Brian Myers is a professional wrestler signed with TNA and previously competed in WWE as Curt Hawkins. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss being a veteran in the TNA locker room, wanting to become the TNA World Champion, his WWE losing streak and why he didn't want it to end, the origin of the name Curt Hawkins, having his own wrestling school that trained MJF, his short-lived stripper gimmick in WWE, training The Rock for his in-ring return, the best person he has been in the ring with, and more! 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 BETTERHELP: Find support and have someone with you in therapy. Get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/cvv CALDERA LAB: Go to https://calderaLab.com/CHRIS and use code CHRIS for 20% off your first order. 00:00 Intro 03:21 Work/life balance 05:16 Getting into wrestling 08:46 Thinking about retirement 11:56 His losing streak 17:11 Run in during the main event of WrestleMania 24 21:44 Signing with WWE & going to Deep South Wrestling 24:47 Getting his Curt Hawkins name 26:24 Getting released from WWE the first time 28:19 Stripper gimmick in WWE 33:09 Hardy Boyz return at Mania was so loud 35:04 Training The Rock during his return for WM28 39:07 Matt Cardona's WWE return 41:08 Collect Major 43:19 Wrestling figure and memorabilia collection 46:53 Meeting MJF at his wrestling school 48:59 So many people drop out of wrestling school 51:42 What he loves about TNA 53:11 Being blindsided by his WWE release 55:30 The golden era of TNA 57:15 First wrestling event he saw live 59:13 Best person he's ever wrestled 01:00:40 TNA Mount Rushmore 01:02:10 TNA matches he's proud of 01:04:10 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 #tnawrestling #brianmyers #chrisvanvliet #wwe