Excalibur explains his mask, AEW commentary, advice from Jim Ross, favorite calls, Cody, PWG

[@ChrisVanVliet]

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[@michaelkillerrominesdragon5080]

Is 1 a c him not with a Dye beard everything to see him we don't die beard the masked Luchador

[@michaelkillerrominesdragon5080]

Yes you was a wrestler yes but by now if you don't know that you was a mess I mean you wrestled for a very long time you I don't think you ever made it to go to be WWE your last match was like 2014

[@lawrencemowery3704]

Hey Chris I like your beard.😀 it looks good.

[@alwaysxnever]

Keep the beard, son! Lol

[@brianmoore3243]

I'm waiting for a Marty Scurll interview, that has to be a goal this year

[@JoseRufus]

39:35 my favorite call from JR: "For the love of god stay away from the dippin dots" "the damn dippin dots didn't do anything to anybody"

[@Codmancollects]

That's mine too haha reminded me of that match he said, "Someone stop the damn match!"

[@JoseRufus]

@@Codmancollects LMFAOOOO exactly

[@PepsiMan666]

I liked his rant about liking cake. Pie is for plebs.

[@NightlyDaymare13]

I, fucking, cried when he said lol

[@Danielson1818]

Seems like JR's sense of humor has grown 4x in the last year.

[@FDT222]

My favorite Excalibur call is "The king of sloth style" for Orange Cassidy.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

😂😂

[@not_ian5543]

I’m slightly partial to “TOPE LA NARANJA” on the episode of Dark where Vickie Guerrero was guest commentator

[@SavantGardeEX]

@Mauricio93201 Nigga fuck you

[@CaliPaliGuy]

That’s a trash gimmich

[@gaccuworld]

"Nobody kicks out of the falcon arrow" is always my favourite.

[@rustyshackleford1040]

Antonio Solinas “he’s done the deal!”

[@meatsauce3751]

“Ya got to give the people what they want!”

[@troyaturner1979]

Lookin killer with the beard, Chris. If there's anyone who deserves their own show about wrestling & entertainment, it's you! I'm going to speak this into existence😁

[@Thelonedrifter]

Please do

[@TwoMikesProductions]

Excalibur is genuinely hilarious and one of my favourite voices in modern wrestling

[@esmanmusic2204]

Mike Everest he was commenting a Michael Nakazawa match and said something about Turkish Oil Wrestling and it had me dying lmao. Excalibur is awesome.

[@EMP-Music]

I feel sorry for you

[@anachronologist2017]

Even in a promotion with Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone, I consider Excalibur the voice of AEW.

[@jcaceres516]

I appreciate commentators who actually call moves by their names

[@ZacharyShow]

I do too, but Excalibur messes them up a lot too.

[@izmeizme]

That man can call a Tope Con Hillo like no one else

[@SavantGardeEX]

@Mauricio93201 He founded PWG, basically the NXT of indie wrestling. Where a lot of talent became popular and scouted to go to WWE, same with ROH, ppl like Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Adam cole, Daniel bryan, Ricochet, would've never been recognised and scouted to NXT if it wasn't for that wrestling company.

[@SavantGardeEX]

@Mauricio93201 Seth rollins (Tyler black) was a PWG champion back in 2007, Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) was once PWG champion, before losing it to kevin steen (Owens). Btw 2 months after he lost the championship, Cesaro signed to WWE lmao. Daniel bryan was literally a main stay superstar of PWG from 2003-2009 until he had to vacate his title to join WWE and even has an emotional goodbye ceremony towards PWG you can find on youtube, but PWG produced nobody? lmao. (Btw the title was won by Kenny Omega). Sami Zayn is another who has wrestled over 100 matches for PWG, clocking up over 120 during his nine years with the company. Wrestling as El Generico, Sami made his First American Indie Pro wrestling debut in 2004 (He wrestled first in a local canadian promotion). Which helped him get noticed in PWG, which later made him get noticed by ROH, and just like daniel, he was there for 9 years, up until 2013, where he and kevin had their last PWG match against... The Young Bucks lmao. Kevin steen (Owens), the man who till this day has the most PWG championship reigns in their history. Steen was a three-time PWG World Champion, defeating AJ Styles, Claudio Castagnoli and El Generico (Sami zayn of course). His final run proved the most successful. Steen held the title for 259 days before losing to Adam Cole (Lmao) at Mystery Vortex in 2012. Btw speaking of adam cole, he was with the elite and the bullet club (Young bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody,). After he got kicked out of the bullet club in NJPW (In kayfabe obviously). He had his final match before joining WWE where? That's right PWG lmao. Keith lee also had his last PWG match a day after he joined NXT, because he was still PWG champion and he had to lose it. I love how you wwe marks love to talk shit about indie wrestling, when all your top stars came from it lmao. Matter of fact dave meltzer gave one of keith lee's matches 5 stars during PWG. Where he also got popular from dumbass. A few weeks before he got signed.

[@SavantGardeEX]

@Mauricio93201 Ricochet also performed in 2010-18 for PWG until he got signed, they didn't produce anything btw lmao.

[@mikenyy1166]

Excalibur has grown on he. He also seems extremely genuine in this interview. I'm digging the old school meeting new school booth in AEW.

[@mikenyy1166]

@@munboy I will admit that at first it was not the style I was "used to" having not watched wrestling in a long while. A friend told me about AEW and it rekindled my interest big time, and I'm learning to adapt with the times rather than be an old man in his 40s yelling at the clouds.

[@Danielson1818]

@@mikenyy1166 Lol. I'm 33, but I feel the same way. I'm used to the old wrestling from late 80's- Early 2,000's... AEW is the first time I cared to watch in many years, and it rebuilt my fandom.... I still wish it was called suicide dive instead of tope suicida, but that is small potatoes.

[@AfterNothingsEnd]

Same. Has grown on me since Dynamite started.

[@Wesker1984]

36, stopped watching not long after the Benoit case. 13 year hiatus until the last few months, keeping an eye on news after seeing AEW briefly on TV. It's creeping it's way back in. Even thinking of getting some fitness back and going to a wrestling school lol. I'm a pretty big guy, 6'1 and at my best around 18-20 stone (250 - 280 lbs).

[@FitByTravel]

Another here who wasn't sure on Excalibur until the first few Dynamites rolled around, then I was almost instantly sold on that blend of Excalibur with the knowledge he brings to areas such as the Independent scene with Tony & JR doing what they do best ... Pretty amazing how far AEW has came inside 20 or so shows and it's only just began 😮🙌

[@HellfireClub242]

Chris Van Vliet is a man who delivers! Seriously the best interview channel there is.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks very much!

[@HellfireClub242]

@@ChrisVanVliet No problem at all. As Kurt Angle says...."Its True".

[@nottheoriginalhandle]

@@HellfireClub242 it's damn true

[@TKCRecord]

*Camera Zooms Out* “Gotta give the people what they want!”

[@raoatv]

It’s so nice to see Ex who’ve I’ve watched since the early days of PWG and his incredible knowledge of pro wrestling find such a perfect fit in AEW as arguably one of the top 2-3 announcers in the business with Mauro and Nigel.

[@BLKSHEEPKING97]

Facts 💯

[@patricknguyen7530]

Agreed and I think it’s insane to think 10 years ago I’d ever see Excalibur now doing commentary with JR, Tony Schiavone, and Taz on TV

[@sykothelastoutlaw2612]

Excalibur and Mauro both suck

[@realjabroni3830]

Excalibur got one hell of a pop last night at Dynamite. Denver was so sweet I came immediately home and put Dynamite on just because I missed out on the commentary. Thank both of you. Loved the interview once again Chris.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks Zakk!

[@81rbutler]

Denver is a hot crowd. Few places compare honestly, especially in the midwest. Maybe, Texas, Philly, and NY are close.

