Episodes

Jan. 26, 2021

ODB - from wrestling to food truck owner. Why she says losing her foo…

Impact Wrestling star ODB (Jessica Kresa) talks with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Florida. She talks about why she is making a return home to Impact Wrestling, starting her food truck called "ODB's Meat and Greet", auditi...

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Jan. 21, 2021

Jonathan Coachman on The Rock, the prank Vince McMahon pulled on him,…

Jonathan Coachman aka "The Coach" talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home studio in California. He talks about his current job with The Golf Channel, how being in the crowd at Over the Edge in 1999 when Owen Hart died lead to ...

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Jan. 20, 2021

Grant Cardone: How anyone can become a millionaire, why NOT to buy a …

Grant Cardone chats with Chris Van Vliet from Miami, FL about his new show "Undercover Billionaire" on Discovery Channel where he has 90 days to turn $100 into a $1,000,000 business. He also talks about how anyone can become ...

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Jan. 18, 2021

Renee Young on leaving WWE, Jon Moxley, her pregnancy, the possibilit…

Renee Paquette (Renee Young) chats with Chris Van Vliet from her home in Las Vegas, NV. She talks about why she decided to leave WWE, how she met her husband Jon Moxley, her pregnancy, what kind of dad Jon will be, her though...

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Jan. 14, 2021

Don Callis on AEW/Impact relationship, Kenny Omega, comparisons to Pa…

Don Callis chats with Chris Van Vliet from Jacksonville, FL. He talks about the relationship that AEW and Impact Wrestling currently have, what he and Kenny Omega have in store, the comparisons between him and Paul Heyman, hi...

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Jan. 13, 2021

Comedian Michael Yo - What Joe Rogan is really like, dreams don't hav…

Michael Yo joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA. They talk about how they met each other working as entertainment reporters and interviewing celebrities, how Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy helped him get his sta...

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Jan. 12, 2021

Sam Adonis on his brother Corey Graves, controversial gimmick, almost…

Sam Adonis joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Pittsburgh, PA. He talks about being signed to a WWE contract at 20 years old, his older brother Corey Graves, living and wrestling in England, Japan, and Mexico, the heel gim...

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Jan. 7, 2021

Dave LaGreca: How Busted Open became Sirius XM's most popular sports …

Dave LaGreca, the host of Busted Open on SiriusXM joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He tells his fascinating story of how he got into broadcasting, getting his job at SiriusXM, how he was able to c...

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Jan. 5, 2021

Rohit Raju on being the X Division Champ, Jordynne Grace, hilarious M…

One of the fastest rising stars in Impact Wrestling, Rohit Raju sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Saginaw, Michigan. He talks about what it meant winning the X Division Championship, his favorite wrestlers growi...

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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 conversation...

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Dec. 29, 2020

Booker T is the most positive and inspiring wrestler you will ever me…

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 lif...

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Dec. 26, 2020

D'Lo Brown's head shaking origins, Droz, DX mocking The Nation, AEW -…

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 a...

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Dec. 24, 2020

Cody Rhodes: How much has AEW changed since the first show - Intervie…

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 I...

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Dec. 22, 2020

The Young Bucks on AEW/NXT ratings, biggest criticism, will they ever…

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 wro...

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Dec. 17, 2020

Victoria on how Chyna convinced her to become a wrestler, retirement,…

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, bec...

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Dec. 15, 2020

EC3 on testing positive for COVID, WWE release, his creative control …

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 Wre...

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Dec. 10, 2020

Conrad Thompson on becoming the "Podfather" of wrestling, having Ric …

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'...

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Dec. 8, 2020

James Ellsworth on what Vince McMahon saw in him, beating AJ Styles, …

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 th...

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Dec. 3, 2020

Eugene on creating his "special" character, The Rock, Kurt Angle, bei…

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 or...

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Nov. 30, 2020

How Sam Roberts got his WWE dream job, favorite interview moment, wor…

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 on...

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Nov. 26, 2020

How Pro Wrestling Tees became a multi-million dollar merch company wi…

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 spa...

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Nov. 24, 2020

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

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 compared...

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Nov. 23, 2020

Modern Family's Nolan Gould on reinventing yourself and living outsid…

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 season...

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Nov. 19, 2020

JTG on Shad Gaspard's legacy, Cryme Tyme, his post about AEW, the mea…

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 ti...

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