Chris Van Vliet

We all had them. Yeah. We all are pretty ridiculous. Now, how old were you? I was 24. Okay. All right. So you would have been like 30, right? I don't know. Born in 77? 77, yeah. Yes, you would have been 30. Wow. Wow. but it would like, I bought a ticket to that show because you were on the car.

We all had them. Yeah. We all are pretty ridiculous. Now, how old were you? I was 24. Okay. All right. So you would have been like 30, right? I don't know. Born in 77? 77, yeah. Yes, you would have been 30. Wow. Wow. but it would like, I bought a ticket to that show because you were on the car.

So I started my TV career in 2005, but I was a news reporter. So you're doing local news stories. And I was in a small town. I was in Peterborough, Ontario, Bobby Roode's hometown, actually. Oh, okay. I was a news reporter on Chex TV there. So you're interviewing people about like the local news. Then I got an entertainment show a year and a half later on MTV2 Canada. Oh, shoot. That's big.

So I started my TV career in 2005, but I was a news reporter. So you're doing local news stories. And I was in a small town. I was in Peterborough, Ontario, Bobby Roode's hometown, actually. Oh, okay. I was a news reporter on Chex TV there. So you're interviewing people about like the local news. Then I got an entertainment show a year and a half later on MTV2 Canada. Oh, shoot. That's big.

It was big. I moved to Vancouver for that. Bobby Lashley was my first wrestling interview. But we only air a few minutes of it on TV. But I was still such a wrestling nerd that I wanted to ask him all the questions I wanted to ask him. So we did a 15 or so minute interview. We only aired two or three minutes. That was probably the first real big one.

It was big. I moved to Vancouver for that. Bobby Lashley was my first wrestling interview. But we only air a few minutes of it on TV. But I was still such a wrestling nerd that I wanted to ask him all the questions I wanted to ask him. So we did a 15 or so minute interview. We only aired two or three minutes. That was probably the first real big one.

Then after that, it's a lot of actors and comedians. And every once in a while, WWE or TNA would come to town. And we'd get to do an interview. Hey, tickets start at $20. Go see the show tonight. And I'd be like, yeah, but tell me about SummerSlam 1998 or whatever. And I would try to work that question in.

Then after that, it's a lot of actors and comedians. And every once in a while, WWE or TNA would come to town. And we'd get to do an interview. Hey, tickets start at $20. Go see the show tonight. And I'd be like, yeah, but tell me about SummerSlam 1998 or whatever. And I would try to work that question in.

I remember Jeff Hardy coming to the TV station. I was working in Cleveland at the time. I was at the CBS affiliate. And he came in. It was just a quick interview to promote TNA. And I was like, hey, I want to tell you that TLC2 was amazing. He was like, oh, really? And, like, you're speaking my language now. Like, I'm so used to people just being like, and we've got Jeff Harvey, Jeff Hardy here.

I remember Jeff Hardy coming to the TV station. I was working in Cleveland at the time. I was at the CBS affiliate. And he came in. It was just a quick interview to promote TNA. And I was like, hey, I want to tell you that TLC2 was amazing. He was like, oh, really? And, like, you're speaking my language now. Like, I'm so used to people just being like, and we've got Jeff Harvey, Jeff Hardy here.

Tell us about the Chamber of Elimination. What is this thing?

Tell us about the Chamber of Elimination. What is this thing?

ideas that we're going to be talking points yeah we just put it out there it's not really an interview it just i thought for sure at one point in time i would get you because i was doing a lot of stuff with tna and i got jared and i got eric young and i got mick foley and i got jeff hardy but you just weren't doing the press tour when i was uh when when it was in uh in cleveland all right i got one more who do you think and

ideas that we're going to be talking points yeah we just put it out there it's not really an interview it just i thought for sure at one point in time i would get you because i was doing a lot of stuff with tna and i got jared and i got eric young and i got mick foley and i got jeff hardy but you just weren't doing the press tour when i was uh when when it was in uh in cleveland all right i got one more who do you think and

Yeah. But they've always been for, except for one time, they've always been for movies. So I've interviewed him for Jumanji and for Moana and for Rampage, Fast and Furious, all of these movies. And one time I got him at Raw. But I think the biggest movie star I've interviewed is Tom Cruise. Whoa. Yeah. When was that? Mission Impossible 6. So 2018. Dude, that's. It was at the world premiere.

Yeah. But they've always been for, except for one time, they've always been for movies. So I've interviewed him for Jumanji and for Moana and for Rampage, Fast and Furious, all of these movies. And one time I got him at Raw. But I think the biggest movie star I've interviewed is Tom Cruise. Whoa. Yeah. When was that? Mission Impossible 6. So 2018. Dude, that's. It was at the world premiere.

It was in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is behind us. Yeah, it was crazy. Were you intimidated? Like, oh, it's Tom Cruise. I know he's only 5'6". He was wearing something in his shoes, I think. Oh, yeah? Because we're the same height in the photo. And I'm like, shut up. What? I know that. What's intimidating is you're on a red carpet. So I was probably 20 reporters deep in the red carpet.

It was in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is behind us. Yeah, it was crazy. Were you intimidated? Like, oh, it's Tom Cruise. I know he's only 5'6". He was wearing something in his shoes, I think. Oh, yeah? Because we're the same height in the photo. And I'm like, shut up. What? I know that. What's intimidating is you're on a red carpet. So I was probably 20 reporters deep in the red carpet.

You know how a red carpet works. You start at this person, then on to the next, on to the next. So what's intimidating is you see him slowly making his way towards you. Right? Yeah. So you're like, oh, he's five people away. All right. So that's like two minutes each to 10 minutes away. Okay, now he's four people away. All right, okay. Now he's three people away.

You know how a red carpet works. You start at this person, then on to the next, on to the next. So what's intimidating is you see him slowly making his way towards you. Right? Yeah. So you're like, oh, he's five people away. All right. So that's like two minutes each to 10 minutes away. Okay, now he's four people away. All right, okay. Now he's three people away.