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AskCVV #25 - WrestleMania 40 Predictions, CM Punk Interview, Roman Reigns Retiring?, Radio Voices Apr 05, 2024

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Here we go for another #AskCVV episode and it is WrestleMania weekend my friends! If you're going to Philly, say hi to Chris at WrestleCon on Saturday and Sunday. On this episode, CVV gives his predictions for the full WrestleMania 40 card and answers questions about Roman Reigns' comments about retiring if he loses the WWE Universal Championship, CM Punk's recent interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, tips for starting a podcast, best theme song for a faction 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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Kelly Kelly Wants To Return To WWE, Becoming A Mom, Royal Rumble Appearance, Divas Champion Apr 04, 2024

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Barbie Blank (@thebarbieblank) is an actress, model, entrepreneur and retired professional wrestler known as Kelly Kelly in WWE. She joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about recently becoming a mom to twins Jaxon and Brooklyn, getting signed to WWE at 19 years old, her retirement from wrestling at age 25, winning the Divas Championship from Brie Bella, her memories of the late Andrew "Test" Martin, how she inspired Chelsea Green to become a wrestler, tagging with Maria Menounos at WrestleMania 28, her iconic theme song, returning for the Royal Rumble and much more!

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas A. Edison

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Matt Hardy On His AEW Status, Possible WWE Return, Hardy Boyz Legacy Apr 02, 2024

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Matt Hardy (@matthardybrand) is a professional wrestler signed with AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the Squared Circle Expo in Indianapolis, IN to talk about his AEW contract coming to an end, being offered a new contract from AEW, the rumors of him and Jeff Hardy returning to WWE, what he considers the most important factor to either re-sign with AEW or go to WWE, wanting to help young tag teams, the legacy of The Hardy Boyz, the original plan for his AEW debut in March 2020, how his leg drop off the steel cage to Edge at Unforgiven 2005 changed the way he wrestled, Jeff Hardy's craziest moves, his podcast "The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy" that he co-hosts with Jon Alba, he reviews my backyard wrestling moves and much more!

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“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been.” —T.D. Jakes

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AskCVV #24 - Was That The Best Raw In 20 Years? Cody Bleeds, The Final Boss, Will Roman's Title Reign Ever End? Mar 29, 2024

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Welcome back to another #AskCVV episode and we're just 1 week away from WrestleMania 40! If you're going to Philly, say hi to Chris at WrestleCon on Saturday and Sunday. On this episode, CVV answers questions about Cody bleeding on Raw, why "The Final Boss" is better than Hollywood Rock, if there will be ads when Raw moves to Netflix, which interview deserves a do-over, his appearance at Squared Circle Expo this weekend, the best pizza in Orange County, advice for staying positive, whether or not Roman's title reign is tainted, LA Knight vs. AJ Styles at WrestleMania and 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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Maven On His Viral YouTube Channel, Biggest Mistake He Made in WWE, Advice From The Rock Mar 28, 2024

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Maven Huffman (@mavenhuffman) is a professional wrestler and YouTuber. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in NYC to talk about the impact his YouTube channel has had on wrestling, other similar YouTube channels that have popped up since he starting having success, how he comes up with his video ideas, the mistakes he made while in WWE, the advice he got from The Rock before WrestleMania 18, what he's learned from John Cena, whether or not he wants to return to WWE as a commentator or manager and much more.

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Mike Santana on Leaving AEW, Splitting Up With Ortiz, Turning Down WWE Mar 26, 2024

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Mike Santana is a professional wrestler known for his time in AEW and TNA Wrestling. He was one half of the tag team Proud N Powerful with Ortiz in AEW. Mike sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his decision to ask for his release from AEW, what led to him and Ortiz splitting up, turning down WWE to sign with AEW in 2019, never winning the AEW tag team titles with Proud N Powerful, joining LAX in TNA, going to rehab and being sober for over a year, working with Chris Jericho in The Inner Circle, his future plans as a singles wrestler and much more!

Quote I'm thinking about: "People pray for the cake. Then the universe gives them the batter, oil, icing, a pan, an oven and they get frustrated and leave the kitchen. Let that sink in. Sometimes you have everything right in front of you, but how bad do you want it?"

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AskCVV #23 - Is The PG Era Officially Over?, The Rock's Promos, Okada In AEW, Raw On Netflix Mar 22, 2024

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Welcome back to another #AskCVV episode and we're just 2 weeks away from WrestleMania 40! On this one Chris answers questions about the end of the PG Era in WWE, the impact that The Rock has had since he returned, the buildup for Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 in Philly, Okada winning the AEW Continental Championship on Dynamite, SummerSlam in Cleveland, my favorite Championship belt design and so 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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Cody Crybabies, Hollywood Rock, Tribalism & What This Era Should Be Called w/ Sam Roberts Mar 21, 2024

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Sam Roberts (@notsam) is a broadcaster, podcast host and WWE personality. Chris Van Vliet sits down with him at the NotSam Studios in New York City to talk about how wrestling has entered a new era and what it should be called, the exact moment this era began, how The Rock's return has changed the landscape of WWE, how social media promos play a factor in TV storylines, Cody Crybabies, our predictions for WrestleMania 40, the best and worst WrestleMania of all time, his favorite movie starring a wrestler, dissecting The Fast & Furious franchise and much more!

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AJ Francis (fka Top Dolla): What Went Wrong With His WWE Career, Signing With TNA, Hit Row Mar 19, 2024

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AJ Francis (@ajfrancis410) is a professional wrestler signed to TNA and is best known as Top Dolla in WWE. He is also a musician and a retired NFL player. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about how his NFL career lead him to signing with WWE, training with D-Von Dudley, being part of Hit Row in WWE, his wrestling persona being inspired by Suge Knight, partying with Tom Brady when he played for the New England Patriots, signing with TNA and making his debut at Hard To Kill, his music career and much more!

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