a Last Monster Standing match, we're going to celebrate some of our favorite wrestling HOSSES of all time. Plus we’ll decide how to classify the big men and women of wrestling into the categories of Hoss/She-Hoss, big guys, attractions, and who works across multiple planes.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Toni Storm’s love affair. 

Lindsey put over John Cena on the Simpsons.

Hal put over CM Punk mastering call backs.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

We’ve joked about the idea of Dominik Mysterio on a pole for over a year. And now we get Dom Dom in a cage suspended over the ring for Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan. Might that be even better?

Plus Jey Uso has won his first ever solo title in WWE. So was this a great moment to give a crowd favorite who was overdue for gold? Or was it cutting Bron Breakker’s momentum off before he could really get going? We discuss. 

YEET!

The Main Event: Mr. McMahon

Netflix's documentary on Vince McMahon is streaming now. It features interviews from the man himself along with other WWE stars. And if Vince's statement is any indication you can expect a not-too-flattering look at wrestling's most influential monster.

Special thanks to Netflix for providing us with screeners.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Rhea feeling the yeet. 

Lindsey put over Pancho 3:16.

Hal put over Bret Hart kicking a man in the Shnutz.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

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Roman Reigns will have his first match in months at the Bad Blood PLE, this time teaming with Cody Rhodes against his rogue family, the New Bloodline. Lindsey and Danielle will explain why they’re prepared for Roman to lose.

And has WWE finally figured out how to make Braun Strowman interesting again? This feud with Big Bronson Reed could get us there!

All that… and Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair was a fun time. Because of course it was!

The Main Event: Hell in a Cell Renaissance

CM Punk and Drew McIntyre will cap off their rivalry in one of Triple H’s favorite matches: Hell in a Cell. For years it was the ultimate final match in an intense feud before Vince decided the match needed to be its own PPV no matter what feud actually deserved it. But now that Vince is out and Hunter is in that is finally changing. 

The Three Count

Danielle put over Megan Thee Stallion making fans cranky. 

Lindsey put over Damian Priests 24.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

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It’s a big time for change in WWE… Smackdown has moved to USA Network. And perhaps even more intriguing… RAW may move to two hours soon.

This is all happening as the card for Bad Blood on Peacock is being filled out with the finale of the Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk, Gunther vs. Sami Zayn 2 for the World Heavyweight Championship and Jey Usos competing for the Intercontinental Championship. 

The Main Event: ALL RISE… FOR THE JUDGMENT DAY!

In 2022 Edge debuted a new look that helped launch his new faction The Judgment Day. Since then the group has added members, kicked out others and raised the profile of everyone in purple and black.

The Three Count

Julian put over R-Truth NSFW (really).

Dimitry put over Joe Hendry on Eurovision???.

Hal put over Dave Bautista puppy interview.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Julian Burrell and Dimitry Pompée.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Bash in Berlin was a fun show that gave us a lot to love. Gunther and Cody Rhodes expectantly retained their championships, but in a way that still gave us a lot to chew on for their futures.

Despite seemingly convoluted rules on paper, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre turned in a really fun strap match with a fun twist that we hope is replicated.

And one sore subject persists: with Jade and Bianca once again winning the tag team titles, is there any hope that that division will eventually be reoriented?

The Three Count

Danielle put over Terror Twin Nuggiez.

Lindsey put over Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza.

Hal put over Cat Dad Steve Austin.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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It’s Bash in Berlin weekend! The first WWE event live from Germany already has a fantastic Main Event lined up with Gunther vs. Randy Orton. So how do we feel about humble and “grateful for his long career” Randy? Not great!

In addition to breaking down the other matches on the card, we’ll discuss what’s becoming a trend in the Triple H era: 5 match cards for the PLEs. Is it a move for the best or are there too many missing elements on the shows nowadays?

The Main Event: Nepobabies, we make our dreams come true

Wrestling is the only place where Nepo Baby is a badge of honor. You can even call them a "second/third generation superstar" if you're feelin' nasty. And now that we're in our family wars era of WWE, we thought we'd take a look at some of our favorite legacy stars from over the years.

