Insight with Chris Van Vliet

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Karrion Kross On Creating His WWE Character, What's Next For Him, AEW, Scarlett Bordeaux Jan 11, 2022

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Killer Kross (@realkillerkross) is a wrestler FKA Karrion Kross in WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about what lead him to sign with NXT over AEW and NJPW. They also talk about winning the NXT Championship with a separated shoulder, his fiancee Scarlett Bordeaux, advice from Jon Moxley, his infamous main roster run in WWE, inspiration from director Christopher Nolan films and more!

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How To Actually Accomplish Your New Year's Resolutions In 2022 Jan 07, 2022

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Happy New Year my friends! I hope 2022 is off to an amazing start for you! It's that time of year again where people make resolutions that they don't actually plan to keep. These seem to be set up more like a wish list for the year, rather than things they actually resolve to change. In this solo episode, I list off 5 simple things you can do to stay on track and actually accomplish your goals this year. And by the way, it doesn't have to be the start of a new calendar year to start making change. Get after it! As Aristotle said: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

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Magician Jen Kramer On Living Your PASSION and Finding The MAGIC In Everything Jan 06, 2022

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Jen Kramer (@JenKramerMagic) is a magician with a headlining show at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. She joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn to talk about where her love of magic came from, moving to Las Vegas to chase her dreams, how a magic trick is developed, the Christopher Nolan film "The Prestige", her appearances on Fool Us With Penn And Teller, being inspired by David Copperfield, David Blaine and Harry Houdini and at the end she performs a few mind-blowing tricks!

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Scotty 2 Hotty Is TOO COOL, The Worm, Rikishi and Brian Christopher, Life After WWE Jan 04, 2022

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Scott Garland (@TheScotty2Hotty) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Scotty 2 Hotty. He joins Chris Van Vliet to discuss how Too Cool was formed, the origin of the iconic Worm signature move, memories of Brian Christopher (Grandmaster Sexay), The WWF Attitude Era, getting back into the ring at 48 years old, being a coach in WWE and knowing exactly what they want from a new recruit, his love of theme parks and more!

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Freddie Prinze Jr. On Working For WWE, Issues With John Cena, His Wife Sarah Michelle Gellar - Interview From January 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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Today's guest is Freddie Prinze Jr. (@RealFPJr). FPJ joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA in this episode that originally aired on January 29, 2021. This was one of my favorite interviews of the year! He talks about his time working for WWE, his career defining roles in "She's All That", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Scooby Doo" and "Summer Catch", why he left acting to be the best father that he could be, growing up with a legendary father, stories about training with Chuck Norris and Muhammad Ali, his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar, his role in the Punky Brewster reboot and much more!

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René Duprée on His WWE Debut At 19 Years Old, La Résistance, The Ruthless Aggression Era Dec 28, 2021

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René Duprée (@RealReneDupree) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as part of the tag team La Résistance with Sylvain Grenier. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about signing with WWE at 18 years old and making his debut at 19, becoming the youngest WWE tag team champion ever, how he was able to get so muscular at such a young age, his legendary father Emil Duprée, his new podcast called "Cafe De René" and much more!

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Sean Ross Sapp - Fightful's Managing Editor On How He Breaks The Biggest Wrestling News Dec 23, 2021

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Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) is the managing editor of the pro wrestling and MMA website Fightful.com. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he got started in journalism, how he was able to break the news that CM Punk had signed to AEW, his favorite interviews, working with Denise Salcedo, how he trained and worked as a pro wrestler, his favorite and least favorite parts of the job, what he learned working for Bill Apter and WhatCulture, his thoughts on whether or not kayfabe is dead and much more!

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UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar on His Legendary MMA Career and Becoming A Pro Wrestler at 39 Years Old Dec 21, 2021

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Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) is a UFC Hall of Famer and pro wrestler. He joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn Las Vegas to talk about his legendary MMA career, his Ultimate Fighter finale match with Forrest Griffin, and how it changed the course of UFC history, he explains his actions in a recent viral Instagram video that he posted, why he got into pro wrestling at age 39, his favorite matches and more!

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Fandango On His WWE Release After 15 Years, NWA, Debuting At WrestleMania, Beating Chris Jericho Dec 16, 2021

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Curtis Hussey (@dirtydangocurty) is a professional wrestler best known for his time as Fandango in WWE. He talks to Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he went from sitting in catering every week to becoming Fandango, including his debut match against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania and his catchy entrance music. He also talks about what it is like playing a comedic role in WWE, how Drew McIntyre helped him get a foot in the door in NWA, what’s next for him and more!

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