Paranormal Insight welcomes Vinnie "Funkmaster V" Vineyard

January 15th, 2026

EP: 62

Vinnie "Funkmaster V" Vineyard is a versatile performer. He has garnered notoriety in filmmaking, radio, music, stand up comedy, professional wrestling and acting. In 2013, the Maryville Daily Times did a piece on Vineyard, suggesting that he possibly is the most interesting man in East Tennessee shortly after he won his party's nomination for state representative.

Vineyard, along with his tag team partners "Big Luke" Walker and Travis "El Gordo Gringo" Graves, created their own paranormal TV show "Wrestling With Ghosts" which airs on several stations. In 2018, he ran for Tennessee State Governor. He has since created the Paranormal TV shows "It Happened to Me..." "Haunted Graves", and a comedy skit show entitled "Lets Make Love with Big N Funky." Vinnie and his tag team partner "Big" Luke Walker have started writing and producing six movies about some of the legends, myths, and stories surrounding the Great Smoky Mountains in a collection they call "The Smoky Mountain Chronicles". These include WJHC AM, The Hike, Showdown in Secret City and Camp Smokey.