Episodes
Dec. 9, 2019
Austin Aries: No sell at Bound For Glory, Christy Hemme incident, being fired from WWE, Jim Cornette
Chris Van Vliet sits down with Austin Aries at his home in Las Vegas for the longest interview in this history of the show! Austin talks about no selling John Morrison at Bound For Glory and whether it was a work or a shoot,…
Dec. 5, 2019
Flip Gordon on Ring of Honor, AEW, Marty Scurll, injuries, Being The Elite, Villain Enterprises
Flip Gordon sits down with Chris Van Vliet at The Big Event in NYC. He talks about his status with Ring of Honor, the rumors about him going to AEW, teaming with Marty Scurll in Villain Enterprises, recovering from injuries,…
Dec. 4, 2019
Mini Episode: Life Advice From Pro Wrestlers - Cena, Rock, Cody Rhodes, DDP, Ryback, Justin Roberts
Life advice and motivation from pro wrestlers! I realized that there were so many great pieces of life advice dropped during the interviews that I've done over the last few years that I wanted to make a compilation so they a…
Dec. 2, 2019
Jon Moxley: Renee Young's reaction to his insane Full Gear match, The Shield, AEW vs WWE
Jon Moxley sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL before AEW Dynamite. He talks about why he left WWE for AEW, whether he still talks to Seth Rollins or Roman Reigns, his wife Renee Young's reaction to his lights out …
Nov. 28, 2019
Santino Marella on creating the cobra, his fake accent, Santina, comedy wrestling
Santino Marella chats with Chris Van Vliet at The Big Event in New York City. He talks about how he created “the cobra”, speaking with a fake Italian accent, whether he thinks he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, his o…
Nov. 21, 2019
Enzo Amore on getting fired, AEW, Big Cass update, Simon Gotch, Triple H, Survivor Series in the crowd
Enzo Amore (nZo) sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an extended interview at State of Fitness Boxing in North Bergen, New Jersey. He talks about wanting to return to wrestling, being fired by WWE, an update on Big Cass' heal…
Nov. 14, 2019
Michael Elgin on getting huge, leaving NJPW for Impact, Canadian Mount Rushmore
"Big Mike" Michael Elgin sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL. He talks about why he left New Japan Pro Wrestling to sign with Impact Wrestling, working with Brian Cage, his diet and workout routine to get as big as…
Nov. 12, 2019
Mini-Episode: Who deserves the next AEW title shot? 5 contenders and 1 you might not agree with
In addition to the regularly scheduled interviews every Thursday, on occasion Chris Van Vliet will share his thoughts and opinions on interesting topics or big news stories with these mini-episodes. In the first ever mini-ep…
Nov. 7, 2019
Scorpio Sky: AEW Tag Team Titles, his time in WWE & TNA, losing his shoes during a match
Scorpio Sky talks to Chris Van Vliet in Charleston, WV. He talks about the AEW tag team titles, creating SCU with Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian, why his time in WWE and TNA didn't work, owning up to his old mistak…
Nov. 2, 2019
Tenille Dashwood on her WWE release, the Emma dance, Santino Marella, AEW, Impact
Tenille Dashwood (fka Emma) sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL before Impact Wrestling's Bound For Glory. She talks about how and why she was released from WWE, signing with Impact Wrestling, being part of AEW's A…
Oct. 26, 2019
Tessa Blanchard on choosing Impact over AEW & WWE, intergender matches, comparisons to Chyna
Tessa Blanchard talks with Chris Van Vliet before Impact Wrestling's Bound For Glory in Chicago, IL. She talks about why she feels comfortable in intergender matches, whether she could win the World Championship, advice from…
Oct. 17, 2019
Brian Pillman Jr on his father, growing his mullet, AEW, inspiration from Stone Cold
