The Mirror
recently interviewed TNA wrestler MVP. Below are
some highlights:
MVP on possibly not facing Kurt Angle and
Angle’s current injury status: “Before I signed I said there were
three people I absolutely had to work with: Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode and Kurt
Angle. Kurt’s out with knee surgery – I don’t know how long he’s going to be
out, and I’m not really sure at this stage of his life and his career, how much
longer he’ll be with us – I don’t want to speculate. I do know if you lace up a
pair of boots, Kurt Angle is someone you want to get in the ring with. If that
doesn’t happen, I will truly feel like this has been a missed opportunity for me
– selfishly.”
On Vince McMahon giving him a
chance: “When society wouldn’t give me an opportunity to earn a
minimum wage because I was a convicted felon, Vince McMahon gave me an
opportunity to earn more money than both of my parents had made in their lives
combined and become an international star. [Then]I asked to leave, and he
allowed me to go – and said the door’s open when you want to come back. I’m
totally indebted to Vince McMahon for both of those opportunities.”
MVP on his future in wrestling: “I
still wanna wrestle in Mexico, before all’s said and done. When I’m ready to
retire, my goal is to retire in Japan. We’ll see – I don’t know what’s coming
down the road. I know for the foreseeable future, if a TNA Title run is on the
cards for me, that’d be a huge honor.”
