Former WWE Superstar MVP, who now is a prominent part of the AEW Roster, did not hold back while discussing the circumstances surrounding his departure from WWE.
MVP is claiming that repeated attempts to communicate with Paul Levesque ultimately pushed both himself and Bobby Lashley toward leaving the company. Speaking on Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze, MVP detailed growing frustrations behind the scenes, specifically pointing to what he described as a lack of communication from WWE management.
“I don’t like Triple H, I think he’s a coward and a liar. There were multiple times I tried to talk to Triple H, and he would always say, ‘I’ll get with you in a little bit.’”
MVP went on to explain that Lashley also struggled to get direct answers regarding his future in WWE despite multiple attempts to speak with WWE’s Chief Content Officer.
“Bobby couldn’t get Triple H on the phone. Triple H wouldn’t give Bobby any one on one time,” MVP continued. “Bobby wanted to talk to Triple H about, ‘Hey, what’s my direction? What am I doing here?’ But Triple H always had something come up.”
According to MVP, the lack of communication eventually led him to encourage Lashley and fellow former WWE Superstar Shelton Benjamin to consider leaving WWE together and making the jump to AEW.
“So I told Bobby while we were sitting in catering, ‘Dog, I’m not going to re-sign. Don’t re-sign either. You, me, and Shelton should go to AEW. Let’s go.’”
MVP said he continued pushing the idea consistently until Lashley eventually agreed that their futures within WWE no longer appeared promising.
“I was in Bobby’s ear every week. ‘Bobby, let’s go, dog. Let’s get Shelton and head across the street.’ It finally got to the point where Bobby was like, ‘Yeah, you’re right. There’s no future here for us.’”
MVP also pushed back against speculation that WWE made the decision to move on from the group, stating clearly that the departures came down to their own choice not to remain with the company.
“So my contract ran out. Bobby’s contract ran out. We chose not to re-sign. Contrary to what some people might say, that was our decision.”
The comments add another layer to the ongoing discussion surrounding talent relations and communication within WWE under the current regime, while also shedding more light on how close-knit the bond remains between MVP, Lashley, and Benjamin following their time together as part of The Hurt Business.
You can watch the entire episode of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze below.
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