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Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Mike Chioda (@mjcchioda) is a professional wrestling referee who is known for his 35 year career in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Tampa, FL to talk about his legendary career and being the third man in the ring for matches like Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit, The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, 123 Kid vs. Razor Ramon and so many others. He talks about what goes into being a great referee, the cues he hears in his earpiece, being released from WWE, his time in AEW, working Ric Flair's last match and much more. Quote I'm thinking about: “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” - George Bernard Shaw Sponsors: FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag 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 BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 15% 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 gathered.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Bleley.
0:09.0	So good to see you, my friends.
0:11.6	Welcome back to another one on Insight.
0:14.4	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:16.1	Thank you for being with us.
0:17.5	And thank you for making Insight one of the top wrestling podcasts in the world.
0:23.4	I'm always really grateful. You know that about me. I end every episode asking what's the three
0:28.1	things that you're grateful for right now. And maybe it's because Thanksgiving's next week.
0:33.7	But I'm feeling extra grateful for you and for how much the show has grown this year.
0:40.2	I mean, think about this.
0:41.2	By you listening to the show, you've allowed me to live out my dream,
0:45.2	and you've also allowed so many other people who work on the show to live out their dreams as well.
0:52.0	Look, it's amazing that I get to do this, that I get to have these conversations
0:55.6	with these incredible guests on the show. But can I ask for a favor? I don't really ever ask for
1:02.0	much, but I can't tell you how much you can change the course of this podcast and the course of
1:08.2	the guests that we can get on the show just by doing one simple thing.
1:12.2	You know what it is. That one simple thing is clicking the follow button. It helps the show more
1:17.3	than I could ever explain. And the guests that we have here have continued to get better
1:22.8	because of people like you who hit the follow button. And that brings us to today's episode.
1:30.2	Man, what a day in Tampa this was.
1:33.9	In the morning that day.
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