Buddy Matthews On Rhea Ripley, Ankle Injury Update, AEW, Aleister Black

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Buddy Matthews (@SNM_Buddy) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss signing with AEW following his WWE release, joining the House of Black and what's next for him and Hounds of Hell now that Malakai Black has left AEW, his ankle injury at Grand Slam and still wrestling Kazuchika Okada, being married to Rhea Ripley, a possible WWE return and working with Ripley in a storyline and more!Quote I'm thinking about: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” - Winston S. ChurchillPlease 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 SEAT GEEK: Get 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto get 10% off your order of Mitopure! STASH: Go to https://get.stash.com/INSIGHTto see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures MAGIC SPOON: Get $5 off your next order at https://magicspoon.com/cvv 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 FABRIC: Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at https://meetfabric.com/CVV ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv HUEL: Get 15% off plus a FREE Gift for NEW customers with the code INSIGHT at https://huel.comMIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and 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 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

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.4	Here we go.
0:22.2	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:25.7	What an intro there from Downstate.
0:27.6	That song is stuck in my head all day now.
0:30.7	I'm CVV, Chris Fanfleet.
0:32.9	Thank you for tuning into this episode.
0:34.5	And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet
0:39.8	hit an atomic leg drop on that follow button on Spotify or Apple and could I ask for a favor
0:47.5	if you are listening on Spotify could you take a second today to leave a rating it's it is honestly
0:53.2	so quick to do it and if you're listening on Apple could you write a second today to leave a rating? It is honestly so quick to do it.
0:55.0	And if you're listening on Apple, could you write a few words for a review?
0:59.6	Both of those helped the show so, so, so much.
1:03.0	And as the show keeps getting bigger, the guests will also keep getting bigger.
1:09.5	I love this chat with Buddy Matthews. So good to have him back in the show.
1:13.3	The first time was almost four years ago. It was July 2021, right after he was released by WWE.
1:20.1	He signed with AEW in 2022, debuted with The House of Black, where they had some great feud,
1:27.3	some great matches.
1:28.7	He's had some incredible one-on-one matches lately.
1:32.3	Will Osprey. How good was that? Adam Cole.
1:35.4	And also Okada, which was in his home country of Australia.
1:40.0	That match with Okada was also the one where he injured his ankle getting into the ring before the match.
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