Cathy Kelley (@cathykelley) is a journalist, TV host and backstage interviewer for WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about her decision to leave WWE in 2020 and what made her return in October 2022, how she got started in broadcasting, moving to Los Angeles, what she learned working in NXT, her favorite interview moments, the relationship she has with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, working with Rhea Ripley, her thoughts on Grayson Waller, what kind of DMs she receives and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:26 What is her LA story? 03:11 Working for Maria Menounos’ podcast network 03:57 When did she gain her passion for broadcasting? 05:28 Would she ever learn to wrestle? 06:15 Being in a band in high school? 08:55 Rewatching her WWE debut 11:13 Growing an appreciation for the production of WWE 12:37 What was her intro to WWE? 13:56 Starting with Championship Wrestling from Hollywood 15:08 How did she get on WWE’s radar? 17:10 Getting the initial offer from WWE 18:10 Moving to Stanford as opposed to Orlando 19:01 Advice she received from Booker T 20:11 Her psychology as a backstage interviewer 21:53 Michael Cole being underrated 23:30 Working with Rhea Ripley 24:43 How difficult was it to move on from WWE? 26:27 Opportunities outside of WWE during the pandemic 30:24 Learning to write a screenplay in her off time 31:41 Triple H bringing her back to WWE 33:16 Forming a relationship with Stephanie McMahon 34:10 What does her pinned tweet say about her? 36:09 Her current goals in WWE 38:31 Creating “The Bump” and “Talking Snack”40:21 Backstage interviewers having personality 41:21 Who can get her to break character the easiest? 42:44 What do her DMs look like? 44:50 Memories of her last broadcast with Triple H 45:35 What did she learn from Triple H 46:33 Advice for people who want to be announcers? 49:31 What is she reading right now? 50:57 Playing the guitar 51:59 Being a member of Mensa International 55:47 3 Things Cathy Kelley is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: 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 #survivorseries #cathykelley #wrestling