Bayley On WrestleMania, Damage CTRL, Life After Wrestling, Mercedes Moné

Chris Van Vliet April 22, 2025
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Bayley is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss getting started with WWE and developing her Hugger persona, destroying the Bayley Buddies as part of her heel turn and if they might return, the injury that happened during the pandemic, the original plan for Damage CTRL, fans not liking her finisher, being left off the WrestleMania 40 press conference, her relationship with Michael Cole, life after wrestling and more! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:47 Welcome to Vegas! 02:15 Her ever changing hair color 06:00 Michael Cole 10:13 Does she think about how long she wants to still wrestle? 17:00 Lyra Valkyria being inspired by her as a kid 19:03 Who inspired Bayley? 22:53 AJ Lee helped show her the ropes in WWE 25:35 How did being a hugger become her gimmick? 27:33 Having Wacky Inflatable Tube Men as a part of her entrance 29:28 What was her original pitch for Damage CTRL? 33:03 Is she still a WWE Grand Slam champion? 36:49 Does she like being more of a heel than a babyface? 39:56 Why did she change her finisher? 44:37 Not getting the respect that she deserves 52:14 Her special relationship with the WWE crowd 54:28 Being friends with Mercedes Mone and visiting her in AEW 56:52 When was the first time she heard the ‘Hey Bayley’ chant 58:19 3 things Bayley is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: [email protected] Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #wrestling #bayley #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo

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