Bryan Danielson: Iconic Matches, YES Movement, Retirement, WrestleMania 30, Brie Bella

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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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 more! Please support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFFSTASH: Go to https://get.stash.com/INSIGHT to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvvTry it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insight to get 10% off your order of Mitopure! 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 reach your financial goals faster: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVVand use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF 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: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.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

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0:00.0	Chris Van Bleed.
0:04.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	And bleed.
0:15.0	Yeah.
0:16.0	It's inside with Chris Dan Beat.
0:19.0	Well, great to see you.
0:20.4	Yeah, good to see you as well. Thank you so much for making this happen. Yep, absolutely. Our last interview, I looked it up 2013. Oh, my goodness. It was the day after you won the championship from Randy Orden and Knight of Champions in Detroit. Okay. And I was working at the CBS TV station in Cleveland. And you came in and I was like, where's the title? And you're like, oh, I don't even have it yet. Yeah. Remember this? I don't. So I remember the night of champions match. That's where the referee counted fast. And then they took the title away from me the next day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This was us on the local news. Yeah, that's amazing. That's so funny.
0:57.9	Yeah. How were you adjusting to life now in this new role on commentary?
1:02.6	You know, it's been interesting because I wasn't anticipating being a commentator.
1:06.1	So I was at home and then they asked me to come in because TAS was getting shoulder surgery
1:13.9	and to come and do, you know, help out a little bit. And so, yeah. So the travel has been
1:19.9	difficult for me. That's one of the things I didn't expect because I've traveled my entire
1:24.7	adult life, right? It's no big deal.
1:33.4	But with my neck as bad as it is, all of a sudden, you know, you take that, it was almost, gosh,
1:37.5	it was like eight or nine months where I was only traveling maybe once a month.
1:39.4	I'd go to the pay-per-views and all that kind of stuff.
1:46.4	But yeah, the weekly travel has been a lot and it's just been made sleeping hard and that sort of thing. Is it tough on your neck just sitting on the plane the whole time?
1:49.6	Yeah, it's sitting on the plane.
1:51.0	It's also just like lugging luggage around, right?
1:53.6	So it's like, you know, I typically just have a carry on in a backpack or whatever it is.
1:58.2	But then it's like, yeah, being uncomfortable in the, in the chair,
2:05.3	this, you know, I have like a, now I've, you know, I've made some adjustments. So I have a cervical
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