Ivar (@ivar_wwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. He is in a tag team with Erik called The Viking Raiders. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Philadelphia to talk about the incredible athleticism he has his size, how he got paired with his tag team partner Erik, working as a pro wrestler since 2001, the name changes from War Raiders to War Machine to The Viking Experience and now The Viking Raiders, William Regal being the reason they signed with WWE, his recent run as a singles competitor, Valhalla putting antlers on Michael Cole, how his match with Kofi Kingston changed his career and much more! Big thanks to BONCHARGE for supporting this video! Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv 00:00 Intro 00:40 How much does he eat in a day? 01:22 Learning to do agile moves in the ring 03:20 Getting paired up with Erik in Ring of Honor 03:49 Learning to build chemistry as a tag team 04:39 When did he fall in love with pro wrestling? 06:18 Running his own backyard wrestling promotion 07:07 What was his backyard wrestling name? 07:47 Who were his favorite wrestlers growing up? 09:11 HBK greeting him and Erik after winning the tag titles 11:39 What other pro wrestling names has he been known by 12:32 Making a name for themselves in New Japan Pro Wrestling 13:33 William Regal opening the door to WWE 16:37 Why has he had so many name changes in WWE? 22:17 Injury update for Erik 22:43 His current run as a singles competitor 23:23 Will the Viking Raiders ever turn on each other? 23:58 Valhalla putting antlers on Michael Cole 24:47 Where are his antlers? 24:59 Who are his favorite wrestlers to go up against? 26:07 The differences in working big men vs little men 26:48 Which wrestlers has he helped train? 27:21 His match with Kofi Kingston that changed his career 29:57 What do people think he does for a living? 30:48 3 things Ivar 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 #wrestling #vikingraiders #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo