Shawn Spears On Leaving AEW, WWE Return, Cody Rhodes Friendship, Giving Me 20 Chops

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Shawn Spears (@ShawnSpears) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, Florida to talk about his return to WWE and why he didn't come back as Tye Dillinger, why he left AEW, why he didn't return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, being previously known as Stan and being superkicked by Shawn Michaels at Cyber Sunday 2006, the accidental chair shot on Cody Rhodes that led to his nickname of "The Chairman", how being a dad has changed things, his wife Cassie Lee and if she intends to come back to wrestling and more. Quote I'm thinking about: “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ―Henry Ford Complete this survey for your chance to win $500: https://bluewirepods.com/survey Sponsors: 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 MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at http://manscaped.com HELLO FRESH: Get free breakfast for life at http://hellofresh.com/freeinsight ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at http://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv MAREK HEALTH: Get a 10% discount on Marek Health's Optimization Package with code CVV: https://marekhealth.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/ PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com 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	Chris Benfleet.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	Then bleed.
0:10.0	It's Inside with Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.0	All right. Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:23.2	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:25.4	Glad to have you with us on this one.
0:27.0	And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast.
0:31.1	On the planet, hit a knife-edge chop on that follow button on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you haven't done so already.
0:39.1	Hit it. Hit it like you're hitting one of the 20 chops that Sean Spears and Tyler Breeze hit me with.
0:46.8	I get asked all the time, what's the best way to support the show? You know, since we don't have
0:51.3	Patreon or anything like that, all of the content is free.
0:54.3	That is how I intend for it to be.
0:57.3	But honestly, just hitting follow on the podcast or hitting subscribe on YouTube, that goes such a long way.
1:03.8	And of course, you know, listening to the show, that's super important.
1:06.2	But I don't have to ask you to do that since you're, you know, you're already here.
1:09.4	You're already doing that
1:10.9	right now. My buddy, Sean Spears, is back on the show. And I wasn't intending for this to be
1:17.1	Canadian week here on Insight, but Ethan Page on Tuesday, Sean Spears today. And here we are.
1:24.2	A lot has changed since Spears was last on the show, which was April of last year.
1:30.2	He decided to leave AEW in December after five years there. Then he surprised everyone
1:36.0	when he returned to WWE completely unannounced when he made that appearance in
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