Insight with Chris Van Vliet

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Eric Bischoff On What Vince McMahon Is Doing In Retirement, CM Punk's Next Move, Why AEW's Ratings Are Down Dec 27, 2022

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Eric Bischoff (@ebischoff) is a professional wrestling personality, podcaster, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author. He joins Chris Van Vliet inside the Blue Wire Studios at Wynn Las Vegas to talk about his new book called "Gratitude", the recent negative comments he made about Ric Flair on his podcast "83 Weeks", why his co-host Conrad Thompson is a business genius, what he thinks Vince McMahon is doing since retiring from WWE, his thoughts on MJF in AEW, what he thinks CM Punk will do next, what he is grateful for and much more!

Check out Eric Bischoff's podcast "83 Weeks" at: http://adfreeshows.com

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Rich Swann Re-Signs With IMPACT Wrestling, Unfinished Business With Kenny Omega Dec 22, 2022

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Rich Swann (@gottagetswann) is a professional wrestler signed with IMPACT Wrestling. He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Champion, X Division Champion and Impact Digital Media Champion. He joins Chris Van Vliet to announce exclusively that he has re-signed with Impact Wrestling for 2 more years. He talks about the unfinished business he has with AEW's Kenny Omega, his goal to become a Grand Slam Champion in 2023, his TNA Wrestling Mount Rushmore, the best advice he ever received, his thoughts on the Forbidden Door and much more!

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Mike Bailey Explains His SPEEDBALL Nickname, Signing With IMPACT Wrestling, Josh Alexander Dec 20, 2022

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Speedball Mike Bailey (@speedballbailey) is a professional wrestler currently signed to IMPACT Wrestling. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about growing up in Canada, French being his first language and learning to speak English, how he got his "Speedball" nickname, his dream X Division opponents, his issues crossing the Canada/US border, how he turned the negative of not being able to enter the United States into a positive, wrestling fellow Canadian Josh Alexander, his wife Veda Scott and much more!

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Matt Cardona Says He Wants To Return to WWE, How GCW Changed His Career, Betting On Yourself Dec 15, 2022

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Matt Cardona (@themattcardona) is a professional wrestler who has worked for NWA, AEW, Impact Wrestling, GCW and was known as Zack Ryder in WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about the incredible 2022 that he had, why he wants to go back to WWE, his goal to win the WWE Championship, his thoughts on Cody Rhodes wrestling against Seth Rollins with a torn pec at Hell in a Cell, how he has been able to monetize The Major Figure Wrestling Podcast, his infamous match with Nick Gage, getting the fans to hate him, what happened after his AEW debut and much more!

For more information about Matt and The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast visit: https://majorwfpod.com/

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Ron Howard Reveals The Best Advice He Ever Received! Dec 13, 2022

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Ron Howard is a director, actor, screenwriter and producer. From dramas like A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Apollo 13 (1995) to the hit comedies Parenthood (1989) and Splash (1984), he has created some of Hollywood's most memorable films. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new movie "Thirteen Lives" and tells CVV the best advice he was given as an actor that he now applies to directing.

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#AskCVV - Morning Routine, Guilty Pleasures, Best Advice, Becoming A Father & More! Dec 09, 2022

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In the first edition of #AskCVV, Chris Van Vliet answers questions that were submitted on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube from Insight Listeners. This will be a monthly episode so if you have a question that you'd like answered in the January edition, just send it with the hashtag #AskCVV. Here is a look at the questions from this month:

What's the best piece of advice you've gotten throughout your entrepreneurial journey? (Either from a guest, mentor, or other elsewhere)

Besides John Cena and The Rock, who’s your most favorite person you’ve interviewed?

What is one part of your morning routine you can’t live without?

Sometimes I get really nervous before interviews to the point I have to cancel them. Any advice on this subject?

Would you ever consider writing a book?

What’s your advice on the next step after graduating from university?

What is your guilty pleasure song?

What is your favorite Movie of 2022?

How do you approach an interview where you don’t care about the subject?

Do you have any advice for growing or starting a YouTube channel or podcast venture?

How are you feeling since you are about to be a father?

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The REAL Reason Josh Alexander Wears Headgear, Winning The Impact World Championship, Ethan Page Dec 08, 2022

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Josh Alexander (@walking_weapon) is a professional wrestler and the current Impact Wrestling World Champion. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his unlikely path to becoming a wrestler, getting discovered in Canada, making a name for himself in Ring Of Honor, becoming friends and eventually tag team partners with Ethan Page, how much interest there was from AEW when he let his Impact Wrestling contract expire, beating Christian Cage to become the shortest reigning Impact World Champion of all time and now being on the verge of being the longest reigning Champion, involving his family in storylines, why Scott D'Amore is good for wrestling and much more!

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Margot Robbie Says She's A John Cena Fan & REVEALS How She Can Cry On Command! Dec 06, 2022

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Margot Robbie is an actress known for her roles in movies like The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad, I Tonya, Bombshell and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Her new movie Babylon (@babylonmovie) comes out on December 23, 2022. Chris Van Vliet sits down with her and Diego Calva to talk about working with director Damien Chazelle on this film, the moment that made them want to become actors, the idea that performances live on forever, how Margot Robbie is able to cry on command and more!

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Jenn Sterger On Working For AEW, Her WWE Divas Tryout, Standup Comedy & More Dec 02, 2022

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Jenn Sterger (@jennifersterger) is a comedian, actor, TV host and previously a backstage interviewer for AEW. She joins Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Hollywood to talk about her time working with AEW, interacting with people like MJF and Chris Jericho, helping to write promos for Peter Avalon, how she got started as a standup comedian, what happened at her WWE Divas tryout in 2012, how she feels her situation with Brett Farve would be handled now, why Back To The Future is the perfect movie and much more!

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