MVP Details Hurt Syndicate's Routine At AEW Tapings

The Hurt Syndicate quickly dominated the AEW tag team division upon their debut, but have since remained a constant presence on the roster, even with Bobby Lashley's current injury. MVP mostly acts as the spokesperson of the group, and in an episode of his "Marking Out" podcast, he recounted what a usual day in the locker room looks like for the Hurt Syndicate.

"Everybody gets in, and a lot of the time. Me, Bobby [Lashley], and Shelton [Benjamin], we arrive wearing suits and ties because we are executive professionals," he explained, adding that they don't stay in their suits and eventually change into more comfortable clothes before walking to catering to get some food to start their day. "Most of the time, catering is pretty good! There's usually something you can eat." 

MVP also elaborated on how there are several options on the table to pick from.

"Then, at some point, [we] make our way out by the ring and find whoever we're working with, talk about what we're doing that day," he explained, praising the doctors and trainers backstage. "Sign up on the list to get a designated time to come in and get whatever work you need: stretch, electronic stem, whatever you need? They got you."

While not as thorough as "WWE Unreal," MVP continued to peel back the layers of AEW backstage, noting that they usually work out the details of their matches for the night alongside the coaches and their opponents. "Your coach, or as I'm used to calling them: producers, they're at the Go Position, and they got on the headset, and they're talking to the production truck," he explained. "They have to know what's going on so that they can call the production truck to get what angles for what, you know, if there's a big – you know – big spot in the match, you want to make sure that the camera's there that they know, so they don't miss it."

MVP then revealed that trips to catering are something that often happens, as the wrestlers have to get in a lot of food for the day, but after their 4^th or 5^th trip, they go to the locker room to gear up for the night. "If I'm wrestling, I like to try to swing by the trainer room one more time and just get stretched out," he recounted. "And then it's kinda just waiting, you're just waiting around until it's go time, you know? You find out where you are on the card, and you know, if you're a little later in the show, you're just trying to stay warm and stay loose till it's your time. And that's a typical day!"

The veteran added that post-match, wrestlers either go back to the trainers or look over the details of the match before cleaning up and heading home.

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