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Insight with Chris Van Vliet

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Chris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy Award winning TV Host, Content Creator and Entrepreneur. INSIGHT shares long-form, authentic, behind-the-scenes conversations with top talent from pro wrestling, sports, film and beyond. On each episode, CVV sits down in-person with the biggest names in the industry exploring not just their careers, but the mindset and motivation that drive their success.
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Episodes

AskCVV #12 - CM Punk In WWE? Hulk Hogan's Stories, TNA Is Back, LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns, Best Advice Ever

If you are a content creator struggling to take things to the next level, I want to personally invite you to join the Full Time Creator community at http://fulltimecreator.co Welcome back to another AskCVV episode! Chris Van Vliet is answering your questions from social media about wrestling, movies, content creation and everything in between! If you have one that you want answered next month, don't forget to send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV! Here are the questions we cover on this episode: ...

Oct 27, 202349 minEp. 527

Baron Corbin Deserves So Much More, Retiring Kurt Angle, Happy & Sad Corbin, MITB, The Rock

Baron Corbin (@baroncorbinwwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to talk about his recent move to NXT, how he went from the NFL to being signed by WWE, his friendship with Pat McAfee, the highlights of his 11-year WWE career so far, being select as Kurt Angle's opponent for his retirement match, being in the ring with The Rock and John Cena, what "burn the ships" means to him, his new theme music, winning the Andre The Giant Battle Royal, the ori...

Oct 26, 20231 hr 18 minEp. 526

CJ Perry On What She Couldn't Do As Lana in WWE, Joining AEW, Miro, Promo With The Rock

CJ Perry (@thecjperry) is an actress and professional wrestling manager with AEW and she is known previously for her time in WWE under the name Lana. She joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about joining AEW alongside her husband Miro, why she took 2 years away from pro wrestling, the biggest difference between being Lana in WWE and being CJ in AEW, her famous promo with The Rock and Rusev, what fans can expect from her website cjperry.com , what it means to be "hot and flexible", the popularity of To...

Oct 24, 202352 minEp. 525

Tommaso Ciampa on Triple H, DIY, Johnny Gargano, Being Muhammad Hassan's Lawyer

Tommaso Ciampa (@ciampawwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Ontario, CA to talk about his incredible matched in NXT, winning the NXT Championship twice, being trained by Killer Kowalski who also trained Triple H, his friendship and rivalry with Johnny Gargano and their tag team DIY, making his WWE debut in 2005 and playing Muhammad Hassan's lawyer, getting chokeslammed by The Undertaker, how his work in Ring Of Honor got him on WWE's radar, the psycholog...

Oct 19, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 524

Natalya Is So Underrated, Hart Family Legacy, WWE Longevity, Bret Hart, The Dungeon, Tyson Kidd

Natalya Neidhart (@natbynature) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at her home in Tampa, FL to talk about her 16-year WWE career, what keeps her hungry, her favorite matches, training in the Hart family Dungeon in Calgary, her family memory of her father Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, learning from her Uncle Bret Hart, how she met her husband TJ Wilson (Tyson Kidd), her memories of the night of TJ's spinal cord injury in 2015, their wrestling training center in Fl...

Oct 17, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 523

Karrion Kross's Jesse Ventura Impression, Return To WWE, Bray Wyatt, Triple H, Scarlett Bordeaux

Karrion Kross (@realKILLERkross) is a professional wrestler signed to WWE and also known for his time in IMPACT Wrestling, MLW and Lucha Underground. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about returning to WWE, his relationship with Triple H, his hilarious Jesse Ventura impression, how the Governor himself tweeted that he liked Karrion's impression over Will Sasso's, his wife Scarlett Bordeaux, the book he wrote about his life and when it might be published, his love of Bra...

Oct 12, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 522

Ric Flair Wants One More Match, Bray Wyatt, Space Mountain, Who Is The GOAT?, Charlotte Flair

Ric Flair (@ricflairnatureboy) is a legendary professional wrestler and a 2-time member of the WWE Hall of Fame. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to talk about the recent passing of Bray Wyatt, his thoughts on his last match, why he wants to wrestle again, his WOOOOO Energy drink, the psychology of his knife edge chops, why he feels Charlotte Flair and Brock Lesnar are the best athletes in WWE, who he thinks is the greatest wrestler of all time, what went wrong with WCW, his person...

