Erik is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to discuss his return from neck surgery, being in a scary motorcycle accident and being told he shouldn't have survived, winning the Tag Team Championships with Ivar, the name changes that included The Viking Experience and The Viking Raiders, facing Mark Hendry in a match on SmackDown in 2006, being married to Sarah Logan (Valhalla) and when fans should expect her to return and more! SEAT GEEK: Use my code CVV for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 0048 Erik was born and raised on the west side of Cleveland 02:13 The Ring of Honor tryout that changed his career 04:00 Not expecting to make it in wrestling as a tag team wrestler 06:05 The motorcycle accident that almost ended his career and life 13:57 Did he think his recent neck injury would be career-ending? 19:20 How becoming a dad has changed his life 23:25 Moments in wrestling being what the fans remember 28:27 Winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship with Ivar 34:32 Being rebranded as The Viking Experience 42:49 Getting the name War Raiders back 45:52 Valhalla putting the antlers on Michael Cole 48:11 Is Valhalla returning to WWE? 48:48 Completely committing to the Viking lifestyle 58:34 Wrestling Mark Henry in 2006 01:03:09 Does he ever think about wanting to have a singles run? 01:07:34 3 things Erik 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 #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #wwe #BlueWireVideo