Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) is a pro wrestling manager and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Stamford, CT to discuss how he brings out the best in the wrestlers he advocates for, being aligned with top stars such as Brock Lesnar, CM Punk and Roman Reigns, how he became Roman Reigns' Wise Man, why Curtis Axel and Cesaro didn't work as "Paul Heyman Guys", being in the ring with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 when Lesnar appeared to have retired, what he does behind the scenes in WWE, why he left WWE in 2006, how close...

Welcome to AskCVV #140! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet discusses the chances of Oba Femi winning the King Of The Ring Tournament and whether it will be IYO SKY, Charlotte Flair or Liv Morgan who will become Queen of the Ring. CVV also answers questions about the greatest dream matches that never happened, who the best King Of The Ring winners were of all time, favorite interviews, Danhausen's rise to fame, Mount Rushmore of movies and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep...

Layla (@mslayel) is a retired professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss why she has returned to wrestling conventions after being away for so long, why she left WWE in 2015, if she is open to one more match, how winning the Diva Search started her WWE journey, being paired with Michelle McCool, the infamous Piggy James storyline, how CM Punk came up with the name Lay-Cool, her and Michelle both winning the Women's Championship, becoming a mom and more! <...

Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) is a retired professional wrestler, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, and the Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative at NXT. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV in this interview from September 2025 to discuss the transition from wrestler to running NXT, what looks for in a young Superstar, the 2 defining eras of his in-ring career, his epic matches with the likes of The Undertaker, Ric Flair and Kurt Angle, whether he views himself as the greatest wrestler of all time, his thoughts on his return match at Crown Jewel, his mindset...

Welcome to AskCVV #139! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about whether Oba Femi could win King Of The Ring and also face Brock Lesnar for TWO matches at SummerSlam, predictions for both King and Queen Of The Ring, who the next WWE Champion under the age of 30 will be, Mount Rushmore of AEW wrestlers, the best play-by-play commentators in wrestling, will The Judgement Day break up and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "Either you run the day, or the day runs you." – Jim Rohn

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Heidenreich (@JonHeidenreich7) is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in New Orleans, LA to discuss how the viral photo of him working at Walmart made this interview happen, playing professional football before signing with WWE, how poetry became part of his character, being managed by Paul Heyman, his infamous Michael Cole segment, feuding with The Undertaker, winning the Tag Team Championships with Road Warrior Animal as part of the Legion Of Doom, why he was released from WWE, being in the same NFL training camp as Goldberg...

Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) is a broadcaster and backstage interviewer with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss being knocked over during the brawl between Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer, training at the WWE Performance Center and possibly getting physical in WWE, her emotional moment when R-Truth made his return, being backstage when CM Punk made his WWE return, learning from Paul Heyman, being a member of Mensa, her TikToks with Rhea Ripley and AJ Styles, and more!

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Welcome to AskCVV #138! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Clash In Italy and the outcome of the Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther match, the incredible mask vs. mask match between El Grande Americano and The Original El Grande Americano, who the most famous wrestlers of all time are, what's next for CM Punk when he returns, will Randy Orton be competing for the WWE Championship, the best matches from every wrestling company, the upcoming interview with Paul Heyman and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "If it makes you happy, take the risk. Worst case, you learn...

LA Knight (@RealLAKnight) is a WWE professional wrestler and former United States Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Stamford, CT to discuss winning the United States Championship, brawling with AJ Styles at the WrestleMania 40 media day, what if he joined WWE 10 years ago, how he became the Slim Jim guy, how much longer he intends to wrestle, possible retirement, eliminating Brock Lesnar from the Royal Rumble, and more!

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Gary Vaynerchuk is New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, investor, and public speaker. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss how wrestling influenced his videos, where his pro wrestling fandom began, why Bret Hart is a better businessman than you, why he believes Macho Man Randy Savage is underrated as a wrestler, wanting to buy the New York Jets, and more!

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What's up Real Real Ones! Welcome to AskCVV #137! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his bold predictions for Clash In Italy and answers questions about whether Jacob Fatu will beat Roman Reigns, if Oba Femi will remain undefeated, the build up to El Grande Americano vs. Original El Grande Americano in their mask vs. mask match at Noches de Los Grandes, MJF beating Darby Allin and becoming the AEW World Champion for the third time, the most underrated factions of all time, early picks for who might win King and Queen Of The Ring and much more! Quote...

Brian Myers (@Myers_Wrestling) is a professional wrestler signed with TNA and previously competed in WWE as Curt Hawkins. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss being a veteran in the TNA locker room, wanting to become the TNA World Champion, his WWE losing streak and why he didn't want it to end, the origin of the name Curt Hawkins, having his own wrestling school that trained MJF, his short-lived stripper gimmick in WWE, training The Rock for his in-ring return, the best person he has been in the ring with, and more!

Carlito (@Litocolon279) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss his WWE exit and leaving the same time as R-Truth, his time in The Judgment Day and his many one-liners, taking a massive spear from Bron Breakker, if a WWE return might be on the cards, an interesting piece of Carlito merchandise, being asked to sign apples, and more!

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What's up Real Real Ones! Welcome to AskCVV #136! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Brock Lesnar's return on Raw and whether or not he was actually retired, who will win in the hair vs. title match between Darby Allin and MJF, if The Street Profits will beat The Vision and become the new WWE World Tag Team Champions, predictions for Saturday Night's Main Event in Fort Wayne, Danhausen uncursing the Knicks and their current winning streak, if Leon Slater is going to WWE, Mount Rushmore of real life WWE couples and much more! Quote I'm thinking...

Will Sasso (@willsasso) and Dan Soder (@dansoder) are actors and comedians. They sit down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to give us their hilarious impressions of Macho Man Randy Savage, Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Dave Chappelle and more! They also discuss their shared love of wrestling, thoughts on the Hulk Hogan documentary, celebrities in wrestling, an incredible story of Will driving Bret Hart to a WCW show, Dan meeting Randy Savage, and more!

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Rico Constantino is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Arizona to discuss the many jobs he's had on top of being a pro wrestler, winning American Gladiators, starting wrestling in his late 30s, wrestling John Cena and Brock Lesnar in OVW, how he became Billy and Chuck's manager and The Stylist, why he was released from WWE, his appearance in AEW, if he is open to one more match, and more!

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What's up Real Real One! Welcome to AskCVV #135! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet recaps Backlash and answers questions about the reveal of Danhausen's mystery partner, the rules of the John Cena Classic, who will dethrone Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes, the greatest SummerSlam matches of all time, the breakout stars of 2026 and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: “The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.” — Charles R. Swindoll

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Joe Hendry (@joehendry) is a professional wrestler and a member of the WWE Raw roster. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Insight LIVE in Tampa, FL to discuss his latest parody song "Fire Logan Paul", future plans for more parody songs, how he hilariously messed up a WWE try-out, why he decided to dye his hair blonde, making his WWE main roster debut, his WrestleMania 41 match with Randy Orton, how close he got to wrestling John Cena, which Championship he has his sights on next, and more!

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James Yun (@jimmywyang) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Jimmy Wang Yang. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss how meeting DDP on Halloween led to the start of his pro wrestling journey, Vince McMahon forgetting he had fired him, how he was pitched the Jimmy Wang Yang character, wrestling as a flying Elvis in TNA, running a party bus company, his daughter Jazzy Yang now wrestling, and more!

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See you at the next Insight LIVE! Get tickets at https://cvvtix.com Welcome to AskCVV #134! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his full predictions for Backlash and answers questions about who Danhausen's mystery partner will be, what John Cena's big announcement could be, who will be Oba Femi's next major feud, the best WrestleMania entrances of all time, reacting to Sports Illustrated's list of the Top 20 WWE Superstars of all time, the greatest fictional wrestlers ever and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his...

See you at the next Insight LIVE! Get tickets at https://cvvtix.com James Fullington (@ecwsandman) is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in ECW, WCW and WWE as The Sandman. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss his retirement match against The Invisible Man in Las Vegas, how the Singapore cane became his signature weapon, making his entrance to "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, his legendary entrance at ECW One Night Stand, the controversial crucifixion angle with Raven, and more!

