Rico On Billy & Chuck, WWE Debut At 40, Ruthless Aggression, Early Matches With John Cena & Brock Lesnar

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Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Rico Constantino is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Arizona to discuss the many jobs he's had on top of being a pro wrestler, winning American Gladiators, starting wrestling in his late 30s, wrestling John Cena and Brock Lesnar in OVW, how he became Billy and Chuck's manager and The Stylist, why he was released from WWE, his appearance in AEW, if he is open to one more match, and more! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! 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 FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF 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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0:00.0	Chris Van Bleach.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	And,
0:07.0	Blit
0:10.0	Yeah.
0:11.0	It's inside with Chris Van Bleet.
0:19.0	And again, thank you again for coming to my home.
0:21.9	Oh, thank you.
0:22.7	Thank you so much for having me.
0:24.1	This is a blast.
0:24.8	You look amazing.
0:26.3	64.
0:27.2	Look great.
0:28.4	I wasn't sure if you'd have the chops or not today.
0:32.6	Is this part of the gimmick or is this everyday life for you?
0:36.3	Everyday life, but I have to...
0:38.0	Now, this is my natural hair color, okay?
0:41.5	The sideburns are white as snow.
0:44.4	So I had to dye them for the show today.
0:48.3	Because I've got all salt, no pepper.
0:52.7	So I figured I don't want to have grandpa stylist. But so you have the sideburns
0:59.5	in everyday life? Yes, every day, uh, except for Christmas. Fiancee doesn't want them during
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