Shawn Spears On Those 20 Chops, AEW Return, Becoming A Father, Cody Rhodes

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Shawn Spears (@shawnspears) is a professional wrestler with AEW and is known for his time in WWE under the name Tye Dillinger. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about why it has been so long since we have seen him in AEW, recently becoming a father to his son Austin, how his wife Cassie Lee is doing, we reflect on the 20 chops I took with him and Tyler Breeze at their wrestling school Flatbacks, what they look for in a great student, life lessons from your 20s, 30s and 40s, his friendship with Cody Rhodes, how he became "The Chairman" with the chairshot to Cody Rhodes at AEW's Fyter Fest and much more!
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00:00 Intro
03:05 Being A Father
10:02 Baby Names
12:56 Being Away From Your Child
14:30 AEW
18:37 Canadian Indie Scene
22:37 Those 20 Wrestling Chops
27:13 Tyler Breeze
27:58 Flatbacks Wrestling School
32:03 Cody Rhodes
35:05 Tony Khan
36:31 Hitting Cody In The Head
38:41 All Out 2019
40:04 Wardlow
41:37 Thoughts On Retirement
47:00 Social Media
49:45 Gratitude
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[@ChrisVanVliet]

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[@isalorsaw]

Chris, my baby boy will be 3 years old May 23rd...

[@AntiSocialORIGINAL]

YOUR #AMERICAN.....TRASH......A #TRAITORS2CANADA.....STOP SPEWING "YOUR CANADIAN " bullshit....AS you SAID.....HERE IN AMERICA....your #WHITEAMERICANTRASH....

[@legendkillla21]

Tony Khan was born into money and you're over here comparing them to someone like Cody whose father busted his ass to give him the life he has Chris just kisses everyone's ass

[@garyhen2028]

Chris, when are you gonna have me on the show? I got so much insight from a fan perspective, it would be cool to be on as a fan! I live in Vegas, you shoot in Vegas, it's a no brainer lol. Hit me up buddy.

[@firstinstinct420]

Congratulations on baby girl on the way

[@danielk613]

Whether he was “I JUST KICKED STAN!” Or if he is the Chairman Shawn Spears or even just the normal person he is outside of performing, I love him. He’s an incredible inspiration for anyone that is struggling in life. Loved this podcast.

[@tylerdurden788]

Especially when they got on the kids subject

[@TakeAJokeAzorthyMod]

You know this man is a goat interviewer when the people come on asking for him and glad to see him

[@wheredeyattho]

Spot on. I had the honor of being his server at a local brewery a few years ago. He's one of those people you never forget regardless if he's on KZbin or not. He was so nice. He was so happy when I told him I watched his interviews and we had a few minute conversation about wrestling. I knew not to take up too much of his time because he was with his fiance at the time.

[@TakeAJokeAzorthyMod]

@@wheredeyattho your comment made my day ty

[@Qtipz123]

He's so humble. Honestly, one of my most favorite interviewers besides Renee. Both Canadian. It totally makes me proud to be a Canadian. I love Chris' and Renee's interviews. There's not interviews in the conventional sense. More of a let's catch up with good friends type interview. It's so smooth 🥰

[@TakeAJokeAzorthyMod]

@@Qtipz123 for real

[@TheMrDwillison]

Literally the most likeable dude ever. People can complain about how he is or isn’t used on TV but in life this dude has a gorgeous wife, a child, and while I’m sure he’s not a millionaire his bills are probably taken care of, that’s the epitome of success to me.

[@launebaer86]

You two have a great chemistry together! Like 2 friends just chatting, love it.

[@azzyflya2355]

I was a fan of Tye Dillinger because of his work, his work ethic, and the fact that I have never seen a bad match from him. Thanks to you CVV, I am an even bigger fan of Shawn Spears because of cool he is, how deep and wise he is and how humble and grateful he is for the life he has, and he has worked his ass off for it. Thank you Chris, you have one of my favorite shows going right now.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks AzzyFlya!

