MVP offers advice to young wrestlers.
MVP has been in the wrestling business for over two decades; though he didn’t get his notoriety until 2006, which was when he made his WWE debut. The former United States Champion has mostly been with his former employer for over ten years, but MVP has gotten his experiences from places such as TNA, Ring of Honor (pre-Tony Khan), Major League Wrestling, and New Japan Pro Wrestling, so when young guys come to him with advice then he’s speaking with experience.
During his podcast, the AEW star reveals what he tells the newer wrestlers to make their matches better and that’s to slow down and cut off all of the false finishes.
“If I’m telling you to slow it down and cut some of that stuff out, it’s not because I don’t want you to have a good match — it’s because I want you to have a better match. And I think I’ve talked about this before, but there are a few of the younger guys in AEW where I’ve told them, ‘Hey, everything was great, but you had too many false finishes.
You didn’t need all those false finishes.’ You can hear it — because the first false finish, oh! The second false finish, oh! The third false finish, oh! And that fourth false finish, oh. [not as intense] You had them. It takes a while to get that experience — to know when to say, ‘No, take it home now. They’re not going to get any higher than this. Let’s go.’ That other stuff we had figured in? Cut it. Take it home.”
MVP specifically highlights Kyle Fletcher as someone who has welcomed the feedback from the 51-year-old.
“I may have talked about this before, but it’s definitely something that comes with experience. And if I’m telling you that, it’s not because I don’t want you to have the greatest match — it’s because I want you to. And you can hear it from the audience. There have been times when I’ve talked to, uh, like Kyle Fletcher, and we talked about it one time. He said, ‘Yeah, you’re right. I heard it. I got it.’ You know, don’t work against yourself.”
MVP isn’t the only man that’s told AEW stars to slow down. Chris Jericho is another notable name who has told the younger generation the same thing, especially Will Ospreay. When you look at Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay, both men are still fantastic wrestlers who do crazy bumps every now and then, but slowing down has definitely helped improved their in-ring performances.