In simple terms, "mauling" means to fiercely attack or harm someone or something. It describes a violent and aggressive act of injuring or damaging with great force.
Sooner he's gone we can start to rebuild and put behind us the days of getting mauled by the big teams and scalped by the smaller ones regularly (justarsenal.com)
And speaking of The Phantom Menace, turns out the death of Darth Maul in that film wasn't actually the character's end, as he's due to be resurrected this fall in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (slashfilm.com)