This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with the NXT North American Champion, Keith Lee. In a RARE interview, Keith speaks about being an outstanding collegiate football player and why he gave it up to pursue pro wrestling full time. However, he didn’t always get the support from his parents which resulted him being homeless and discusses the STRAIN that was put on the relationship with his father as well as their current status. With over a decade in the business, Keith talks about being an extra on WWE programming and gives an exclusive play by play of getting beat up by Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Triple H. Keith was part of the first tryouts at the WWE Performance Center and has received many “no’s” throughout his journey but find out which WWE Hall of Famers gave him encouraging advice to keep pursuing the dream. Find out which match changed the projection of Keith’s career and answers the question of how he’s able to be so athletic for a guy his size. He also discusses which current member of the WWE roster serves as a mentor to him as well which WWE legend inspired him to become a pro wrestler. Keith gets romantic and speaks about how he met his girlfriend NXT Superstar Mia Yim and how they became involved in each other’s lives. In addition, Keith gets a HUGE surprise when a WWE Hall of Famer and multiple time World Champion CRASHES the interview where they reminisce about working an indy show over a decade ago. And of course, Keith talks about being the “Smooth Operator” on the Netflix film, “The Main Event”. All this and so much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Keith Lee.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with former WWE Tag Team Champion, Heath Slater. Just days after his unforeseen WWE release, Heath speaks out about his current situation and how he’s staying POSITIVE and OPTIMISTIC toward his future. He talks about how he is THANKFUL for his 14 years in the WWE but also being burnt out at the WWE. Heath talks if he’s motivated by the success of his fellow 3MB members, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre as well as why he’s always wanted to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Heath gets personal as he opens up about growing up with a single mother on welfare and how not having his father in his life has molded him into the person that he has become. He talks about ALMOST meeting his father when he confused him for a former WWE/WCW wrestler and if he’s had the need to reach out to his father or his half-sister. Heath shares how he is looking forward to where he sees himself in a few years and just how MOTIVATED he is after getting his release. All this and so much more including a CHASING GLORY EXCLUSIVE on why the number 22 is extremely important in his life. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Heath Slater.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian welcomes BACK to the show, WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre. But first, Lilian pays tribute to her friend and mentor, the late, great, WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel. Lilian shares some emotional moments she’s had with the legend and shares some heartwarming stories about The Fink from when she first started in the WWE. She also discusses the unfortunate swarm of WWE releases and how they can turn a negative into a positive. Fresh off his historic win at WrestleMania 35, Drew discusses his unique victory over Brock Lesnar and how it felt to watch himself become the 52nd WWE Champion. He talks about what he’s learned during this pandemic and how he stays positive during this time. Drew reiterates how his 2014 release was a blessing and how hard he worked to gain the confidence of the company. He speaks about the tragic passing of his mother nearly 10 years ago and how much his wife has filled that support while still keeping him grounded. Drew shares about being in Scotland filming footage while the mandate was coming down to start quarantining at home and shares how much travelling he did during that period. Drew ALSO talks about the importance not settling for a spot he wasn’t happy with as well as the wise words he received from both Kane and The Undertaker. All this and much more. So, Get Fired Up as its about to get Real, Raw, and Inspiring with Drew McIntyre.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits with songwriter and National Poetry Slam Champion, Adam “IN-Q” Schmalholz. IN-Q talks about his journey to becoming a huge part of the spoken word poetry community. He speaks about how he became enamored with hip hop and how he transitioned to poetry. He talks about his upbringing in a single mother household as he sincerely opens up about the relationship with his absentee father. IN-Q speaks about showing vulnerability and shares a deeply personal story involving a beautiful song by Bette Midler and relating it to his hero, Michael Jordan. He talks how he got the name of IN-Q and how no matter what, he still views himself as a rapper. He discusses how he MEMORIZES all his poetry and the road to releasing his brand-new book, “Inquire Within”. As an exclusive, IN-Q shares THREE of his touching, motivating, inspiring, and CAPTIVATING poems with the Chasing Glory fans. All this and much more. So, Get Fired Up as its about to get Real, Raw, and Inspiring with IN-Q.

