Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with MANDO and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CVV at https://mandopodcast.com/CVV #mandopod HUEL: Get 15% off plus a FREE Gift for NEW customers with the code INSIGHT at https://huel.com/INSIGHT EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Tom Pestock is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as Baron Corbin. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his WWE career, being told that his contract would not be renewed and the overwhelming fan response to the news, his Bloodsport match against Josh Barnett at The People vs. GCW, what's next for him in wrestling, his new in-ring name moving forward, responding to the discourse surrounding AEW contracts, a John Cena match that did not go according to plan, how he met Taylor Swift at a Kansas City Chiefs game and more! 00:00 Intro 00:43 Working for GCW in the Hammerstein Ballroom 03:29 Downstait reaching out to do his new theme song 06:52 His GCW match giving him perspective on his career 11:52 What are his goals for 2025 with wrestling, acting, food, and BJJ 16:23 WWE giving him a platform to reach his other goals 17:08 Does he want to go to AEW? 18:44 Being frustrated with how his NXT run ended 26:50 His shock about his WWE release 29:01 Triple H helping him out early in his career 31:60 What does he see as the silver lining to his experience 32:51 Did he get tired of constantly putting people over? 36:28 Being frustrated with some of the writers in WWE 39:12 What is his new wrestling name going to be? 42:10 Is the name Baron Corbin dead forever? 43:52 What was the original plan for him winning Money In The Bank? 44:55 Original plans for his storyline with Kurt Angle 47:59 Fans not knowing if he’s overrated or underrated 50:48 His work as the Bum Corbin character 52:19 Realizing how hard life is for indy wrestlers 56:46 Wrestling dirt sheet writers stirring up fan controversy 58:29 What drives him to continue to try and achieve 01:01:54 Making new achievements in jiu-jitsu 01:06:00 Memories of poking John Cena in the eye 01:12:31 Clashing heads with Matt Bloom while he was in NXT 01:17:34 Spending time in Travis Kelce’s suite with him and Taylor Swift 01:29:00 Roman Reigns being extremely humble when giving advice 01:29:46 Meeting people in the hour movie industry 01:32:21 His newfound love of Broadway shows 01:34:19 Being known as someone who is safe to work with 01:39:07 Arguing with fans about AEW Rey Fenix’s contract 01:42:17 Negotiating with Vince McMahon & Triple H about his WWE contract 01:45:14 Being told in NXT that he needed to take a pay cut 01:48:48 Not being able to resist arguing with people on Twitter 01:49:46 Does he think that he’s still welcome back in WWE 01:52:18 3 things Baron Corbin 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 #wrestling #baroncorbin #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo