Get 20% off your first Vuori purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at http://vuori.com/cvv Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv Shawn Spears is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Orlando, Florida to talk about his return to WWE and why he didn't come back as Tye Dillinger, why he left AEW, why he didn't return at the 2024 Royal Rumble, being previously known as Stan and being superkicked by Shawn Michaels at Cyber Sunday 2006, the accidental chair shot on Cody Rhodes that led to his nickname of "The Chairman", how being a dad has changed things, his wife Cassie Lee and if she intends to come back to wrestling and more. 00:00 Intro 00:36 How has life as a dad been treating him? 01:35 Dealing with a his WWE schedule and being a parent 02:54 Paying extra attention to things now as a father 05:04 Never knowing how much time you have left 06:33 What does it mean to return to WWE as Shawn Spears 08:06 Who knew about his surprise WWE debut 09:36 Did Cody Rhodes tell him that he was returning to WWE? 09:59 Wrestling fans remembering for the long-term 11:10 NXT fans being familiar with his work in AEW 13:53 What led to him leaving AEW? 15:45 Leaving both AEW and WWE on his own terms 17:22 Talking to Triple H about returning to NXT 18:32 What are his responsibilities at NXT? 19:45 Working at NXT being an endorsement for his Flatbacks school 20:09 People still talking about CVV taking 20 chops! 21:26 Getting chopped from Samoa Joe while being sunburnt 23:21 HBK giving him Sweet Chin Music as ‘Stan’ 26:53 What is he learning from working with Shawn Michaels 29:15 Turning a botched chairshot into his ‘Chairman’ gimmick 31:47 Pitching to return in the 2024 Royal Rumble 32:55 Memories of entering at 10 in the 2017 Royal Rumble 35:23 Fans missing his wife Peyton Royce 36:35 Wearing pink pants to tribute Bret Hart 37:49 Does he think about how long he can wrestle? 40:03 Being able to think logically about the end of his career 42:57 Making the right decisions in betting on himself 43:52 3 things Shawn Spears 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: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com 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 #nxt #wrestling #shawnspears #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo