The Latest Episodes of INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet

Videos

Aug. 25, 2020

Erick Rowan on Brodie Lee in AEW, The Wyatt Family, WWE release, match with The Rock

Erick Redbeard (Erick Rowan) sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Minneapolis, MN. He talks about his release from WWE, being part of the Wyatt Family, why he started wearing a sheep's mask, his thoughts on Brodie Lee since signing with AEW, The Bludgeon Brothers, his WrestleMania…

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Aug. 22, 2020

Erick Rowan reveals the original (and better) plans for his cage

Erick Redbeard (Erick Rowan) talks to Chris Van Vliet from his home in Minneapolis, MN. He reveals what the original plans were for his cage and what was supposed to be inside. This is a clip from our full interview that you can watch here: https://youtu.be/85wZjO62iUM HELP ME BREAK A…

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Aug. 20, 2020

Mike O'Hearn on steroid claims, falling off stage, almost signing with WWE, American Gladiators

Mike O'Hearn talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about how he almost signed with WWE in the 90s and the reason he said no at the last minute, his career as a bodybuilding and fitness icon, being discovered by Joe Weider, how…

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Aug. 18, 2020

Tama Tonga’s heat with Enzo, AEW, what Haku is really like, singles run in NJPW, Bullet Club

Get 20% off Limitless CBD products with the code CVV20 here: https://bit.ly/LimitlessCVV20 Tama Tonga chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. He explains what happened with Enzo Amore and Big Cass at the G1 Summit at Madison Square Garden, he talks about why he is more…

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Aug. 14, 2020

Tama Tonga reveals the original name for Bullet Club before it got rejected

NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. He talks about what the Bullet Club was almost called before they changed the name. He also discusses the origin of the logo and what inspired it. This is clip from our full interview…

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Aug. 13, 2020

Vitor Belfort on his AEW appearance, training with Mike Tyson, UFC retirement, a champion's mindset

UFC Legend Vitor Belfort chats with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Miami, FL. He discusses his appearance on AEW with Mike Tyson, what it has been like training with Tyson, his pick for Tyson's match against Roy Jones Jr, his favorite UFC opponents, why he decided to retire…

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Aug. 11, 2020

Chris Sabin: Motor City Machine Guns reunion, AJ Styles "didn't like me at first", X Division

Chris Sabin sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home just outside of Detroit, MI. He talks about the Motor City Machine Guns getting back together at Slammiversary, what it took to get Alex Shelley to agree to return to Impact Wrestling, their favorite tag teams to wrestle, recovering…

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Aug. 10, 2020

Chris Sabin recalls how unsafe TNA's first Ultimate X match was

Chris Sabin talks to Chris Van Vliet about TNA's first Ultimate X match and how they weren't even sure if the structure would be able to hold them. This is a clip from our full interview. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/bighiOB_J04 🔵 Get awesome CVV t-shirts and merch here: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet 🔴…

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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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