Buddy Matthews is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss signing with AEW following his WWE release, joining the House of Black and what's next for him and Hounds of Hell now that Malakai Black has left AEW, his ankle injury at Grand Slam and still wrestling Kazuchika Okada, being married to Rhea Ripley, a possible WWE return and working with Ripley in a storyline and more! ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 00:00 Intro 00:47 Welcome back to the show! 01:51 Being released from WWE in 2021 03:03 What is his current workout routine? 07:12 How did he first meet Rhea Ripley? 10:04 Being in the background of fan photos with Rhea Ripley 20:16 Spending everything he had to get his WWE tryout 23:15 What gave him the belief that he could succeed in WWE? 25:36 How have his feelings towards wrestling changed over the years? 29:43 Does he find it hard to tell stories as an individual while he’s in a faction? 32:19 Injury update 36:04 When does he think he’ll be able to return to the ring? 36:23 House of Black's new name after Malakai Black went to WWE 38:46 What are his goals outside of the ring? 40:35 Pushing his ankle a little bit too far in the ring 41:23 Does he and Rhea Ripley want to start a family? 48:31 Will he ever return to WWE? 51:06 Getting to wrestle Sting before he retired in AEW 54:05 His dream opponent he hasn’t worked yet 54:45 His love of HBK vs Undertaker from WrestleMania 25 56:02 Being inspired by MMA to make his wrestling better 57:25 His love of the UFC and MMA 00:01:37 Having the idea for a couples combine for all of the wrestling power couples 01:06:51 3 things Buddy Matthews is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #aew #buddymatthews #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo