Mike Santana Wants To Be The Next TNA Champion, NXT Debut, Slammiversary, Shawn Michaels, Sobriety

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Mike Santana (@Santana_Proud) is a professional wrestler currently signed to TNA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in New York City to discuss his TNA return and how quickly it came together, not winning the World Championship at Slammiversary and speaking to the fans after, his WWE debut in NXT, getting to work with Shawn Michaels, his ultimate dream match, battling addiction, how close he came to signing with WWE back in 2019 and more! Quote I'm thinking about: “Taking responsibility means never blaming anyone else for anything you are being, doing, having, or feeling.” – Susan Jeffers 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 SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV 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 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 ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and reach your financial goals faster: 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 with the code CVV 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.
0:04.0	Ah, yes.
0:21.1	Welcome back, my friends, to another one here on Insight.
0:25.0	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:27.1	Thank you for hitting play on this episode.
0:29.0	And thank you for making Insight, the number one wrestling podcast on planet Earth.
0:34.5	Toss your phone up into the air right now and hit a drop kick on that follow button on
0:39.2	Spotify or Apple or wherever you're listening.
0:42.4	So excited to have Mike Santana back on the show.
0:45.9	He was on last March right after his time with AEW came to an end and he wasn't sure
0:51.2	what was next for him.
0:52.0	He was excited for what was next, but he wasn't sure what was next.
0:55.5	And my goodness, he's done a lot since then.
0:59.3	He returned to TNA in April, this time as a single star, not part of a tag team.
1:04.7	He also made his WWE debut in NXT, then wrestled in the main event of Slammiversary,
1:13.0	which was TNA's biggest show ever.
1:18.3	It was a triple threat match for the TNA World Championship, Mike Santana versus Joe Hendry versus Tric Williams.
1:20.9	And Mike said it himself.
1:23.0	It's not a matter of if he becomes the TNA world champion.
1:26.5	It's when.
1:28.9	And I couldn't agree more. It's just a matter of if he becomes the TNA world champion. It's when. And I couldn't agree more.
1:33.9	It's just a matter of time before that happens. There's so much to catch up on with Mike.
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