[@Tranceplant82]

Shawn is such a good guy. I've always enjoyed everything he did in wrestling. And it seems like he starting to get over in AEW which is great! I hope he does win a championship.

[@dhag72]

Man... Shawn is just the most real, straight up, stand up guy. Just sincere about everything, heart on his sleeve, he's just what every guy, including myself, strive to be. He's automatically one of my absolute favorite wrestlers for that reason alone. He also can play heel or face absolutely perfectly. Thank you for this interview both Chris and Shawn. Much love!

[@livrforlax01]

I never get sick of watching your podcasts. There is no effort in watching and listening to these interviews. So smooth calm collected. I think you are the best Interviewer on KZbin

[@dawnakasmileygrl8145]

Yet another amazing interview. Love the way he spoke about Breeze. The 2 of them seem like the most down to earth guys. Both humble in there own way, training the wrestlers of the future, and supporting them all the way. Great job as always Chris!!

[@AutisticLed]

I love the chemistry between you 2. Shawn being a face now is tremendous, seems like a really cool dude.

[@RunningWolf-qu5cr]

Shawn has lots of energy and excitement, I hope he comes back to AEW and becomes World or Another singles champion

[@thegameslave2]

Of course, this chat is a perfect 10.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

10! 10! 10! 10! 10! 🙌

[@luisaponte7703]

That’s crazy, I decided to randomly watch back that video just a couple hours ago of the 20 chops and that was the video that made me discover who Chris was and have been subscribed since 🎉.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

🙏🙌

[@Kagaines]

Me too. I looked him up after that vid.

[@josephbowker2716]

Shawn Spears with a very powerful life message. Thank you Chris for having him on. One of classiest guys out there!

[@isaacsanchez636]

MET SHAWN AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE HAD THE BABY . I WORK AT THAT HOSPITAL AND SUPER NICE GUYS . EVEN HE WAS RUSSHING TO GET TO THE FLOOR HE TOOK TIME TO TALK TO ME !!!👍

[@TiagoJRToledo]

Shawn would be such a good babyface, it's incredible.

[@nipplehead]

You're killing it with the interviews lately Chris - that dad strength kicking in 😅 keep it up bro

[@KDakota630]

I don't know Shawn that well but we did work together briefly in London, ON, shortly after he was released from WWE (around 2005?) and I can attest that he is legitimately one of the nicest people I have ever met.

[@waharris5924]

Dude! That date is when I first became a dad! Congrats!

[@DEYOCLUB]

Great interview CVV! So good to see him back in the ring and how excited you both are about parenting.

[@brokendylan5843]

Literally was listening to the one y'all did at the wrestling school again today during work. Will have to check this out later

[@MM-bv7ks]

could listen to you two guys forever, what an amazing conversation!

[@xkaylax747]

I saw that your CVV Clips channel had posted a clip from this interview and thought I missed it! Excited to hear this conversation! 💙

[@lostkarn6732]

Great interview as always Chris!

[@luciog526]

Lol, “ I can die tomorrow man, I’m having a damn donut.” Every interview makes me like this man more and more

[@BrentMan88]

Great interview, CVV! Great timing as well! Shawn was hilarious last night during Jay White’s match!! Great work!❤

[@janus78]

That quote at the end about 80% of people not caring about your problems and the other 20% happy you have problems cuts deep, I did rewind to hear it again.

[@ChrisEvans66]

What an amazing human being. I'm thankful for the advice given in this interview. Thank you Mr. Spears 😊🤘

[@iksnaustralia6262]

Shawn Spears the chairman is the best version of him as a wrestler we’ve ever seen. Always thought he was deserved of a push but really feel he’s hitting his prime hoping to see him back soon. Imagine Shawn Spears the Chairman with the Death Match King AKA Indy God Matt Cardona and CYN the worlds heavyweight champion EC3 coming together. I mean wow imagine those 3 just doing their best work as they are right now because all 3 are doing great stuff right now.

