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AskCVV #124 - Elimination Chamber Predictions, Who's In The Crate?, AJ Styles HOF Induction, Bronson Reed Injury Feb 27, 2026

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Welcome to AskCVV #124! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his bold predictions for WWE Eimination Chamber in Chicago and answers questions about who is in the mysterious crate, AJ Styles' retirement speech and getting inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame, what will happen with The Vision after Bronson Reed's injury on Raw, will we see Finn Balor's demon again, tips for starting a wrestling podcast and much more.

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Brad Williams Is A HUGE Wrestling Fan, Fighting Hornswoggle, Chris Jericho, Little Poppa Pump Feb 26, 2026

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Brad Williams (@funnybrad) is a stand-up comedian, actor and massive wrestling fan. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his love of comedy and wrestling and why the two work so well together, if he is taller than Hornswoggle, making jokes about wrestlers on The Jericho Cruise, his issues with Peter Dinklage, possibly wrestling a match, the viral spot between Omos and Micro Man, dressing up as Scott Steiner, and more!

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Darby Allin On CRAZY Moments, Climbing Mount Everest, Sting Friendship, TNT Champion Feb 24, 2026

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Darby Allin (@DarbyAllin) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss climbing Mount Everest, crashing through a pane of glass during Sting's last match, getting launched onto the announce table by Claudio Castagnoli, whether he sees himself becoming AEW World Champion, whether he thinks his spots ever go too far, winning the TNT Championship, breaking his foot in the ring, getting hit by a bus in New York, and more!

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AskCVV #123 - What's In The Box?, Hall Of Fame Predictions, Triple Threat At WrestleMania, Best Managers Of All Time Feb 20, 2026

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Welcome to AskCVV #123! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about the mysterious box that will be opened on February 28, the masked man and who will it be, the chances of us seeing a Triple Threat match or a 4-way for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 42, Mount Rushmore of managers, what's next for "The Original" El Grande Americano and much more!

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Eva Marie On Getting Booed, Wardrobe Malfunction, Total Divas, WWE Return Feb 19, 2026

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Eva Marie (@natalieevamarie) is a professional wrestler and podcaster best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orange County, CA to discuss how she was fast-tracked to the main roster after signing her contract and the resulting backlash, being on Total Divas and how much of the resentment was real, her signature red hair, why her 2 runs with WWE came to an end, helping others battling with addiction, and more!

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Rusev On His WWE Return, RUSEV DAY, John Cena, Roman Reigns, US Title, Lana, League Of Nations Feb 17, 2026

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Rusev (@ToBeMiro) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his journey from Bulgaria to WWE, how he was paired with Lana, wrestling John Cena at WrestleMania 31, and making his entrance in a tank, the success of Rusev Day, being in the League of Nations and taking a Stunner from Steve Austin, the Bobby Lashley and Lana romance storyline, his Good Ol' Fashioned Donnybrook match with Sheamus in Paris, and more!

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BONUS: CVV Interviewed About Dream Guests, Stone Cold Interview, Viral Moments, AJ Styles' Retirement & More Feb 14, 2026

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Welcome to a special bonus episode! Chris Van Vliet was recently a guest on "The Joe Vulpis Podcast" where he gave his thoughts about the Royal Rumble and talked about recent interviews with John Cena, when Stone Cold Steve Austin pranked him, dream guests, Mount Rushmore of the best bodies in pro wrestling, AJ Styles' retirement, the most viral moments on "Insight with CVV" and much more.

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AskCVV #122 - Masked Man Spoiler, Cody vs. Drew, Bron Breakker Injury, ECW Mount Rushmore Feb 13, 2026

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Welcome to AskCVV #122! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about whether we will see a match between Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42, who will win the upcoming Elimination Chamber qualifying matches, what happens now after Bron Breakker's injury, who is the new masked man that we saw at Royal Rumble and this week on Raw, ECW Mount Rushmore, dream match of all dream matches and much more!

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