MVP was a recent guest of the Superstar Crossover podcast where he opened up about how his character was inspired by Bobby Heenan. Heenan is regarded by many to be the best heel manager of all time, and MVP credited “The Weasel” for molding elements of his own character. MVP said,
“In my opinion, the greatest of all time, and the man who I try to pattern myself after, and whom I was lucky enough to meet and have some interaction with early in my career, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan. As a matter of fact, in my diss track to [Bobby] Lashley I even said, ‘Even though your name is Bobby, I got brains like Heenan.’ I think Bobby Heenan was the best to do it because he was incredibly quick-witted, so sharp, had an incredible mind for the game.”