Baron Corbin On His WWE Exit, New In-Ring Name, AEW, TNA, New Japan, What's Next

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Mental Health, Sports, Wrestling, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Business

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 121 minutes

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https://cvvtix.com - Tickets are on sale now for INSIGHT LIVE in Toronto, Las Vegas & Indianapolis with VIP Meet & Greet! Tom Pestock (@tompestock) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as Baron Corbin. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his WWE career, being told that his contract would not be renewed and the overwhelming fan response to the news, his Bloodsport match against Josh Barnett at The People vs. GCW, what's next for him in wrestling, his new in-ring name moving forward, responding to the discourse surrounding AEW contracts, a John Cena match that did not go according to plan, how he met Taylor Swift at a Kansas City Chiefs game and more! Quote I'm thinking about: "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." - Colin Powell Sponsors: PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insight33 to get 33% off your order of Mitopure while supplies last ORGAIN: For 30% off your order, head to https://Orgain.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT SQUARESPACE: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/INSIGHT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code INSIGHT VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com RHONE: Rhone’s premium performance clothing is made to move you. Use code CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVV MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at https://manscaped.com PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at https://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:20.0	Oh my goodness.
0:21.7	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:25.1	I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:27.1	Hope your day's going well.
0:28.7	Hope your week's going well.
0:30.1	Thanks for being with us on this episode.
0:32.1	And thank you, as always,
0:33.5	for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet.
0:39.4	If you haven't done so already,
0:45.2	hit a sidewalk slam on that follow button if you're listening on Spotify or Apple or CastBox or whatever the podcast app of your listening pleasure might be. Looking forward to seeing you guys
0:50.6	at our live shows coming up in Indianapolis next week. It's the day before the Royal
0:55.8	Rumble. Then we've got Toronto coming home. I can't wait for that one. It's the day before
1:01.1	Elimination Chamber. And then Las Vegas at Circus Resort and Casino during WrestleMania Week.
1:06.8	Tickets for all of those are available at CVVTICS.. That's CVVTIX.com. You knew him as
1:16.4	Baron Corbin and WWE for 13 years. His real name is Tom Pestock. And it's just so great to have
1:22.9	him back on the show. As of January 1st, he is officially a free agent after WWE didn't renew his contract.
1:29.5	He talks all about that and the time that he spent there and all of the memories and great
1:34.0	moments that he had in WWE. And Tom just made an appearance in GCW in a bloodsport match
1:40.0	against Josh Barnett. And he says he's excited for what the future holds, excited to do more.
1:45.9	Not just wrestling, not just more wrestling, but just more.
1:48.6	He has a real passion for movies, a real passion for cooking.
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