The Three Count

Danielle put over ASMR- the Montreal Screwjob.

Lindsey put over The Tsunami to end all Tsunamis.

Hal put over The death of Psycho Sid Vicious.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Roman Reigns briefly regained the most sought after jewelry in all of wrestling (narrowly surpassing CM Punk’s bracelet); but he was quickly taken out by Solo Sikoa’s crew. But let’s get to the real point: Would our cousins oust us from the family in the name of power?

Plus, The Unholy Union retained the women’s tag team championships– but is this a good sign of the women’s tag titles becoming a true marquee item in the company?

The Main Event: RAW on Netflix

When RAW moves to Netflix, it will be the most significant step away from traditional broadcasting in WWE. There have been so many steps along the way for WWE from YouTube to Hulu, to the Network to Peacock, 

The Three Count

Danielle put over Ronda’s AMA gone wrong (or right).

Lindsey put over Bryan Danielson hating pigs.

Hal put over Lil Jon from Georgia.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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WWE has struggled to establish women’s tag titles as a true attraction. Now they’re having a tournament for the number one contendership with several promising teams in the mix. But will any of them be able to solve the larger problems that have prevented women’s tag teams from reaching new heights?

Plus, while a feud with Randy Orton can doom a young champion, we’ll explain why we’re actually really excited for his match against Gunther. 

And with John Cena’s retirement looming large we speculate about how he could put over a lot of great young talent… and still win that elusive 17th world championship.

The Main Event: Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley has been successful both at the tail end of the Ruthless Aggression era and in the modern era. A multiple time champion in WWE and TNA who even had time to fight in MMA for a few years. Now he supposedly plans to leave WWE so who knows what the future may hold. 

The Three Count

Danielle put over No Hard Feelings about wrestling.

Lindsey put over Jesse Ventura being extra vocal about dummies.

Hal put over sports news you can believe in.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford andJulian Burrell.

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Hal, Danielle and Lindsey breakdown SummerSlam 2024. It’s WWE’s biggest event of the season and there was SO much that happened!

There were four(!!!!) title changes at the event, which are all agreed to be for the best. So what’s next for the new champions?

The Judgment Day went through radical changes, sending Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley out on their own. Regarding Damian, maybe this new direction is exactly what he needs after a middling championship run.

And that’s not even to say that Roman Reigns is back! There’s no doubt that the shows are better when he’s around, so now we get to see him try to clean up his family drama.

The Three Count

Danielle put over Bayley representing the next generation.

Lindsey put over 10 things Cody has.

Hal put over Seth Rollins ref vision.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Hal, Danielle and Lindsey tackle a question raised by Chris Jericho earlier this week: Could pro-wrestling be an Olympic sport? And upon what criteria would it be judged? And who would be the ultimate voice of judgment? Let’s fantasy book the Olympics!

Plus: One final look at Summerslam, which is thankfully this weekend so we can at last move on to other wrestling shows. 

The Main Event

It's the Summer Olympics as we record this and there have been a number of competitors who went on to perform for the WWE. There's Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Bad News Brown and more.  

Today we're going to focus on Chad Gable! He last competed in 2012 Olympic Games and these days is locked in battle with the Wyatt Sick6.

The Three Count

Danielle put over a private meeting between the boy kings of wrestling.

Lindsey put over Peloton marks.

Hal put over The Rock inventing everything.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Danielle, Hal and Lindsey are back together again, just in time for the final push into SummerSlam.

No other group in wrestling has captured our hearts this week quite like Sonya Deville, Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler aka “The Studline.” Sure they may never actually be called that on camera, but they forever will be in our hearts. 

And we’re torn between believing the Liv/Dom/Rhea story could be something that ends in a really cool and exciting new direction for everyone in the Judgment Day… or it could be falling into the same boring tropes that we always dread. Hold onto hope!

And hark! Does the Tribal Chief cometh in just a few weeks?

The Main Event

Alison Brie is an actor who’s most recently appeared in Peacock’s “Apples Never Fall.” And wrestling fans know her as the star of Netflix’s “GLOW.” The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling brought a lot of new eyes to wrestling. Unfortunately the show was never given a proper conclusion. But it still lives on in the hearts of fans… including us! 

We talk to Alison about the GLOW fanbase, what it was like to learn how to wrestle, whether or not WWE ever talked with her about getting in the ring and more.

The Three Count

Danielle put over the belief in Joe Hendry.

Lindsey put over Cathy Kelly being a gift.

Hal put over Kevin Owens' great advice.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Lindsey Kelk at last returns from the UK and an extensive book tour.  Though it was full of trials and tribulations, it was a glorious time; mainly because she got to interact with some wonderful members of the Nation of Conversation at every step of the way.

We’ll also get her opinions on some of the biggest stories leading up to SummerSlam (which is perilously close!). We’ve got Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk, Damien Priest vs. Gunther, Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan and so much more!

The Three Count

Julian Burrell put over Big E percolating.

Lindsey put over the Nation of conversation making their presence known on the book tour!

Hal put over Hendry No. 5.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Danielle and Julian join forces to discuss what may be the greatest women’s briefcase ladder match yet.

The men’s title match was a little less amazing but, there was still a lot to break down here: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk is as hot as it could possibly be. And while there are some downsides to Drew immediately failing his cash-in, we’ll explain one reason why this may be a positive.

Plus: Rhea Ripley is back! And everyone from Damian, Liv, Dominik and all of RAW benefits from her presence.

Finally, with nary a salmon colored clothing item in sight, John Cena has announced his retirement tour. We explain why this version of bowing out makes sense.

The Three Count

Julian Burrell put over Oba Femi and his future

Danielle put over Mansoor establishing his own ribbity raps. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and  Danny Tamberelli.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Hal and Danielle are joined by Danny Tamberelli– He’s been in tons of classics including The Mighty Ducks and “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and “All That” on Nickelodeon. His latest book is entitled The Road Trip Rewind. 

Together our panel will discuss their favorite wrestling toys from over the years and why the tropes of romantic comedies aren’t that different from the tropes of wrestling.

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“The Macho Man” Randy Savage is an absolute legend of wrestling. Iconic voice, great look and an all-around icon. We get into why he was so great and is still remembered all these years later

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and  Danny Tamberelli.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Hal and Danielle are joined by Kefin Mahon, wrestling podcast host-extraordinaire (including the long-running “How2Wrestling”). 

Together they run through a cycle of big time wrestling shows: WWE, AEW, TNA and NXT. That’s right, we’re hitting ALL the bases today!

Plus, the era of the Wyatt Sick6 is upon us! Bo Dallas being interviewed by Uncle Howdy was incredibly compelling. We talk about that and why this new version of the family has a chance to succeed without Bray.

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Kurt Angle is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He had an incredible first year in the WWF, winning multiple championships in short order. That kick-started a career that spanned decades and multiple companies and performances. 

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Julian put over Panchoooooooooooo!

Danielle put over a hazardous work environment.

Hal put over OUTTA NOWHERE. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Kefin Mahon.

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But who should be the champion next? Despite a great showing in this match, Damian Priest seems like he’s floundering. Maybe a returning Seth Rollins? 

Plus, we light a candle for the fallen Chad Gable. Gone so quickly after signing a new contract. 

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Julian put over the raw emotions of Glasgow. 

Danielle put over Bret Hart at his best.

Hal put over the double turn. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Julian Burrell.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Plus a bit more about why a certain champion should stay in NXT a little longer and why there may be room for ONE more title on the main roster.

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For this segment, we’re joined by Rufi Thorpe, author of the new 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 under-discussed heel turn that helped lay the foundation for the Attitude Era.

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Julian put over Cody Rhodes being invited to the cookout. 

Danielle put over Zelina Vega dislocating her shoulder.

Hal put over Unwritten/unbrokken and Travis Kelce’s lease on life.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Damian Priest has been World Heavyweight Champion for several months now. So why does it feel like we’re still waiting for him to step his game up? 

In other title news, LA Knight finally has his eyes set on Logan Paul and the United States Championship. But how to navigate these waters since both of these guys could really use a win? Perhaps it would involve… giving Logan Paul the Money in the Bank briefcase?

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For this segment, we’re joined by J. Keith van Straaten, host of the MaxFun trivia podcast “Go Fact Yourself.”

For most of 2009, Monday Night RAW would welcome a series of celebrity guest hosts. This included everyone from Snoop Dogg to Seth Green to Peewee Herman and dozens over others. But one man stands above nearly all others and is in the conversation for the greatest celebrity RAW host: Bob Barker, long standing host of The Price is Right.

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Lindsey/ Julian put over a beautiful cover of Taylor Swift and Drew’s cat life

Danielle put over real art.

Hal put over Stone Cold ET.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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This past Saturday was King and Queen of the ring- another WWE PLE live from Saudi Arabia. There’s a lot to like about seeing a foreign crowd excited about live wrestling, but lest we forget that these shows are directly paid for by a murderous regime with awful politics. So let’s talk about that.

Regardless of how we feel about the show, the results will play into the weekly shows as well. Gunther and Nia Jax are now certified royalty and will get championship matches at SummerSlam.

Plus, Logan Paul remains infuriatingly good at wrestling; and NXT is officially working with TNA in an expanded capacity with Jordynne Grace booked for a match against Roxanne Perez.

COOKIE!

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Becky Lynch has been one of the biggest stars in WWE for several years now. She's held titles, main evented WrestleMania and been relied on to do a lot on this most recent run. But as of this week she is no longer the Women's World Champion and has not signed a new deal with the company.

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Lindsey put over Instagram. All of it!

Danielle put over twitter. All of it!

Hal put over MJF’s birthday shoutouts.

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We’re another week closer to a big PLE in REDACTED where a new King and Queen of the Ring will be crowned.

Now that Gunther has dispatched the would-be King Yeet, Jey Uso, it feels like it is the Ring General’s tournament to lose. And him vs. Randy Orton could be a lot of fun.

On the women’s side, there’s one person emerging as the favorite of Danielle and Lindsey’s who may surprise you.

Plus, after a tease, it looks like Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes will only be for the WWE title with no double-champ implications at play. Hal will tell us why he’s a fan of the move. 

Plus: Harry and the Hendersons starring Otis!

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The WWE King of the Ring goes back to 1985 when Don Murraco became the first monarch of WWF. Since then dozens of others have competed for the honor of WWE's funniest honor.

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Lindsey put over Peacock's new show (which has a star you may recognize).

Danielle put over a surprising possibility to be Queen of the Ring. 

Hal put over Shane McMahon vs. Kurt Angle.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

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Danielle and Lindsey discuss which wrestlers have leveled up in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.

Is Gunther destined to get a crown and be led to the ring on a little chariot? Why are we so confident that Ilja Dragunov will be fine despite losing to Jey Uso? And why would we be okay with Nia Jax finessing her way to a win in the finals?

Plus, we lament the fact that Logan Paul is still really good at wrestling and will probably have a great match with Cody Rhodes. 

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We’re joined by Brenda Snell and Austin Taylor, our friends from the MaxFun podcast “Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries” to talk about one of the wildest WWE ventures of all time:

In 1999 Vince McMahon had a vision for a combination restaurant, retail store and night club in Times Square called WWF New York. It featured WWF music, memorabilia, PPVs… and was absolutely not long for this world since it shut down just under four years after it opened. WWE later opened a sister location called WWE Niagara Falls which was open from 2002 to 2011. They even recently had another go at the physical location for WWF, but you’ll have to visit Saudi Arabia to see it. 

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Lindsey put over Sami Zayn on Netflix is a Joke.

Julian put over Paper Mario (a secret wrestling game). 

Danielle put over Macho Austin.

Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Hal and Lindsey are joined by producer Julian to fill out third chair for the week. 

This past weekend was Backlash, WWE’s first ever PLE live from Lyons France. The crowd was positively aching for wrestling and cemented themselves as one of the loudest in recent memory.

But in the aftermath, questions abound: With Tonga Loa now part of Solo Sikoa’s new Bloodline, where does the group go from here? And now that Cody Rhodes has gotten his first defense out of the way, what’s the next program to really cement him as the top guy in WWE?

