Jimmy Wang Yang: Vince McMahon Forgot He Fired Me, Asian Redneck Gimmick, Ruthless Aggression Era
5/12/20261 hr 16 min
James Yun (@jimmywyang) is a professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE as Jimmy Wang Yang. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, TN to discuss how meeting DDP on Halloween led to the start of his pro wrestling journey, Vince McMahon forgetting he had fired him, how he was pitched the Jimmy Wang Yang character, wrestling as a flying Elvis in TNA, running a party bus company, his daughter Jazzy Yang now wrestling, and more! Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.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! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:01
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Speaker 20:07
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Speaker 10:18
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Jimmy Wang Yang· Guest0:20
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Speaker 20:22
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Chris Van Vliet· Host0:29
Chris Van Vliet. [musique métal] Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet. Jimmy, great to see you.
Jimmy Wang Yang· Guest0:51
Howdy, Chris. It's your boy, Jimmy Wang Yang. I'm here at the Squirrel Circle Expo. Like, how the hell are you?
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:58
[rire] Do you actually talk like that?
Jimmy Wang Yang· Guest1:00
No, no, no, I just-- You know, it's funny, you know, like [rire] you know.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:04
Full gimmick here.
Jimmy Wang Yang· Guest1:05
Yeah, yeah. I think people, pe-people like me to talk like that more than I talk regular, so like- I don't know, though.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:10
I think that there are certain people that only know Jimmy Wang Yang, and they think that that's who you are.
Jimmy Wang Yang· Guest1:15
Yeah. You know, like, I, I was actually born in Hollywood, California. So, like, uh, I'm half Korean and half redneck, I guess. [laughing] You know, so, like- With-- Yeah, half Korean, what's the other half? Redneck, you know. So, like, so, uh-- But