Brian Pillman Jr. sits down for a conversation with Chris Van Vliet in Newport, KY. He talks about how he worked a corporate job after graduating from college but left it for wrestling, training with Lance Storm in Calgary, …
Oct. 11, 2019
Marko Stunt on his size, signing with AEW, Luchasarus, Jungle Boy, Dynamite
Marko Stunt from Jurassic Express talks with Chris Van Vliet after AEW Dynamite in Washington, DC. He talks about how his height works for him and against, getting signed to AEW, how his tag team with Luchasaurus and Jungle …
Oct. 4, 2019
Referee Aubrey Edwards on making history, AEW, how she started, Chris Jericho
AEW Referee Aubrey Edwards chats with Chris Van Vliet in Washington, DC. She talks about making history as the first ever female referee in a main event title match, how she got hired by AEW, working with Cody Rhodes, how sh…
Sept. 26, 2019
Sonny Kiss on stereotypes, AEW, being engaged, inspirations, Nyla Rose and goals
Sonny Kiss sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an interview in Chicago, IL. Sonny talks about breaking through the stereotypes of LGBTQ wrestlers, favorite matches, inspirations, goals in AEW, being engaged to Killian McMurp…
Sept. 20, 2019
What's next for Killer Kross? AEW, NXT, his influences, Scarlett Bordeaux, favorite films
Killer Kross sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Starrcast III in Chicago, IL. He talks about where he would like to sign next, his thoughts on AEW and NXT, the movies and books that influence his in-ring style, his wife Scarl…
Sept. 13, 2019
Why Ken Shamrock returned to wrestling at age 55, Brock Lesnar, his WWE run, Kurt Angle, UFC
Ken Shamrock sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Sam's Town Casino in Las Vegas. He talks about why he returned to wrestling at age 55, never getting a main event push in WWE, the vicious chair shot he took from The Rock, want…
Sept. 11, 2019
How Colt Cabana changed indie wrestling, CM Punk, ending his podcast, AEW
Colt Cabana chats with Chris Van Vliet at Pro Wrestling Tee's ALL OUT Side Party in Chicago, IL. He talks about why he started creating wrestling merch, starting and ending his podcast, how he almost became a commentator for…
Sept. 5, 2019
JDfromNY206 on blocking haters, Roman Reigns, NXT vs AEW, commentary
Jerry aka JDfromNY206 from Off The Script sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL. He talks about why he started his podcast, dealing with haters, him controversial comments about Roman Reigns, how many people he block…
Aug. 30, 2019
Teddy Hart on maturing after his jail time, Montreal screwjob, Owen Hart, WWE
Teddy Hart chats with Chris Van Vliet at MLW Fusion in Miami, FL. Teddy speaks openly about his time and jail and what he learned from it, he says Owen Hart's death "wasn't anybody's fault", he wishes that Bret Hart had buri…
Aug. 28, 2019
Sammy Guevara: Why he loves pandas, making AEW history, Cody, being "The Best Ever"
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Aug. 23, 2019
Shawn Spears on why he chose AEW over a WWE pay raise, Cody Rhodes, his fiancee Peyton Royce
Shawn Spears (Tye Dillinger) sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, FL. He talks about why he asked to be released from his WWE contract, signing with AEW for Double or Nothing the day after his 90 day non-compete clause…
Aug. 21, 2019
Melissa Santos on her unique ring announcing, Lucha Underground, marrying Brian Cage
Melissa Santos talks with Chris Van Vliet at Impact Wrestling in Hollywood, CA. She talks about how she got into wrestling, her unique ring announcing style and her influences, meeting her husband Brian Cage, their wedding, …
Aug. 16, 2019
Rob Van Dam: I wrestled high 100% of the time, Shane McMahon's Van Terminator, ECW, Paul Heyman
Rob Van Dam chats with Chris Van Vliet in New York City about his new documentary Headstrong. RVD also says he was high 100% of the time he wrestled in ECW, who he'd want to induct him in the Hall of Fame, his thoughts on Sh…