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Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Swerve Strickland On Making AEW History, Hangman Page Feud, Brutal Matches, ALL IN, Sting, Bryan Danielson

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.94.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss becoming the first black AEW World Champion, levelling up in AEW, wrestling Sting at All In 2023 and Bryan Danielson the year after, his brutal matches with Adam Page, the needle spot in his steel cage match, why he re-signed with AEW, and more!  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 FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFFSTASH: Go to https://get.stash.com/INSIGHTto see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures   SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 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 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 MIRACLE 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   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

Chris Van Bleed.

0:04.0

Yeah.

0:06.0

And bleed.

0:10.0

And it's inside with Chris Dan Beat.

0:19.0

You're looking bigger. Are you bigger?

0:21.0

I am definitely bigger.

0:22.5

And it's like miserable.

0:24.4

Maintaining it.

0:25.0

What do you mean?

0:25.7

Maintaining it.

0:26.8

Because like there's times where I'm like in bed and I'm like, I got to get one more something.

0:33.5

And you have to get the calories.

0:35.2

Yeah.

0:35.7

Because like I remember because Appleby is my go-to.

0:39.7

I got like, oh, this is 11, 45, 12.

0:42.2

Most places are closing down.

0:43.9

So I just like, let me order just like a salmon and asparagus and rice.

0:48.5

And it gets there.

0:49.2

And I'm like, I don't even have the energy to like use a fork.

0:52.4

I'm just picking at it with my hands to my mouth and like in bed just feeling like,

0:57.4

are you trying to hit a certain calorie number per day?

1:03.5

It's more like just eating whatever's in sight.

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