Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Sean Waltman, aka X-Pac, is a 2-time WWE Hall of Famer and host of the Pro Wrestling 4 Life podcast. He joins Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Los Angeles, CA to talk about his legendary career, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, his role in the NWO and DX, his friendships with Triple H, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall being Kane's tag team partner, his reaction to the term "X...

Mickie James is a professional wrestler and country singer. She talks to Chris Van Vliet from her home in Nashville, TN about her recent WWE release, her new role with the NWA and working as the Executive Producer for the all women's Pay Per View event called "Empowerrr", what her husband Nick Aldis thought about her being released, her country music career, her new single called "Grown Ass Woman"...

John Cena is a professional wrestler, actor and philanthropist. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new movie F9 (Fast and Furious 9), when he is returning to WWE, how the "you can't see me joke" never gets old, what he has done to hone his craft as an actor, the biggest lesson he learned from Vince McMahon, his opinion of Roman Reigns' new character and more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle a...

Bret Ernst is a stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role in the Netflix series "Cobra Kai". He talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Las Vegas, NV where he talks about his inspiration for becoming a comedian, what motivates him, his process for writing a joke, how he became the commentator for Wrestling Society X on MTV and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here:...

Colt Cabana is a professional wrestler, podcaster and entrepreneur. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Chicago, IL to talk about his new podcast called "Wrestling Anonymous", what he learned from working in WWE under the name Scotty Goldman, why it took him so long to join his friends in AEW, how he was the brains behind starting Pro Wrestling Tees, working as a commentator in Ring of Honor...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of the biggest stars on the face of the planet, but it didn't happen by accident. Sure, he's super talented but it takes more than just talent to be at the level that he's on. You've heard me joke about the fact that I've interviewed The Rock on 9 separate occasions and in this episode, I go over the 5 biggest things that I learned from those conversations with him...

Steve Adcock is an entrepreneur and a writer who retired from his IT job at the age of 35 with his wife Courtney. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he was able to retire early (without doing something like winning the lottery), why you don't have to work at a job that you hate, how you can be more financially responsible in your everyday life, what financial freedom looks like and much mo...

Shaul Guerrero is a pro wrestler, ring announcer and burlesque dancer. She is also the daughter of the legendary Eddie Guerrero and Vickie Guerrero. She joins Chris Van Vliet from her home in Chicago to talk about growing up as Eddie's daughter, how she dealt with her father's death, her career as a pro wrestler, why WWE made her use the name Raquel Diaz, how she met her husband and former WWE sup...

"Suga" Sean O'Malley is a mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC's Bantamweight division. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about his fight at UFC 264 on July 10th against Louis Smolka, how he got started as a fighter, the decision to have multicolored hair, how being a father has changed him, his podcast "Timbo Suga Show", his thoughts on a dream match with Conor McGregor, what is non-nego...

Scorpio Sky is a podcaster and professional wrestler signed to AEW. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about Double or Nothing, full capacity crowds returning to All Elite Wrestling, the break up of SCU (SoCal Uncensored), partnering with Ethan Page, his sense of style, the biggest influence in his career, his Mixed Martial Arts career and much more! If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to p...

Xavier Woods (aka Austin Creed) is a professional wrestler, YouTuber, podcaster, and TV host. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his entire career including his time in TNA and WWE, forming The New Day, being ringside when Kofi Kingston won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, his popular YouTube channel "UpUpDownDown", what he learned from his Achilles injury, becoming a father and much m...

Anthony Trucks is a motivational speaker and former NFL player. He talks to Chris Van Vliet about the idea of shifting your identity and the powerful effects it can have on your life. Think about it, we are the projection of who we think that we are. But what if we shifted that? Anthony says it can have a massive effect on your life and that anyone can be anything that they want. He also talks abo...

