Ivar is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss his recent return to WWE from injury, getting temporarily paralyzed in a match, returning as The War Raiders instead of the Viking Raiders, how he made it to WWE, the comedy segments with The Street Profits, being a part of an independent show with John Cena and Vince McMahon and more! ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 00:00 Intro 00:30 Returning from an injury that almost ended his career 01:06 Did he think he wasn’t going to be able to come back to WWE? 04:55 Being temporarily paralyzed inside the WWE Thunderdome 09:36 Getting surgery to fuse his neck 11:27 Coming back as War Raiders instead of Viking Raiders 14:18 Vignettes for their return 17:03 How did his style evolve as a big man doing athletic moves? 19:07 Which moves does he do that makes people say wow the most? 21:01 When did he first start considering that his career could end? 22:15 The early work he did as a WWE 24:58 Training at Chaotic Wrestling and being told he was too good for WWE 28:53 Going to Ring of Honor and forming a tag team with Erik 34:49 His "Handsome Johnny" character on the Indies 35:26 When was the last time he shaved his beard? 36:36 Will he turn on Erik at some point? 38:13 How his match with Kofi Kingston put him on the map as a singles star 41:22 Doing comedy skits with the Street Profits during the pandemic 47:05 A crazy story about John Cena and Vince McMahon working an indie show 54:26 Winning the WWE World Tag Team Championships 55:45 Did he think that he and Erik were going to get released during the roster cuts? 57:49 Making sure they stay useful at every turn of his career 58:28 Did his injury change how he worked in the ring? 01:00:41 What does he think his life looks like after wrestling? 01:02:19 Who is the ultimate big man in wrestling for him? 01:04:49 Having a new lease on life since he’s returned from injury 01:06:01 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 ##BlueWireVideo wwe #wweraw #chrisvanvliet #wrestling