MVP Says He’s Told Younger Talent In AEW About Doing Too Many False Finishes
MVP is a well-traveled veteran who has worked in WWE, NJPW, TNA, and now AEW. With experience comes knowledge, and he’s willing to pass that knowledge on to the younger generation if they want it.
Speaking on his Marking Out podcast, MVP was asked how he balances giving advice to what could be seen as politicking for his spot.
He started by saying that he’s never been a guy to politic.
“If a young talent comes up to me and asks me for my opinion or advice or feedback…you have a thing in wrestling where rookies are told to ask veterans for advice and feedback. Some do it because it’s the things to do and others do it because they genuinely want the feedback so they can get better. They want advice from someone who has been around and made money. I would always take that advice and put it to work. When somebody like Undertaker, Finlay, or Arn Anderson tells you how to do something, if you don’t do it, you’re an idiot. When I try to give advice, my reason for giving advice is because I genuinely want you to do better. If you do better, we do better. The more people you have on a show who are performing at a higher level and executing better, and are better storytellers to get that emotional response from the audience, we all do better. There are no politics there.
“If I’m telling you to slow it down and cut some stuff out, it’s not because I don’t want you to have a good match, it’s because I want you to have a better match. A few of the younger guys in AEW, I’ve told them, ‘everything is great, but you had two too many false finishes. You didn’t need all those false finishes.’ You can hear. The first false finish, ‘OHHHHH!!!!’ The second false finish, ‘OHHHHH!!!!’ The third false finish, ‘Ohhhh!’ The fourth false finish, ‘Ohhh.’ You had them, and it takes a while to get that experience and know when to say, ‘Take it home now. They’re not going to get any higher than this. That other stuff we had figured it, cut it, take it home now.’ It’s definitely something that comes with experience. If I’m telling you that, it’s not because I don’t want you to have the greatest match, it’s because I want you too. You can hear it from the audience. There have been times where I’ve talked to Kyle Fletcher and he’s said, ‘You’re right. I heard it.’ Don’t work against yourself.”
MVP is set to team with Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin to challenge The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata) for the AEW Trios Titles on AEW Dynamite.
Elsewhere during the interview, MVP commented on the possibility of turning his life into a movie. You can find his full comments here.
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