Kayla Braxton On Paul Heyman Feud, R-Truth, The Rock's WWE Return, Leaving The Bump

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Kayla Braxton (@kaylabraxtonwwe) is a broadcaster signed to WWE where she works as a host and backstage correspondent. She joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about how she got her start working on TV in Orlando, her childhood dream to play in the WNBA, getting hired by WWE, learning about pro wrestling on the job, her on-screen feud with Paul Heyman, why she insists that she is 4'11.5" tall and that her Wikipedia page should be updated, hosting The Bump and her decision to leave the show, being backstage for The Rock's return on Smackdown, what the atmosphere was like in Chicago when CM Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "If you’re willing to do things others aren’t willing to do, you’re going to get results others aren’t going to get." - Tony Robbins Sponsors: MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 25% ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com GHOSTBED: Get 40% of your purchase with the code CVV at http://ghostbed.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? 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	All systems are good.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Blea.
0:09.0	How are you, my friends?
0:11.5	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:14.1	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:15.6	Thanks for being with us.
0:16.7	And thank you for making Insight, one of the top wrestling podcasts on the planet.
0:23.4	And it's because of people like you who show up each and every episode.
0:27.4	No matter who's on the show, I'm just so appreciative that you find these conversations as interesting as I do.
0:34.7	Please hit that follow button.
0:36.1	If you haven't already, it helps the show so, so much.
0:39.7	And as the show continues to get bigger,
0:41.9	the guests will continue to get bigger.
0:46.0	So I'm sitting here in Orlando right now.
0:48.6	Maybe you saw my post on social media.
0:51.4	I flew here to record six interviews in two days. So I may have reposted a behind
0:57.8	the scene shot of one or two of those. So if you check me out on Twitter or Instagram,
1:03.5	you'll get a little sneak peek of what those are. So actually, you'll be seeing the first one on
1:08.5	Tuesday. So there, there you go. This Tuesday will be the
1:11.3	first of the interviews that we've recorded here in Orlando. And I know you're probably thinking,
1:15.6	oh, man, who lives in Orlando? I mean, the answer is like pretty much every pro wrestler
1:23.0	lives in Orlando. So there's a lot to choose from here, but you will not be disappointed with the
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