[@damiencross7334]

@@81rbutler philly is a really hot crowd. I been to shows here for the last 25 years. From wwe ppvs to czw deathmatch tournaments and everything in between. The crowds are always way into it. Late 90s to early 2000s there seemed like a new promotion popped up every week. Got to see a few ecw shows in the late 90s and those fans were all in.

[@81rbutler]

@@damiencross7334 Dude, that sounds very cool. I might have to check out Philly some time. Cool experiences you shared.

[@MiloLamar]

My favorite voice of this new era of wrestling

[@jaymanc80]

I must say that It took some time for me, but Excalibur has really come around and become 1hellova commentator who definitely "gives the people what they want " especially with his chemistry with taz on AEW DARK!!!

[@screamrad218]

jaymanc80 Excalibur works best when he’s with commentators like TAZ. Jim and Tony are holding down Ex.

[@christianjohnsjohns8723]

Mauro Ranallo and Excalibur are my two favorite pro wrestling commentators they both bring something completely unique to their shows.

[@Gary-le1tb]

As someone who watches the international feed of AEW, I can tell you the commentators don't always seem to remember some of the audience is listening during ad breaks. We often hear them talking to the producers, chatting to each other or, in JR's case last week, commenting on the two women in bikinis as they made their way to the ring for the weigh in haha. Those ad breaks are an interesting part of the show that's for sure!

[@RobboEntertainment]

It's usually JR that forgets, let's be honest. Him letting out his inner Jerry Lawler there was hilarious!

[@tylertutt7278]

They legit just keep calling the match.. I always have a stream that doesn't cut. This has happened once.

[@Gary-le1tb]

@@tylertutt7278 You need to pay more attention. Sure when there's ad breaks during matches they keep calling the match, but we often get more than that during ad breaks where nothing is happening.

[@LastTorgoInParis]

There is a fun bit from a couple weeks ago with Excalibur and Tazz. It was after the cage match but before Cody's speech they sung a kind of impromptu duet of sorts. They were just messing around and I liked being fly on the wall to it

[@jspvenom]

Super Dragon should be the leader of the Dark Order.

[@theJaRRoOnE22]

Justin Phillips that would be killer

[@fijiwater4967]

*Shaquille O'Neal

[@johanflaming5179]

SUPER DRAGON! *clap clap, clapclapclap* SUPER DRAGON! *clap clap, clapclapclap* SUPER DRAGON!

[@KingKronik42o]

If he didnt kill people, that would be amazing

[@mrbluesteen]

Yes!!!

[@mrdavis8814]

CVV always delivering interesting interviews! Now we need either an interview with Schiavone, or for him to go on the AEW podcast as a guest.

[@MYEDGECUTION]

My favorite guy in pro wrestling ! Smart, funny, humble and very passionate.

[@matheusarruda6462]

Excalibur might be my favorite of the current crop of commentators. Any man who respects lucha enough to keep his mask on seemingly 24/7 already has my respect.

[@johnspencer7838]

The best interviewer next to the best commentator today.

[@bryanfahey3144]

What I like about CCF is he lets his interviewees finish their thoughts or story without interjecting or talking over them like so many others. Keep up the great work!

[@Spawn-wt6ul]

Love Excalibur, great voice and great play by play alongside JR and Tony

[@luisaraujo4645]

Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tazz and Tony Schiavone, the four musketeers on professional wrestling broadcast, what a dream team, the best team in the world! 💪😁👏👍🤘

[@KeroŞero]

Lol idk what you are hearing but i wouldn't call them the greatest combo

[@luisaraujo4645]

@@KeroŞero That's my personal opinion! And answering your question, every Thuesday and Thursday, because I can't see AEW live every Wednesday, I just hear the best dynamic, energetic and very wise team of wrestling commentators of the current time! 💪😜🤘

[@Joschao87]

"Tougher than a 50 cent steak" We love your passion for wrestling Excalibur!!

[@askxperia]

Excalibur from AEW and Mauro from NXT are the best commentators in wrestling today.

[@theJaRRoOnE22]

Andreas Kleanthous facts

[@cameronb7161]

Amen.

[@Misterbgone1]

Nigel mcguiness > Excalibur

[@skald2154]

Great interview, thank you. Excalibur is awesome, that hour just flew by.

[@CheeseCurdCommunism]

What a great story. Ex is arguably the best announcer in the business right now. His overall knowledge of every nuance the wrestlers do is amazing and his passion is infectious. Hes personally a huge part of why I enjoy AEW so much. In the interview he said jim said "its your job to get the boys over" and no one has done that better than EX.

[@JoseRufus]

My favorite announcer next to Mauro ranallo. Thanks for the interview Chris

[@marcot9289]

For sure

[@sergf3624]

micheal cole > literally anyone who commentates on any fed deration.

[@Krakatoa995]

@@sergf3624 He's awesome. Why do you think he's never been fired. Best commentator of all time.

[@JoseRufus]

@@franklingoodwin yeah same, I give the edge to Excalibur

[@JoseRufus]

@@Krakatoa995 okay....

[@thechadster251]

Always great to have former wrestlers to do commentary. They’re usually very good. Excalibur is no exception. He’s excellent and pretty entertaining. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@crowns9966]

Him and Tazz have been great together

[@johnisanon]

Col Friday absolutely

[@karltonlimeback6183]

He is tho but can he ever compete again?

[@PleaseHelpMeGetSubscribersThan]

eh

[@NightlyDaymare13]

I never really watched PWG but I loved hearing his voice on youtube clips and was like man this guy is great, he sounds like he's having fun. Then seeing him do commentary for AEW is pretty awesome, he's 100% grown on me.

[@crisdoesitall]

i find it insane that i can truly say i’ve been a day one fan of all these guys since their pwg days pwg was me and my friends youtube escape and allowed us to find out about all the future stars and man it was truly something special

[@marc_1986]

My favourite Excalibur call was after the IronMan match. After Pac attacked referee Paul Turner, he said "Its not Turners fault, its times fault". To do that reference on TNT was something. It had to be that ref & it had to be that stipulation. One of the all time great calls in wrestling history

[@MrEmpireBuilder0000]

Really love Excalibur's commentary. Long may you reign on the mike, Kind Sir!

[@Kruedel84]

Love the interview. Excalibur is becoming one of my favorite commentators.

[@Deadpunk-no7po]

"Nobody kicks out of the falcon arrow!"

[@fazilahimtiaz1888]

Greg Kelly that’s my favorite excalibur line 🤣

[@TrillMexican305]

TOPE SUICIDA!!!!!!!!!!! Had to say it! Dope ass interview Chris

[@joshschneider9766]

Suicina. There's no d in the word.

[@TrillMexican305]

You do know tope suicida translates in spanish from suicide dive right? Or the word suicide don't have the letter d as well?

[@conky83]

@@joshschneider9766 Tope Suicida is correct Buddy. There's no N in there. "Suicina" isn't word.

[@wozthescott2804]

@@joshschneider9766 dumbass

[@lawrencemowery3704]

My favorite line that Excalibur says is you gotta give the people what they want!!!! I like when he does it when the best friends hug and orange cassidys in the middle.I'll always remember that line.

[@FlixCreEightR]

Never heard of this dude before AEW. Now I really like him as a play by play.

[@JaySway17]

You're easily the best interviewer in the professional wrestling community. Would be cool to see you do a back stage interview position in something like AEW. Keep up the great work bud.

[@JesusJuarezGutierrez]

never heard of Excalibur until Double or Nothing and i just like him ever since, i like his knowledge on wrestling and how he calls the wrestling moves by their original name. nice interview.