Plus with King of the Ring now underway, we speculate what its essential function is in WWE these days.

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Julian put over SGW’s recent Go Fund Me

Lindsey put over Sheamus vs. Gunther. Nuff said. 

Hal put over Shayna Baszler's soup habit.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Hal, Danielle and Lindsey preview the card. But since it’s Backlash and is largely supposed to be a show that’s a little lower on the priority list, it’s quickly derailed by conversations of snacks.

But let’s not be too harsh: Bianca and Jade may be tag champions soon! Tiffany Stratton is back in the WWE title picture-but you know what? She probably has great taste in candy.

We’re also joined by comedian, author and podcaster Jamie Loftus. She’s written the book Raw Dog: The Naked Truth about Hotdogs and the newly launched podcast "Sixteenth Minute (of fame)." She also happens to be a huge fan of The Big Show, as she explained the last time she was on our show. 

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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.

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Danielle put over Dwayne Johnson (allegedly) using bottles for bathrooms.

Lindsey put over a lil more wrestling x Taylor.

Hal put over obeying your parents.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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But first, Hal and Danielle take a special look at the state of WWE going into the Draft. Becky Lynch is now the Women’s World Champion after winning a battle royal on RAW. A safe choice… but was it the right one?

In addition to Becky, we have other champions to celebrate: Trick Williams is NXT champ! And Swerve Strickland got the AEW World title!

Chad Gable is fully heel now. What’s the next step to make sure he continues to ascend?

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We’re joined by Dave Reuter. He’s an author whose latest book is Kayfabe: A Love Story. It’s filled with essays written in an alternate universe where wrestling and the stories it presents are 100% real.

The book has a lot of focus on WrestleMania III. That show was sold on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant for the WWF Championship. But there was one match that stole the show that evening and had a lot of fans talking, even after Hogan slammed Andre: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Macho Man Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship.

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Dave put over Savage vs. Warrior

Danielle put over @NorbertoGaetan.

Hal put over Taylor Swift x Wrestling. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford.

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Hal, Danielle and Lindsey mourn the loss of fallen Mami, Rhea Ripley. With the injury putting her out for several months, who will be the new Women’s World Champion? And does this mean that Liv Morgan finally gets an attitude to sink her teeth into?

Plus, Sami Zayn got quite a moment, with a grand Montreal entrance and a successful Intercontinental title defense. But when will Chad Gable and his new attitude get to wear the gold?

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As WWE moves into a new era, NXT is also getting shuffled around a lot. With the draft coming up, a lot of stars from Tuesday will be moved up to the main roster; and there's even word that NXT may move into "third brand" territory once more.

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Danielle put over the world coming to Nyla Rose’s defense.

Lindsey put over Sami’s hometown welcome.

Hal put over the spoils of Cody’s victory. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Dimitry Pompee

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Dimitry Pompee is from the podcast “Eurovangelists” and we were eager to welcome him back for the absent Lindsey Kelk. And there’s so much to talk about! Cody Rhodes has at last finished the story and become WWE Champion; Damian Priest and CM Punk made Drew McIntyre’s life a living hell this weekend. Bayley refused to let herself be overshadowed and finally had a great singles match at WrestleMania!

And yet amid our praise we also find things to criticize: Why is every faction in WWE based on race these days? What was the deal with that Jimmy and Jey match? And was the Undertaker really the best choice to confront the Rock? 

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Danielle put over Drew McIntyre’s new coach

Dimitry put over Stokely Hathaway on Soul Plane

Hal put over Roman not being a fan of the Cross Rhodes. 

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Dimitry Pompee

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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The overall card looks like WrestleMania XL will make for a fun two nights of wrestling; we discuss who we’d love to see win, which matches have been lacking and what we’re most looking forward to.

