MJF's Most Honest Interview Ever: CM Punk Feud, WWE Rumors, Dream Matches, AEW Champ, Getting Married

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

MJF (@The_MJF) is a professional wrestler signed to AEW and the reigning World Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV to discuss winning the AEW World Title for a second time and how this reign is different from his first, how he defied the odds to make it in professional wrestling, how much interest there really was from WWE, his rivalry with CM Punk, starring in Happy Gilmore 2 with Adam Sandler and beating up Eminem in the movie, why his scene from The Iron Claw was cut, his ultimate dream match, and more! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT 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/cvv 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 NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://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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0:40.9	Then bleed.
0:48.5	It's inside with Chris and beat.
0:51.0	Well, great to see you again, Max.
0:53.1	I got to tell you, kid, this is very official.
0:54.0	How long you've been doing this? A little while, a little while. Very cool. This is full circle, right? Because our first interview together was seven years ago here in Las Vegas, and here we are back in Vegas. Come again? The double or nothing, the first show we did? I've never met you before. This is definitely the first time I've done this. I mean, it's cute. I'm not, it's like, it's a little rinky dink, we did? I've never met you before. This is, this is definitely the first time I've done this.
1:12.3	I mean, it's cute.
1:13.2	I'm not, it's like, it's a little rinky dink, you know?
1:15.1	You got these like $25 Amazon stage lights, but I, you know, you got, you got different camera angles.
1:21.4	It's, you know, you might have something here, but I, yeah, there's no way.
1:25.9	I mean, you're saying we've met before? Do I, do I look different maybe? I feel like, yeah, I just, I don't, no, no. Chris, Chris. MJF. Great to me, you see. But you already knew that. CVV. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's only one guy in this interview has three letters. That's it. No, it's
1:47.3	MJF and you're Chris. Chris. Chris. Yes, Chris. Well, we have done this before. I just haven't seen
1:54.1	you in a while. I remember that. You've been really busy. Yeah. Yeah. Movie star, world champion.
1:58.9	Greatest wrestler on God's Green Earth. I'm a busy boy.
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