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MVP DISCUSSES LIFE AFTER WWE, NEW JAPAN, HIS NEW PROJECT WITH PAUL HEYMAN AND MUCH MORE

The Miami Herald has an interview talking with MVP about the new Wrestling Retribution Project and his 'Lord of War' character, his music career and possible new music projects with John Cena and R-Truth, working with Paul Heyman on a book, possible return to WWE in the future and more.

In discussing why he's stayed away from being on TV in the States and the WRP project, MVP commented, "I was adamant about not being on TV in the US,” MVP said. “I don’t do very many indies. All I want to do really is work in Japan, but when he told me about his concept of doing a wrestling show that was broken down into episodic TV. Having a wrestling show for ‘smart’ fans with more intense intellectual content, that is what caught me. When he told me about the character he had for me, I enjoyed it."

"I thought it was a challenge to be a professional wrestler on a show and not be MVP. That is what everybody would recognize me as, so I went out of my way to adopt a persona and in-ring style that was totally different from MVP would do or has done. So the challenge of performing as someone other than MVP was the main thing that caught my attention. I liked Jeff’s vision. It’s not competing with WWE. In fact, the WRP is a really cool concept and goes beyond your typical wrestling show."

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