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DDP On Helping Lex Luger Walk, John Cena's Last Match, Turning 70, LA Knight, Cody Rhodes Dec 23, 2025

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Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) is a professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to discuss how he feels approaching his 70th birthday, his recent hospitalization and what caused the health scare, the comparisons to his career and LA Knight's, fans calling for him to receive another Hall of Fame induction for helping legends, losing the WCW Championship to David Arquette, his thoughts on John Cena's last match, Cody Rhodes' Championship run and more!
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AskCVV #114 - John Cena Taps Out, What's Next For GUNTHER, Austin Theory Is The Masked Man, AJ Styles' Last Opponent Dec 19, 2025

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Welcome to AskCVV #114! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about John Cena's last match at SNME, why he tapped out, what his smile meant, the crowd reaction and more! He also talks about what's next for GUNTHER after retiring both Goldberg and John Cena, what the plan is for Austin Theory after being revealed as the masked man with The Vision, Mount Rushmore of Christmas carols, who might be AJ Styles' last opponent and much more!
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Todd Grisham Explains "It's Christian", Yelled At By Vince McMahon, Ruthless Aggression Commentary Dec 18, 2025

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Todd Grisham (@Grishamfight) is a commentator best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss how he got the job with WWE, being hazed by members of the locker room during the start of his career, bizarre advice from Kevin Dunn, why he made Vince McMahon furious, his infamous announcement of Christian's return, getting slapped by Mickie James, his thoughts on Logan Paul and Jake Paul, and more!
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Kyle Fletcher Is Wrestling's Next Big Star, AEW, Will Ospreay, TNT Championship, Hangman Page Dec 16, 2025

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Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) is a professional wrestler currently signed with AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss his breakout year in AEW, the match where he felt he had his breakout moment, how close he came to signing with WWE before joining AEW, his steel cage match with Will Ospreay that included a Spanish Fly off the top, why he wears pink gear, how the screwdriver became his weapon of choice, future AEW dream matches, and more!
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BONUS: CVV Interviewed About John Cena’s Last Match, Epic Interviews, Behind The Scenes Stories Dec 13, 2025

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On this special bonus episode, Chris Van Vliet appears as a guest on “Counted Out With Mike And Tyler”. Here is the description from their podcast: Calling all the Real Ones!

This week on Counted Out, we’re bringing you a massive guest host of the #1 wrestling podcast on the planet. Insight’s own Chris Van Vliet,

We’re talking wrestling fandom, the beautiful chaos of Canadian culture, John Cena gearing up for his last match, and a ton of behind-the-mic stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

This episode is a must-listen for every Counted Out and CVV fan.

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AskCVV #113 - Predicting John Cena's Final Match, Gunther, Masked Man, Breakout Star of 2026, Nattie's New Gimmick Dec 12, 2025

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Welcome to AskCVV #113! On this episode Chris Van Vliet answers questions about John Cena's last match at Saturday Night's Main Event and whether we could see any surprises, what a win over John Cena would mean for Gunther's career, who will be the breakout star of 2026, what is the identity of the masked man on Raw, Natalya's new gimmick, what's next for Maxxine Dupri, Mount Rushmore of final matches and much more!
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Chelsea Green Is HILARIOUS! 2x Women's US Champ, Zack Ryder's WWE Return, Ethan Page, Viral Moments Dec 11, 2025

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Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and the reigning Women's United States Champion. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at INSIGHT Live in San Diego, CA to discuss winning the Women's US Tile for a second time, being paired up with Ethan Page in NXT and why they work so well together, her husband Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) recently making a return to WWE, her infamous dumpster match, being featured on Unreal and the pitch to have her win the Royal Rumble, and more!
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John Cena On His Heel Turn, Farewell Tour, The Rock, Fav Matches, 17th Championship, Brock Lesnar Dec 09, 2025

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John Cena (@JohnCena) is a professional wrestler and actor signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss the last match of his legendary career, planning his Farewell Tour for 3 years, turning heel and the criticism from fans, what winning a 17th WWE Championship meant to him, becoming the Intercontinental Champion, why his match with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza was so short, his love letter to wrestling with his match against AJ Styles, wrestling Dominik Mysterio in 3 of his last 4 matches, who he feels is his wrestling soulmate, and more!

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AskCVV #112 - The Masked Man, John Cena's Final Opponent, Liv Morgan Returns, Rating John Cena's Farewell Tour Matches Dec 05, 2025

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Welcome to AskCVV #112! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about who the masked man was at Survivor Series: WarGames, what WrestleMania matches were set up at Survivor Series, who is going to win between Gunther and LA Knight to become John Cena's final opponent, Mount Rushmore of 2nd generation wrestlers, Mount Rushmore of Christmas movies, what's next for Liv Morgan after her return, which wrestler will win a World Title for the first time in 2026 and much more!
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