JD McDonagh On His CRAZY Injury, Judgement Day, Finn Balor, RKO Off The Cage, Tag Team Titles

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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JD McDonagh (@jd_mcdonagh) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet to discuss the scray bump he took on Raw, how he was able to finish the match and the injuries he sustained, his recovery and when he hopes to return to the ring, how he went from wrestling in Ireland to signing with WWE, joining The Judgment Day, becoming Tag Team Champion with his mentor Finn Balor, taking an RKO from the top of the cage at Survivor Series WarGames 2023 and more! Quote I'm thinking about: “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” — Eckhart Tolle 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 STASH: Go to get.stash.com/INSIGHT to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto 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 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 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.
0:20.0	Greetings and salutations, my friends.
0:22.8	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:26.1	It's me, the three numbers on the back of your credit card, CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:31.5	Thank you for being with us on this one.
0:33.3	And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on planet Earth.
0:38.9	Hit a fisherman suplex on that follow button wherever you're listening and leave a rating
0:44.0	or a comment if it happens to be Spotify where you're listening right now.
0:49.1	J.D. McDonough is a warrior.
0:51.2	You saw that crazy injury he had on the January 27th episode of Raw where he did a
0:55.5	moonsault to the outside and his head whiplashed against the side of the announce table.
1:00.8	He ended up breaking a rib and puncturing a lung in that match and somehow still finish the
1:06.8	match. Incredible. We talk about his recovery and when he hopes to be back in the ring again.
1:13.0	We also dive into his path that led to WWE, which started with him getting trained by Finn Baller
1:19.1	in Ireland and many, many years of independent wrestling where he thought, you know what,
1:24.7	WWE's never going to happen. And then finally, it did. And he joined
1:30.1	Judgment Day. And he's been doing amazing things in Judgment Day. And I don't think enough people
1:34.9	give J.D. the credit that he deserves for how good he is at putting other people over. We talk about
1:41.0	some of the memorable moments like the RKO from the top of the cage at War Games
1:45.7	2023.
1:46.7	That was his idea.
1:48.0	And we dive into the whole story with that.
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