AskCVV #116 - Predicting WWE Champions in 2026, 3 Stages Of Hell, Austin Theory's New Theme
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Who do you predict will be the WWE Champion at the end of 2026?
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Happy New Year and welcome back to another one here on Inside. I'm CBV, Chris Van Vliet. We're two days into 2026, so I hope the new year is treating you well. Although every new year, I always think about that sting meme. You know, new year, new me, and it's sting. Wearing the sting mask and then taking it off to reveal that it's just sting underneath. I just always think that's... I always think that's so good. Thank you for spending some time with me on a Friday. And thank you for making Insight the number one wrestling podcast on the planet. Hit an RKO out of nowhere on that follow button so you don't miss out on a single episode. Because you definitely don't want to miss out on Tuesday's episode.
Stone cold Steve Austin is on the show. I can't believe that's a real sentence, but I especially can't believe that this next one is a real sentence. We recorded it at Broken Skull Ranch, right? Which is in Nevada, by the way. I think a lot of people think that the Texas rattlesnake lives in Texas, but he moved a few years ago. So the Broken Skull Ranch is in Nevada. It's beautiful. It's incredible, right? It blows my mind that he invited me there to record the episode. I met the two solid-ass cats. Very solid. I also met the horse. I checked out the pond where his bass live. Beautiful. Incredible. Again, I can't believe that these are real sentences that I'm saying. But we chatted for over an hour on the podcast.
We talked about everything. Stone Cold is someone that I've wanted to have on the show for years. And man, what a way to kick off the year. So RKO, that follow button on Spotify or Apple or wherever you're listening so you don't miss out on that. And if you are listening on Spotify and you think that kicking off the year with Stone Cold Steve Austin is pretty awesome, in the comments, give me a hell yeah. We're also kicking off the year with Insight Live in Chicago, February 27th, the day before Elimination Chamber. I'd love to see all the real, real, real ones there. Grab your tickets at cvvtix.com. Welcome to your weekly finisher. Welcome, my friend, to Ask CVV, number one, suite 16 edition. Also, ask CVV number one 16-time world champion, woo, Ric Flair edition.
And because of our guest on Tuesday, I'm going to make this one work. Welcome to Ask CVV number 1316 edition. It doesn't really work, but let's pretend it does because Stone Cold is on the show on Tuesday. If you've got a question for next week, Ask CVV number 117, AskCVV117.com. Drop a comment on Spotify. Send it in on social media with that hashtag AskCVV. Or shoot me an email. CVV at ChrisVanVleet.com.
What are the most impactful moments in wrestling over the last 25 years?
Man, this is the first Ask CVV of the new year. We've got a ton of stuff to get into here. We're going to kick this one off with Charles Mortimer on Spotify who says, Happy New Year, CVV, and all the real world. real ones. Well, happy new year to you, Charles. Question for AskCVV number 116. Who do you think will be the WWE champion at the end of the year? Well, I just wanted to point out that a few months back, we talked about this idea of who's going to be the WWE champion on December 31st, 2025, and who's going to be the AEW champion on December 31st, 2025. And I just want to point out that I nailed both of them. Cody Rhodes and MJF. Cody Rhodes, I feel like that one made a lot of sense, especially when we were predicting this.
I think it was July or August. The MJF one, I feel like I just slid into the last second. I feel like the Indiana Jones where he slides under the door and then reaches back in and grabs his hat. Like, that's what I felt like. MJF just winning it a few days ago. And also, I feel like MJF now has to live up to the promise that he made to me. He said that he would come back on the show when he was the AEW champion again. So we haven't set a date or a time or anything else, but I'm just saying it's probably just a matter of time before the AEW champion MJF comes back on the show. And hopefully it's a... Hopefully it's a much different experience from the interview we did back in 2019 with the room service and the toast being thrown in my head.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who do you predict will be the WWE Champion at the end of 2026?
0:00–3:33
2
What are the most impactful moments in wrestling over the last 25 years?
3:33–6:08
3
What makes Austin Theory's new theme song memorable?
6:08–8:38
4
Which 3 Stages of Hell match stands out as the best ever?
8:38–13:00
5
Will Carmelo Hayes win a World Championship in 2026 or 2027?
13:00–17:09
6
Who are the best talkers in wrestling history?
17:09–20:24
7
What are the highlights of Chris Van Vliet's live interviews?
20:24–24:27
8
What is Chris Van Vliet's New Year's resolution for 2026?
24:27–1:14:18
Speakers
1 identifiedMore from Insight with Chris Van Vliet
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