Jackie Redmond On Joining WWE, Backstage Interviews, CM Punk, Triple H, The Rock, WrestleMania

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Jackie Redmond (@Jackie_Redmond) is a broadcaster and interviewer currently working with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Washington, DC to discuss how a phone call from Michael Cole led to her joining WWE, the unique way she got into broadcasting, her dream job of reporting on the NHL, interviewing Triple H and The Rock after the wild WrestleMania 40 press conference, if she has any interest in getting in the ring, 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/cvv AMERICAN FINANCING: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-721-3300 for details about credit costs and terms or visit https://Americanfinancing.net/Chris SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://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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0:20.5	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Flea! Yeah. It's inside with Chris and beat.
0:41.0	Oh, good clap.
0:42.4	That was a good clap.
0:43.4	I used to love, like, when I first started out, I did a lot of, like, not live stuff.
0:47.7	I did a lot of shoots.
0:48.6	Yeah, yeah.
0:49.3	And I loved to do the clap.
0:51.0	And I always was like, I have great clap game.
0:53.4	Like, it was such a thing for me.
0:55.1	When you would do the countdown, the three, two, one. Do you say one? Some, some TV people just
1:01.3	three, two, and then they're right into it. When I first started, I would say the one.
1:07.8	Yeah, I would say the full countdown. I remember when I started in Miami. I would three, two, one, and I would start talking, right? And I remember my boss pulling me aside a few weeks in. Can I talk to you about something? Like, what did I, what did I do wrong? After you say one, can you pause for a second? Because you're going three, two, one. We're here right now. Like, We need a beat. When you first start, like you just don't realize. Like, I,
1:31.2	even, because you're going three, two, one. We're here right now. Like, we need a beat.
1:28.0	When you first start, like, you just don't realize. Like, I, even to this day, like, when we finish shooting something that's not live, at the end, you're supposed to have a pause, right? Like, the end of an interview, the end of whatever, end of a scene. Yes. And I am so bad. Like you're supposed to wait until whoever is behind the camera says clear.
1:46.6	Yeah.
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