MVP On Leaving WWE For AEW, The Hurt Syndicate, Matt Hardy Feud, Getting Emotional About KofiMania

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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MVP (@the305MVP) 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!Quote I'm thinking about: "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't — you're right." - Henry Ford Please support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux SUPERPOWER: Go to https://Superpower.com and use code CVV to get $50 Off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto get 20% off your order of Mitopure! VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and reach your financial goals faster: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insightFAST GROWING TREES: Get 15% off with code INSIGHT at https://fastgrowingtrees.com BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:20.0	Greetings and salutations, my friend.
0:22.9	Welcome back to another audio adventure here on Insight.
0:26.2	I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet.
0:28.3	I appreciate you for hit and play on this episode.
0:31.2	And thank you, as always, for helping to make Insight the number one wrestling podcast on
0:36.9	planet Earth. Hit a spear on that follow button on
0:40.8	Spotify or Apple or wherever you're listening right now today on the show it's CVV and mvp this is
0:50.2	actually the first time ever that i've had the pleasure of sitting down with MVP for a one-on-one interview like this. He was on the show earlier in the year, but that was with
1:00.0	the entire Hurt Syndicate. I also did a few shorter interviews with him seven and eight years
1:05.7	ago on my YouTube channel. We talk about those a little bit during this interview. It feels like a
1:10.2	lifetime ago that we did those. But this is our a little bit during this interview. It feels like a lifetime ago that we did
1:11.5	those. But this is our first time chatting like this. And man, what a conversation. What a career
1:18.6	MVP's had. What a life he's lived. And he has stories for days. A big part of his story was being
1:27.1	sentenced to 18 and a half years in prison. He served
1:29.5	nine and a half years of that time. And that shaped who he was. It's also how he got introduced
1:36.2	to wrestling through a corrections officer when he was spending time in prison. So we talk about
1:42.2	how he came up with the MVP character, then how he
1:46.0	got signed by WWE, how dusty roads helped him come up with that iconic entrance with the tunnel.
1:53.1	His time in WWE, his feud with Matt Hardy, then leaving WWE, going to Japan, going to TNA,
2:00.1	finding his way back to WWE in 2020, forming
2:03.9	the Hurt business. And Paul Haman really helping him to become the manager that he is now.
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