The Latest Episodes of INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet

Episodes

Aug. 4, 2020

Rob Terry on his WWE & TNA career, natural bodybuilding, Generation Iron film

Former WWE & TNA superstar Rob Terry chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Clearwater, FL. He talks about growing up as a fan of both bodybuilding and pro wrestling, how he got discovered by WWE, the rumor that there w…
July 30, 2020

Eric Young on returning to Impact, WWE is a "broken system", Sanity, shaving his beard

Eric Young talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Nashville, TN. He talks about why he wasn't surprised when WWE released him, what made him want to leave Impact Wrestling in 2016, why it was the right place for him to …
July 28, 2020

Gallows & Anderson on Paul Heyman, AJ Styles, Impact Wrestling debut, leaving WWE

Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson chat with Chris Van Vliet after making their Impact Wrestling debut at Slammiversary. They talk about why they decided to sign with Impact, the role that AJ Styles played in convincing them to s…
July 23, 2020

Why Muhammad Hassan left wrestling, plans to be WWE Champ, his job as a Junior High principal

Muhammad Hassan (Marc Copani) talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Syracuse, NY. This is a very special interview because Marc has rarely done any interviews since he left wrestling in 2005. He talks about being the ver…
July 21, 2020

Stu Bennett on Bad News Barrett, NWA's future, his movie career, a wrestling return, Nexus reunion

Stu Bennett (Wade Barrett) talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about his new movie "I am Vengeance: Retaliation" which is available now on Video on Demand, he discusses his color commentator r…
July 16, 2020

Kylie Rae on taking a break after leaving AEW, signing with Impact, comparisons to Bayley

Smiley Kylie Rae chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Chicago, IL. She talks about signing a long-term deal with Impact Wrestling, leaving AEW and taking a break from wrestling, her match at Slammiversary, what a heel…
July 9, 2020

Peyton Royce on Billie Kay, how she met her husband Shawn Spears, dream matches, Aussie slang words

Peyton Royce chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about her new YouTube channel called Cassie Vs, being friends with Billie Kay since high school, who her favorite wrestler was as a kid, how she…
July 7, 2020

Former WWE Superstar Darren Young Interviews Me! The Pro And Bro Wrestling Podcast

I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Pro and Bro Wrestling Podcast hosted by former WWE Superstar Darren Young (Fred Rosser) and Arnold Telagaarta. They do such a great job on their show and I was honored that they ask…
July 2, 2020

Mickie James & SoCal Val: Injury Update for Mickie, GAW TV, Nick Aldis, the term "Divas"

Mickie James and SoCal Val chat with Chris Van Vliet about their new YouTube channel "GAW TV" and their thoughts on the Speaking Out movement. Mickie James also talks about her ACL injury and her recovery from it, the real s…
June 30, 2020

Mark Henry on his fake retirement, Mae Young giving birth to a hand, The Rock for president, racism in wrestling

Mark Henry chats with Chris Van Vliet from Austin, TX about his legendary Hall of Fame WWE career that started with him as an Olympic powerlifter. He talks about his Sexual Chocolate character, dating Mae Young and her givin…
June 25, 2020

Deonna Purrazzo on her Impact debut, WWE release, issues in NXT, The Virtuosa, dream opponents

Deonna Purrazzo chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about making her debut for Impact Wrestling and taking out Jordynne Grace, being released from WWE, her frustrations with WWE creative, how s…
June 23, 2020

Chris Van Vliet is interviewed by WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor

This episode features an interview where I was the guest for WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor from the YouTube channel "WrestleTalk Interviews". A big thank you to Louis for doing his research and making this a really fun convers…
June 18, 2020

Spike Dudley on asking Vince for weed, taking insane bumps, ECW, Marko Stunt

Spike Dudley chats with Chris Van Vliet about his legendary career in ECW, WWE and TNA. He talks about how he originally went to wrestling school to be a referee, he also discusses the crazy bumps he took including having to…
June 16, 2020

Karrion Kross on NXT & AEW, his intensity, Scarlett Bordeaux, film influences. Originally from 9/20/19

Karrion Kross sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Starrcast III in Chicago, IL. This interview was originally uploaded on September 20, 2019 but with his recent debut in NXT it seemed like a great time to revisit this conversa…
June 11, 2020

Greg Hamilton on ring announcing, Shane's "Best in the World" intro, Shinsuke Nakamura, cooking

WWE Smackdown Live ring announcer Greg Hamilton sits down with Chris Van Vliet in his loft in downtown Cincinnati. He talks about working as a cruise director and Universal Orlando host before getting an audition for WWE, hi…
June 4, 2020

Jordynne Grace on creepy DMs, intergender wrestling, wedding plans, Impact Knockouts Championship

The current Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Baltimore, MD. She talks about beating Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship, why she decided to re-sign with …
May 28, 2020

Curt Hawkins compares WWE releases in 2014 & 2020, losing streak, Edge Heads, Zack Ryder

Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Queens, New York. He compares his recent release from WWE to the first time he was released in 2014, talks about what his plans are now, how he met and b…
May 23, 2020

Vampiro apologizes to Chris Jericho & Taya Valkyrie, talks about mental health struggles - LIVE Q&A

Vampiro joins Chris Van Vliet for a LIVE Q&A from his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He starts off by apologizing to Chris Jericho and explains his actions from our last interview, he also apologizes to Taya Valkyrie, he talk…
May 21, 2020

Bully Ray: The 2 women he'd wrestle, AEW is like ECW, why Vince said no to a singles run, Mae Young

Bully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in New York and they cover absolutely everything from his almost 30 year wrestling career. He talks about starting out in ECW with a character that wasn't…
May 15, 2020

Aiden English on WWE release, Rusev Day, marrying a Guerrero, Simon Gotch, his love of whiskey

Aiden English (Matt Rehwoldt) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Chicago, IL. He talks about being released from WWE, what's next for him, teaming up with Rusev Day, being partners with Simon Gotch as The Vaudevilla…
May 12, 2020

Hurricane Helms on beating The Rock, working as a WWE producer, 3 Count, the Vertebreaker

"The Hurricane" Shane Helms chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Joco, North Carolina. He talks about being released from his job as a WWE producer during the layoffs on April 15 and compares it to his release in 2010…
May 8, 2020

Heath Slater on WWE release, Cody saying he's not interested, "I Got Kids" was an accident

Heath Slater joins Chris Van Vliet for this conversation from his backyard in Fort Mill, SC. He talks about being released from WWE, never getting an opportunity as a singles competitor, his thoughts on 3 Man Band members Ji…
May 6, 2020

Zack Ryder opens up about his WWE release, what's next, AEW, his biggest regrets, Chelsea Green

Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orlando, FL. He opens up about being released by WWE on April 15, his thoughts on AEW, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and New Japan, his fiancée Chelsea…
May 1, 2020

How Britt Baker met Adam Cole, her heel turn, Tony Schiavone, AEW Women's Title, being a real dentist

Dr. Britt Baker, DMD chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Orlando, FL. She talks about her recent heel turn and why she was excited to do it, her promos with Tony Schiavone, being the first woman signed to AEW, how sh…