Episodes

Chris Van Vliet sits down with Melina at the NWA Powerrr taping in Atlanta, GA. She talks about how and why she joined NWA, winning the Divas Championship and the Women’s Championship and why both meant different things to her, teaming with John Morrison and Joey Mercury in MNM, her favorite opponents, Bret Hart calling her one of the best wrestlers in the world, a possible WWE Hall of Fame induction and much more! A huge thank you to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit.

Chris Van Vliet sits down with Ryan Satin from prowrestlingsheet.com on the set of Wrestling Sheet Radio in Los Angeles, CA. Ryan talks about how he got his start in reporting, working for TMZ, some of the big celebrity stories he broke, how he was hired for WWE Backstage, his reaction to CM Punk's return, the criticism of his hair and more!

The NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why NWA is the perfect fit for him, meeting his wife Mickie James in TNA, raising their son Donovan, why he never signed with WWE, leaving TNA, wrestling Cody Rhodes at All In and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

Alex Riley (Kevin Kiley Jr) sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his house in Hollywood, CA. He talks about how and why he was released from WWE in 2016, which wrestlers he still keeps in touch with, his acting career since leaving wrestling, why he feels now is the right time to return to the ring, being paired with The Miz, what happened between him and John Cena and more!

Chris Van Vliet sits down with Lilian Garcia at the Chasing Glory studio in Los Angeles, CA. She tears up while talking about her most emotional WWE moment, what it was like singing the national anthem after 9/11, the ring announcing advice she received from Howard Finkel, her interaction with The Rock, why she started her "Chasing Glory" podcast, her inspirations in life and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

Vampiro chats with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV. He shoots on Chris Jericho and talks about the heat he has with him, he also explains why Lucha Underground ended, discusses his feud with Sting in WCW, his thoughts on AEW and more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

Chris Benoit's son David sits down with Chris Van Vliet for his first on-camera interview in Las Vegas. He said nothing was off limits and that he would talk about anything. David opens up about his father's last days, his favorite memories of him, wanting to follow in his footsteps, whether ChrisBenoit should be in the WWE Hall of Fame, how AEW got him back into wrestling, he addresses the conspiracies surrounding the murder/suicide and much more!

Kurt Angle sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an epic interview in Pittsburgh, PA. Kurt talks about his original retirement match versus John Cena, the match he had with Baron Corbin, the plans to wrestle Bret Hart at WrestleMania 20, the storyline with his “son” Jason Jordan, his battle with addiction, leaving WWE and signing with TNA, his infamous milk truck moment, his current job with WWE and he tells a crazy story about Vince wanting to "beat his ass".

Chris Van Vliet lives by the phrase "vague goals get vague results" so at the start of the year, he made the specific goal to do 50 wrestling interviews in 2019. He ended up doing 100, and in this episode he takes a look back at some of his favorites and why each one was important to him. It was extremely difficult for Chris to narrow it down to just five because there were so many memorable and incredible conversations.

Chris Van Vliet sits down with MMA legend Frank Mir at his home in Las Vegas. He talks about his foray into pro wrestling, wanting a rematch with Brock Lesnar, being trained by Austin Aries, breaking Tim Silvia and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria’s arm, switching to a vegan diet, his daughter Isabella Mir’s MMA career and much more!

Justin Credible (PJ Polaco) joins Chris Van Vliet for a candid conversation at Wrestlecade in Winston-Salem, NC. He goes into detail about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction, his time as ECW World Champion, getting hired and fired by WWE, why his character didn’t work in WWE, the similarities between AEW and ECW, what he thinks is the best ECW Pay Per View of all time and much more!

Ryback chats with Chris Van Vliet at his home in Las Vegas, NV. He says he is ready to return to wrestling in 2020, who he would like to wrestle, the success of his YouTube channel, his theory that WWE will be bought by Fox or Disney and much more! This episode is brought to you by Roman http://getroman.com/BlueWire

Chris Van Vliet chats with Santana and Ortiz in Chicago, IL. They talk about how close they were to signing with WWE before choosing AEW, being selected for The Inner Circle, getting their start in wrestling, what they learned from TNA, being part of LAX and more! Follow Santana and Ortiz on Instagram: http://instagram.com/santana_proud http://instagram.com/ortiz_powerful

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, he gives a detailed account of his incident with Christy Hemme, his release from WWE, his thoughts on Jim Cornette, how stem cell treatments are helping him and much more! This episode is brought to you by Roman: http://getroman.com/Bluewire

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, not wanting to do the 450 splash and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

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 are all in one place. We hear from John Cena, The Rock, Al Snow, Zach Gowen, Diamond Dallas Page, Cody Rhodes, Ryback and Justin Roberts.

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 match with Kenny Omega, the backlash he received for his interview on Talk is Jericho and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

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 option on current comedy wrestling gimmicks, winning the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal as Santina and much more!

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' health, appearing in the crowd at Survivor Series, doing a run in at the New Japan Show at Madison Square Garden and more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

"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 he is, his Canadian Mount Rushmore, how becoming a dad has changed him and much more! My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson

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-episode, CVV takes an in depth look at who the most believable number one contenders are for Chris Jericho's AEW World Heavyweight Championship. And some of these may surprise you! Who do you think should be next in line? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter or Instagram: @ChrisVanVliet

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 mistakes, losing his shoes during a match, appearing on the Steve Harvey Show in a dating segment, wrestling Tessa Blanchard and much more!

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 All Out PPV, teaming with Santino Marella, starting the women's revolution in NXT and more! Enter to win the Big Gold World Heavyweight Championship Belt from Fandu Belts on my Instagram page: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet This episode is brought to you by : harrys.com/BlueWire shipstation.com - Use code BLUE

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 The Rock, growing up as a third generation wrestler, being compared to Chyna, why she chose Impact Wrestling over AEW or WWE, he tryout with WWE and much more! This episode of The CVV Show on the Blue Wire Podcast Network is brought to you by Sports.Axios.com and Indochino.com My audio equipment provided by Samson Technologies: http://bit.ly/CVVSamson