MVP continues to be open when it comes to his past.
The AEW star was a guest on Chris Van Vliet’s Insight podcast, where he discussed the rumors about him being pitched for a WWE Championship run during his time in the company. MVP prefaced his answer by saying he didn’t know if it was an “absolute fact,” but confirmed that several people the topic was brought up.
MVP has a felony conviction for armed robbery as a teenager on his record. This resulted in him serving time for nine-and-a-half years. It also caused WWE to have some reservations about making the move, and it ultimately didn’t happen.
“I don’t know this for an absolute fact, because I wasn’t in on the meeting, but I was told by some people that were. As a matter of fact, one of the writers, [said] there was talk about MVP being World Heavyweight Champion, but there was reservations because of my felony conviction.”
MVP has had trouble getting into certain countries because of his past conviction
MVP says he would have had trouble getting into certain countries like Japan and Canada. He later wrote a “letter of rehabilitation” and got permission to enter Canada, but his prior conviction also prevented him from appearing at AEW Forbidden Door in London last month.
“Australia, the last time I went to Australia was with Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore. It literally took an act of Congress, and at the 12th hour, some Parliament official, nobody wanted to sign off on my document to let me in. And somebody knew somebody, and some member of parliament or whatever, signed off on it, and I was able to get in Australia.
“Now England, the United Kingdom, just started the electronic transfer authorization, and they ask the question, ‘Have you been convicted of a felony that required you to have a 12-month stay or longer in a correction?’ Well, yeah, I did nine and a half years, so I answered truthfully, and that’s why I wasn’t allowed in for Forbidden Door. So coming full circle, as it was told to me, there was a conversation about me being a World Champion. But there were reservations because of my convicted felony.”
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