Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Welcome to AskCVV #158! On this episode, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about whether CM Punk's second run in WWE has surpassed his first, if The Rock vs. Roman Reigns is still a viable option for a potential WrestleMania match, over/under 100 days until Penta cashes in his MITB briefcase, who Adam Copeland's final opponent will be, the AEW debut of Ilja Dragunov, the best character change in 2026, Mount Rushmore of ring announcers and much more!

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Cody Rhodes (@americannightmarecody) is a WWE professional wrestler and actor. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to discuss playing Guile in the new "Street Fighter" movie, dressing up in costume complete with Guile's hair at the movie's premiere, signing his last WWE contract, how long he intends to wrestle for, reacting to Dan Soder and Will Sasso's impressions of Dusty Rhodes, reflecting back on WrestleMania 40 and the idea of "peak wrestling", calling out The Rock for a one-on-one match, his Mount Rushmore of films, and more!

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Drew McIntyre (@dmcintyrewwe) is a WWE professional wrestler and actor. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Nashville, TN to discuss his role in the upcoming ReelShort film "Agent of Shadows" as well as his roles in "Hexed" and "The Last Druid", working with Henry Cavill on "Highlander", what's next for him in Hollywood, preparing for a WWE return, getting more muscular during his time off, his viral gym photo with Russell Crowe, why he still hates CM Punk, his army of cats, and more!

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Welcome to AskCVV #157! On this one, Chris Van Vliet answers questions about what's next for LA Knight after losing his match against Roman Reigns at Money In The Bank, why Tiffany Stratton won the women's MITB ladder match, Penta's incredible custom briefcase with pyro, fantasy booking what a Money In The Bank ladder match during The Attitude Era would look like, Carmelo Hayes joining 946, how long with Roman Reigns be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, how Oba Femi should be booked following his win against Bronson Reed, what the Survivor Series: WarGames match might look like, CVV's first ever live wrestling show he attend and much more!

Quote I'm thinking about: "If you fail to learn, you learn to fail"

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Celeste Bonin (@celestebonin) is a professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE as Kaitlyn. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss joining WWE with no pro wrestling experience, her friendship with AJ Lee, winning the Divas Championship, Michael Cole burying her NXT match on commentary, wrestling Vickie Guerrero, how the spear became her finisher, why an in-ring return is unlikely, and more!

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DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT

BETTER HELP: Find support and have someone with you in therapy. Get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/cvv

LEAN: Get 20% off with the code CVV at https://takelean.com

FACTOR: Use the code INSIGHT50OFF to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026 at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF

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