Buddy Murphy (Matt Adams) is a professional wrestler known best for his time in WWE and NXT. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orlando, FL to talk about what his plans are since being released from WWE, his thoughts on signing with AEW, growing up in Australia, what he learned from being tag team partners with Seth Rollins, the original plans for why he started going by just "Murphy", his storyline and kiss with Aalyah Mysterio, why he is grateful for Alexa Bliss, his opinion of...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 227
Travis Chappell is an entrepreneur and the host of the "Build Your Network" podcast. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his studio in Las Vegas to talk about how anyone can make money from their podcast, tips to book better guests, the secret to getting more downloads, how he has recorded almost 650 episodes of his show, how to bring value to everyone you interact with and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you t...
Jul 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 226
Jay Lethal is a professional wrestler currently working for Ring of Honor. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about "Best in the World" which is ROH's first show with fans on July 11. He also discusses how he broke into the business, the difference between working hard and being lucky, his time in Impact Wrestling as "Black Machismo", working with Ric Flair and the viral "WOOOO off" that they had, the phone call he had with Macho Man Randy Savage before he passed away and much more! Submit your Bl...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 225
Mojo Rawley (Dean Mutadi) is a professional wrestler, entrepreneur, actor, and former NFL player. He joins Chris Van Vliet from Orlando, FL to do his first interview since being released from his WWE contract. He also talks about his NFL career and how a calf injury caused it to end early, going from football to WWE, his friendship with Rob Gronkowski and his brothers, why he didn't like wearing face paint during his heel turn, winning the Andre The Giant Battle Royal at WrestleMania, his role i...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 224
Ted DiBiase Jr. is an entrepreneur, actor, former wrestler and the son of WWE legend "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new marketing and branding company called "16 Creative", growing up as the son of the legendary Million Dollar Man, why he decided to leave WWE in 2013, how being a father has changed him, being semi-retired from wrestling, starring in The Marine 2 and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/joi...
Jul 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 223
Chuck Liddell is a retired mixed martial arts fighter and a member of the UFC Hall of Fame. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet inside his home in Los Angeles, CA to talk about his legendary UFC career, his podcast called "Icebreakers" with comedian Adam Ray, his fights with Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, and others, what it feels like to knock someone out and how it feels when you get knocked out, the career path he was on if he didn't become a fighter and much more! Submit your Blue...
Jun 29, 2021•54 min•Ep. 222
Warren Tuttle is an entrepreneur, the president of the board of directors for the United Inventors Association and the author of the book "Investor Confidential: The Honest Guide to Profitable Inventing". He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in New Canaan, Connecticut to talk about how new products are created, the process of bringing an invention to market, how "Shark Tank" has changed the way we think about products and much more! HOST: Chris Van Vliet GUEST: Warren Tuttle Submit your Blue W...
Jun 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 221
Bianca Carelli is a professional wrestler and the daughter of WWE legend Santino Marella. She joins Chris Van Vliet from her home in Mississauga, Ontario to talk about her pro wrestling career, what she has learned from her father, her WWE tryout, career goals, majoring in Biology, her favorite books, competing in pageants, and much more! HOST: Chris Van Vliet GUEST: Bianca Carelli Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask yo...
Jun 24, 2021•43 min•Ep. 220
Sean Waltman, aka X-Pac, is a 2-time WWE Hall of Famer and host of the Pro Wrestling 4 Life podcast. He joins Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Los Angeles, CA to talk about his legendary career, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, his role in the NWO and DX, his friendships with Triple H, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall being Kane's tag team partner, his reaction to the term "X-Pac Heat" and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 219
Mickie James is a professional wrestler and country singer. She talks to Chris Van Vliet from her home in Nashville, TN about her recent WWE release, her new role with the NWA and working as the Executive Producer for the all women's Pay Per View event called "Empowerrr", what her husband Nick Aldis thought about her being released, her country music career, her new single called "Grown Ass Woman", her podcast with SoCal Val and Lisa Marie Varon called "GAWTV" and much more! Submit your Blue Wir...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 218
John Cena is a professional wrestler, actor and philanthropist. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new movie F9 (Fast and Furious 9), when he is returning to WWE, how the "you can't see me joke" never gets old, what he has done to hone his craft as an actor, the biggest lesson he learned from Vince McMahon, his opinion of Roman Reigns' new character and more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please con...
Jun 15, 2021•16 min•Ep. 217
Bret Ernst is a stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role in the Netflix series "Cobra Kai". He talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Las Vegas, NV where he talks about his inspiration for becoming a comedian, what motivates him, his process for writing a joke, how he became the commentator for Wrestling Society X on MTV and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a ...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 216
Colt Cabana is a professional wrestler, podcaster and entrepreneur. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Chicago, IL to talk about his new podcast called "Wrestling Anonymous", what he learned from working in WWE under the name Scotty Goldman, why it took him so long to join his friends in AEW, how he was the brains behind starting Pro Wrestling Tees, working as a commentator in Ring of Honor, why he loves comedy wrestling and more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhu...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 215
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of the biggest stars on the face of the planet, but it didn't happen by accident. Sure, he's super talented but it takes more than just talent to be at the level that he's on. You've heard me joke about the fact that I've interviewed The Rock on 9 separate occasions and in this episode, I go over the 5 biggest things that I learned from those conversations with him. I hope you enjoy this! We have many more of these type of episodes on the way! Submit your Blue Wi...
Jun 04, 2021•11 min•Ep. 214
Steve Adcock is an entrepreneur and a writer who retired from his IT job at the age of 35 with his wife Courtney. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he was able to retire early (without doing something like winning the lottery), why you don't have to work at a job that you hate, how you can be more financially responsible in your everyday life, what financial freedom looks like and much more! You can find out more about Steve by visiting his website: http://steveadcock.us If you enjoyed ...
Jun 02, 2021•42 min•Ep. 213
Shaul Guerrero is a pro wrestler, ring announcer and burlesque dancer. She is also the daughter of the legendary Eddie Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero. She joins Chris Van Vliet from her home in Chicago to talk about growing up as Eddie's daughter, how she dealt with her father's death, her career as a pro wrestler, why WWE made her use the name Raquel Diaz, how she met her husband and former WWE superstar Aiden English, her career as a burlesque dancer, working for AEW as a special guest ring anno...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 212
"Suga" Sean O'Malley is a mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC's Bantamweight division. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about his fight at UFC 264 on July 10th against Louis Smolka, how he got started as a fighter, the decision to have multicolored hair, how being a father has changed him, his podcast "Timbo Suga Show", his thoughts on a dream match with Conor McGregor, what is non-negotiable in his life and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider le...
May 28, 2021•49 min•Ep. 211
Scorpio Sky is a podcaster and professional wrestler signed to AEW. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about Double or Nothing, full capacity crowds returning to All Elite Wrestling, the break up of SCU (SoCal Uncensored), partnering with Ethan Page, his sense of style, the biggest influence in his career, his Mixed Martial Arts career and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes...
May 26, 2021•32 min•Ep. 210
Xavier Woods (aka Austin Creed) is a professional wrestler, YouTuber, podcaster, and TV host. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his entire career including his time in TNA and WWE, forming The New Day, being ringside when Kofi Kingston won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, his popular YouTube channel "UpUpDownDown", what he learned from his Achilles injury, becoming a father and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple...
May 24, 2021•34 min•Ep. 209
Anthony Trucks is a motivational speaker and former NFL player. He talks to Chris Van Vliet about the idea of shifting your identity and the powerful effects it can have on your life. Think about it, we are the projection of who we think that we are. But what if we shifted that? Anthony says it can have a massive effect on your life and that anyone can be anything that they want. He also talks about his time in the NFL, how a shoulder injury ended his football career, how being a father has chan...
