Cody Deaner sits down with wrestler, singer/songwriter, and all-around awesome guy – Chris Bey. Chris is a former X-Division Champion and current TNA Impact Tag-Team Champion. He’s accomplished a lot during his relatively short time in the wrestling business (including appearing for WWE, Impact Wrestling, and ROH all within the first few years of breaking into the business).

Cody and Chris work together at TNA, and in this discussion they explore Bey’s wrestling journey and the life lessons he’s learned along the way by exploring such topics as:

- the power of story and how it can be an inspiration to others

- growing up in a small town with small expectations

- Bey’s influential mentor (his elementary school principal) who helped steer Bey away from the negative influences around him in his very rough neighbourhood in Alexandria, Virginia

- how CM Punk and Eddie Guerrero inspired him as a young wrestling fan

- his father’s passing and how that dramatically effected his decision to pursue a career in wrestling

- the decision to move away to go to wrestling school and how changing where you are can be a powerful step in making a positive move away from negative influences and forces

Chris Bey can be found on social media on both Twitter and Instagram @dashingchrisbey

You can listen to Chris’ music on Spotify by visiting https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PvnNmZQzfHwh7NB4oEVlN

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