[@stuartscovel7526]

Awesome interview. Spears is so great of a person and very motivational

[@yousafihsan167]

One of most talented stars in wrestling but one of the most underrated stars in current time majorly making other wrestlers look strong. He can be a solid mid-card champ if given a chance

[@wiremukearney2579]

This interview is great

[@RarelyEvenn]

Dude literally never has to do anything in wrestling. Peyton Royce is his wife. He won.

[@BlagoP]

Love Shawn Spears. I want to see him as a main eventer. He needs to be carrying a belt in AEW.

[@MTSpade]

him and billy gunn are the 2 guys I ALWAYS click on and watch the whole thing, just enjoyable from start to finish, I could listen to those guys talk forever, such humble and decent ppl

[@trustnoone3007]

Oh snap, it's on site! Meaning we're in the Insight studio & it's time to grab a snack to watch this while we eat. Let's goooo!!

[@jaredhunter3629]

I give this interview 10/10

[@firstinstinct420]

Another great interview 😁

[@neilericksson6989]

While I love all Chris’s interviews and I love Shawn Spears - put them together and it hits the stratosphere of interviews!!! I loved every minute of this..

[@foxvalleybandvids]

I like Shawn a lot more after hearing this interview. Thank you CVV

[@chillbest14]

Congratulations to Spears and his wife ☮️❤️

[@jjembleton]

Shawn Spears low key is my favourite wrestler, I have 5 Shawn spears shirts and 1 hangman page, Omega, Cody, SCU shirt

[@dalbertorodriguez3028]

I can tell CVV living grateful

[@keepnitredneck5578]

I like Shawn Spears I think he's an underrated talent and I don't think he gets enough credit for what he has done so far I think he's an exceptional Talent the man she had with CM Punk was good wish the match could have gone a little longer but it was a good match

[@peterbahi0227]

I just became a dad again for the third time! Thank you for sharing this, especially when you mentioned fatherhood 🙏🙏

[@MelissaHash]

Shawn is a cool dude! Sorry about your mom man! I lost my mom 5 years ago & still hurts! Congrats to you & Cassie on your Austin! Hoping you & Wardlow either feud or tag up seriously! Maybe you could take the AEW international title! I liked Tye Dillinger too! #ThePerfect10BayBay!

[@shanestephens4728]

Shawn Spears is criminally underrated.

[@DrMerkin]

One of my favourite videos yet Chris, & I'm not being biased because Dilly is my guy. I became a dad myself to a beautiful girl in February & it's hard to articulate the feelings as its life changing. I fully agree with everything Dilly said though & it's so nice to see him so happy. Keep this amazing content coming buddy & good luck with fatherhood 👍

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thank you sir! And congratulations!

[@DrMerkin]

@@ChrisVanVliet thanks Chris that's lovely of you. You'll absolutely smash fatherhood, that drive combined with having such a good heart will see you through any situation. All the best to the 3 of you 👍

[@Hobbclub3500]

I'll be seeing Spears live here in Australia for World Series Wrestling Full Throttle October 7-13

[@dalbertorodriguez3028]

I love Shawn spears. The cage match with wardlow was dope I watched that with my girlfriend dn our couch. She was in enthralled into the MJF-wardlow beef hahaha

[@InfantryInk]

Man I always wanted to wrestle. I've seen Tyler and Spears talk and work at their flatbacks school and I wanna do it SO BAD and im trying to get myself right first. Im 27 and my issue is i gotta get in shape yes but I have 2 bulging disk that are making my arms and hands go numb. As soon as I get healthy im gonna try and go there so that way I don't say "woulda coulda shoulda." I have friends on the indie scene now and I get along with them so much man these guys all give me the courage im im just putting this out there ima do it. I have it

[@dhag72]

Hey man, I wanna say I'm a 31yo guy and my life long dream is to get into a ring every day I could. Unfortunately I'm on the east coast (literally can see the Atlantic from my bedroom window), and there's zero wrestling schools here that I know of. I also have two kids so makes it even harder.. I'll most likely NEVER get to wrestle and it's very very hard to deal with. I'm in good shape, maybe a month in the gym and I'd be ready to rumble. But unfortunately it will likely never happen..😔😔 I've never even left my province more than a handful of times, but never past New Brunswick. It sucks man. If there's any way you can get to a wrestling school, especially Shawn's.... TAKE IT. Your back will be an issue just warning. But doesnt hurt to do a couple moves without taking any wild bumps. The experience would be worth it for me. Thankfully my body has held up well. I'd literally sell a kidney to go to wrestling school 😔

[@classtilton871]

"Did i live, did i love, did i matter" I like that

[@smash718]

Damn the due date is my birthday... Congrats Chris!

