This was originally done as a LIVE Q&A on YouTube with Enzo. Enzo spent an hour answering your questions about WrestleMania 36, Big Cass, Tama Tonga, AEW, his tattoos and much more! Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 77
Sami Callihan chats with Chris Van Vliet at the Impact Wrestling tapings in Las Vegas. He talks about winning the Impact Wrestling World Championship, losing it to Tessa Blanchard, his new gimmick and the inspiration behind it, his admiration for Chris Jericho, what really happened during the infamous baseball bat segment with Eddie Edwards, why things didn't work out for him in WWE, being part of Lucha Underground and more! Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 10...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 76
Barbie Blank (aka Kelly Kelly) and her dogs join Chris Van Vliet for this LIVE Q&A. She talks about returning at the Raw Reunion and the Royal Rumble, the possibility of returning to WWE again, being the first woman to win the 24/7 Championship, her favorite matches, wanting to wrestle Charlotte, the Hall of Fame and more! Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 75
WWE ring announcer Mike Rome chats with Chris Van Vliet. I usually love having these conversations in person but since that’s not possible right now, this is my first ever virtual interview. Mike talks about how he was hired by WWE, his love for DC Comics, Marvel and Disney, his new tattoo, his voice cracking while announcing Shane McMahon, the segments he did with Alexa Bliss, WrestleMania 36 at the PC and more! Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 100% welcome b...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 74
Eddie Kingston chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why he originally wanted to retire at the end of 2019 and why he changed his mind, his plans to wrestle until he can't anymore, joining NWA, his thoughts on AEW, the inspiration for his promos, his time in Impact Wrestling and much more! Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Mar 19, 2020•56 min•Ep. 73
Matt Striker sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV. He talks about his new job behind the scenes at Impact Wrestling, his transition from wrestling in WWE to doing commentary, how he got hired for Lucha Underground, working with Vampiro, the reaction to saying "I'm marking out bro" and much more! Thanks to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices L...
Mar 12, 2020•59 min•Ep. 72
AEW commentator Excalibur sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL. He talks about the origins of his mask, starting his career as a wrestler, being one of the founding members of PWG (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla), how he started doing commentary, his influences growing up, who his favorite wrestlers were, his behind the scenes job in AEW, what he has learned from working with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone, his favorite calls and more! Thanks as always to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUE...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 71
Former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about living his dream as a wrestler for NWA at age 55, his day job as a high school teacher, winning the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship and then losing it to Nick Aldis, being featured on 10 Pounds of Gold, working with WWE, how much longer he plans to wrestle and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get...
Feb 25, 2020•49 min•Ep. 70
Shawn Spears sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Flatbacks, the wrestling school he owns with Tyler Breeze in Apopka, FL. Spears talks about the unprotected chairshot to Cody Rhodes at Fyter Fest, the creation of The Chairman character, marrying Peyton Royce, starting Flackbacks Wrestling School with Tyler Breeze, teaming up with Tully Blanchard, how much longer he wants to wrestle and much more! This is our second interview, the first one took place in June, 2019: Learn more about your ad choices...
Feb 20, 2020•58 min•Ep. 69
Tyler Breeze sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Flatbacks Wrestling School in Apopka, FL. Tyler tells the amazing story of how he got signed at a WWE tryout, working his way to NXT, getting called up to the main roster, how he came up with the Tyler Breeze character after several failed characters, why he opened a wrestling school with Shawn Spears, being in a tag team with Fandango as "Breezango" and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to ...
Feb 18, 2020•57 min•Ep. 68
Billy Corgan chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why he bought the NWA, the decision to make Powerrr look at feel the way it does, his fallout and lawsuit with TNA, what Smashing Pumpkins fans think of his love for wrestling, the future plans for NWA, why he says the NWA is in the same conversation as WWE and AEW and more. A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first dep...
Feb 13, 2020•33 min•Ep. 67
Ring of Honor World Champion PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet) talks with Chris Van Vliet in Cincinnati, OH. He talks about winning the ROH World Championship at age 51, his match with Walter at Joey Janela's Spring Break, working in the WWF as part of The Quebecers, how he lost his right eye, his issues with Kevin Nash and The Kliq, wrestling for every major promotion, his goal to be on Ed Mylett and Tom Bilyeu's podcast and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE a...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 66
QT Marshall sits down for an interview with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA. He talks about how he was hired by Cody for AEW, what his backstage role is, his WWE tryout, starting his wrestling school called "1 Fall Power Factory", quitting his day job to pursue wrestling, the documentary about his life "The Wrestler: A QT Marshall Story" and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more abo...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 65
Aron Stevens and Question Mark sit with Chris Van Vliet at the tapings for NWA Powerrr in Atlanta, GA. Aron talks about being the first ever third degree National Champion, his sensei Question Mark, the teachings of Mongrovian Karate, which opponents he'd like to face in NWA and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn mo...
Feb 05, 2020•17 min•Ep. 64
Chris Van Vliet sits down with Melina at the NWA Powerrr taping in Atlanta, GA. She talks about how and why she joined NWA, winning the Divas Championship and the Women’s Championship and why both meant different things to her, teaming with John Morrison and Joey Mercury in MNM, her favorite opponents, Bret Hart calling her one of the best wrestlers in the world, a possible WWE Hall of Fame induction and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag...
