Maven Huffman (@MavenKHuffman) is a professional wrestler known for his time in WWE and for winning Season 1 of Tough Enough. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-person interview in New York City to talk about the success of his new YouTube channel and getting 100k subscribers in less than 2 months, why he hates his theme song, wrestling Tazz in his debut match, taking shots of Jack Daniels before eliminating The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble in 2002, the vicious chairshot from The Undertaker, his picture-perfect dropkick, why he felt he needed to take steroids in WWE, what his current job is on Wall Street and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Not liking his old theme music
02:04 What does the name Maven mean?
02:50 His origin starting on YouTube
09:41 What are his goals with his YouTube channel?
12:04 His ability as a talker
12:58 What is his day job?
13:33 Why he dresses so nicely
15:22 Maintaining a consistent look
18:12 Not rehashing old topics on his channel
18:52 His steroid usage while in WWE
24:40 Traveling with Batista on the road
28:25 Would he ever try acting?
29:26 What is he proud of from the original Tough Enough?
30:43 His first storyline with Torrie Wilson
33:00 Favorite Back To The Future Movie
34:11 What are his WWE regrets
35:23 Being a “Tough Enough” guy
38:42 Public recognition because of his YouTube videos
40:38 Never being eliminated from the 2002 Royal Rumble
44:18 Undertaker being widely respected
44:48 Having a perfect dropkick
45:45 The Longevity of Chris Jericho
47:56 DDP Yoga helping him
49:18 Chris Jericho constantly reinventing himself
50:04 The longterm success of The Miz
52:02 His friendship with D-Von Dudley
52:34 Helping other wrestlers to start new channels?
57:09 How much did The Undertaker’s chairshot hurt
59:58 Maven’s Hardcore title story
1:02:46 3 Things Maven is grateful for
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I’m not a miz fan but he’s one of the greatest in the mic 🎤
Once maven starts getting that youtibe money he can rent out a studio and props and design a cool set for his show.
Mavens such a good storyteller
Maven’s recent re-emergence came at a time when I randomly looked Maven up online. I had his theme song on my mix CD’s in the 00’s and I have it on my music playlist on my iPhone. Maven’s theme is called Tattoo by Mercy Drive. However, it is an altered version of Memory by Mercy Drive. I remember the song being one of the theme songs of the first season of Tough Enough. When Maven debuted, he essentially came in as Maven From Tough Enough rather than being a character of his unique identity. His TitanTron was based on Tough Enough and his entrance song was also based on Tough Enough. After graduating from Tough Enough, you want to deviate from your rookie Tough Enough self. However, that just followed him and became part of his gimmick.
Great interview!!!! Thank you
The first WWE live event I went to was Smackdown in Los Angeles in 2002. It was the episode when Maven defeated Undertaker for the hardcore championship. It was freakin awesome.
When it comes to the physiques of most of the current wwe talent it just goes to show that steroid abuse is still rampant. So in other words the wwe wellness policy testing is 🐂 crap
His youtube videos are great entertainment 👌, its nice to here story about the early 2000s
2 for 2 on the interviews w/ maven. Srr8Vibinn together
Chris is gonna take a chop?? I can’t wait to see that! 😂
I never cared for him as a wrestler as a kid, as a huge Undertaker fan, I even despised him, but Love seeing his videos now, he seems like such a chill dude.
Maven really seems to be a thoroughly lovely man.
100k subs in 2 months is insane. it may take someone 5-10 years to get that
Maven has been killing it with his YT channel!
Megan. Classic.
Never saw Maven wrestle, I stopped watching by then, but absolutely love his stories, what a genuine humble guy .
Where did maven get his suit tho😮💨
I know Maven nor Chris will see this comment however, there is a hilariously awesome WWE Smackdown Shut Your Mouth mod that changes the game to every superstar being Maven. Pretty freaking funny 😂 it was made by the Youtuber Yumboy11
Just paused the pod to listen to his theme. It slaps.
What happened to Mavens eyebrows. He still does his eyebrows.
Maven being so honest is really why people gravitate towards his channel, also I hope WWE offers you some sort of work, with all the free promotion you've given them and your look and your interviews it'd be a no brainer, wish you all the best Chris
Is it just me or is Maven's audio slightly softer? I had to increase my volume exponentially higher 😅
With glasses, he's a bigger Andrew Tate…no?
I didn't remember hearing his theme. I went to search it and as soon as I typed Maven the third one down was Maven WWE intro……
Maven is an awesome personality for media. Thanks Chris! You rock also!!!
I think maven may be one of my fav people in the world to listen to
Great interview, Chris! Maven also sounds like Theo Von 😂
Something about the way Maven speaks and his voice is so relaxing.
Chris’s impersonation of Maven was great lol
Love Maven – WHAT A GUY!
it would be nice if triple h bring back 2000s wrestler for next year royal rumble… for quick battle with current NXT… maven, john morrison, hassan, shelton b, charlie haas..😢
I would love to see Maven return for a 1 off Royal Rumble appearance. Hearing his music again would make me pop like hell. And if I was booking it have him dropkick out someone like, a Gunther, Brock, Roman and get destory again. As A homage to that moment with The Undertaker at a Royal Rumble
What ever happened Nidia?
I like the fact that Maven doesn't bullshit anyone about his career in WWE. Most guys kind of keep their true feelings private beause they don't want to burn a bridge with WWE. Interesting that Maven doesn't seem to care about that
Man Mavens entrance theme is awesome though. I have it on my workout playlist too!
I liked his theme song, but the version where they just continually repeated the intro was gawd awful.
He really does look like the rock 😂🔥
Hate that wrestling made me think that heels are assholes when most of the time i like heels outside of wrestling the babyfaces
Please have Maven on regularly! Such a great dude!