Oct 10, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 521

AskCVV #11 - Edge in AEW, Jim Cornette, Will Cody Finish The Story, Marketing Your Podcast, Best Rocky Film

If you are a content creator looking to take things to the next level, be part of the Full Time Creator community at http://fulltimecreator.co We are back with another AskCVV episode! Chris is answering your questions from social media about wrestling, movies, content creation and everything in between! If you have one that you want answered next month, don't forget to send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV! Here are some of the questions on this episode: Your thoughts on Edge or I guess it's Adam...

Oct 06, 202347 minEp. 520

Hulk Hogan Reveals His Biggest Regret, Vince McMahon, nWo, His Favorite Part Of TNA

Hulk Hogan (@hulkhogan) is a legendary professional wrestler and a 2-time WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for a candid conversation at Hogan's Hangout in Clearwater Beach, FL to talk about whether Chris Hemsworth is still going to play him in an upcoming movie, where Hulk Hogan ends and where Terry Bollea begins, joining the nWo and turning heel in WCW, his iconic match with The Rock at WrestleMania 18, the last minute plan for the nWo to turn on him after that match, his Vo...

Oct 05, 20231 hr 10 minEp. 519

Samantha Irvin Is Living Her Dream As A WWE Ring Announcer!

Samantha Irvin (@samanthairvinwwe) is a singer and ring announcer with WWE. She joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about her original tryout to be a wrestler that lead to her becoming a WWE ring announcer, growing up as a wrestling fan, who her favorite wrestler was, how she met her fiancé Ricochet and their crazy first date, meeting Lilian Garcia and getting feedback from her, borrowing techniques from Howard Finkel, her approach to her ring announcing style, me...

Oct 03, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 518

Becky Lynch On Seth Rollins As A Dad, Her "Shameful" WWE Debut, Becoming The Man

Becky Lynch (@beckylynchwwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about becoming a Grand Slam Champion when she won the WWE NXT Championship, her thoughts on Tiffany Stratton, how becoming a mother has changed her, what Seth Rollins is like as a dad, the defining moment when she became 'The Man', working with The Rock when he returned to WWE in 2019, her recent steel cage match with Trish Stratus, how Mick Foley inspired her to become a wrestler, her "shameful" ...

Sep 28, 202341 minEp. 517

Rob Van Dam Lost His WWE HOF Ring! His AEW Status, Shawn Michaels & Paul Heyman Impressions

Rob Van Dam (@therealrvd) is a professional wrestler and a WWE Hall of Famer known for his time in ECW, WWE, Impact Wrestling and AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about his new podcast called "1 Of A Kind" on the Premier Streaming Network, his recent appearances on AEW, using his ECW theme music "Walk" by Pantera, the story of losing his WWE Hall of Fame ring and getting it back, his viral segment with Matt Riddle, the chemistry he had in the r...

Sep 26, 20231 hr 12 minEp. 516

Maven Hates His Theme Song, Drinking With Undertaker Before Eliminating Him, Taking Steroids, Tough Enough

Maven Huffman (@mavenhuffman) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE and for winning Season 1 of Tough Enough. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in New York City to talk about the success of his new YouTube channel and getting 100k subscribers in less than 2 months, why he hates his theme song, wrestling Tazz in his debut match, taking shots of Jack Daniels before eliminating The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble in 2002, the vicious chair shot from The Unde...

Sep 21, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 515

X-Pac Got SUED For a WWE Promo, Who Hated Taking The Bronco Buster, Being Part Of DX & nWo

Sean Waltman (@realxpac) is a professional wrestler and a 2-time WWE Hall Of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about how healthy he looks and feels these days, the potential to return to WWE at the Royal Rumble, the amazing entrance themes he had, how the Red Hot Chili Peppers almost did his theme song, the story behind Uncle Kracker doing his "X-Factor" theme, how he came up with the Bronco Buster, beating Razor Ramon on Raw, does he think he could get inducted i...

Sep 19, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 514

AskCVV #10 - CM Punk Thoughts, My All Time Favorite Diva, How To Book Better Guests, Interview Pet Peeves

Chris is back answering your questions from social media on another edition of AskCVV! If you have one that you want answered next month, don't forget to send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV! Here is a rundown of the questions and topics covered in this episode: What are your thoughts on the CM Punk situation? Do you think CM Punk should return to WWE and finish up his career? Looking back through the many years of interviews, which interviews do you feel really changed your approach to the job ...

Sep 15, 202341 minEp. 513

Cathy Kelley On Returning To WWE, Rhea Ripley, Random DMs, Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

Cathy Kelley (@cathykelley) is a journalist, TV host and backstage interviewer for WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about her decision to leave WWE in 2020 and what made her return in October 2022, how she got started in broadcasting, moving to Los Angeles, what she learned working in NXT, her favorite interview moments, the relationship she has with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, working with Rhea Ripley, her thoughts on Grayson Waller, what kind of DMs she rece...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 512

Justin Credible On Battling Addiction, Why AEW Is Like ECW, Getting Fired From WWE - Interview from December 2019

Justin Credible (@pjpolaco) is a professional wrestler known for his time in ECW and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for a candid conversation at Wrestlecade in Winston-Salem, NC in this interview that first aired in December 2019. He goes into detail about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction, his time as ECW World Champion, getting hired and also fired by WWE, why he doesn't think his character didn’t work in WWE, the similarities between AEW and ECW, what he thinks is the best EC...

Sep 07, 202355 minEp. 511

Nick Aldis On His WWE Role, Leaving NWA, Mickie James, Favorite TNA Moment

Nick Aldis (@realnickaldis) is a professional wrestler known for his time in IMPACT Wrestling and NWA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his house in Nashville, TN to talk about his recent trial as a producer for WWE, he clarifies that his in-ring career is not done, what's next for him after his recent stint in IMPACT Wrestling, why he decided to leave NWA, being the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion for 1043 days, his iconic match with Cody Rhodes in 2018 at All In, what his favorite memory f...

Sep 05, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 510

Lance Storm On Jim Cornette, First Match Ever vs. Chris Jericho, Team Canada, ECW

Lance Storm (@lancestorm) is a professional wrestler known for his time in ECW, WCW and WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to talk about his current job as a producer for Impact Wrestling, the fact that he and CVV went to the same college Wilfrid Laurier University, moving to Calgary for pro wrestling training, having his first match against Chris Jericho, being tag team partners with Justin Credible in ECW, signing with WCW, forming Team Canada, meeting Bret...

Sep 01, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 509

Kurt Angle On Never Having A 5 Star Match, Gable Steveson, "Man Who Plays With Boys" Promo

Kurt Angle (@realkurtangle) is a WWE & TNA Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medalist. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his house in Pittsburgh, PA to talk about his podcast called "The Kurt Angle Show", why he doesn't consider himself the greatest of all time, his reaction to never having a 5 Star match according to Dave Meltzer, his list of matches that should have been rated 5 stars, his favorite matches in TNA, working with AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Sting, his thoughts on Olympic gold medalist ...

Aug 29, 202350 minEp. 508

AskCVV #9 - ALL IN Thoughts, Edge's Final Match, LA Knight, The Best Way To Monetize Content, In-Person Interview Advice

Here we go for another AskCVV episode! Chris is back at it answering your questions submitted on social media with the hashtag #AskCVV. If you have one that you want answered next month, don't forget to send it in! We've got a range of topics from ALL IN to content creation to Edge's final match on Smackdown. Here's a full list: Would love to hear about the whole WWE Press Conference experience? What kept you going when you first started creating content If Edge were to wrestle another match, wh...

Aug 25, 202348 minEp. 507

Butterbean On Brawl For All, Bart Gunn KO, Johnny Knoxville, 200+ Pound Weight Loss With DDPY

Eric Esch better known as Butterbean (@butterbeanboxer) is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to talk about how Diamond Dallas Page and DDPY helped him get out of a wheelchair and lose over 200 pounds! He also discusses his legendary boxing career, being the "King Of The 4 Rounders", how he got the nickname "Butterbean", being invited to be part of Brawl for All in WWE, the vicious knockout to Bart Gunn, the invitation from Johnny Knox...

Aug 24, 202344 minEp. 506

Shane Helms on Becoming The Hurricane, Beating The Rock, Producing Logan Paul's Matches

DESCRIPTION: Shane Helms (@shanehelmscom) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as "Sugar" Shane Helms and in WWE as The Hurricane and Gregory Helms. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Detroit, MI to talk about how his career started in WCW as a Cruiserweight, being part of 3 Count with Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias, what happened when WWE bought WCW, his "stripped down" debut match in WWE, becoming The Hurricane, leaning into being a comedic wrestler, working with The Rock an...

Aug 22, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 505

Shelton Benjamin Is a Guaranteed HOFer! Shawn Michaels Match, His Mama, Brock Lesnar

Shelton Benjamin (@sheltyb803) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at Wynn Las Vegas to talk about his incredible career that started when he signed with WWE in 2000. He discusses being training partner with Brock Lesnar, what Brock is really like outside of the ring, being part of the legendary OVW class of 2002 with Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, Dave Bautista, John Cena and Rico, his iconic match with Shawn Michaels on Raw...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 504

Billy Corgan On How NWA Competes With WWE & AEW, Tyrus As World Champion, Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan (@billy) is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and also the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He sits down with Chris Van Vliet the Blue Wire Studios in Las Vegas to talk about NWA 75 on August 26 & 27 in St Louis. He also discusses the growth of NWA, the decision to make Tyrus the NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, what he learned from working in TNA, becoming the subject of a Family Guy joke, will there ever be a "Rat in a Cage" match, working w...

Aug 15, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 503

Brandi Rhodes On Cody Returning To WWE, Will She Ever Wrestle Again?

Brandi Rhodes (@thebrandirhodes) is a professional wrestler and media personality. She joins chats with Chris Van Vliet on the red carpet at the premiere of "American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes" in Atlanta, GA to talk about her husband Cody Rhodes leaving AEW for WWE, her reaction to his torn pec before the HIAC match with Seth Rollins, would Cody make a good politician, will she ever return to the ring and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more a...

Aug 11, 202313 minEp. 502

Summer Rae On Slapping Natalya, WWE Return, Total Divas, Why She Loves Watching AEW

Danielle Moinet (@daniellemoinet) is a former WWE Superstar who performed under the name Summer Rae. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about her recent return to WWE at the Royal Rumble, appearing on Total Divas, the slap heard around the world to Natalya, her storylines with Rusev and Dolph Ziggler, becoming a dancer for Fandango, the heated promo she cut when her character broke up with Rusev, what her DMs typically look like, her advice for men trying to schedule a f...

Aug 10, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 501

DDP On Dominik Mysterio, LA Knight, MJF and Why It's Never Too Late To Chase Your Dreams - EPISODE #500!

Diamond Dallas Page (@realddp) is a professional wrestling icon, actor, fitness guru, bestselling author and international speaker. He joins Chris Van Vliet at his house in Atlanta, GA for the 500th episode of INSIGHT! He talks about his thoughts on MJF, Dominik Mysterio and LA Knight, what made him start DDPY, his entrepreneurial spirit, filming "The Resurrection of Jake The Snake", why his WCW entrance theme sounded like Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', Cody Rhodes' success in WWE, what he...

Aug 08, 20231 hr 19 minEp. 500

Bryce Hall - From Social Media Influencer To Bare Knuckle Boxer in BKFC

Bryce Hall (@brycehall) is a social media influencer with more than 35 million followers. He is making his BKFC debut on August 11 in BKFC against Gee Perez in Albuquerque, NM. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about what made him want to do a bare knuckle fight, his future plans with BKFC, his boxing loss against fellow influencer Austin McBroom in 2021 and the viral moment that came out of his post-fight interview, his training with BKFC Champion Lorenzo Hunt, what his future goals are, why he ...

Aug 03, 202321 minEp. 499

Ricochet's CRAZY First Date With Samantha Irvin, Logan Paul SummerSlam Match, Double Moonsaults & More

Ricochet (@kingricochet) is professional wrestler signed to WWE and is also known for his time in Lucha Underground where he worked under the name Prince Puma. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his SummerSlam match with Logan Paul, taking big risks in the ring, the mindset that has made him so successful, his crazy first date with his fiancée WWE ring announcer Samantha Irvin that started in Las Vegas, and ended at the Grand Canyon, why he doesn't do the double moonsault anymore, his favori...

Jul 31, 202329 minEp. 498
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