[@TrevorLeonard]

Oh I'm stoked to listen to this! Didn't know who he was before AEW, but loving him on commentary

[@goat666db]

This is awesome. Excalibur has been one of my favorite commentators for a long time, and deserves more recognition. 👍

[@CJM333]

Met excalibur back at BOLA 2016 super nice dude took a pic with him with the thumbs up

[@boundsy88]

His voice its just so perfect for commentary.

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Excalibur is now my favorite commentator!! Hes so good, he literally calls every move in the match, and the fact he tells you the name of the moves, it makes you feel more knowledgeable, more involved. Once again good work, Chris!

[@venkaramon]

Very insightful and informative. Never heard of excalibur before and now im hunting for pwg matches

[@darlenebimbai2145]

Loved this interview! Excalibur is my favorite announcer.

[@skateorpie]

Thank you for another great interview Chris!

[@roodboy606]

I remember watching old PWG clips and the commentary really made it for me. When I watched Double or Nothing it was awesome to see him on a larger platform.

[@illswagr1]

As a big pwg fan having Excalibur on aew is amazing

[@Graham2468]

This was 3 years ago and I'm only discovering this NOW!?!?!? This'll be awesome!

[@TheDark_Paradise]

That was a good interview, Chris. Listened to it from start to finish. Really happy to get some insight on "Excalibur." I really enjoy his commentary.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@FRGNinthebuilding]

Excalibur one of the best commentators of modern wrestling

[@hollywood21639]

You're on drugs

[@cameronb7161]

I love JR and Tony Schiavone but Excalibur is my favorite on the AEW commentary team. Good interview.

[@clintkilday1130]

Another excellent interview Chris! Excalibur seems like such a cool dude.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

He is!

[@WaldoHitsClips]

wow this hour went by so fast. amazing interview chris! so happy for all your work!!!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks Waldo!

[@DanielFeingold]

I watch wrestling simply to hear him joyfully call a TOPE SUICIDA!

[@BlackGoliath987]

Thanks Chris for another great interview! We can tell Excalibur loves his job, he says #JimRoss favourite call is when he says Topé Suicida but I love when #Excalibur calls the Solbat kick, it's that little emphasis almost like #GordonSolie when he calls the suplex a supléx, but being a lot of Excalibur, it's beautiful. 🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@ItFigures89]

Another grand slam interview. Great job yet again, Chris Van Beard!

[@The80sWolf_]

And some wrestling fans in 2020 "WHY IS HE WEARING A MASK?!" Like luchadores never existed before 2020.

[@sheets75]

Or as if other sporting events don't utilize former players as announcers all the time. "Hmmm...this guy is wearing a mask...some wrestlers wear masks...could it be that he used to be a wrestler???"

[@ajk]

@@sheets75 I read the quoted part in Art Donovan's voice lol, can just about hear it :p

[@chichivsdonovanfto5297]

I love Excalibur I think he’s the best play by play rn

[@theodorelorenzo7834]

I forget which PWG dvd, but Excalibur and Kevin Steen joking around on commentary was great.

[@theJaRRoOnE22]

Theodore Lorenzo yeah I remember that one lol

[@kulvantnegimebarpa5053]

I like Excalibur in commentary on AEW

[@Flichter]

Excalibur has quickly become my favorite pro wrestling commentator and I honestly hadn't heard him before AEW started. He reminds me a bit of WCW prime Mike Tenay, especially when Tenay would be commentating during the luchador/cruiserweight matches. Excalibur adds so much to AEW matches and by the way he knows everyone's signature moves and movesets in general, you can tell the man's a serious wrestling nerd - I love it!

[@Joeki11a]

Super Dragon is the Exalted one

[@scottishdanny2432]

JEEYYEEZZZUUZSS!!!

[@JDPatsfan]

Just like Dynamite this hearing Excalibur's voice in this interview made it seem like the fastest hour of my life.

[@retroshane8844]

Excalibur’s passion shines through on commentary. He’s great!

