Paul Wight (Big Show): Iconic Moments, Breaking The Ring, Rey Mysterio Stretcher Spot, The Rock, Possible Retirement
4/7/20261 hr 34 min
Get tickets to Insight LIVE in Las Vegas with special guest Maven: https://cvvtix.com Paul Wight (@PaulWight) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW and known for his time in WWE and WCW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Indianapolis, IN to discuss how much longer he intends to wrestle, the amount of times he has turned face or heel throughout his career, working with The Rock, being cast as Captain Insano in The Waterboy, a hilarious Arnold Schwarzenegger story after starring in Jingle All The Way, the scary stretcher spot with Rey Mysterio, Floyd Mayweather breaking his nose for real before their WrestleMania match 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 secondsChris Van Vliet· Host0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Vliet.
Paul Wight· Guest0:05
[rock music] Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:18
Oh, it is so good to see you.
Paul Wight· Guest0:21
Oh, man, we finally... It's been a long time, but we're here.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:23
We're doing it.
Paul Wight· Guest0:24
We are here.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:25
What's the biggest downside of being seven feet tall? [laughs] [laughs] What's the most inconvenient part?
Paul Wight· Guest0:32
Um- You had to duck when you walked in this room ... I think traveling in the world outside of my immediate area. Like obviously where I live, in my home, in my house, in my cars, uh, everything's kinda tailored towards me. Countertops are taller. Everything is made so that I'm comfortable. Um, the rest of the world, it's a little bit awkward sometimes. You know, like sometimes like the toilet in here, it's like I'm sitting on my ankles. It's like, "It's a good thing I got my knees replaced or this wouldn't have happened," you know? So you, um... Unfortunately, the world is not used to giants. It's made for the, you know, 5'6" to 5'11" individual.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:13
So your toilet is raised?
Paul Wight· Guest1:14
Oh, yeah. I have a b- How tall is your toilet? I have a big john.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:17
That's a thing?
Paul Wight· Guest1:18
Yeah. I bought it because it said it would flush 23 golf balls in one shot, and I tried it. [laughs] It's amazing. It's amazing. Yes, it's, uh, about, uh, I