Feb 04, 2020•46 min•Ep. 63
Chris Van Vliet sits down with Ryan Satin from prowrestlingsheet.com on the set of Wrestling Sheet Radio in Los Angeles, CA. Ryan talks about how he got his start in reporting, working for TMZ, some of the big celebrity stories he broke, how he was hired for WWE Backstage, his reaction to CM Punk's return, the criticism of his hair and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 62
The NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why NWA is the perfect fit for him, meeting his wife Mickie James in TNA, raising their son Donovan, why he never signed with WWE, leaving TNA, wrestling Cody Rhodes at All In and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad ch...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 61
Alex Riley (Kevin Kiley Jr) sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his house in Hollywood, CA. He talks about how and why he was released from WWE in 2016, which wrestlers he still keeps in touch with, his acting career since leaving wrestling, why he feels now is the right time to return to the ring, being paired with The Miz, what happened between him and John Cena and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Jan 23, 2020•57 min•Ep. 60
Chris Van Vliet sits down with Lilian Garcia at the Chasing Glory studio in Los Angeles, CA. She tears up while talking about her most emotional WWE moment, what it was like singing the national anthem after 9/11, the ring announcing advice she received from Howard Finkel, her interaction with The Rock, why she started her "Chasing Glory" podcast, her inspirations in life and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 59
Vampiro chats with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV. He shoots on Chris Jericho and talks about the heat he has with him, he also explains why Lucha Underground ended, discusses his feud with Sting in WCW, his thoughts on AEW and more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 58
Chris Benoit's son David sits down with Chris Van Vliet for his first on-camera interview in Las Vegas. He said nothing was off limits and that he would talk about anything. David opens up about his father's last days, his favorite memories of him, wanting to follow in his footsteps, whether ChrisBenoit should be in the WWE Hall of Fame, how AEW got him back into wrestling, he addresses the conspiracies surrounding the murder/suicide and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
Jan 14, 2020•56 min•Ep. 57
Kurt Angle sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an epic interview in Pittsburgh, PA. Kurt talks about his original retirement match versus John Cena, the match he had with Baron Corbin, the plans to wrestle Bret Hart at WrestleMania 20, the storyline with his “son” Jason Jordan, his battle with addiction, leaving WWE and signing with TNA, his infamous milk truck moment, his current job with WWE and he tells a crazy story about Vince wanting to "beat his ass". Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Jan 09, 2020•58 min•Ep. 56
Chris Van Vliet lives by the phrase "vague goals get vague results" so at the start of the year, he made the specific goal to do 50 wrestling interviews in 2019. He ended up doing 100, and in this episode he takes a look back at some of his favorites and why each one was important to him. It was extremely difficult for Chris to narrow it down to just five because there were so many memorable and incredible conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn ...
Dec 31, 2019•21 min•Ep. 55
Chris Van Vliet sits down with MMA legend Frank Mir at his home in Las Vegas. He talks about his foray into pro wrestling, wanting a rematch with Brock Lesnar, being trained by Austin Aries, breaking Tim Silvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria’s arm, switching to a vegan diet, his daughter Isabella Mir’s MMA career and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 26, 2019•58 min•Ep. 54
Justin Credible (PJ Polaco) joins Chris Van Vliet for a candid conversation at Wrestlecade in Winston-Salem, NC. He goes into detail about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction, his time as ECW World Champion, getting hired and fired by WWE, why his character didn’t work in WWE, the similarities between AEW and ECW, what he thinks is the best ECW Pay Per View of all time and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Dec 19, 2019•55 min•Ep. 53
Ryback chats with Chris Van Vliet at his home in Las Vegas, NV. He says he is ready to return to wrestling in 2020, who he would like to wrestle, the success of his YouTube channel, his theory that WWE will be bought by Fox or Disney and much more! This episode is brought to you by Roman http://getroman.com/BlueWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 12, 2019•55 min•Ep. 52
Chris Van Vliet chats with Santana and Ortiz in Chicago, IL. They talk about how close they were to signing with WWE before choosing AEW, being selected for The Inner Circle, getting their start in wrestling, what they learned from TNA, being part of LAX and more! Follow Santana and Ortiz on Instagram: http://instagram.com/santana_proud http://instagram.com/ortiz_powerful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Dec 11, 2019•55 min•Ep. 51
Chris Van Vliet sits down with Austin Aries at his home in Las Vegas for the longest interview in this history of the show! Austin talks about no selling John Morrison at Bound For Glory and whether it was a work or a shoot, he gives a detailed account of his incident with Christy Hemme, his release from WWE, his thoughts on Jim Cornette, how stem cell treatments are helping him and much more! This episode is brought to you by Roman: http://getroman.com/Bluewire Learn more about your ad choices....
Dec 09, 2019•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 50
Flip Gordon sits down with Chris Van Vliet at The Big Event in NYC. He talks about his status with Ring of Honor, the rumors about him going to AEW, teaming with Marty Scurll in Villain Enterprises, recovering from injuries, not wanting to do the 450 splash and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 05, 2019•53 min•Ep. 49
Life advice and motivation from pro wrestlers! I realized that there were so many great pieces of life advice dropped during the interviews that I've done over the last few years that I wanted to make a compilation so they are all in one place. We hear from John Cena, The Rock, Al Snow, Zach Gowen, Diamond Dallas Page, Cody Rhodes, Ryback and Justin Roberts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 04, 2019•17 min
