Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is a weekly pro wrestling podcast where longtime friends Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), a former WWE United States Champion and current AEW star and manager of The Hurt Syndicate, and Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist Dwayne Swayze get into the world of professional wrestling.
Every week MVP and Dwayne break down wrestling history, promos, match psychology, and the road stories most shows never tell, with the occasional guest joining the conversation. Past guests include Samoa Joe, Mercedes Moné, Ricochet, Toni Storm, Tony Khan, Shelton Benjamin, Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale, and Kenny King, with stories from WWE, AEW, TNA, Impact, and Ring of Honor.
New episodes drop Fridays at 9 AM ET on BZZR. Audio follows midnight ET Monday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you listen, and the full video premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube. Subscribe for real talk and real stories.
Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Who is the GOAT? 🐐🏀
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Episode 70 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is out now on audio. MVP breaks down what really happens to a wrestler’s contract after an injury, how a company can reclaim missed time while the wrestler still gets paid, and why hiding an injury is the wrong move today. The guys also get into Cowboy Bebop, the LeBron versus Jordan debate, and a tribute to Tiger Mask IV.
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New episodes every week.
Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Behind the scenes on Episode 69 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze. This is the week MVP broke down the rules of being a wrestling heel, why the bad guy should be disliked, why cheating matters, and how Finlay, Stone Cold, and Ric Flair each show a different side of heel psychology, plus the lessons from Arn Anderson and William Regal.
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Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Episode 69 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is out now on audio. MVP breaks down the classic rules of being a wrestling heel, why heels should be disliked, why cheating matters, and how Finlay, Hornswoggle, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Ric Flair each show a different side of heel psychology, plus the lessons he learned from Arn Anderson and William Regal.
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New episodes every week.
Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Behind the scenes on Episode 68 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze. This is the one where MVP tells a wild road story about two multi-time WWE champions and keeps both names to himself, revisits the Bad Brains 50th anniversary, and calls a Spike buyout of Impact his biggest TNA what-if. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/5hT5V2U7dNw
New episodes every week. Audio drops at midnight ET Monday. Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Episode 68 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is out now on audio. MVP tells a wild road story about two multi-time WWE champions and refuses to name either man, then gets into the Bad Brains 50th anniversary, his history with Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Colour, and why a Spike buyout of Impact is still his biggest TNA what-if.
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New episodes every week.
Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Episode 67 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is here, and these shots are from the sit-down where MVP finally told the full John Laurinaitis story. He walks through the WWE doghouse era, the missed Denver live event, and the drunken Calgary hotel-bar confrontation that nearly turned physical before Kevin Dunn stepped in, then explains why he turned down a five-year deal to recharge in New Japan and how Laurinaitis made sure he kept the MVP name.
https://youtu.be/D1Oh_wqiw_s
New episodes every week. Audio drops at midnight ET Monday. Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Episode 67 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is out now on audio. MVP tells the full story of his John Laurinaitis fallout, from the WWE doghouse era and a missed Denver live event to the tense Calgary hotel-bar exchange that nearly turned physical before Kevin Dunn stepped in. He explains why he turned down a five-year deal, chose to recharge in New Japan, and how Laurinaitis made sure he kept ownership of the MVP name.
linktr.ee/themarkingoutshow
New episodes every week.
Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
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Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze
Behind the scenes on Episode 66 of Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze. Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback sets MVP off on why Father Time is undefeated, and the conversation runs from knowing when to retire to MVP’s own final match next year, the AEW World Title he would turn down, and the Antonio Banks days when he signed his first autograph. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/BRcMOjP2OJE
New episodes every week.
Audio drops at midnight ET Monday.
Full episode premieres Monday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.
(📷: @ForTheLoveOfRyne)
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