Sam Adonis on his brother Corey Graves, controversial gimmick, almost getting killed in Mexico

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Sam Adonis joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Pittsburgh, PA. He talks about being signed to a WWE contract at 20 years old, his older brother Corey Graves, living and wrestling in England, Japan, and Mexico, the heel gimmick in Mexico that almost got him murdered, how he has been working as an Amazon delivery driver since Covid started and much more! Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join 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. For more information about Chris and the podcast go to https://chrisvanvliet.com Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	It's Chrysomania, brother.
0:34.3	That's a great question.
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0:36.2	With the powerful questions.
0:39.3	This is the Chris Van Vlead Show.
0:42.0	Chris Van Vleet Show.
0:43.9	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Vleet!
0:48.4	Well, welcome to the Chris Van Vleet Show,
0:54.0	and thank you for being with us on another audio adventure.
0:58.5	If it's your first time here, I am obsessed with finding out what makes successful people so successful.
1:05.5	And on each episode, we have in-depth conversations and reverse engineer the habits and techniques of the world's top
1:12.2	athletes, wrestlers, celebrities, entrepreneurs, you name it. If they are the best at what they do,
1:19.6	I want to get their insight and help you apply it to your own life. And the stories that Samadonis
1:26.1	has racked up in these 31 years that he's been on
1:28.4	this earth are pretty mind-blowing from being signed to WWE after wrestling for about a year,
1:36.3	to living and wrestling in England, Japan, and also Mexico, where he was almost killed for both
1:43.8	his gimmick as a heel who loved Donald Trump.
1:46.4	Oh, yeah, you heard that right.
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