The Godfather On The Gimmick He HATED, Ho Train, His Terrifying Papa Shango Voice

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Charles Wright (@TheGodfather) is a retired professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss his wrestling career as Papa Shango, Kama and The Godfather, his first memories of working with The Undertaker and The Rock, why he hated The Goodfather and Right To Censor, why he missed his cue in the main event of WrestleMania 8, being Owen Hart's scheduled opponent for Over The Edge, receiving a Hall of Fame induction and more! Quote I'm thinking about: “Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, they are the things that don’t let you sleep.” - Cristiano Ronaldo 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 https://manscaped.com 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 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 https://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 https://plunge.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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chris Van Fleet.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	Oh yeah.
0:22.1	Welcome back to another one.
0:23.6	Here on Insight.
0:24.8	I'm CVV.
0:26.2	Chris Van Fleet.
0:27.7	Hope you had a great weekend.
0:32.4	A very happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all my friends and family north of the border who were celebrating yesterday.
0:34.1	My mom and dad have been visiting for the last week, so it was nice to spend the holiday
0:38.0	with them. Also, thank you for being with us on this episode, and thank you for making
0:43.5	insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet. Hit an elbow drop on that follow
0:49.8	button on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, if you haven't done so already. Yeah, actually hit an elbow drop.
0:55.8	Don't use your thumbs. Like get up on something and drop an elbow on that follow button.
1:02.4	My friends, it's time once again for everybody to come aboard the... I'm expecting you to say it there.
1:12.9	Yeah, the Ho Train.
1:14.7	The Godfather is back on the show, and, man, Charles Wright has some fantastic stories.
1:23.2	He's 63 years old, by the way.
1:24.9	You would never know that by looking at him.
1:26.7	The man looks amazing. He's in insane shape, by the way. You would never know that by looking at him. The man looks amazing.
1:28.1	He's in insane shape.
1:30.6	And I know he's best known as the godfather.
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