Insight with Chris Van Vliet

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Tony Chimel - WWE's Legendary Ring Announcer On His Intro For Edge & 38 Years In WWE (Interview From February 2022) May 02, 2023

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Tony Chimel (@thetonychimel) is a legendary ring announcer who was an WWE employee from 1983 until 2020. He joins Chris Van Vliet in this interview from February 2022 to talk about life after WWE, his new job at Trader Joe's, how he came up with his iconic "Rated R Superstar" introduction for Edge, the many jobs he has behind the scenes including driving the ring truck, growing up on the same street with Gorilla Monsoon's son Joey Marella and how he got started working in wrestling, his friendship with longtime referee Mike Chioda, and he tells a great story about a crazy bet with Jonathan Coachman.

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AskCVV #5 - Do I Like The New World Heavyweight Championship?, Toughest Interview, Advice For My Younger Self Apr 28, 2023

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Here we go again with another edition of #AskCVV! Chris Van Vliet answers questions that were submitted on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube from Insight listeners just like you and you sent in some GREAT ones this time around. This is a monthly tradition so if you have a question that you'd like answered in the next edition, just send it with the hashtag #AskCVV. Here is a look at some of the questions from this month:

What are your thoughts on the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship?

Will Cody Rhodes still be the one to dethrone Roman Reigns?

What's your favorite place you've ever visited?

How did you know your wife was the one?

What advice would your 40-year old self give to your 30-year old self?

What is the toughest interview you've ever had to do?

Would you ever move to NYC?

Does the wrestling you watch change based on the interviews you are doing?

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin On One More Match, Who Takes The Best Stunner, WHAT Chants & What Scares Him Apr 27, 2023

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (@steveaustinbsr) is a WWE Hall of Famer, actor and television personality. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new A&E series called "Stone Cold Takes On America". He talks about what scares him, why it's important to takes chances, who he thinks takes the best Stone Cold Stunner, his reaction to the WHAT chant after 20 years, the possibility of seeing him wrestle again, why he hates rollercoasters and more!

Check out "Stone Cold Takes On America" here: https://www.aetv.com/shows/stone-cold-takes-on-america

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Austin Romero - WWE's Mike Rome On Ring Announcing, Tattoos, Comics & Geekdom Apr 25, 2023

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Austin Romero (@austinmromero) aka Mike Rome is a WWE ring announcer. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about how he got hired by WWE, his approach to ring announcing, memorizing everyone's name, weight and hometown, working at Universal Studios before his WWE job, his love for comics, the meaning behind his tattoos, his favorite wrestler to announce and much more!

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Shawn Spears On Giving Me Those 20 Chops, AEW Return, Becoming A Father, Cody Rhodes Apr 20, 2023

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Shawn Spears (@shawnspears) is a professional wrestler with AEW and is known for his time in WWE under the name Tye Dillinger. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about why it has been so long since we have seen him in AEW, recently becoming a father to his son Austin, how his wife Cassie Lee is doing, we reflect on the 20 chops I took with him and Tyler Breeze at their wrestling school Flatbacks, what they look for in a great student, life lessons from your 20s, 30s and 40s, his friendship with Cody Rhodes, how he became "The Chairman" with the chairshot to Cody Rhodes at AEW's Fyter Fest and much more!

Check out Flatbacks Wrestling School: https://www.flatbackswrestlingschool.com/

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Will Sasso Does Hilarious Impressions of Jesse Ventura, Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart & More! Apr 18, 2023

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Will Sasso (@willsasso) is a comedian and actor and is known for his five seasons on Mad TV from 1997 to 2002. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about how he got started in comedy, growing up in British Columbia, Canada, who his comedic heroes were as a kid, what he had to do for his Mad TV audition, his AI podcast called "Dudesy", what show or movie he gets recognized for most, why John Candy in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is his favorite performance, the match he had with Bret Hart in WCW, taking a stunner from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in WWE and he does hilarious impressions of Jesse "The Body" Ventura, British Bulldog, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Check out Dudesy here: https://www.dudesypod.com/

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So, You Want To Be A Content Creator? My Honest Thoughts About The Reality Of Actually Doing It With Travis Chappell Apr 14, 2023

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For this episode, I had the privilege of being a guest on my friend Travis Chappell's (@travischappell) podcast called "Travis Makes Friends". Travis is an incredible interviewer and since we are friends, this felt more like a conversation or a masterclass on what it takes to be a content creator in 2023. We talk about podcasting as a hobby vs. as a job, how to book great guests, the importance of taking the first step and actually getting started, the missing piece when doing a Zoom interview, why in-person is always preferred, how to find advertisers and much more!

Check out Travis Makes Friends here: http://travischappell.com

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Renee Paquette On AEW, Jon Moxley As A Dad, The Sessions, The Miz's Talking Smack Promo Apr 13, 2023

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Renee Paquette (@reneepaquette) is a television personality, podcaster and backstage interviewer for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She was previously known for her time in WWE between 2012 and 2020. She joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about her decision to sign with AEW, what her husband Jon Moxley is like as a dad, her favorite Jon Moxley match, how becoming a mom to her daughter Nora has changed her, the decision to move from Las Vegas to Cincinnati, being part of the infamous Talking Smack segment between The Miz and Daniel Bryan, the best celebrity parenting advice she has received, why the name of her podcast changed from "Oral Sessions" to "The Sessions" and much more!

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Natalya Is The BOAT! Her WWE Legacy, Canadian Mount Rushmore, Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart Apr 11, 2023

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Natalya Neidhart (@natbynature) is a professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE since 2007. She chats with Chris Van Vliet at WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles about her record-breaking 13th WrestleMania appearance, her favorite WrestleMania moments, what makes her the BOAT (Best Of All Time), her thoughts on Owen Hart's WWE career, who is on her Canadian Mount Rushmore of wrestler and more!

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