Insight with Chris Van Vliet

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The Undertaker On WrestleMania 40, Cody Turning Heel, Brock Lesnar, Retirement Jun 18, 2024

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Mark Calaway (@undertaker) is a legendary professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He is best known for his 30+ year career in WWE as The Undertaker. Chris Van Vliet sits down with him at his home in Austin, TX to talk about his incredible career, his podcast "Six Feet Under With Mark Calaway", appearing in the main event of WrestleMania 40 to help Cody Rhodes with the WWE Universal Championship, his tag team with Kane, memories of Paul Bearer, the hilarious story of his coat that wouldn't come off, not remembering anything from his match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30, his legacy as both The Deadman and The American Bad Ass, his iconic entrances, never breaking kayfabe and much more.

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Quote I'm thinking about: “Legacy is not what's left tomorrow when you're gone. It's what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you're here that then happens to live on.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

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AskCVV #35 - Clash At The Castle Predictions, What's Next For Ricochet, Favorite Entrance Theme Jun 14, 2024

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Welcome to #AskCVV 35! On this one Chris answers gives his predictions for WWE's Clash At The Castle in Glasgow, Scotland and answers questions about what Ricochet's next move will be, whether we will see Logan Paul vs. LA Knight at SummerSlam, thoughts on Lucha Underground, favorite entrance theme, best blink-182 album, should the Andre The Giant Battle Royal come back, favorite wrestling book and much more! If you have a question that you want answered on the next one, send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV!

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Rampage Jackson On His Failed TNA Run, Destroying That Door, Powerbomb, Why He's Not In The UFC Hall Of Fame Jun 13, 2024

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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (@rampage4real) is a mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood to talk about his legendary MMA career, beating Chuck Liddell to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, what went wrong with his run in TNA Wrestling, how he got the role to play B.A. Baracus in "The A Team", the real story behind destroying the door on The Ultimate Fighter, powerbombing Ricardo Arona in PRIDE, his favorite flavor of F3 Energy, his involvement with United Fight League and much more!

Quote I'm thinking about: “Life is a guy trying to play a violin solo in public while learning the music and his instrument at the same time.” - Joseph Campbell

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Carmella Explains Her WWE Absence, Injury Update, Becoming A Mom, Corey Graves As A Dad, MITB Jun 11, 2024

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Carmella (@carmellawwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Philadelphia to talk about recently becoming a mom, being in labor for 60 hours, what Corey Graves is like as a dad, when she plans to return to the ring, being a Lakers girl when Kobe Bryant was on the team and cheering for the New England Patriots when Tom Brady was there, winning in Money In The Bank and cashing it in to become the Smackdown Women's Champion, being paired with Enzo and Cass, her favorite memories of NXT and much more!

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AskCVV #34 - Brock Lesnar's Return, Gunther the King, Raw on Netflix, Favorite Pop Punk Bands Jun 07, 2024

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Welcome to #AskCVV 34! On this one Chris answers questions about why Gunther isn't wearing his King of the Ring crown, favorite referee of all time, what Raw will look like on Netflix, who Brock Lesnar should wrestle if/when he returns, favorite pop punk bands and much more! If you have a question that you want answered on the next one, send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV!

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Mark Henry Discovered Jade Cargill, Samantha Irvin, Bianca Belair, Braun Strowman Jun 06, 2024

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Mark Henry (@themarkhenry) is a WWE Hall of Famer, powerlifter and Olympic weightlifter. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis to talk about his 25-year WWE career, his incredible weightlifting numbers, his son Jacob Henry breaking records, Nick Dinsmore helping him get prepared for his WWE career, his new foray into stand-up comedy, traveling with Mae Young, breaking the ring with Big Show, his eye for talent and discovering Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, Samantha Irvin, Braun Strowman and more.

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Christian Cage Is Doing The Best Work Of His Career! AEW, Coming Out Of Retirement, Adam Copeland Jun 04, 2024

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Christian Cage (@christian4peeps) is a professional wrestler signed to AEW. He is also known for his career in WWE where he was simply known as Christian and was part of a legendary tag team with Edge (Adam Copeland). He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood to talk about his legendary career that started in 1995, getting into the best shape of his life at 50 and why he created Pure Plank with Adam Copeland, doing the best work of his career right now in AEW, pushing the envelope with his patriarchy character, how he was able to come out of retirement after 7 years, his WWE return in 2020, being part of the Royal Rumble in 2021, signing with AEW a month later, the reaction to his debut, being part of the first ever TLC match, memories of his WrestleMania 18 match against DDP in Toronto, what made him leave WWE for TNA in 2005, proving himself as a singles wrestler, how much longer he wants to wrestle before retiring and much more!

Quote I'm thinking about: “Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” - Roy T. Bennett

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AskCVV #33 - WWE & TNA Crossover, Ethan Page's Surprise NXT Debut, MJF Returns, MITB Predictions May 31, 2024

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Welcome to #AskCVV 33! On this one Chris answers questions about the recent WWE and TNA talent crossover, Ethan Page leaving AEW and debuting in NXT, what Becky Lynch will do when her contract expires, how the quotes at the end of each episode are chosen, MJF's return at AEW Double Or Nothing, early Money In The Bank predictions and much more! If you have a question that you want answered on the next one, send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV!

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Sonya Deville On Returning From Injury, Liv Morgan, MMA to WWE May 30, 2024

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Sonya Deville (@sonyadevillewwe) is a WWE Superstar appearing on the Raw brand. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Philadelphia during WrestleMania week to talk about recovering from her torn ACL, winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Chelsea Green, how she met her wife, her particularly violent match with Liv Morgan, transitioning from MMA to WWE, being the Smackdown GM, a possible match with Rhea Ripley and much more!

Quote I'm thinking about: "When success finds you, it's because you were looking for it." - Larry Fitzgerald

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