The Latest Episodes of INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet

Episodes

Dec. 31, 2020

The Best Moments of 2020 - What Was Your Favorite?

What a year 2020 has been! In this special episode we take a look back at the absolute best moments of the last 12 months. From getting chopped 20 times by Shawn Spears, Tyler Breeze and their students to sharing conversatio…
Dec. 29, 2020

Booker T is the most positive and inspiring wrestler you will ever meet!

Booker T sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Houston, Texas. In this episode, Booker T talks about what he was like as a kid, the lessons he learned from going to prison, how getting into wrestling changed his li…
Dec. 26, 2020

D'Lo Brown's head shaking origins, Droz, DX mocking The Nation, AEW - Interview from May 2019

D'Lo Brown joins Chris Van Vliet for this conversation in Dania Beach, FL. This interview was originally posted to YouTube on May 21, 2020, but this is the first time it has been made available on the podcast! We are taking …
Dec. 24, 2020

Cody Rhodes: How much has AEW changed since the first show - Interview from May 2019

Cody Rhodes sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Miami, FL in this interview that was recorded on May 22, 2019, just three days before AEW's inaugural event, Double or Nothing. We are taking a few days off for the holidays, so …
Dec. 22, 2020

The Young Bucks on AEW/NXT ratings, biggest criticism, will they ever break up?

Matt and Nick Jackson, The Young Bucks, talk with Chris Van Vliet from their homes in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. They talk about their new bestselling book called "Killing the Business: From Backyards to Big Leagues", how they wr…
Dec. 17, 2020

Victoria on how Chyna convinced her to become a wrestler, retirement, working for WWE & TNA

Lisa Marie Varon (fka Victoria in WWE and Tara in TNA) sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Los Angeles, CA. She talks about growing up in California and being a cheerleader and fitness competitor, be…
Dec. 15, 2020

EC3 on testing positive for COVID, WWE release, his creative control in ROH and Impact

EC3 talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orlando, FL. He says he recently tested positive for COVID and details what the recovery process has been like, he also talks about working for both Ring of Honor and Impact Wr…
Dec. 10, 2020

Conrad Thompson on becoming the "Podfather" of wrestling, having Ric Flair as a father-in-law

Conrad Thompson talks with Chris Van Vliet from the adfreeshows.com studios in Huntsville, AL. He discusses his job as a mortgage banker, where his entrepreneurial tendencies came from, how he started as a podcaster, what it…
Dec. 8, 2020

James Ellsworth on what Vince McMahon saw in him, beating AJ Styles, Carmella's MITB win

James Ellsworth sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Baltimore, Maryland. He talks about his independent wrestling career, how he was discovered by WWE, working with Braun Strowman, what Vince McMahon saw in him t…
Dec. 3, 2020

Eugene on creating his "special" character, The Rock, Kurt Angle, being an NXT trainer

Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He talks about how he created the Eugene character with Rip Rogers, why Eugene was so popular, did he think it was controversial o…
Nov. 30, 2020

How Sam Roberts got his WWE dream job, favorite interview moment, worst wrestling storyline

Sam Roberts talks with Chris Van Vliet from his studio in New York City. He talks about how his career started by writing letters to various radio stations, landing an internship with Opie & Anthony which lead to his first o…
Nov. 26, 2020

How Pro Wrestling Tees became a multi-million dollar merch company with owner Ryan Barkan

The owner of Pro Wrestling Tees, Ryan Barkan chats with Chris Van Vliet from the Pro Wrestling Tees store in Chicago, IL. He talks about how the company was founded as One Hour Tees, how Colt Cabana walking into the store sp…
Nov. 24, 2020

Ricky Starks on being compared to The Rock, his AEW debut, being WWE enhancement talent

Ricky Starks chats with Chris Van Vliet from Jacksonville, FL. He talks about making his AEW debut in the TNT Championship Open Challenge against Cody Rhodes, getting signed by AEW immediately after that match, being compare…
Nov. 23, 2020

Modern Family's Nolan Gould on reinventing yourself and living outside of your comfort zone

Nolan Gould is best known for playing Luke Dunphy on Modern Family. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for this conversation from his home in Los Angeles, CA and Modern Family coming to an end earlier this year after 11 seaso…
Nov. 19, 2020

JTG on Shad Gaspard's legacy, Cryme Tyme, his post about AEW, the meaning behind 'JTG'

JTG sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about the meaning behind his name 'JTG', the amazing path he took to become a pro wrestler, how he got discovered by WWE, the first t…
Nov. 17, 2020

Alex Hammerstone on his 3 WWE tryouts, steroids, MLW Restart, favorite matches

Alex Hammerstone chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Glendale, AZ. The current MLW Openweight Champion talks about the MLW Restart, the creative freedom that he has been given in MLW, his incredible path to becoming …
Nov. 16, 2020

Donovan McNabb on life after football and what the NFL taught him about life

Donovan McNabb played 13 years in the NFL and was the first NFL quarterback ever to throw for more than 30 touchdowns and fewer than 10 interceptions in a season. He's best known for his time with the Philadelphia Eagles whe…
Nov. 12, 2020

Gallows, Anderson & Rocky Romero: The Talk'n Shop podcast drops by for a hilarious hangout

Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and Rocky Romero from the Talk'n Shop Podcast stop by The CVV Show. They talk about the second worst Pay Per View ever Talknshopamania, how Impact Wrestling has supported their outside business ven…
Nov. 10, 2020

Lance Archer on signing with AEW, Jake Roberts, his WWE contract, what "Everybody Dies" means

AEW star Lance Archer talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Austin, TX. He talks about what made him want to sign with AEW, the opponents he is looking forward to facing, what his time in WWE as "Vance Archer" were lik…
Nov. 5, 2020

Taya Valkyrie on marrying John Morrison, Impact Wrestling, Lucha Underground, Austin Aries' comments

Taya Valkyrie sits down with Chris Van Vliet in person at her home in Los Angeles, CA. She talks about how she met her husband John Morrison, starting her career as a fitness competitor, getting a WWE tryout before she had e…
Nov. 3, 2020

Lilian Garcia returns to WWE with Chasing Glory, Advice from Vince McMahon, The Rock's "People's Strudel"

Lilian Garcia chats with Chris Van Vliet in the backyard of her home in Los Angeles, CA. She talks about returning to the WWE with her podcast "Chasing Glory" on the WWE Network, her favorite moments working as a ring announ…
Oct. 29, 2020

Chavo Guerrero on Chris Benoit's final text to him, Eddie's legacy, original plans for Kerwin White

Chavo Guerrero Jr. sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orange County, CA. He talks about why he started his new podcast called "Suplexes and Cervezas", his current Hollywood job as a fight coordinator, the origin…
Oct. 27, 2020

Sadie Gibbs on being released from AEW because of Covid, Crossfit, mental health, Sasuke Special

Sadie Gibbs talks with Chris Van Vliet from London, England. She talks about how she was released from AEW because of Covid and how she was 5 days away from moving to Atlanta when international travel got locked down. She al…
Oct. 26, 2020

Luke Rockhold on his UFC return, injury update, Cagefighter movie, steer wrestling & modeling

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold chats with Chris Van Vliet from the car on his way back from training. He talks about his role in the movie Cagefighter with Jon Moxley, Chuck Liddell, Jay Reso (Christian) and …