INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet
Chris Van Vliet is a 4-time Emmy Award winning TV Host, Content Creator and Entrepreneur. INSIGHT shares long-form, authentic, behind-the-scenes conversations with top talent from pro wrestling, sports, film and beyond. On each episode, CVV sits down in-person with the biggest names in the industry exploring not just their careers, but the mindset and motivation that drive their success.
Episodes
Welcome to AskCVV #117! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about Matt Cardona's WWE return, whether Chris Jericho will be part of the Royal Rumble, CM Punk retaining the WWE World Championship against Bron Breakker on Raw, the possible Hall Of Fame Class of 2026, the recent interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mount Rushmore of wrestling t-shirts, who might beat Randy Orton's record to become the youngest WWE Wor...
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January 8, 2026 • 63 mins
Raven (@theraveneffect) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in ECW and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the DDPY Performance Center in Atlanta, GA to discuss his new documentary "Nevermore: The Raven Effect" and why he wanted it to be warts and all, what was the hardest topic to cover in the documentary, an update on his current health and his early onset Parkinson's Disease, the inspiration behind his iconi...
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January 6, 2026 • 83 mins
Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) is a professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Broken Skull Ranch in Nevada to discuss his legendary wrestling career, iconic theme song, how beer became a part of his celebration, why he came out of retirement to wrestle Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38, a possible in-ring comeback, why he and Bret Hart had great chemistry, a dream match with CM Punk, who took th...
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January 2, 2026 • 78 mins
Happy New Year! Welcome to AskCVV #116! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about who will be the WWE Champion at the end of 2026, reaction to Austin Theory's new look and theme, Mount Rushmore of the best talkers ever in wrestling, the most impactful moments of the last 25 years, the best 3 Stages Of Hell match ever, whether Carmelo Hayes will win a World Championship, favorite Insight LIVE so far and much more!
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January 1, 2026 • 78 mins
Frankie Kazarian (@FrankieKazarian) is a professional wrestler currently signed to TNA and the reigning World Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss the controversial way he won the World Title, why he left AEW to return to TNA, how close he came to signing with WWE and why his first run didn't lead to more, being a part of the first Ultimate X match, his wife Traci Bro...
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December 30, 2025 • 76 mins
Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) is a professional wrestler and MMA fighter best known for her time in WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss her WWE release and still doing some work for the company as a coach, if a return as a wrestler is still possible, her dominant main roster call-up and feud with Becky Lynch, being Ronda Rousey's final WWE opponent and a possible Rousey r...
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December 26, 2025 • 75 mins
Welcome to AskCVV #115! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about who is the favorite to win the 2026 Royal Rumble, what's next for Gunther, what the plans will be for WrestleMania 41, who will be the face of WWE now that John Cena is retired, favorite live events of the year, best interview of the year, greatest Christmas present and a surprise visit from mom and dad, DVV and HVV!Quote I'm thinking about: “Every day...
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December 25, 2025 • 109 mins
AJ Styles (@AJStylesOrg) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at the DDPY Performance Center in Atlanta, GA in this interview from Episode #727 in March 2025. He discusses his legendary wrestling career, saying no to WWE in 2001, his legendary matches in TNA, why he hated working in the six-sided ring, his shocking Royal Rumble debut that the cameras missed, being The Undertaker's fi...
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December 23, 2025 • 95 mins
Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) is a professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to discuss how he feels approaching his 70th birthday, his recent hospitalization and what caused the health scare, the comparisons to his career and LA Knight's, fans calling for him to receive another Hall of Fame induction for helping legends, losing the WCW Championship to David Arquette, his thought...
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Welcome to AskCVV #114! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about John Cena's last match at SNME, why he tapped out, what his smile meant, the crowd reaction and more! He also talks about what's next for GUNTHER after retiring both Goldberg and John Cena, what the plan is for Austin Theory after being revealed as the masked man with The Vision, Mount Rushmore of Christmas carols, who might be AJ Styles' last opponent...
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December 18, 2025 • 84 mins
Todd Grisham (@Grishamfight) is a commentator best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss how he got the job with WWE, being hazed by members of the locker room during the start of his career, bizarre advice from Kevin Dunn, why he made Vince McMahon furious, his infamous announcement of Christian's return, getting slapped by Mickie James, his thoughts ...
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December 16, 2025 • 72 mins
Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) is a professional wrestler currently signed with AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss his breakout year in AEW, the match where he felt he had his breakout moment, how close he came to signing with WWE before joining AEW, his steel cage match with Will Ospreay that included a Spanish Fly off the top, why he wears pink gear, how the screwdriver became his weapon of choice,...
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December 13, 2025 • 65 mins
On this special bonus episode, Chris Van Vliet appears as a guest on “Counted Out With Mike And Tyler”. Here is the description from their podcast: Calling all the Real Ones!
This week on Counted Out, we’re bringing you a massive guest host of the #1 wrestling podcast on the planet. Insight’s own Chris Van Vliet,
We’re talking wrestling fandom, the beautiful chaos of Canadian culture, John Cena gearing up for his last match, and a ...
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Welcome to AskCVV #113! On this episode Chris Van Vliet answers questions about John Cena's last match at Saturday Night's Main Event and whether we could see any surprises, what a win over John Cena would mean for Gunther's career, who will be the breakout star of 2026, what is the identity of the masked man on Raw, Natalya's new gimmick, what's next for Maxxine Dupri, Mount Rushmore of final matches and much more!Quote I'm thinki...
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December 11, 2025 • 81 mins
Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and the reigning Women's United States Champion. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at INSIGHT Live in San Diego, CA to discuss winning the Women's US Tile for a second time, being paired up with Ethan Page in NXT and why they work so well together, her husband Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) recently making a return to WWE, her infamous dumpster match, be...
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December 9, 2025 • 89 mins
John Cena (@JohnCena) is a professional wrestler and actor signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss the last match of his legendary career, planning his Farewell Tour for 3 years, turning heel and the criticism from fans, what winning a 17th WWE Championship meant to him, becoming the Intercontinental Champion, why his match with Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza was so...
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Welcome to AskCVV #112! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about who the masked man was at Survivor Series: WarGames, what WrestleMania matches were set up at Survivor Series, who is going to win between Gunther and LA Knight to become John Cena's final opponent, Mount Rushmore of 2nd generation wrestlers, Mount Rushmore of Christmas movies, what's next for Liv Morgan after her return, which wrestler will win a Worl...
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December 4, 2025 • 91 mins
Bryan Danielson (@bryandanielson) is a professional wrestler and announcer currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss his new role on AEW commentary, if he has retired from the ring, why he left WWE to sign with AEW, the segment that got hijacked by fans, the YES Movement, losing to Sheamus in 18 seconds, winning in the main event of WrestleMania 30, if a Brie Bella return is possible, and ...
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December 2, 2025 • 72 mins
CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) is a professional wrestler and valet best known for her time in WWE as Lana. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss the launch of her new podcast "Identity Crisis", taking time away from wrestling, her husband Rusev and his return to WWE, how the Lana character was pitched to her, being part of a hilarious moment with Nia Jax, being involved in multiple ro...
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Welcome to AskCVV #111! Happy Thanksgiving! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet gives his bold predictions for Survivor Series: WarGames and answers questions about who will replace Sheamus in The Last Time Is Now Tournament to be John Cena's last opponent, what's next for Joe Hendry, who has the best dropkick of all time, underrated theme songs, favorite AEW match and...
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