Insight with Chris Van Vliet
630 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsChris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy Winning TV Host, YouTuber and Inc. 500 entrepreneur obsessed with reverse engineering the mindsets and habits of world class performers. Each episode features in depth conversations with top athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs and thought leaders. If they are the best at what they do, CVV wants to get their insight and help you apply it to your own life.
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Why Chris Jericho almost left wrestling in 2005, his favorite match, thoughts on MJF
October 13, 2020 07:15 - 59 minutesChris Jericho chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. He talks about celebrating his 30th anniversary in wrestling, the match that has meant the most to him, how growing up with a famous father impacted him, how he balances wrestling with Fozzy, his podcast, his cruise and his other business endeavors, who the original members of The Inner Circle were going to be, his reaction when fans started singing along to his entrance theme, why he almost left wrestling in 2005, his thoug...
Dominik Mysterio: Learning from his dad, WWE debut, paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero, kendo stick shots
October 08, 2020 07:05 - 53 minutesDominik Mysterio talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in San Diego, CA. He talks about his WWE debut against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam, continuing his family's legacy, doing a frog splash to pay tribute to Eddie Guerrero, his memories of the ladder match for his custody, how his sister Aalyah and his mom are part of the current storylines, his plan to wear a mask in the ring and change his name to Prince Mysterio, a possible match with David Benoit and much more!Please subscribe and supp...
Jazz on breaking barriers, never having an action figure, following Rock vs. Hogan at WM18
October 05, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutesJazz sits down with Chris Van Vliet live and in person at the Independent Wrestling Expo put on by Fighting Words Promotions in North Richland, TX. She talks about how she started her incredible career, how much Paul Heyman helped her, making a name for herself in ECW, her run as a heel in WWE, the fact that there has never been an action figure made of her, what it was like following The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18 for her match with Trish Stratus and Lita, her appearance at Doubl...
Gangrel set himself on fire during The Brood entrance, Luna Vachon, Edge & Christian
October 01, 2020 07:05 - 38 minutesGangrel sits down with Chris Van Vliet for a conversation in person at the Independent Wrestling Expo put on by Fighting Words Promotions in North Richland Hills, Texas. He talks about the fangs he wears and how they used to be permanent, his wrestling school "Gangrel's Wrestling Asylum", how he once caught on fire during The Brood's entrance, what it was like working with Edge and Christian and then The New Brood of The Hardy Boyz, his memories of Luna Vachon, the blood he spits during his e...
Miro: "I don't want to talk about Rusev", how he and Lana met, AEW debut, Bobby Lashley storyline
September 29, 2020 07:05 - 43 minutesMiro talks to Chris Van Vliet from Jacksonville, FL. He talks about why he signed with AEW after being released from WWE, how he met his wife CJ Perry (Lana), what it means to be "The Best Man", learning to speak English from listening to Tupac Shakur songs, sleeping in his taxi while attending wrestling school, how he felt about Bobby Lashley and Lana making out with each other on Raw, the real plans for the Liv Morgan storyline that interrupted Lana and Lashley's wedding and much more! Ple...
Daniel Puder on the Kurt Angle incident, winning Tough Enough, MMA career, starting his business
September 24, 2020 07:05 - 57 minutesDaniel Puder talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in South Florida. He talks about his business "My Life My Power", winning WWE's $1,000,000 Tough Enough but not actually getting a million dollars, his incident with Kurt Angle, Dana White's plan to have Puder and Angle fight in UFC, his undefeated MMA career, the TEDx Talk he gave on the idea of "Significance Breeds Success" and much more! Please subscribe and support the show by supporting our sponsors!INDEED- Get a $75 credit to boost...
David Arquette never wanted to win the WCW Championship, how he almost died in the ring, Scream
September 22, 2020 07:05 - 54 minutesDavid Arquette talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Nashville, TN about his new documentary "You Cannot Kill David Arquette". He opens up about his indie wrestling career, getting redemption for himself, how he found out he was going to win the WCW Championship, the negative reaction he received after winning it, the Scream role that he originally auditioned before becoming Deputy Dewey, how he almost died in the ring after his death match with Nick Gage, being trained by AEW's Peter A...
John Morrison on returning to WWE, Austin Aries no sell at Bound for Glory, The Miz, Taya Valkyrie
September 17, 2020 07:05 - 1 hourJohn Morrison sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his home in Los Angeles, CA to talk about his new movie "Speed of Time". He also discusses his return to WWE after 8 years, his crazy ladder match at WrestleMania 36, his favorite WrestleMania moment ever, what he has learned from being friends with The Miz, his thoughts on being the most successful Tough Enough winner ever, how he stays in shape at age 40, his wife Taya Valkyrie and much more! Please subscribe and support the show by supporti...
