MVP gets honest about The Great Khali, the Undertaker rib that nearly toppled him, and the promo that had Vince McMahon asking who Francis Ngannou was. Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is the weekly pro wrestling conversation between longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist Dwayne Swayze.

Running on almost no sleep after flying in from AEW Collision, MVP explains how wrestlers perform through deaths, divorces, and injuries fans never see, and why he always chose to compartmentalize and deal with it later.

Then the monsters. MVP breaks down why Big Show was never more than a few weeks from being scary again, why he will never give The Great Khali his flowers, and how a night of locker room ribbing unleashed the rage that became Mark Henry's Hall of Pain.

In the age of viral clips, MVP shares Bruno Sassi's advice to only do what you do great, reveals The Rock's People's Elbow started as an accident, relives Ricochet's no wire flip at NXT, and recalls John Cena's promo advice, a Vince McMahon correction over Tyson Fury, and the Inferno match meeting.

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About Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze:

Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is a weekly pro wrestling podcast where longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Dwayne Swayze, a Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, get into the world of professional wrestling. Every week MVP and Dwayne break down wrestling history, promos, match psychology, road stories, and the business behind the spectacle, with the occasional guest joining the conversation.

New episodes every week. Audio drops at midnight ET Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and everywhere podcasts are available, and the full video premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe for real talk, real stories, and a fresh perspective on professional wrestling.

MVP explains why he asked for his WWE release instead of signing a five year deal, and what betting on yourself really means after Mercedes Moné rebuilt her career across New Japan, CMLL, and AEW. Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is the weekly pro wrestling conversation between longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist Dwayne Swayze.

Running on no sleep, MVP thanks the fans and explains why Marking Out is a program, not a booking complaint podcast. He says that by Ric Flair's own words he carried Flair in the Garden, and recalls Vince McMahon telling him to direct and produce his own segments.

The guys revisit Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop, with MVP recalling nights at the top floor bar of the Tokyo Dome Hotel over Japanese whiskey. They own last week's miss on Chris Jericho and Fozzy, then get into Mercedes Moné, Cody Rhodes, MVP's what if on the WWE deal, and his plan to hang up the boots next year after a tag match with Dwayne.

Over Yamazaki 12, MVP breaks down whether the American style is the best way to do wrestling, lucha libre working on the right side, Tanahashi versus John Cena in the eyes of Japanese fans, Rey Mysterio, and Mistico. Then Beat the BZZR returns and MVP wins again, 5 to 2.

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About Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze:

Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is a weekly pro wrestling podcast where longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Dwayne Swayze, a Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, get into the world of professional wrestling. Every week MVP and Dwayne break down wrestling history, promos, match psychology, road stories, and the business behind the spectacle, with the occasional guest joining the conversation.

New episodes every week. Audio drops at midnight ET Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and everywhere podcasts are available, and the full video premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe for real talk, real stories, and a fresh perspective on professional wrestling.

MVP holds Haters Court on Marking Out, putting a UK wrestling YouTuber's 22 minute hit piece on trial charge by charge. Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is the weekly pro wrestling conversation between longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist Dwayne Swayze.

MVP opens the show wrecked after a brutal travel week off Collision in Charleston, West Virginia, driving to Huntington with Bobby Lashley to beat the Chicago storms and catching a 5 AM flight just to make the shoot. Then a quick tour of the speakeasy set and a Japanese whiskey pour before Dwayne calls the room to order.

Dwayne prosecutes nine charges from a critic who admits he barely watched the show. Main character syndrome, bought views, an anti Triple H agenda, no format, ugly thumbnails, green screen lighting, too much space between the hosts, the voice, and subscribers as a vanity metric. MVP answers each one with 25 years in the business behind him.

MVP and Swayze break down why subscribers and US audience percentage actually matter to sponsors, drop game for young wrestlers, and deliver a verdict. Closing out with MVP's "Spotlights" performance video featuring Baby Bash.

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About Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze:

Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is a weekly pro wrestling podcast where longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Dwayne Swayze, a Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, get into the world of professional wrestling. Every week MVP and Dwayne break down wrestling history, promos, match psychology, road stories, and the business behind the spectacle, with the occasional guest joining the conversation.

New episodes every week. Audio drops at midnight ET Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and everywhere podcasts are available, and the full video premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe for real talk, real stories, and a fresh perspective on professional wrestling.