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The Rock is in full on Final Boss mode and that means that the Bloodline is bigger, better and badder than ever. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes will all pull double duty this weekend, with the latter two main eventing nights one and two of WrestleMania.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk, and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Dimitry Popée is the host of the fantastic new MaxFun podcast “Eurovangelists,” which covers the famous song contest Eurovision. He’s a lifelong wrestling fan. He briefly stopped watching after Kurt Angle drove a milk truck on RAW– because frankly what could ever top that?

Dmitry eventually started watching WWE again after WrestleMania 32. These days he watches just about everything, including New Japan and AEW. He’ll tell us about why he doesn’t think Eurovision and the Royal Rumble are all that different.

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WCW struck gold in 90s when it had Hulk Hogan turn heel and join Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to form the New World Order. And while the nWo fizzled in later years without a clear end game, its impact is still felt to this day. 

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Hal put over Roman Reigns’ Super Bowl Prediction.

Danielle put over Gypsie Rose Blanchard backstage at AEW.

Lindsey put over Drew’s tricep work out.

Dmitry put over Belanka.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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In this special preview, you'll hear about our recasting Hamilton with professional wrestlers, the pilot of Tappin Titles, Janet Varney's foray into the wrestling and Cesaro's entrance music along with so much more. 

A brief look at the Tights and Fights BoCo that just dropped --  a live commentary for the film "The Chaperone." The full version is exclusively available for MaxFun Members.

In honor of the biggest time of the year for MaxFun, we welcome back family member and original host, Open Mike Eagle!

He tells us all about the wrestling he’s been watching lately, including what he’s noticed missing from AEW recently, his thoughts on CM Punk’s return to WWE and so much more

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It was a bumpy road, but we’re finally set for Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes to headline WrestleMania XL. We discuss our levels of hype and whether this is finally the time for Cody to finish the story. 

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Danielle put over Asuka surprising a fan.

Lindsey put over wrestling and koala bears.

Mike put over wrestling x hamilton.

Hal put over R-Truth in Austria.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk, and Mike Eagle

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights” 

John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts” 

Brea Grant & Mallory O’Meara -“Reading Glasses”

If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

Happy #MaxFunDrive, eve! Here’s a little preview of everything to come on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights! It’s the biggest time of the year so get ready to learn a bit about what’s in store for you for the next two weeks!

Traveling to WrestleMania? Well get ready cuz Hal Lublin is set to share the best way to maximize your trip to Philadelphia on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

Whether your looking for the best tourist attractions, museums or, yes, Philly cheesesteaks, we’ve got you covered with the ultimate guide between your wrestling adventures.

Plus, we revisit our 2021 chat with Austin Creed (aka Xavier Woods from WWE’s The New Day). Hear all about his gaming and bass habits along with his love of “The Golden Girls.”

If you want to hear the full conversation with Austin, check out the original episode, online and wherever you get podcasts!

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Julian Burrell

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Finish the story (mode) on a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

We’ve got some major updates on how you can expect a LOT of podcasts during the #MaxFunDrive… including one that welcomes back our beloved Open Mike Eagle! 

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WWE 2K24 is finally here! It features a lot of (though not every) WrestleMania storylines going back to the very beginning. Hal will give his honest review as Lindsey and Danielle ask the pertinent questions: Can you rewrite the WWE canon? Can you beat up dudes as Chyna?

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Danielle put over the wrestling world standing up for Bianca Belair.

Lindsey put over Dominik marrying not-Mami.

Hal put over Miz getting stuck again.

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Get down with Dom Dom! It’s a brand new episode of the Tights and Fights podcast!

We’re joined this week by Chris Gethard. He’s a comedian and longtime wrestling fan who’s new book is entitled Dad at Peace. He’ll tell us stories about becoming friends with Sami Zayn and hanging out backstage at wrestling shows. 

This past weekend, Perth, Australia hosted Elimination Chamber, the final PLE before WrestleMania. The responses were middling, but the event did succeed in setting up the WWE’s biggest show of the year. The team discusses their opinions on why every match was at least worth watching on Saturday.

Plus, a love tribute to Virgil, an underrated wrestling icon of a bygone era. 

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Ever since his WWE debut, Dominik Mysterio was dismissed as little more than a nepo baby hire. And these days he arguably gets more heat than anyone else in the company BECAUSE he's a nepo baby hire! And a goth!

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Julian put over a shoutout to the naysayers.

Lindsey put over the OK show.

Hal put over Regals original entrance music (perfect for a custom WWE 2K theme).

Hosted by Hal Lublin and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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The team revisits WrestleMania 33. An event that was mostly forgettable, but had a lasting impact on the modern landscape of wrestling. 

Bear witness to such matches as Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho-- a match that Vince McMahon hated and that lead to Jericho leaving WWE and appearing in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Plus, Roman Reigns becomes just the second man to defeat the Undertaker at WrestleMania. And in perhaps the most surprising Mania return ever: The Hardyz return to WWE and win the RAW tag team championships. 

LaToya Ferguson is a writer and podcaster who rejoins the show after an extended absence. We’re in the final days before Elimination Chamber, the last show before WrestleMania. 

We’ll discuss everything from the increased focus on tag teams in WWE, Bayley’s relationship with Dakota Kai and how to properly balance watching wrestling with your mother and dog.

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After a chaotic week deciding the main event of WrestleMania 40, not only does Cody have his match back. But for the first time in over a decade, the Rock is officially a heel. Latoya was actually involved in the "WWE Evil," a series that took a look back on the bad guys in wrestling. So what better person to talk about Rocky's return to the dark side and where he stacks up with the villains of the past.

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LaToya put over Queen Aminata.

Lindsey put over Rhea Ripley trending in two companies.

Hal put over they're in the judgment day.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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There were some fun wrestling developments: The tag titles are getting a lot of love. Bayley will face Iyo Sky for the WWE women’s championship. But we know what everyone REALLY wants to talk about…

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When Cody Rhodes won the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row, it was heavily implied that he would take on Roman Reigns to try and finish the story at WrestleMania in Philadelphia. But Cody would surprise everyone on Smackdown by  saying that WrestleMania was NOT where he would face Roman, but that he got in contact with The Rock to "take everything" away from the champion.

We're recording this on Friday. Thursday was WWE big play to pivot at their WrestleMania kick off event in Las Vegas. The Rock played up his family ties, his heeldom and his alliance with Roman Reigns… And Cody reversed course and chose Roman as his opponent at WrestleMania.

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Danielle put over believing in Batista.

Lindsey put over Bayley deserving respect as the rumble winner.

Hal put over Brody Lee Jr. learning to wrestle.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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Cody Rhodes and Bayley are the winners of the 2023 rumbles. Cody gets a chance to finally finish his story while Bayley gets the singles showcase that she earned years ago.

The women’s rumble kicked off the show and had tons of surprises. Jordynne Grace came out with the TNA Knockouts championship belt in tow; Naomi made her long-awaited return; and Jade Cargill finally debuted.

The men’s rumble was comparatively light on surprises; that probably has to do with the fact that it was heavily reworked in light of the massive news from the Wall Street Journal. Speaking of which…

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Vince McMahon has once again left WWE. After details of his harassment lawsuit were published in the Wall Street Journal in 2022, he left the company only to force his way back in the following year. Last Thursday even more horrific details were published in a follow-up story. We discuss everything that we saw in the report and how WWE handled it breaking on one of their biggest weekends of the year.

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Danielle put over Paddington in the Rumble.

Lindsey put over anything from R-Truth.

Hal put over one specific instance from R-Truth.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

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It’s Royal Rumble weekend and it’s time to celebrate on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!

There’s a lot of changes coming to WWE near the end of the year. We already knew about Smackdown moving to USA Network and NXT moving to the CW. Now we’ve learned that RAW will make the jump to Netflix. We’ll discuss what this means for us.

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2018 was a massive Royal Rumble: Shinsuke Nakamura’s biggest win ever! Asuka wins the first ever women’s Rumble! Ronda Rousey debuts in WWE! We were excited about two of those. In a segment previously recorded in 2018, Hal, Danielle, Lindsey and Mike Eagle discuss the event.

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Lindsey put over Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins on GQ.

Julian put over the new era of TNA.

Danielle put over refs in the new WWE 2K24 videogame.

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