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MVP (@markingoutshowofficial) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW and known for his time in WWE and TNA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas, NV to discuss leaving WWE in 2024 and signing with AEW, reuniting The Hurt Syndicate, how close he came to becoming World Champion, his signature entrance tunnel, his emotional reaction to Kofi Kingston winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35, and more!
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00:00 Intro
01:29 Our first real interview in 7 years!
03:23 MVP's new podcast called "Marking Out With MVP and Dwayne Swayze"
05:41 The biggest change he’s seen in wrestling from when he started
07:50 Wrestling fans showing vitriol on social media
12:02 His transition from being a wrestler to a manager
14:30 Why he left WWE in 2010 to go to Japan
16:26 What led to him appearing in the 2020 Royal Rumble?
20:09 How he began full time again with WWE after the Rumble
21:55 The Hurt Business coming together in WWE
27:07 His original idea for the MVP character
32:32 Dusty Rhodes helping him come up with the entrance tunnel
33:47 His close friendship with Chris Benoit
40:40 His long rivalry with Matt Hardy for the United States Title
42:55 How he has been able to keep the name MVP in every company
45:35 The missed opportunity for him to become World Champion in WWE
49:18 His TED Talk on when do you stop being a felon?
51:50 His upcoming TED Talk called “Real Men Get Help”
58:05 What’s the biggest thing he’s learned from Paul Heyman?
01:00:17 When did his voice begin to change?
01:01:43 Giving wrestlers advice backstage at AEW
01:04:36 Cutting promos off of bullet points other than an exact script
01:10:06 Watching Kofi Kingston win the WWE Championship with Shad
01:16:43 Being a BJJ black belt
01:18:30 The Hurt Business being shut down by WWE
01:22:08 3 things MVP is grateful for

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