Thunder Rosa on AEW/NWA talent share, face paint meaning, Lucha Underground, growing up in Mexico
September 15, 2020 07:05 - 1 hourThunder Rosa chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in San Antonio, TX. She talks about how she was able to appear on AEW as the NWA Women's Champion, if we will see other NWA talent in AEW, her thoughts on her match with Hikaru Shida at All Out, her story of growing up in Tijuana and moving to the United States, her MMA career, who her dream opponents are, the deep meaning behind her face paint, what it was like wrestling for Lucha Underground and so much more! Please subscribe and suppo...
Stipe Miocic on facing Brock Lesnar "It would be an early night for me", Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier
September 14, 2020 07:05 - 46 minutesThe baddest man on the planet, current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Cleveland, OH. He talks about his trilogy with Daniel Cormier, what it was like winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship, how his training has changed due to Covid, building a champion's mindset, if he would rather fight Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou next, his thoughts on a possible fight with Brock Lesnar, who he thinks is the greatest Cleveland athlete of all time, why...
Andrew Yang on WWE's "plain F-ing greed", Vince McMahon, favorite wrestling match, AEW
September 10, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutesFormer U.S. Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang speaks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in New York. He talks about WWE and Vince McMahon's "ridiculous classification of WWE wrestlers as independent contractors", what he thinks can happen to change it, WWE comparing their intellectual property to Disney and Warner Bros., his thoughts on AEW, his favorite wrestlers growing up, attending WrestleMania 4, his all-time favorite match and more! Please subscribe and support The CVV Show by support...
Billie Kay on The IIconics breakup, solo careers, Peyton Royce, meeting The Rock
September 08, 2020 06:55 - 1 hourJessica McKay (aka Billie Kay) chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about The IIconics breaking up, growing up in Australia, her goals for a solo career, how she met Peyton Royce in high school, her path to getting signed by WWE, why The Rock is her favorite wrestler, her experience meeting him, her new YouTube channel called "J McKay Does", winning the tag team titles, wrestling at WrestleMania, her catchphrase "You've got to be joking me" and much more! I hope ...
Jake Roberts: Signing with AEW, getting bit by snakes, favorite promo of all time, DDP, Lance Archer
September 03, 2020 07:05 - 38 minutesJake "The Snake" Roberts sits down with Chris Van Vliet for a live interview at the Independent Wrestling Expo put on by Fighting Words Promotions in North Richland Hills, TX. He is the master of telling stories and in this interview he talks about how his contract with AEW came together, being a manager for Lance Archer, how DDP saved his life, beating addiction, his favorite promo of all time, the inspiration for his promos, his new book, some crazy snake stories and so much more! Support ...
Matt Hardy's opinion on cinematic matches, his AEW debut, Broken Matt, Sammy Guevara chairshot
September 01, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutesMatt Hardy chats with Chris Van Vliet from Jacksonville, FL. He talks about leaving WWE and deciding to sign with AEW, why he feels the Broken Matt Hardy character works better with a crowd, the vicious chairshot to the face from Sammy Guevara, his favorite TLC match, how he created Broken Matt Hardy and the catchphrase "delete", his thoughts on cinematic matches after coming up with "The Final Deletion", wanting to work with Darby Allin and much more!Listen to me as a guest on the WWE Podcas...
Jeff Cobb on his AEW apperances, WWE interest, NJPW matches, Lucha Underground
August 27, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourJeff Cobb sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in depth conversation. He talks about his two appearances on AEW, his match with Jon Moxley, wrestling in the Olympics, who would win in an amateur match between him and Kurt Angle, his favorite matches in NJPW, working as The Monster Matanza Cueto in Lucha Underground, growing up in Hawaii, his love of the Backstreet Boys and much more! Please support the show by supporting our sponsors: DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET- Use the promo code BLUEWIRE t...
Erick Rowan on Brodie Lee in AEW, The Wyatt Family, WWE release, original plans for his cage
August 25, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutesErick Redbeard (Erick Rowan) sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Minneapolis, MN. He talks about his release from WWE, being part of the Wyatt Family, why he started wearing a sheep's mask, his thoughts on Brodie Lee since signing with AEW, The Bludgeon Brothers, his WrestleMania match with The Rock, whether he has any interest in signing with AEW, the original plans for his cage in WWE, his favorite bands and more! Please support the show by supporting our sponsors: DIRECTV NFL...
Mike O'Hearn almost signed with WWE, steroid claims, falling off stage, American Gladiators
August 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMike O'Hearn talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about how he almost signed with WWE in the 90s and the reason he said no at the last minute, his career as a bodybuilding and fitness icon, being discovered by Joe Weider, how being a father has changed him, who came up with the name of his son Titan Maximus, his reaction to people who think he takes steroids, the documentary Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life and much more! Please support the show by supporting our...
Tama Tonga on his heat with Enzo, AEW, what Haku is really like, singles run in NJPW, Bullet Club
August 18, 2020 12:00 - 49 minutesTama Tonga chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. He explains what happened with Enzo Amore and Big Cass at the G1 Summit at Madison Square Garden, he talks about why he is more upset with Ring of Honor than anyone else. He also discusses his run as a singles competitor in NJPW, why he shaved his beard, what Haku is like in real life, how the Bullet Club was formed, what the original name was going to be and more! Please support the show by supporting our sponsors: DIRECTV NF...
Vitor Belfort: How to have the Mindset of a Champion
August 13, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutesUFC Legend Vitor Belfort chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Miami, FL. He discusses his appearance on AEW with Mike Tyson, what it has been like training with Tyson, his pick for Tyson's match against Roy Jones Jr, his favorite UFC opponents, why he decided to retire from UFC, what's next for his fighting career and he drops all kinds of knowledge about his mindset that has made him a champion both inside and outside of the octagon. DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET - Get 15% off your subsc...
Chris Sabin: Motor City Machine Guns reunion, AJ Styles "didn't like me at first", X Division matches
August 11, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutesChris Sabin sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home just outside of Detroit, MI. He talks about the Motor City Machine Guns getting back together at Slammiversary, what it took to get Alex Shelley to agree to return to Impact Wrestling, their favorite tag teams to wrestle, recovering from his third knee surgery, why he thought he wasn't ready when he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, the fact that AJ Styles didn't like him at first, how unpredictable the Ultimate X structure wa...
Mikey Rukus: The man behind AEW's entrance themes and music
August 06, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutesAEW Music Producer Mikey Rukus sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his studio in Richmond, VA. He talks about how he landed his job creating the music for All Elite Wrestling, what the process looks like from start to finish to create a theme song, what his favorite entrance themes are, the crazy story of how quickly he has had to create a theme, how much fun he had creating Vickie Guerrero's theme and much more! Support the show by supporting our sponsors!DEAL DASH- Get an extra 100 Free Bid...
Rob Terry on his WWE & TNA career, natural bodybuilding, Generation Iron film
August 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourFormer WWE & TNA superstar Rob Terry chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Clearwater, FL. He talks about growing up as a fan of both bodybuilding and pro wrestling, how he got discovered by WWE, the rumor that there were plans to make him Chris Jericho's protege, signing with TNA Wrestling, being part of the British Invasion with Doug Williams and Nick Aldis, his decision to leave TNA, becoming the two-time natural Mr. Olympia, his support of natural bodybuilding, why he decided never ...
Eric Young on returning to Impact, WWE is a "broken system", Sanity, shaving his beard
July 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourEric Young talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Nashville, TN. He talks about why he wasn't surprised when WWE released him, what made him want to leave Impact Wrestling in 2016, why it was the right place for him to return to now, the missed opportunities in WWE with him and Sanity, why he shaved his beard, his plans to face Eddie Edwards for the Impact Championship, how he became the host of "Off the Hook" on Animal Planet and much more! Support the show by supporting our sponsors! D...
Gallows & Anderson on Paul Heyman, AJ Styles, Impact Wrestling debut, leaving WWE
July 28, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutesDoc Gallows and Karl Anderson chat with Chris Van Vliet after making their Impact Wrestling debut at Slammiversary. They talk about why they decided to sign with Impact, the role that AJ Styles played in convincing them to stay in WWE, how they were released from WWE, being part of the Bone Yard match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36, their issues with Paul Heyman, their podcast Talk'N Shop, their Pay Per View called "Talk'N Shop A-Mania" and much more! Support the show by supporting ou...
Why Muhammad Hassan left wrestling, plans to be WWE Champ, his job as a Junior High principal
July 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMuhammad Hassan (Marc Copani) talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Syracuse, NY. This is a very special interview because Marc has rarely done any interviews since he left wrestling in 2005. He talks about being the very controversial character Muhammad Hassan, the real life fear he caused people, his release and why it caused him to leave wrestling, the plans for him to beat Batista and become the WWE Champion at SummerSlam in 2005, his current job as a junior high principal, the graphi...
Stu Bennett on Bad News Barrett, NWA's future, his movie career, a wrestling return, Nexus reunion
July 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourStu Bennett (Wade Barrett) talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about his new movie "I am Vengeance: Retaliation" which is available now on Video on Demand, he discusses his color commentator role with NWA and the future of the company due to the pandemic, being invited to be part of a Nexus reunion at WrestleMania 36, what it would take for him to return to the ring, how Cody Rhodes created the Bad News Barrett character and much more! Subscribe now and support...
Kylie Rae on taking a break after leaving AEW, signing with Impact, comparisons to Bayley
July 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourSmiley Kylie Rae chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Chicago, IL. She talks about signing a long-term deal with Impact Wrestling, leaving AEW and taking a break from wrestling, her match at Slammiversary, what a heel turn would look like for her, her iconic ring entrance, the comparisons to Bayley, working at Pro Wrestling Tees before she became a wrestler, training with Booker T and what she learned from him, her struggles with mental health and much more! Support the show by support...
Peyton Royce on Billie Kay, how she met her husband Shawn Spears, dream matches, Aussie slang words
July 09, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourPeyton Royce chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about her new YouTube channel called Cassie Vs, being friends with Billie Kay since high school, who her favorite wrestler was as a kid, how she met her husband Shawn Spears, the conversation that she had with Shawn before he asked for his WWE release, her favorite match of his, who her dream match in WWE would be against, we learn a few Aussie slang words, get a surprise appearance from an angry Shawn Spears and ...
Former WWE Superstar Darren Young Interviews Me! The Pro And Bro Wrestling Podcast
July 07, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourI had the pleasure of being a guest on The Pro and Bro Wrestling Podcast hosted by former WWE Superstar Darren Young (Fred Rosser) and Arnold Telagaarta. They do such a great job on their show and I was honored that they asked me to be a guest. Please take a second to subscribe to their show wherever you are listening to this episode! We talk about how I got started in broadcasting which lead to becoming a YouTuber and podcaster, my favorite and least favorite interviews and they ask me a lot...
Mickie James & SoCal Val: Injury Update for Mickie, GAW TV, Nick Aldis, the term "Divas"
July 02, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMickie James and SoCal Val chat with Chris Van Vliet about their new YouTube channel "GAW TV" and their thoughts on the Speaking Out movement. Mickie James also talks about her ACL injury and her recovery from it, the real story of how she met her husband Nick Aldis, we find out why SoCal Val never became a wrestler, the celebrities that they have been mistaken for and much more! Thanks to Bet Online for their support with this episode! Use the code BLUEWIRE for a new welcome bonus on your fi...
Mark Henry on his fake retirement, Mae Young giving birth to a hand, The Rock for president, racism in wrestling
June 30, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutesMark Henry chats with Chris Van Vliet from Austin, TX about his legendary Hall of Fame WWE career that started with him as an Olympic powerlifter. He talks about his Sexual Chocolate character, dating Mae Young and her giving birth to a hand, his fake retirement speech, the infamous salmon colored jacket he wore that night, why he didn't get a WWE Championship run after his match with John Cena, what made him want to retire for real, the racism he has experienced in his life and much more! Th...
Deonna Purrazzo on her Impact debut, WWE release, issues in NXT, The Virtuosa, dream opponents
June 25, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourDeonna Purrazzo chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about making her debut for Impact Wrestling and taking out Jordynne Grace, being released from WWE, her frustrations with WWE creative, how she came up with The Virtuosa nickname and what it means, debuting on Raw with her best friend Chelsea Green, why she decided to go back to school to study history and much more! Thanks to Bet Online for their support on this episode! Use the code BLUEWIRE for a new welcome...
Chris Van Vliet is interviewed by WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor
June 23, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutesThis episode features an interview where I was the guest for WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor from the YouTube channel "WrestleTalk Interviews". A big thank you to Louis for doing his research and making this a really fun conversation! We talk about some of my favorite interviews, how my YouTube channel started, my broadcasting background, the advice I received from The Rock and John Cena, what it was like being part of the first episode of AEW Dynamite and much more! Thanks to Bet Online for thei...
Spike Dudley on asking Vince for weed, taking insane bumps, ECW, Marko Stunt
June 18, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutesSpike Dudley chats with Chris Van Vliet about his legendary career in ECW, WWE and TNA. He talks about how he originally went to wrestling school to be a referee, he also discusses the crazy bumps he took including having to convince The Undertaker to chokeslam him out of the ring. He gets to the bottom of that infamous story that Bubba Ray Dudley tells about him asking Vince McMahon for weed. Spike doesn't do a lot of interviews, so it was an honor to speak with him. I hope you enjoy this as...
Karrion Kross on NXT & AEW, his intensity, Scarlett Bordeaux, film influences. Originally from 9/20/19
June 16, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutesKarrion Kross sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Starrcast III in Chicago, IL. This interview was originally uploaded on September 20, 2019 but with his recent debut in NXT it seemed like a great time to revisit this conversation for anyone who may not have heard it. Or perhaps there's a chance you had never heard of Karrion Kross before you saw him on NXT! In this chat, he was still known as Killer Kross and talked about the advantages of signing with AEW & NXT, the movies and books that infl...
Greg Hamilton on ring announcing, Shane's "Best in the World" intro, Shinsuke Nakamura, cooking
June 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourWWE Smackdown Live ring announcer Greg Hamilton sits down with Chris Van Vliet in his loft in downtown Cincinnati. He talks about working as a cruise director and Universal Orlando host before getting an audition for WWE, his first wrestling memories, his love for cooking and his YouTube channel called Greg Hamilton's WWEats, his trademark introductions for Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles, the true story behind his "Best in the World" intro for Shane McMahon, memorizing the weights and hometo...
Jordynne Grace on creepy DMs, intergender wrestling, wedding plans, Impact Knockouts Championship
June 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourThe current Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Baltimore, MD. She talks about beating Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship, why she decided to re-sign with Impact Wrestling, her honest thoughts about intergender wrestling, her plans for "420 friendly" wedding to Ring of Honor star Jonathan Gresham, the creepy DMs that she receives, how she came up with the nickname "Thick Mama Pump", her workout plan and much more! Thanks to ...
Curt Hawkins compares WWE releases in 2014 & 2020, losing streak, Edge Heads, Zack Ryder
May 28, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourCurt Hawkins (Brian Myers) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Queens, New York. He compares his recent release from WWE to the first time he was released in 2014, talks about what his plans are now, how he met and became friends with Zack Ryder, his infamous 269 match losing streak, breaking that streak by winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania 35, why he used to come to the ring holding a cane, what he learned from working behind the scenes as a WWE producer, his podcast "The M...
Vampiro apologizes to Chris Jericho & Taya Valkyrie, talks about mental health struggles - LIVE Q&A
May 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourVampiro joins Chris Van Vliet for a LIVE Q&A from his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He starts off by apologizing to Chris Jericho and explains his actions from our last interview, he also apologizes to Taya Valkyrie, he talks about being involved in ritual magic, his struggles with mental health, is asked about why he never joined WWE and much more! Thank you to Bespoke Post! Use the code BLUEWIRE for 20% off your first curated monthly box at http://boxofawesome.com Also a big thanks to Bet O...
Bully Ray: The 2 women he'd wrestle, AEW is like ECW, why Vince said no to a singles run, Mae Young
May 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourBully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in New York and they cover absolutely everything from his almost 30 year wrestling career. He talks about starting out in ECW with a character that wasn't set up for success, pitching the idea to Paul Heyman of teaming with D-Von to form the Dudley Boyz, being part of the first TLC match in WWE, what his favorite TLC match was, putting Mae Young through a table, leaving WWE and going to TNA as Team 3-D, breaking away from D...
Aiden English on WWE release, Rusev Day, marrying a Guerrero, Simon Gotch, his love of whiskey
May 15, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourAiden English (Matt Rehwoldt) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Chicago, IL. He talks about being released from WWE, what's next for him, teaming up with Rusev Day, being partners with Simon Gotch as The Vaudevillains, his love of whiskey and his show "Wrestling with Whiskey", marrying Vickie and Eddie Guerrero's daughter Shaul Guerrero, doing commentary on 205 Live, his love of drama and much more! Thanks to Bet Online for supporting this episode. Use the code BLUEWIRE at https://w...
Hurricane Helms on beating The Rock, working as a WWE producer, 3 Count, the Vertebreaker
May 12, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour"The Hurricane" Shane Helms chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Joco, North Carolina. He talks about being released from his job as a WWE producer during the layoffs on April 15 and compares it to his release in 2010, making his debut in 1991 and next year being 30 years in the wrestling business, being in WCW and forming 3 Count with Moore and Evan Karagias, how Stone Cold and The Rock led to the creation of The Hurricane character in 2002, his sidekicks he had in Rosey, Molly Holly ...
Heath Slater on WWE release, Cody saying he's not interested, "I Got Kids" was an accident
May 08, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourHeath Slater joins Chris Van Vliet for this conversation from his backyard in Fort Mill, SC. He talks about being released from WWE, never getting an opportunity as a singles competitor, his thoughts on 3 Man Band members Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre winning the WWE Championship, how his catchphrase "I Got Kids" happened by accident, being genuinely surprised to wrestle Vader on RAW, his thoughts on Cody's comments that he's not interested in hiring him for AEW, what's next for him and more...
Zack Ryder opens up about his WWE release, what's next, AEW, his biggest regrets, Chelsea Green
May 06, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMatt Cardona (Zack Ryder) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orlando, FL. He opens up about being released by WWE on April 15, his thoughts on AEW, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and New Japan, his fiancée Chelsea Green, the true story behind the Z! True Long Island Story, how it lead to the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast with Curt Hawkins aka Bryan Myers, his emotional Intercontinental Championship win at WrestleMania 32, meeting the Macho Man as a kid, 3 big regrets he has from h...
How Britt Baker met Adam Cole, her heel turn, Tony Schiavone, AEW Women's Title, being a real dentist
May 01, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutesDr. Britt Baker, DMD chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about her recent heel turn and why she was excited to do it, her promos with Tony Schiavone, being the first woman signed to AEW, how she met her boyfriend Adam Cole on Bumble, appearing in the crowd at NXT War Games, her favorite AEW moments, wanting to win the AEW Women's Championship and much more! Thanks to Bet Online for supporting this episode. Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a Welcome ...
Mandy Rose pitched the Otis storyline to Vince, Dolph Ziggler, Tough Enough, Sonya Deville
April 28, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutesMandy Rose chats with Chris Van Vliet about her new app Fit With Mandy available on the App Store. She also talks about how she pitched the idea of the storyline with Otis to Vince McMahon, what her real life boyfriend thinks of it, the love triangle with Dolph Ziggler, her career path before she got into wrestling, why not winning Tough Enough was a good thing, her dream opponents and much more!Thanks to Bet Online for supporting this episode. Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a W...
Simon Miller: deathmatch with Sami Callihan, Haku, WhatCulture, workout plan, Ups and Downs
April 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourSimon Miller and Chris Van Vliet catch up for a second interview nine months after their first one. Simon talks about the deathmatch he was supposed to have with Sami Callihan, the possibility of wrestling Haku, how his wrestling career has grown and the goals he has in the ring, he also talks about growing his YouTube channel, his workout plan, how he has been staying busy during the quarantine, his thoughts on empty arena shows and much more! I'm so pumped to have Bespoke Post as a sponsor...
Zicky Dice Q&A - NWA TV Champ,getting trained by Seth Rollins, Tough Enough tryout, Heart to Heart
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourZicky Dice joins Chris Van Vliet for a LIVE Q&A where he answers questions from you! Zicky talks about his band Heart to Heart, training with Seth Rollins, his Tough Enough Tryout, winning the NWA Television Championship, being OUTLANDISH and more! I'm so pumped to have Bespoke Post as a sponsor for this episode. Use the code BLUEWIRE at http://boxofawesome.com to get 20% of your first box. Also thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 100% Welcome Bonus on your...
Lio Rush interview before WWE release, working with Bobby Lashley, NXT, Velveteen Dream
April 15, 2020 22:08 - 1 hourThis interview with Lio Rush was obviously recorded before the news the he and several other WWE talent had been released. It's such a tough time in the world right now and my heart goes out to them. I feel that it's important to watch this interview because it shows a completely different side of Lio than we ever saw on TV. He's talented in so many ways and I can't wait to see what's next for him! During this interview he talks about getting signed by WWE, being in a tag team on the indies w...
Will Ospreay: Seth Rollins Twitter feud, possible match with CM Punk, AEW, Ricochet, Bea Priestley
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourWill Ospreay chats with Chris Van Vliet in an interview that is on another level (see what we did there?) Will talks about the possibility of wrestling CM Punk at the Tokyo Dome on January 4, his Twitter feud with Seth Rollins, whether he would want to work for AEW, his thoughts on WWE, his girlfriend Bea Priestley, his NJPW contract and much more.I'm so pumped to have Bespoke Post as a sponsor for this episode. Use the code BLUEWIRE at http://boxofawesome.com to get 20% of your first box.Als...