Sam Roberts (@notsam) is a broadcaster, podcast host and WWE personality. Chris Van Vliet sits down with him at the NotSam Studios in New York City to talk about how wrestling has entered a new era and what it should be called, the exact moment this era began, how The Rock's return has changed the landscape of WWE, how social media promos play a factor in TV storylines, Cody Crybabies, our predictions for WrestleMania 40, the best and worst WrestleMania of all time, his favorite movie starring a wrestler, dissecting The Fast & Furious franchise and much more! Subscribe to NotSam Wrestling on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotsamWrestling BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 15% on your BONCHARGE Infrared Sauna Blanket! 00:00 Intro 00:33 Sam's home studio 01:05 How does he find time to do all that he’s doing? 05:29 Using work to justify enjoyment watching 07:30 Pro Wrestling being cool again 11:22 The Rock’s heel turn being unique 12:40 Which moment made pro wrestling cool again? 16:06 People being upset with Cody losing at Wrestlemania 39 18:59 How long will The Rock be around for? 22:08 Was the current Wrestlemania direction always the plan? 26:34 What aspects will define this era in wrestling 30:04 What will people call the current period of wrestling? 31:53 Comparing the modern era of wrestling to nostalgia 35:17 Cody Rhodes defining the current period of wrestling 38:47 How he changed the formatting of his content 44:10 The changing of the podcast landscape 45:01 When did he do his first wrestling interview? 50:56 LA Knight being a 20 year overnight success 53:08 Best movie that features a wrestler? 54:04 What’s the best Rock movies? 57:45 Is The Rock bringing the attitude era back? 59:51 Who are the Superfriends of wrestling? 01:02:22 Best and worst WrestleMania of all time 01:07:39 CM Punk returning at the right time 01:08:19 Nostalgia over the attitude era 01:10:45 The modern era being better than the attitude era 01:12:39 NXT Takeover setting the tone for the current era 0 1:14:38 3 Things Sam Roberts 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 #wrestlemania #BlueWireVideo