Ep. 419: Sumo in WWE ft. Alex Schmidt

Sure the holidays are upon us, but did you know that we have brand new merchandise celebrating the best time of the year? Get your new Ice Cream Christmas shirts available in any color and flavor you’d like at Maxfunstore.com.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 CountDanielle 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. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

It’s a weekend of WAR on Tights and Fights!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 CountDanielle put over the annual WWE East/West BowlLindsey put over another little moment on Survivor Series. Hal put over the WWE announce team at the top of their game. Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, and Lindsey Kelk.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

It’s a brand new streamable edition of Tights and Fights!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.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Let us give thanks for ANOTHER brand new thankful episode of Tights and Fights!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. The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Let us give thanks for a brand new episode of Tights and Fights!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.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Step into the Gobbeldy-verse on a brand new bonus Tights and Fights!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.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram.If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Producer Julian Burrell has collected three of the best segments from the show’s archives for your enjoyment.Misandry CornerDanielle 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 WrestlerComic Creator Box Brown joins the program to discuss one of the greatest heels of all time: Ravishing Rick Rude.Ring TonesComedian 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.Hosted by Julian Burrell, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle.Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook.If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Wrestling is overtly incredibly fascinating as we’ve always known on Tights and Fights!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 EventOn "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 CountLindsey and Danielle put over Mick Foley endorsing Kamala Harris. Julian put over Living United for Change in Arizona. Hosted by Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

We mourn Samantha Irvin’s departure from WWE on this episode of Tights and Fights!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 everythingMain EventThe 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 CountLindsey put over the Damian and Kayden. Danielle put over The Studline fashion choices.Hal put over Lin Manuel Miranda being a total mark.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Farewell, sweet American Dragon. We celebrate you on this episode of Tights and Fights!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 CountLindsey put over the ladies of RAW dominating the run-time. Julian put over Joe Hendry competing for Eurovision.Hal put over couples wrestling.Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey KelkProduced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook, BlueSky and Instagram. PLUS! Check out our Tights and Fights Discord!If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.