

Insight with Chris Van Vliet
Blue Wire
Chris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy Winning TV Host, YouTuber and Inc. 500 entrepreneur obsessed with reverse engineering the mindsets and habits of world class performers. Each episode features in depth conversations with top athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs and thought leaders. If they are the best at what they do, CVV wants to get their insight and help you apply it to your own life.
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Mar 19, 2020 • 55min
Why Eddie Kingston postponed his retirement, joining NWA, his promos, AEW
Eddie Kingston chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why he originally wanted to retire at the end of 2019 and why he changed his mind, his plans to wrestle until he can't anymore, joining NWA, his thoughts on AEW, the inspiration for his promos, his time in Impact Wrestling and much more!Thanks to Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit.
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Mar 12, 2020 • 59min
Matt Striker: WWE & Lucha Underground commentary, "I'm marking out bro", his new Impact Wrestling job
Matt Striker sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV. He talks about his new job behind the scenes at Impact Wrestling, his transition from wrestling in WWE to doing commentary, how he got hired for Lucha Underground, working with Vampiro, the reaction to saying "I'm marking out bro" and much more!Thanks to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit.
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Mar 5, 2020 • 1h 4min
Excalibur explains his mask, AEW commentary, advice from Jim Ross, favorite calls, Cody, PWG
AEW commentator Excalibur sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Chicago, IL. He talks about the origins of his mask, starting his career as a wrestler, being one of the founding members of PWG (Pro Wrestling Guerrilla), how he started doing commentary, his influences growing up, who his favorite wrestlers were, his behind the scenes job in AEW, what he has learned from working with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone, his favorite calls and more! Thanks as always to our sponsor Bet Online! Use the code BLUEWIRE at BetOnline.ag to get a 50% welcome bonus on your first deposit.
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Feb 25, 2020 • 49min
Tim Storm: Living the dream in NWA at age 55, being a school teacher, winning the NWA title, Nick Aldis
Former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about living his dream as a wrestler for NWA at age 55, his day job as a high school teacher, winning the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship and then losing it to Nick Aldis, being featured on 10 Pounds of Gold, working with WWE, how much longer he plans to wrestle 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.
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Feb 20, 2020 • 57min
Shawn Spears on the chairshot to Cody, signing with AEW, his wife Peyton Royce, Tully Blanchard
Shawn Spears sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Flatbacks, the wrestling school he owns with Tyler Breeze in Apopka, FL. Spears talks about the unprotected chairshot to Cody Rhodes at Fyter Fest, the creation of The Chairman character, marrying Peyton Royce, starting Flackbacks Wrestling School with Tyler Breeze, teaming up with Tully Blanchard, how much longer he wants to wrestle and much more! This is our second interview, the first one took place in June, 2019:
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Feb 18, 2020 • 56min
Tyler Breeze on NXT, the main roster, Fandango, the amazing story of how he got signed
Tyler Breeze sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Flatbacks Wrestling School in Apopka, FL. Tyler tells the amazing story of how he got signed at a WWE tryout, working his way to NXT, getting called up to the main roster, how he came up with the Tyler Breeze character after several failed characters, why he opened a wrestling school with Shawn Spears, being in a tag team with Fandango as "Breezango" 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.
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Feb 13, 2020 • 33min
Billy Corgan: NWA is in the same conversation as WWE & AEW, TNA lawsuit, Dixie Carter, music
Billy Corgan chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why he bought the NWA, the decision to make Powerrr look at feel the way it does, his fallout and lawsuit with TNA, what Smashing Pumpkins fans think of his love for wrestling, the future plans for NWA, why he says the NWA is in the same conversation as WWE and AEW and 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.
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Feb 11, 2020 • 1h 31min
PCO on becoming ROH World Champ at age 51, The Kliq, losing his eye, The Quebecers, Walter
Ring of Honor World Champion PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet) talks with Chris Van Vliet in Cincinnati, OH. He talks about winning the ROH World Championship at age 51, his match with Walter at Joey Janela's Spring Break, working in the WWF as part of The Quebecers, how he lost his right eye, his issues with Kevin Nash and The Kliq, wrestling for every major promotion, his goal to be on Ed Mylett and Tom Bilyeu's podcast 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.
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Feb 7, 2020 • 60min
QT Marshall on his in-ring and backstage AEW jobs, WWE tryout, Documentary, Wrestling School
QT Marshall sits down for an interview with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA. He talks about how he was hired by Cody for AEW, what his backstage role is, his WWE tryout, starting his wrestling school called "1 Fall Power Factory", quitting his day job to pursue wrestling, the documentary about his life "The Wrestler: A QT Marshall Story" 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.
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Feb 5, 2020 • 16min
Aron Stevens & Question Mark on Mongrovian Karate, NWA Powerrr, 3rd Degree Black Belt
Aron Stevens and Question Mark sit with Chris Van Vliet at the tapings for NWA Powerrr in Atlanta, GA. Aron talks about being the first ever third degree National Champion, his sensei Question Mark, the teachings of Mongrovian Karate, which opponents he'd like to face in NWA 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.
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