Chuck Palumbo is a retired professional wrestler, mechanic, and TV Host. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in San Diego, CA to talk about his YouTube channel "Chuck of All Trades", his passion for motorcycles, being trained at the WCW Power Plant, wrestling with the faction "The Natural Born Thrillers", going to WWE after WCW was bought by Vince McMahon, being part of Billy and Chuck with Bil...

Nick Gage is a professional wrestler and the "King of the deathmatch". He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Slingshot House in Santa Monica, CA to talk about his episode Dark Side of the Ring on Vice TV, how he became interested in his ultra-violent style of wrestling, being inspired by Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, his dream opponents, going to prison for bank robbery, dying during a match and bein...

Stevie Richards is a professional wrestler, podcaster, and entrepreneur. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his legendary career, starting his fitness company "Stevie Richards Fitness", his time in ECW, being part of The Right to Censor, why WWE's version of ECW didn't work, being inspired to lose weight after Ivory called him "fat", his time in Impact Wrestling, the Blue World Order, whether...

Ring of Honor wrestler Danhausen joins Chris Van Vliet for a very rare out-of-character interview. He talks about how he created the Danhausen character, quitting his day job to be a full-time wrestler, what inspired the makeup and the voice, being of fan of Conan O'Brien and The Simpsons, being a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast, The Rock tweeting him, signing with Ring of Honor, his goals in wre...

Dark Side of the Ring airs on Vice and takes an in-depth look at some of the most memorable and controversial stories in the world of pro wrestling. Co-creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener join Chris Van Vliet to talk about season 3 of the show. They discuss some of the most memorable episodes including Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, The Montreal Screwjob, Owen Hart, and others, where they came up...

QT Marshall is a professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Director of Creative Coordination behind the scenes. He is also the head trainer at the Nightmare Factory wrestling school in Atlanta, GA. He talks with Chris Van Vliet about his faction "The Factory", turning heel, his match against Cody Rhodes, the correct pronunciation of his last name, how AEW has pivoted during Co...

Cinta de Oro better known as Sin Cara and Hunico in WWE joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in El Paso, Texas. He talks about his 10-year WWE career, wrestling with and without a mask, replacing the original Sin Cara to become the second Sin Cara, why he asked for his release from WWE, being inspired by Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, and much more!   If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you...

Jeff Jarrett is a professional wrestler inducted into both the WWE and TNA Hall of Fame. He is also a businessman and wrestling promoter. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his new podcast called "My World with Jeff Jarrett" that he is co-hosting with Conrad Thompson, his legendary 35-year career in the wrestling business, some of the controversial storylines he was involved in with Kurt Angle...

Jim Johnston is a music composer who worked as the music producer for WWE from 1985 - 2017. He is the man responsible for the legendary theme songs for Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Mick Foley, Degeneration X, The Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, and countless others. During the course of his 32-year career with WWE, he composed more than 10,000 pieces of music before he...

Chelsea Green is an actor and professional wrestler known for her work in WWE, NXT, Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Underground. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet after being released from her WWE contract on April 15, 2021, and opens up about what's next for her career. She also talks about how she fell in love with wrestling, training with Lance Storm, being on Season 5 of Tough Enough, signing wit...

Chris Mordetzky is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Chris Masters. He is also known for his work in Impact Wrestling and NWA as Chris Adonis. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he got signed by WWE, "The Masterpiece" gimmick, being released and rehired by WWE, working with Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair, Bobby Lashley doing The Master Lock, his workout routine, battl...

Big Cass aka Caz XL (real name William Morrissey) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE and NXT. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa and opens up about his return to wrestling after spending time in rehab for his struggles with alcohol. He talks about how he was able to get clean, getting into the best shape of his life, his current relationship with WWE, his interest in AEW,...

Ace Austin is a professional wrestler signed to IMPACT Wrestling where he is the current X Division Champion. He chats with Chris Van Vliet about how he got into wrestling, his workout routine, the difference between his first X Division Title run and his current one, the comparisons to AJ Styles, his goal to be the youngest Impact World Champion, wrestling Matt Cardona in his debut match and much...