Zach Gowen Got DESTROYED By Brock Lesnar, Wrestling Vince McMahon, Beating Addiction

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Zach Gowen (@zachgowen) is a professional wrestler and motivational speaker known for his time in WWE and IMPACT Wrestling. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to tell his inspirational story of losing his leg to cancer at age 8, becoming the first one-legged WWE Superstar when he was 19-years old, making his debut with Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Shawn O'Hare, feuding with Vince McMahon, getting beat up by Brock Lesnar in front of his mom, having Brock Lesnar push him down the stairs, his battle with drug addiction and how he beat it, being a father of 4, sharing his story as a motivational speaker to students around the country and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: "Life isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you react to what happens to you" - Epictetus Sponsors: FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com GHOSTBED: Get 40% of your purchase with the code CVV at http://ghostbed.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 15% 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	All systems are good.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Bleet.
0:09.0	Oh, baby, so good to see you here.
0:12.2	Welcome back to another audio adventure on Insight.
0:15.5	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet, and in what feels like a never-ending sea of wrestling podcasts, thank you for being here.
0:23.4	Thank you for choosing this one.
0:25.7	And thank you for making Insight one of the top wrestling podcasts on the planet.
0:32.4	I appreciate you.
0:33.7	And happy Thanksgiving if you happen to be in the U.S.
0:36.3	Happy belated Thanksgiving if you happen to be in the U.S. Happy belated Thanksgiving if you happen to be
0:38.9	in another part of the world that had Thanksgiving last month. You know, I'm Canadian. So when I
0:44.5	mentioned to people that, oh, yeah, we had Thanksgiving in October, my friends here in the States
0:49.2	are like, what do you mean? There's a Thanksgiving in October. It's just crazy. It's like,
0:54.0	it blows their mind. But happy Thanksgiving in October. It's just crazy. It's like it blows their mind. But happy
0:56.2	Thanksgiving in general. And I'm feeling extra grateful for you and for how much the show has grown
1:02.8	this past year. And by you being here and listening to the show, you allow me to get to do this,
1:10.5	to get to have these conversations with
1:12.8	fascinating people for a living. So again, I just want to thank you for that. And I don't ask for a
1:20.2	lot, but could I ask for a favor? I can't tell you how much it would change the course of the show
1:25.7	if you just hit that follow button
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