Lexis King (@lexiskingwwe) is a professional wrestler signed to WWE and appears on NXT. He is also known for his time in MLW and AEW where he wrestled under his real name Brian Pillman Jr. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, FL to talk about leaving AEW and his decision to sign with WWE, what the meaning behind his name "Lexis King" is, what his goals are in WWE, why he considers Cody Rhodes a dream opponent for him, living the gimmick by driving a Lexus, being coached by Fit Finlay, the hatred that he gets for his beard, memories of his father Brian Pillman and much more! MAGIC SPOON: Get $5 off with the code CVV at http://magicspoon.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:35 Changing living locations 01:43 Moving to Jacksonville for AEW 05:07 The difference between Brian Pillman Jr. and Lexis King 08:20 How his AEW run impacted his career 09:01 Why did he decide to go to WWE? 10:06 The story of the name Lexis King 13:33 Lexis King driving a Lexus 14:44 Did he consider almost being Brian Pillman Jr. in WWE? 19:29 Learning to sing a new autograph 20:30 How well did he know his dad? 22:10 Maturing in the business 24:12 Being coached by Fit Finlay 25:53 What’s his week like at NXT 26:36 Memories of his NXT debut 28:15 His favorite matches so far in NXT 32:48 Having a beard adding to his heel persona 36:25 The story behind his unique look 37:58 Who are his dream matches in WWE? 40:04 His dream story working with Cody Rhodes 43:07 Working out playing a big roll in his life 47:59 What does “My Way, My Life” mean to him? 51:47 Is Brian Pillman his favorite wrestler? 52:56 Does he have a little ‘Loose Cannon’ In him? 55:27 Stone Cold giving him his dad’s weight belt 57:08 Wanting to become NXT Champion? 58:01 Getting advice from John Cena 01:02:56 His hair no longer being the focus 01:04:38 3 Things Lexis King is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: 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 #wrestling #nxt #BlueWireVideo