Maven Huffman (@MavenKHuffman) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE and for winning Season 1 of Tough Enough. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in New York City to talk about the success of his new YouTube channel and getting 100k subscribers in less than 2 months, why he hates his theme song, wrestling Tazz in his debut match, taking shots of Jack Daniels before eliminating The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble in 2002, the vicious chairshot from The Undertaker, his picture-perfect dropkick, why he felt he needed to take steroids in WWE, what his current job is on Wall Street and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Not liking his old theme music
02:04 What does the name Maven mean?
02:50 His origin starting on YouTube
09:41 What are his goals with his YouTube channel?
12:04 His ability as a talker
12:58 What is his day job?
13:33 Why he dresses so nicely
15:22 Maintaining a consistent look
18:12 Not rehashing old topics on his channel
18:52 His steroid usage while in WWE
24:40 Traveling with Batista on the road
28:25 Would he ever try acting?
29:26 What is he proud of from the original Tough Enough?
30:43 His first storyline with Torrie Wilson
33:00 Favorite Back To The Future Movie
34:11 What are his WWE regrets
35:23 Being a “Tough Enough” guy
38:42 Public recognition because of his YouTube videos
40:38 Never being eliminated from the 2002 Royal Rumble
44:18 Undertaker being widely respected
44:48 Having a perfect dropkick
45:45 The Longevity of Chris Jericho
47:56 DDP Yoga helping him
49:18 Chris Jericho constantly reinventing himself
50:04 The longterm success of The Miz
52:02 His friendship with D-Von Dudley
52:34 Helping other wrestlers to start new channels?
57:09 How much did The Undertaker’s chairshot hurt
59:58 Maven’s Hardcore title story
1:02:46 3 Things Maven is grateful for
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