[@pga176]

Nordvpn works in greece i can confirm !!!! Peacock , Prime video all work !!!!

[@glesgagreg2255]

What a nice couple of fellas

[@AnhLe-di7si]

being a good man, a good father, and living a life worth living were the 3 things that Shawn Spears said in the interview with Chris before he signed with AEW, too!

[@fatmanjebis]

Shawn I'm proud to be canadian because of you and the toronto maple leafs😊

[@Dave_Langer]

So glad Spears is back, and using the 10 gimmick he got over. He deserves it. Hope he gets to be TNT or Internation champ soon.

[@SpartanNinjaViking]

You know what. I was wrong about him, he’s really awesome!

[@JS-im6uu]

After the thank you and handshake he should have chopped you! 😂

[@IntoxicatedJesus]

What a super nice guy

[@Uncleben777]

Spears was kidding when he gave those Switchblade chops a 4 and 6, those were like gunshot chops mate. I felt that big-chop heat big time so those boys must have felt it, keen to see who has the nastiest chops Spears vs Jay.

[@thisisdilly]

This man actually sold me on NordVPn when no one else could

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Nord is awesome!

[@THE_GOONIES_FANATIC4lyfe15]

I know Shawn won't see my comment. But I lost my dad on father's day in 22 and a week later my high school friend over 20 years . My mom recently going through stage 3 breast cancer. Mom is getting her breast cancer surgery may 3rd. All I can say to you is to keep moving forward! I pushed alot of good friends away. But listening to you two makes me feel like you guys are my friends.

[@justjoshin33]

I absolutely fucking love these two. Shawn Spears. Definition of a class act. Great wrestler, father, teacher, and man. He was of course was also "Stan" in DX's funniest moment ever for me personally. Look at him now. Killing it. Chris Van Vliet. Also the definition of a class act. Superb interviewer, host, personality, and man. Beyond excited CVV will be joining me as a girl Dad! Couldn't of happened to someone better. Went from hosting shows on Canadian TV to arguably the biggest wrestling interviewer there is. So like CVV I will end with what I'm grateful for today. It's 4/20 when I post this. So I say, my daughter, my health, good weed, and friends! Peace ya'll! Hope to meet you guys someday!

[@keepnitredneck5578]

So sorry to hear about your mother Shawn I lost my mother when I was 11 years old I didn't even see that coming man I know how how hard it is

[@MrMegaManFan]

He's probably the most talented least used person on the roster other than Miro.

[@firstinstinct420]

Bill Burr had a funny segment about moms job being the hardest job in the world

[@simon995pci]

and so apparently he's going to work with Jay White and Juice robinson, the future looks great for shawn

[@Trunks7500]

10/10 INTERVIEW

[@trustnoone3007]

I would love to see Spears paired up again with MJF. Lovvved their chemistry and Max had his back to keep him on TV.

[@jaychato9076]

40:52 he sounds like he has his sights on wwe just saying kind of hesitant to answer who he wants to wrestle in aew.

[@Shaun_3114]

CHOPS 👏 CHOPS 👏 CHOPS 👏 CHOPS CHOPS 👏

[@theoutsiderjess4869]

Not them setting their kids up to date that is real friendship right there 😂

[@jaysco5257]

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10!

[@josiahmalott2627]

What I’m curious about is what gimmick did Shawn spears love to do? The Perfect 10 or the Chairman.

