The Latest Episodes of INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet

Videos

Aug. 6, 2020

Mikey Rukus: The man behind AEW's entrance themes and music

AEW Music Producer Mikey Rukus sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his studio in Richmond, VA. He talks about how he landed his job creating the music for All Elite Wrestling, what the process looks like from start to finish to create a theme song, what his favorite entrance…

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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 were plans to make him Chris Jericho's protege,…

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July 30, 2020

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

This video is Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: https://www.ridge.com/CVV Use Code “CVV” for 10% off your order. 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,…

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July 29, 2020

Eric Young told Vince McMahon "You failed as a leader" before he left WWE

Eric Young talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Nashville, TN and discusses how he told Vince McMahon that he failed as a leader if he couldn't find anything on the show for him. He goes on to call WWE a broken system. This is a clip from…

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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 stay in WWE, how they were released from WWE, being part of…

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July 27, 2020

The funny story of how Vince pitched the Festus character to Gallows

Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson chat with Chris Van Vliet after their debut at Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary Pay Per View. Gallows tells the funny story of how Vince McMahon pitched the Festus character to him and how Festus has been erased from WWE's record books. This is a clip from…

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July 26, 2020

Gallows & Anderson: Why they chose Impact Wrestling over AEW after leaving WWE

Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson talk to Chris Van Vliet after making their Impact Wrestling debut at Slammiversary. They talk about why they decided to sign a 2-year deal with Impact Wrestling instead of going to AEW. This is a clip from our full interview. Watch the entire conversation here:…

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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 very controversial character Muhammad Hassan, the real life fear he caused…

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July 22, 2020

Muhammad Hassan: Airline passengers were scared of him and Shawn Daivari on a flight

Muhammad Hassan (Marc Copani) tells Chris Van Vliet about the real hatred that he and Shawn Daivari received when they were in character. This is a clip from our full interview that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/DBTT7yOwi7M 🔵 Get awesome CVV t-shirts and merch here: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet 🔴 LET'S GET TO…

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July 21, 2020

Wade Barret on a wrestling return, Bad News Barrett, NWA's future, his movie career, 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 role with NWA and the future of the company due to…

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July 18, 2020

Wade Barrett (Stu Bennett) on a Nexus reunion at WrestleMania 36 and why he turned it down

Stu Bennett (Wade Barrett) talks to Chris Van Vliet about getting a call from WWE for a Nexus reunion at WrestleMania 36 and why he turned it down. This is a clip from our full interview that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/MP2erukoMdc I know that I started a separate clips…

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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 turn would look like for her, her iconic ring entrance, the…

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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 met her husband Shawn Spears, the conversation that she…

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July 2, 2020

Mickie James & SoCal Val: Injury Update, 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 story of how she met her husband Nick Aldis, we…

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June 30, 2020

Mark Henry on his fake retirement, Mae Young giving birth to a hand, 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 giving birth to a hand, his fake retirement speech, the infamous salmon…

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June 25, 2020

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

Video Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: https://www.ridge.com/CVV Use Code “CVV” for 10% off your order. 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,…

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June 18, 2020

Rare Spike Dudley Interview - What a Legend!

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 convince The Undertaker to chokeslam him out of the…

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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, his first wrestling memories, his love for cooking and his YouTube channel called…

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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 Impact Wrestling, her honest thoughts about intergender wrestling, her plans for "420 friendly" wedding to…

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May 28, 2020

Curt Hawkins didn't want his losing streak to end, WWE release, 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 became friends with Zack Ryder, his infamous…

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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

SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE INTERVIEWS! 🔥 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 set up for success, pitching…

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May 20, 2020

Vampiro apologizes to Chris Jericho & Taya Valkyrie, talks about mental health struggles

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 talks about being involved in ritual magic, his struggles with mental…

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May 20, 2020

VAMPIRO - Live Interview - Wednesday, May 20 at 1pm ET

Ask Vampiro your questions during this LIVE Q&A on Wednesday, May 20th at 1pm ET! 🔵 Get awesome CVV t-shirts and merch here: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet 🔴 LET'S GET TO A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet…

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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 Vaudevillains, his love of whiskey and his show "Wrestling with Whiskey", marrying…

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