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Eric Bugenhagen (@ericbugenhagenofficial) is an American Gladiator, bodybuilder and a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Rick Boogs. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studios in Los Angeles, CA to discuss how he got the role in American Gladiators, why he is named "The Bull", which pro wrestlers would make the best gladiators, his insane workout videos on social media, averaging 12 minutes on Cameo requests, his injury at WrestleMania, if...

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What's up Real Real One! Welcome to AskCVV #133! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about what Roman Reigns' best match ever is, which NXT call-up has the most potential, where WrestleMania in 2028 will be, early predictions for the main events of WrestleMania 43, the magic of Danhausen, if Brock Lesnar will stay retired and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "API: Assume positive intent."

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See you at the next Insight LIVE in Tampa on May 8th! https://cvvtix.com Maven (@mavenhuffman) is a YouTuber and retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at INSIGHT Live in Las Vegas to discuss the success of his YouTube channel, getting ribbed by Fit Finlay, if there are any plans for a 1 million subscribers celebration, whether he is still in the 2002 Royal Rumble, taking a bump on thumbtacks, who was the worst guest on his YouTube channel, possibly coming out of retirement to wrestle Chris Sharp, answering...

See you at the next Insight LIVE in Tampa on May 8th! Get tickets here: https://cvvtix.com Dakota Kai (@imcharliegirl_) is a professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss being released from WWE, her first match in over a year against Kris Statlander at Pro Wrestling EVE in London, being a part of the Damage CTRL faction with IYO SKY and Bayley, Wrestling Trish Stratus, Lita and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, training with Stephanie McMahon for her match with Ronda Rousey, what's next for...

See you at Insight LIVE in Tampa on May 8th! Get tickets at https://cvvtix.com Welcome to AskCVV #132! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his honest thoughts on WrestleMania 42 and answers questions about the best match of the weekend, what's next for Oba Femi, whether Brock Lesnar is actually retired, will Cody Rhodes have to vacate his WWE Championship due to his injury, Roman Reigns' next opponent, Brock Lesnar's best matches of his career, who will get inducted into the Hall Of Fame next year and much more! "If you change the way you look at things...

Join me at the next Insight LIVE in Tampa & New Orleans! https://cvvtix.com Billy Gunn (@realbillygunn) is a professional wrestler with AEW and a WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss still being in amazing shape at 62 years old, if he wants one more singles title run, if he plans to wrestle into his 70s, working with his kids Austin and Colten, if DX was a greater faction than the nWo, his hidden gem match with Brock Lesnar on SmackDown, his friendship with Mike O'Hearn, who was the best...

Fabian Aichner (@VinciWWE) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Giovanni Vinci. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Los Angeles, CA to discuss his WWE release, getting kicked out of Imperium, his repackaged character, losing to Apollo Crews in less than 10 seconds on SmackDown, the way he was introduced by ring announcer Samantha Irvin, staying in NXT when Imperium was called up to main roster, his match with John Cena and Seth Rollins in India, and more!

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See you at the next Insight LIVE! Get tickets here: https://cvvtix.com Happy WrestleMania week! Welcome to AskCVV #131! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his bold predictions for WrestleMania 42, and answers questions about which match has the potential to steal the show, who should be on the show that was left off, what is the Mount Rushmore of WrestleMania main events, when might Rey Mysterio retire and against who, Darby Allin becoming the new AEW World Champion and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: “We don’t stop training because we get old. We get old because we s...

Get tickets for the next Insight LIVE here: https://cvvtix.com Becky Lynch (@BeckyLynchWWE) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss her time away from wrestling and her return at WrestleMania 41, her new theme song performed by The Wonder Years, having to keep Seth Rollins' fake injury a secret, fans believing that she doesn't put other wrestlers over, her upcoming 10th WrestleMania match against AJ Lee, auditioning for Happy Gilmore 2, her new coffee company, and more!

