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The Young Bucks on AEW/NXT ratings, biggest criticism, will they ever break up?
Episode 152
Matt and Nick Jackson, The Young Bucks, talk with Chris Van Vliet from their homes in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. They talk about their new bestselling book called "Killing the Business: From Backyards to …
Published on 5 years ago
Victoria on how Chyna convinced her to become a wrestler, retirement, working for WWE & TNA
Episode 151
Lisa Marie Varon (fka Victoria in WWE and Tara in TNA) sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in Los Angeles, CA. She talks about growing up in California and being a cheerleader a…
Published on 5 years ago
EC3 on testing positive for COVID, WWE release, his creative control in ROH and Impact
Episode 150
EC3 talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Orlando, FL. He says he recently tested positive for COVID and details what the recovery process has been like, he also talks about working for both Ri…
Published on 5 years ago
Conrad Thompson on becoming the "Podfather" of wrestling, having Ric Flair as a father-in-law
Episode 149
Conrad Thompson talks with Chris Van Vliet from the adfreeshows.com studios in Huntsville, AL. He discusses his job as a mortgage banker, where his entrepreneurial tendencies came from, how he starte…
Published on 5 years ago
James Ellsworth on what Vince McMahon saw in him, beating AJ Styles, Carmella's MITB win
Episode 148
James Ellsworth sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Baltimore, Maryland. He talks about his independent wrestling career, how he was discovered by WWE, working with Braun Strowman, what V…
Published on 5 years ago
Eugene on creating his "special" character, The Rock, Kurt Angle, being an NXT trainer
Episode 147
Nick "Eugene" Dinsmore talks with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He talks about how he created the Eugene character with Rip Rogers, why Eugene was so popular, did he thi…
Published on 5 years ago
How Sam Roberts got his WWE dream job, favorite interview moment, worst wrestling storyline
Episode 146
Sam Roberts talks with Chris Van Vliet from his studio in New York City. He talks about how his career started by writing letters to various radio stations, landing an internship with Opie & Anthony …
Published on 5 years ago
How Pro Wrestling Tees became a multi-million dollar merch company with owner Ryan Barkan
Episode 145
The owner of Pro Wrestling Tees, Ryan Barkan chats with Chris Van Vliet from the Pro Wrestling Tees store in Chicago, IL. He talks about how the company was founded as One Hour Tees, how Colt Cabana …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Ricky Starks on being compared to The Rock, his AEW debut, being WWE enhancement talent
Episode 144
Ricky Starks chats with Chris Van Vliet from Jacksonville, FL. He talks about making his AEW debut in the TNT Championship Open Challenge against Cody Rhodes, getting signed by AEW immediately after …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Modern Family's Nolan Gould on reinventing yourself and living outside of your comfort zone
Episode 143
Nolan Gould is best known for playing Luke Dunphy on Modern Family. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for this conversation from his home in Los Angeles, CA and Modern Family coming to an end earlier…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago