Heidenreich is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in New Orleans, LA to discuss how the viral photo of him working at Walmart made this interview happen, playing professional football before signing with WWE, how poetry became part of his character, being managed by Paul Heyman, his infamous Michael Cole segment, feuding with The Undertaker, winning the Tag Team Championships with Road Warrior Animal as part of the Legion Of Doom, why he was released from WWE, being in the same NFL training camp as Goldberg, and much more! SHOPIFY: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at https://shopify.com/INSIGHT BETTER HELP: Find support and have someone with you in therapy. Get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/cvv SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 00:00 Intro 01:44 Photo of him at Walmart that went viral 06:44 Getting back into the pro wrestling industry 12:04 Getting into pro wrestling after football 17:59 Accidentally hurting Randy Orton 20:40 Getting released from WWE before his main roster debut 23:33 Gettin re-signed with WWE 25:58 Debuting on Smackdown with Paul Heyman 29:02 His iconic theme song & entrance 36:00 Reading poetry on top of the Smackdown fist 37:36 Feud with Undertaker 44:03 Awkward backstage segment with Snitsky 45:38 The intensity he had in the ring 50:31 Current health update 53:13 Infamous Michael Cole segment 01:00:13 Getting released from WWE 01:01:33 Struggling with substance abuse 01:04:53 Legion Of Doom 01:08:36 Red being his signature color 01:11:01 NFL Training Camp with Goldberg 01:14:22 Getting a "regular job" after NFL & WWE 01:18:26 3 things he's grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://cvvmerch.com 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 Follow on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet #wwe #wrestling #chrisvanvliet