MVP Says WWE Has No Competition; Talks Problems With TNA's Management, Chris Jericho Inspiring Him

Recently on Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast, MVP discussed a number of topics including wanting to start a hardcore band and TNA's struggles.

During the podcast, MVP said he would like to start a hardcore band and that he is more inspired by Chris Jericho for starting a rock band than he is with other professional wrestlers who have transitioned into acting.

"I'm more inspired by what Chris Jericho has done with Fozzy because you've heard some of my hip hop and my songs. I'm 42 [years old] and before it gets to be too late, I want to start my own hardcore band. Yeah, I want to front my own band and I've got songs that I wrote years ago and that's a project that I've really been thinking about a lot lately that doesn't take much to do."

MVP claimed to be highly influenced by Ice-T's heavy metal band, Body Count, and Henry Rollins.

"I wanted somebody to write an article about me and refer to me as 'the black Henry Rollins' and Henry Rollins, I really dig his style. I really dig his spoken word, and his travels, and his intelligence, and his music."

According to MVP, WWE has no competition and TNA should be a solid secondary professional wrestling promotion by now, but it is not due to poor management.

"There is no competition and I don't need that to sound mean or to take the piss out of [TNA], but WWE has no competition. You can have alternatives to [WWE], but there is no competition." MVP continued, "in my opinion, certain people in managerial roles at TNA leave a lot to be desired and that's the reason TNA is in the situation it's in right now. They've been around for 13 years. At this point, they should be a solid secondary alternative to WWE [and] well in the black, but they're not."

In addition to these topics, MVP talked about his relationship with Batista, WWE cleaning up with partying backstage, and much more. To listen to the show, click here. If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Sam Roberts' Wrestling Podcast with an H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Source: Sam Roberts? Wrestling Podcast