Mark Nash: WWE's Newest Ring Announcer, "Never Seen 17", John Cena, Cody Rhodes

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Get tickets for Insight LIVE in San Diego on November 28! https://cvvtix.com Mark Shunock (@MarkShunock) is a WWE ring announcer performing under the name Mark Nash. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss his journey from the theater stage to professional wrestling, playing Timon in "The Lion King" Broadway show, how he went from announcing Top Rank Boxing to WWE, providing the introductions for John Cena and Cody Rhodes, the origin of his WWE name, winning the Stanley Cup with the Las Vegas Golden Knights and more! Please help support The Space: https://thespacelv.com/the-space-v2/ Quote I'm thinking about: “You cannot control the behavior of others, but you can always choose how you respond to it.” ― Roy T. Bennett 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 SUPERPOWER: Go to https://Superpower.com and use code CVV to get $50 Off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto get 20% 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 ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and reach your financial goals faster: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv MIRACLE 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/insightFAST GROWING TREES: Get 15% off with code INSIGHT at https://fastgrowingtrees.com 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 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	And welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:23.5	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:25.9	Thank you for hitting play on this episode.
0:27.9	And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet.
0:34.0	Hit a super kick on that follow button on Apple or Spotify or whatever the podcast app of your
0:40.2	listening pleasure is. I want to make sure you don't miss out on any new interviews every Tuesday
0:44.7	and Thursday and ask CVV every single Friday where I do my best to answer your burning
0:51.3	wrestling questions. We've got WWE's newest ring announcer on the show today.
0:57.4	You know him as Mark Nash.
0:59.4	He was the first one to announce John Cena's Never Seen 17.
1:04.7	His real name is Mark Chinook.
1:06.8	What a background he has.
1:08.1	And what a great conversation this was.
1:09.7	He also works as the inn arena host for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL team.
1:15.1	And before WWE, he was the ring announcer for top rank boxing, which is also where
1:20.3	Smackdown commentator Joe Tessitore used to work.
1:23.8	Before that, Mark was an actor, actually starred as Timoan in The Lion King Broadway show.
1:31.3	So lots to get into here, but man, he has been crushing it since he made a Smackdown debut in March.
1:38.4	And I've done a little ring announcing myself dating all the way back to when I lived in Toronto.
1:43.7	I was ring announcing for a few different indie companies there in like 2008, 2009, did some
1:49.6	guest spots in Cleveland and Miami. I recently did some ring announcing like, I guess two-ish
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