[@Creepachrist]

Bestie vibes lol

[@InvisibleFreak23]

Shawn Spears - The Chairman of AEW. One of the most misused Characters in AEW. Yeah, he had good times, but if they would´ve kept on the rails with the story where he got very dark, he would be a Heel in the spheres of MJF. He has the Character, he has the Charisma, he has the In-Ring Performance and he has that "IT Factor"!!! Use this man serious and only good things (company and storywise) would happen!!! Spears, you are a great Pro-Wrestler!

[@shawnpeacock3153]

I would like to see him be the one to take the belt from Cassidy I feel he has gone around and he is a champion that deserves that five minute with a belt like that

[@Juniorkeavwm00]

i don’t care what anyone say about TK i have nothing but respect for him this guy is a family man 😢😢

[@ROBken2654]

Vince doesn’t sneeze, Tony Does it yawn

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

He kinda sounds like CM Punk at times.

[@skinyviny1]

Him telling people that he thinks it's cute while his kid screams on a plane and he doesn't comfort him shows me that it's all about him and doesn't care about others on a plane that people paid for. These are the kind of people that I have no problem telling them to control your child and shut the kid up. It's also why I believe that kids under 2 years should not be allowed to fly unless emergency. I fly over 100 times a year and 90 percent of people try to comfort they child but this guy is on record saying screw the other passengers and I will let my brat do whatever he/ she wants

[@the8ofustogether]

I don’t know I’m the baby of 9 in my family and my parents sure didn’t act like this. My parents didn’t care like that. They used to tell us to go count the lines on the highway.

[@Shaun_3114]

I had a feeling that Spears was gonna have a girl. He & Cassie just give me that vibe

[@thegameingfox]

take 20 chops from shawn spears and tyler breeze

[@Kagaines]

My guy ate those chops and was ready for dessert……

[@ryanbates90]

This interview is so goddamn cute.

[@juanlennonsfunhouse2633]

Juan spears

[@GamingWithPatrick87]

Shawn should come back to WWE to win the new WHC

[@Cornyboa]

i feel so bad for shawn, he’s such a great talent but mistreated by both companies on national tv smh

[@iamjabby3688]

Hearing this and knowing Cody lost it pains me

[@brittain7327]

No! Not Domino's! Their pizza sucks! 😆

[@RyanJamesLockstin]

SPONSOR? Imagine

[@YelloDuzzit]

You know whats real good at keeping one from yawning? Cocaine

[@dhag72]

7:10 when Chris says the realness of being a dad just hit him. As the father (31) of two boys (8 & 2), while this may have hit you Chris, just wait until the big day comes! You think the realness hit you now, you just wait buddy. The very SECOND your daughter it born, and you hold her in your arms for the first time, and she settles down a bit, THAT is when it's going to hit you even harder. And by hit you harder, I'm talking rockets engines strapped to a bulldozer, and baby, they lubed up the tracks with astroglide 😂. For real though, while the realness hit you, even if you're not ready in the moment (for me, her water broke at 4:30a.m. during an ice storm and I drove her to the hospital in a '96 C2500 wide open), but the second your child is in your arms, the wild labour is complete (hell I got punched during 😂), and everything is calmed down... It's like this switch in your brain flicks and you didn't even know it existed till that very moment. You'll want to take charge an help with every little thing involving your wife and baby, you'll look at the future of your child, just everything involving being a dad and what you need to do, you'll suddenly just.....know it? Very hard to explain and sorry for the long comment. Also, right after Chris' comment after yours, and everything afterward, he put everything he was trying to explain into the best words, I couldn't even come up with that description, where he says every single thing is for them. He's soo spot on with that I can't even put it into words for you, but you'll know, you'll know when it happens. I wish you the very best Chris, and same to you Shawn. Love both you both guys ❤

[@mrstifler8987]

I’m sorry, but this dudes girl is way out of his league. How tf did he land that

[@65thhitman86]

Jesus Christ this is the most depressing wrestling interview I've ever heard...30 minutes on his dam kids then he starts talking about his dead mother... Like fuck I just wanted to hear the Cody chair story man..

[@Twinkletoes22987]

This man needs to be let go