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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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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.

    AJ Francis (fka Top Dolla): What Went Wrong With His WWE Career, Signing With TNA, Hit Row

    AJ Francis (fka Top Dolla): What Went Wrong With His WWE Career, Signing With TNA, Hit Row

    AJ Francis (@ajfrancis410) is a professional wrestler signed to TNA and is best known as Top Dolla in WWE. He is also a musician and a retired NFL player. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about how his NFL career lead him to signing with WWE, training with D-Von Dudley, being part of Hit Row in WWE, his wrestling persona being inspired by Suge Knight, partying with Tom Brady when he played for the New England Patriots, signing with TNA and making his debut at Hard To Kill, his music career and much more!

    Quote I'm thinking about: “You are not your past. You are bigger than your past and you are better than your past. Let it be part of who you’ve become, but don’t you dare let it define you.” — Lexi Ryan

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    • 1 hr 17 min
    AskCVV #22 - Will Cody Win At WM?, Mercedes is All Elite, Ads In The WWE Ring, Raw Moving To Another Day

    AskCVV #22 - Will Cody Win At WM?, Mercedes is All Elite, Ads In The WWE Ring, Raw Moving To Another Day

    Welcome back to another #AskCVV episode with just 3 weeks to go until WrestleMania 40! On this one Chris answers questions about what he thinks is going to happen in the match between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns, Maxxine Dupri's real life being brought into storylines, why people Triple H's career is so underrated, why Raw might move to a different day on Netflix, Sami Zayn beating Chad Gable for the chance to face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship, SummerSlam in Cleveland and much more. If you have a question that you want answered on the next one, send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV!

    Quote I'm thinking about:
    "When people talk about traveling to the past, they worry about radically changing the present by doing something small, but barely anyone in the present really thinks that they can radically change the future by doing something small."

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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Tenille Dashwood & Mike Rallis on Their Wedding, Life After WWE & Traveling The World

    Tenille Dashwood & Mike Rallis on Their Wedding, Life After WWE & Traveling The World

    Former WWE Superstars Emma (@realtenilledashwood) and Riddick Moss (@themikerallis) are professional wrestlers known for their time in WWE. They sit down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about the recent wedding, being released from WWE, their plans now they are not under contract, their new travel YouTube channel called "Where To Next, Honey?", Mike talks about the scary moment when he got dropped on his head in the ring by Drew McIntyre, being renamed from Riddick Moss to Madcap Moss, what Emma learned from working with Santino Marella, her time in TNA, cold plunging and much more!

    Subscribe to Tenille & Mike YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WhereToNextHoney

    Quote I'm thinking about: "Your fears about perfection will kill you faster than your imperfections." - Alex Hormozi

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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Actor Paul Walter Hauser Is A Wrestler Now (& An Emmy Winner!)

    Actor Paul Walter Hauser Is A Wrestler Now (& An Emmy Winner!)

    Paul Walter Hauser (@paulwhausergram) is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor. He is known for his roles in Black Bird, Richard Jewell, Queenpins, Cobra Kai, I Tonya and many others. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about his upcoming wrestling match against Matt Cardona at Wrestling REVOLVER, why he decided he wanted to become a wrestler, training with Paul London, his appearance on AEW, taking a guitar shot from Jeff Jarrett, his approach to acting roles, singing Fozzy's song "Judas" on Cobra Kai and much more.
    Quote I'm thinking about: "Dedication makes dreams come true." - Kobe Bryant

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    • 1 hr 18 min
    AskCVV #21 - Sting's Last Match, John Cena Interview, Okada Is All Elite, Will LA Knight Be Champ?

    AskCVV #21 - Sting's Last Match, John Cena Interview, Okada Is All Elite, Will LA Knight Be Champ?

    Welcome back to another #AskCVV episode! On this one Chris talks about Sting's last match at AEW Revolution and his legacy as a whole, whether or not LA Knight will win a Championship in WWE, thoughts on Okada joining AEW, favorite food Mount Rushmore, how the recent John Cena interview came together, favorite John Cena match ever, The Rock's most underappreciated catchphrases and more. If you have a question that you want answered on the next one, send it in using the hashtag #AskCVV!

    Quote I'm thinking about:
    "You need goals that give you goosebumps. Friends that give you energy. Lovers that give you butterflies. And a mission that makes it impossible to sleep and irresistible to wake up. It feels like fireworks inside your mind. So, use excitement as a compass. It shows you exactly where to go." -@zachpogrob

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    • 56 min
    Maxxine Dupri On Criticism, Alpha Academy, Royal Rumble Debut, LA Knight

    Maxxine Dupri On Criticism, Alpha Academy, Royal Rumble Debut, LA Knight

    Sydney Zmrzel aka Maxxine Dupri (@maxxinedupri) is a professional wrestler with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about her journey to becoming a WWE Superstar, getting signed after her tryout in Las Vegas, being a cheerleader for the LA Rams and Phoenix Suns before starting her wrestling career, her experience at Super Bowl LIII, getting called up from NXT to Smackdown and being given the Maxxine Dupri character, learning from LA Knight, teaming up with Chad Gable and Otis in Alpha Academy, continuing to improve in the ring with every match, making her Royal Rumble debut, her goals for this year and much more!

    Quote I'm thinking about:
    "You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the habits and behaviors that produce results."

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    • 1 hr 9 min

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THANK YOU!

Hey Chris, thanks for actually listening to your guests when they talk. It sounds like such a small thing, but it's shocking how many other interviewers don't do this. That's why you always get such great stuff.

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Grateful for you CVV

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My fav podcast! Chris knows how to dive deep

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