Rusev is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his journey from Bulgaria to WWE, how he was paired with Lana, wrestling John Cena at WrestleMania 31, and making his entrance in a tank, the success of Rusev Day, being in the League of Nations and taking a Stunner from Steve Austin, the Bobby Lashley and Lana romance storyline, his Good Ol' Fashioned Donnybrook match with Sheamus in Paris, and more! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! 00:00 Intro 01:13 Shared love of 80s movies 03:58 Rusev has slimmed down quite a bit 05:23 Rusev's birthday is on Christmas 06:11 Humble beginnings in Bulgaria 06:57 First memories of wrestling 08:38 Learning English in 3rd grade to prepare to come to America 09:53 Moving to the US 12:28 Starting to wrestle in California 17:02 Having a WWE tryout at SummerSlam 2010 21:58 Developing the Rusev character 25:20 Wrestling Dolph Ziggler and being noticed by Triple H 28:11 Wrestling barefoot 29:24 Rusev Day! 33:45 Rusev is better than ever 34:48 Why Rusev returned to WWE after his AEW run 37:13 Good Ol' Fashioned Donnybrook match vs Sheamus 40:14 Opening Kech Pro Wrestling Academy in Nashville 47:07 Scaring a kid in the front row 48:57 Getting fired up before a match 49:55 Rusev on his WrestleMania entrance with a tank 51:32 Learning from John Cena 55:32 Match against Roman Reigns in 2016 58:21 United States Championship run 01:01:15 Taking a Stunner from Stone Cold 01:03:15 Wrestling weddings never go well 01:04:55 Storyline with Bobby Lashley & Lana 01:06:28 Rusev Loved His Match Against Fuego Del Sol In AEW 01:07:20 Potential match vs Gunther 01:08:45 Manifestation and being positive 01:10:26 Life after wrestling 01:13:33 Family planning with CJ Perry 01:16:21 3 things Rusev 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 #wwe #rusev #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #wrestlemania