[@FLStyle]

That 60 minutes flew by, big fan of Excalibur, fascinating conversation, great job Chris

[@Gcool243]

Man Excalibur has a smooth voice love it

[@williamleepratt7264]

Excalibur & Taz are a dream team!! Dark is great!

[@Kas58223]

Excalibur has grown on me in AEW very knowledgeable

[@Hrpr5]

He may not be a legend or household name but This guy is by far the glue that keeps AEW’s broadcast team together!

[@drone7890]

Excalibur is the best commentator in the company. Show felt weird without him when he was gone.

[@TheOfficialPHC]

Really great interview!

[@SleepyDroid]

Tony, JR and Excalibur so great commentators for AEW.

[@nitmare64]

The best wrestling announcer hands down!

[@chelseamadridista]

Keep up the good work Ex!

[@chrisbg99]

Been loving the work Excalibur has been doing with everyone involved. I'm particularly fond of how he and JR interact.

[@coachbubba5107]

I've been asking in comments for this for about a year. Thanks CVV!

[@joeyz5577]

We definitely needed this interview being an AEW fan 👍 Thanks CVV great interview 👏

[@loonanite]

Excalibur had this line on Dynamite this past Wednesday. When Darby was making his entrance for the main event, he plugged that after the show, Transformers is going to be on. He then added to that after a short pause, "Get yourself some Optimus Prime". I thought that was brilliant.

[@Uberclass]

Excalibur seems like the a good dude. He's a great commentator too.

[@LeeanneMercer]

Can we please have more 1 hour interviews? Please!!!!

[@carterlevinstein5634]

I'm digging the beard Chris, just had mine done yesterday as well but mines ginger and with brown hair looks a bit out there , I like Excalibur too guy knows his wrestling moves as I have learned a few myself off him, have a sweet day Chris.

[@TimScottDT]

Same here i have dark hair but my beard and mustache is a reddish color lol BUT I'm 35 and have started getting grey all in it as well so i just use the just for men's dye to dye it a browner color lol

[@aaronm8143]

Great interview Chris, been a fan of Excalibur, and PWG since I discovered indie wrestling as a kid.

[@BigStevie]

Fantastic interview again! An Excalibur group in Detroit! Much love from The Motor City!

[@PBB469]

If you are from Detroit come check out HorrorSlam pro wrestling

[@stoneosborne9247]

Laughed so hard that for an entire day CVV was like "who the fuck did I meet earlier?" Only to find out the next day by meeting him again.

[@pyroninja5677]

Yesss I've been waiting for this interview for awhile now, glad it finally happened. 👍🏻💯

[@Superherosolution]

Fellow Detroiter here Excalibur! Downriver for life haha. Anyways, great interview as always Chris. Really enjoy them and the 1 hour format IMO is a perfect length for these. If you can get Excalibur a question or if he's reading this: When is AEW gonna come to the Motor City? You know we have electric wrestling crowds here and it'd be a sell out for sure. Thanks!

[@PBB469]

If you are downriver come check out HorrorSlam pro wrestling.... Doing big thing first IPPV is coming up

[@alwaysxnever]

I think you should keep the beard. I LOVED this interview.

[@brandosciandra3500]

Excalibur and Taz mesh well as a duo and sound better together than the three man booth with Tony and JR.

[@cowboysoultaker]

I love it when Excalibur says "Are you topè suiserious"

[@rubenrodriguez6989]

I just recently found Excalibur and pwg and instantly fell in love with his style so awesome

[@fightromeofight2352]

You know you made it when RAID sponsors you 😂😂💯👏

[@taureanwise655]

Awesome interview

[@ThePatrickBynum]

GODDAMN PAL!!! HE SNEEZED!!! CAN THE MAN NOT CONTROL HIMSELF???!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😝. Another great interview 👊🏿

[@Canrugger]

Excalibur is amazing

[@MilMaska]

"It aint Mil Mascaras. It aint El Santo. It aint even Mr. Wrestling 2. Its Excalibur" - Jim Cornette