May 21, 2021•51 min•Ep. 208
Chuck Palumbo is a retired professional wrestler, mechanic, and TV Host. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in San Diego, CA to talk about his YouTube channel "Chuck of All Trades", his passion for motorcycles, being trained at the WCW Power Plant, wrestling with the faction "The Natural Born Thrillers", going to WWE after WCW was bought by Vince McMahon, being part of Billy and Chuck with Billy Gunn, his biker gimmick being compared to The Undertaker and more! If you enjoyed this episode, c...
May 19, 2021•41 min•Ep. 207
Nick Gage is a professional wrestler and the "King of the deathmatch". He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Slingshot House in Santa Monica, CA to talk about his episode Dark Side of the Ring on Vice TV, how he became interested in his ultra-violent style of wrestling, being inspired by Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, his dream opponents, going to prison for bank robbery, dying during a match and being brought back to life, almost killing actor David Arquette in a match, what scares him and much mor...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 206
Stevie Richards is a professional wrestler, podcaster, and entrepreneur. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his legendary career, starting his fitness company "Stevie Richards Fitness", his time in ECW, being part of The Right to Censor, why WWE's version of ECW didn't work, being inspired to lose weight after Ivory called him "fat", his time in Impact Wrestling, the Blue World Order, whether he would want to return to WWE and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 205
Ring of Honor wrestler Danhausen joins Chris Van Vliet for a very rare out-of-character interview. He talks about how he created the Danhausen character, quitting his day job to be a full-time wrestler, what inspired the makeup and the voice, being of fan of Conan O'Brien and The Simpsons, being a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast, The Rock tweeting him, signing with Ring of Honor, his goals in wrestling and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a shor...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 204
Dark Side of the Ring airs on Vice and takes an in-depth look at some of the most memorable and controversial stories in the world of pro wrestling. Co-creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener join Chris Van Vliet to talk about season 3 of the show. They discuss some of the most memorable episodes including Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, The Montreal Screwjob, Owen Hart, and others, where they came up with the idea for the show, how they pitched it to Vice, how Covid changed their production plans, ...
May 07, 2021•54 min•Ep. 203
QT Marshall is a professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Director of Creative Coordination behind the scenes. He is also the head trainer at the Nightmare Factory wrestling school in Atlanta, GA. He talks with Chris Van Vliet about his faction "The Factory", turning heel, his match against Cody Rhodes, the correct pronunciation of his last name, how AEW has pivoted during Covid to continue running shows when AEW might start touring again, and much more! If you enjoyed this...
May 05, 2021•39 min•Ep. 202
Cinta de Oro better known as Sin Cara and Hunico in WWE joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in El Paso, Texas. He talks about his 10-year WWE career, wrestling with and without a mask, replacing the original Sin Cara to become the second Sin Cara, why he asked for his release from WWE, being inspired by Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and mak...
May 04, 2021•42 min•Ep. 201
Jeff Jarrett is a professional wrestler inducted into both the WWE and TNA Hall of Fame. He is also a businessman and wrestling promoter. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new podcast called "My World with Jeff Jarrett" that he is co-hosting with Conrad Thompson, his legendary 35-year career in the wrestling business, some of the controversial storylines he was involved in with Kurt Angle, Hulk Hogan and Chyna, his favorite memories of Owen Hart, why he started TNA Wrestling, bringing i...
Apr 29, 2021•44 min•Ep. 200
Jim Johnston is a music composer who worked as the music producer for WWE from 1985 - 2017. He is the man responsible for the legendary theme songs for Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Mick Foley, Degeneration X, The Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, and countless others. During the course of his 32-year career with WWE, he composed more than 10,000 pieces of music before he was released in 2017. Jim joins Chris Van Vliet from his studio in Greenwich, CT where he talks abo...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 199
Chelsea Green is an actor and professional wrestler known for her work in WWE, NXT, Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Underground. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet after being released from her WWE contract on April 15, 2021, and opens up about what's next for her career. She also talks about how she fell in love with wrestling, training with Lance Storm, being on Season 5 of Tough Enough, signing with WWE, working for Impact Wrestling, winning the Knockouts Championship, leaving Impact for Lucha Un...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 198
