Kurt Angle On John Cena's Retirement, 'Perc Angle', Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Brock Lesnar

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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https://cvvtix.com - Tickets are on sale now for INSIGHT LIVE in Toronto, Las Vegas & Indianapolis with VIP Meet & Greet! Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) is a retired professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Pittsburgh, PA to discuss his legendary WWE and TNA careers after winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, the merchandise he wishes could have been made, the origin of his "It's True" catchphrase, why he wishes he could have ended his in-ring career 10 years sooner, his legendary matches with Chris Benoit, being the odds-on favorite to induct John Cena into the WWE Hall of Fame, the 'Perc Angle' nickname and his battle with addiction, getting into a backstage fight with Eddie Guerrero and more! Quote I'm thinking about: "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius Sponsors: PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insight33 to get 33% off your order of Mitopure while supplies last ORGAIN: For 30% off your order, head to https://Orgain.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT SQUARESPACE: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/INSIGHT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code INSIGHT 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 experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv 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: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com RHONE: Rhone’s premium performance clothing is made to move you. Use code CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVV MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at https://manscaped.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 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	All right, welcome back to another one here on Inside. It's me. It's me.
0:25.3	It's CVV. Chris Van Fleet. Hey, thank you for being with us on this one. And thank you for making
0:31.2	insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet. Slapp an ankle lock on that follow button,
0:37.1	wherever you're listening right now.
0:38.5	Because if we've started off 2025, as strong as we have, just wait until you see what we have
0:44.8	coming up for the rest of the year.
0:46.4	There's a few bucket list interviews that we're going to be ticking off in the next few months.
0:51.0	So keep an eye out for those ones. And we've got some big things happening this
0:56.5	year. The first three live events are scheduled. We're taking insight and some big guests on the
1:03.8	road for Insight Live. We're going to Indianapolis the day before the Royal Rumble. Toronto, the day
1:09.4	before Elimination Chamber. That's right. I'm
1:11.2	coming home, baby. Can't wait to be back home in Toronto. And then we've got Las Vegas during
1:16.9	WrestleMania Week at Circa Resort and Casino. Tickets for all three of those are on sale right now.
1:22.0	It's CVVTX.com. That's CVVTX.com. So I hope to see you at at least one of those but maybe all three of them
1:31.1	that'd be amazing so good to have kurt angle back in the show and great to sit down with him
1:35.9	in pittsburgh for this one and when you think of pure technical wrestlers kurt is easily in the
1:42.5	top three top five just the intensity that he brought
1:46.1	to every match. But what makes him really stand out from other people on that list is how he wasn't
1:52.0	afraid to be silly and how he wasn't afraid to lean into the comedic side of things. Think of some of
1:57.8	his most iconic moments. They're hilarious. The milk truck. the man who plays with boys promo, the stuff with Stone Cold
2:04.8	and the tiny cowboy hat.
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