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See you at the next Insight LIVE! Get tickets here: https://cvvtix.com Stephanie Vaquer (@Steph_Vaquer) is a professional wrestler with WWE and the current Women's World Champion. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV to discuss winning the Women's Championship at Wrestlepalooza and celebrating with her father afterwards, her upcoming championship defense against Liv Morgan at WrestleMania 42, her new finisher and new entrance theme, how Booker T reacts to The Devil's Kiss on commentary, possibly turning heel, how she has improved her English and more!

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What's up Real Real One! Welcome to AskCVV #130! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Pat McAfee aligning himself with Randy Orton, what his massive surprise could be on Smackdown, CM Punk's pipebomb about TKO and ticket prices, if Paul Heyman could turn on Brock Lesnar, if Austin Theory will leave The Vision, Mount Rushmore of mid-card performers, the Night 1 and Night 2 WrestleMania cards and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "If you can't fly then run, if you can't...

Thanks for checking out this episode with Liv Morgan! Please accept my sincerest apologies that this is shorter than usual. Liv was on a tight schedule and had to rush to the airport to make a flight, but she promised our next one will be over an hour to make up for it. Have a great day! - CVV Liv Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV to discuss winning the Women's Royal Rumble after being in the match every year since it began, the upcoming WWE...

Get tickets to Insight LIVE in Las Vegas with special guest Maven: https://cvvtix.com Paul Wight (@PaulWight) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW and known for his time in WWE and WCW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss how much longer he intends to wrestle, the amount of times he has turned face or heel throughout his career, working with The Rock, being cast as Captain Insano in The Waterboy, a hilarious Arnold Schwarzenegger story after starring in Jingle All The Way, the scary stretcher spot with Rey Mysterio, Floyd...

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What's up Real Real Ones! Welcome to AskCVV #129! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Chris Jericho's return to AEW, the most anticipated match of WrestleMania 42, the best sellers of all time, whether we will actually see Tom Brady in WWE, the most underrated WrestleMania of all time, who will be the next AEW World Champion, best top rope moves and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "Be not afraid of growing slowly...

Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Nashville, TN to discuss his shock WWE Championship win in Berlin and bringing the title home to Scotland the next night, a possible match with SmackDown GM Nick Aldis, why he faced The Big Show at WrestleMania 36 after defeating Brock Lesnar, not getting a singles match with John Cena on the retirement tour, being in The Undertaker's final live match, and more!

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See you at the next Insight LIVE in Las Vegas on April 16th! https://cvvtix.com Steve Blackman is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Harrisburg, PA in this interview recorded in June 2025 to discuss being known as one of the toughest wrestlers in the locker room, becoming seriously ill and coming very close to dying before he signed with WWE, his match with Shane McMahon at SummerSlam 2000 and McMahon's fall, showing his comedic side with Al Snow as part of Head Cheese, the real story...

Hello Real Real Ones! Welcome to AskCVV #128! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Randy Orton's heel turn and why fans keep cheering him, who Gunther should face at WrestleMania 42, a possible Nick Aldis match, the best wrestlers to never wrestle in WWE, why Oba Femi needs to beat Brock Lesnar, who will have the best entrance at WrestleMania this year, Mount Rushmore of comedy wrestlers, the best NXT stars ever and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "Always remember that your success begins inside of you; if you can't see it first, no one ever will."<...

Sam Roberts (@notsam) is a broadcaster and radio host signed with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in New York City to discuss the highlights of the John Cena retirement tour, if Gunther will retire Brock Lesnar, Danhausen making his WWE debut in a crate at Elimination Chamber, a possible Chris Jericho WWE return, the worst name for a WWE PLE, who will be become WWE Champion first: Oba Femi, Bron Breakker or Logan Paul, the most underrated theme song, 3 matches you'd show to a non-wrestling fan and much more! Subscribe to NotSam on YouTube: https://www...

Marc Mero (@MarcMero) is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WCW and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to discuss how Dusty Rhodes created his Johnny B Badd persona, his other gimmicks like Marvelous Marc Mero and Wildman Marc Mero, jumping to WWE and being asked by Vince McMahon if he could do a Tarzan yell, negotiating the first ever guaranteed WWE contract, having his wife Sable as his valet, Steve Austin refusing to work with him, his work today as a motivational speaker, and more! Get Marc Mero's book "...