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This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with former WWE Superstar and current NWA National Champion, Aron Stevens also known as Damien Sandow. In a RARE IN-DEPTH interview with NEVER BEFORE HEARD stories, Aron discusses his WWE release in 2016 as well as the reaction from both himself and his fans. He talks about why his Wrestlemania 31 moment was so special to him and why that experience was just as important as winning a World Championship for him. Aron takes a behind the scenes look at the last year of his WWE career including his feelings on working with The Miz and Curtis Axel. He gives an EXCLUSIVE recount on what Vince McMahon’s reaction was after his first time performing the Damien MIZdow character and how that character organically got popular. He explains why he left the wrestling business entirely and his pursuit into an on-camera career in the Hollywood Entertainment World. Aron mentions why it’s important for him to start at the ground up in Hollywood and the guidance he’s had so far. Aron also talks about what has brought him BACK into the wrestling business, performing for Billy Corgan and the NWA. Find out what Aron has to say if he would return to the WWE. All this and so much more!! So, get fired up as it’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Aron Stevens.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” it’s PART TWO of Lilian’s sit-down interview with the creators and producers of KAYFABE, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, and Amy Dumas, aka Lita. In this episode, the trio dive deep into their personal lives with NEVER BEFORE HEARD STORIES, both in and out of the wrestling business. Christy talks her experience behind the scenes with Impact Wrestling, having to deal with an alcoholic mother, and her unbelievable struggle giving birth to QUADRUPLETS. Gail opens up on why she left WWE the 2nd time back in 2011, and the loss of not having a relationship with her father. The ironic part in the interview was when Lita spoke about her own relationship with her estranged father, where we find out that NIETHER ONE OF THEM KNEW they shared such a similar story. As for their project KAYFABE, the three discuss who is giving them the most support as well as how beneficial Chavo Guerrero is to their project. All this and so much more, so get fired up as it’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring in Part 2, with the Women of Kayfabe.

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This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with the creators and producers of KAYFABE, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, and Amy “Lita” Dumas. The trio dive into what makes this upcoming episodic content series so unique and different. They talk about the launching pad into Kayfabe and what goes into the women’s professional wrestling topics that will be discussed on the show. Unfortunately, they have received some backlash for the project and in this in-depth interview they explain the misconceptions. As pioneers for women’s wrestling, Christy, Gail, Amy, as well as Lilian talk about the DOUBLE STANDARD not just for women in wrestling but for women in ALL ASPECTS of life. It has been nearly a year since the sudden and unfortunate passing of Ashley Massaro and the three talk about how it affected them as well as having contact just before her tragic death. They speak about how they have grown since then and how they plan on reaching out to other friends that may be in similar situation. And that’s just PART ONE of this interview. Get fired up as it’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with the Women of Kayfabe.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with 2-time Women’s Champion, Total Divas cast member and WWE Superstar Naomi. Continuing Women’s History Month, Naomi discusses what it is like to not only represent women, but African American women throughout sports and entertainment. She talks about what it’s like to be a pivotal part in the GROWTH of women’s wrestling and fresh off the WWE Network documentary, Naomi shares her experiences in FCW, leaning from AJ Lee and how much it helped her career. She talks about what being on Total Divas (E! Network) has meant to her as well as making history wrestling in Saudi Arabia and although she was hesitant at first, find out which fellow WWE Superstar helped her to make the decision to wrestle in the HISTORIC championship match. Naomi took some time off in 2019 for both personal and health reasons. She shares the heartbreaking reason she stepped away from WWE and tells everyone the importance of having family around during these times. She also talks about the importance of not only being healthy physically and also REHABBING your mind. She is excited about her immediate future in the WWE and her thoughts of working with NXT Superstar Bianca Belair as both an opponent and potential teammate. All this and so much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Naomi.

Continuing Women’s History Month on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with the co-founder of Quest Nutrition as well as the Co-Founder and President of Impact Theory and Women of Impact, Lisa Bilyeu. Lisa has had quite the JOURNEY from aspiring filmmaker to groundbreaking entrepreneur. But she would talk about dealing with being bullied and having low self -esteem when she was younger and how she overcame it. She came to the United States to enroll in film school and shares why she didn’t continue in the entertainment industry at that time after her bad experiences. Lisa would marry her film schoolteacher and became a housewife for nearly a decade and talks about evolving into taking action of her own life and career. She discusses starting the massively successful Quest Nutrition and talks about all the risks she took which included putting up her very own house. After selling Quest, Lisa opens up about the next chapter of her life which includes building a studio and creating Impact Theory. This episode PROMISES to INSPIRE and MOTIVATE whether you want to get healthy or become successful. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Lisa Bilyeu.

Kicking off Women’s History month this week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian welcomes BACK to the show, the host of WWE Backstage, Renee Young. It’s been over 18 months since Renee was first on Chasing Glory and she opens up like NEVER BEFORE on her experience on the WWE commentating table and how she was RELIEVED when she stepped away from those duties. Although her time as a commentator was short lived, she was able to experience calling WrestleMania as well as going to Saudi Arabia. Renee shares her experience going to the Middle East as well as working with Corey Graves and Michael Cole. She also talks about her personal life and marriage to Jon Moxley and how she supported him in his decision to leave the WWE. Renee talks about being such an integral part of WWE Backstage and why she handpicked Booker T to join her on the show. Renee speaks passionately acknowledging why it’s important for females to continuously inspire other females especially in entertainment industry. All this and so much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Renee Young.