MVP has talked with WWE legend about turning life story into movie
AEW star MVP could link up with an old WWE co-worker in the future to make a movie about his life.
On a new episode of his Marking Out podcast, MVP was asked if he’s given thought to turning his life story into a book or movie. MVP said he has considered the idea but has not done anything concrete like writing a manuscript yet. He’s had early talks with WWE legend Dave Bautista about Bautista’s production company Dogbone Entertainment bringing his story to the big screen.
“I have thought about it, and many people have asked me about it, and it’s something that I want to do. And I’ve actually talked to my good friend Dave Bautista,” MVP said.
“We’ve talked about, with his production company, taking the steps to turn my life story into a movie. It’s something that — I trust Dave to do it. I wouldn’t trust just anybody with it, because my life story is not PG, man. My life story is rated R as [f*ck]. Rated X. I mean, legit, we have to get it like PG-13 at the minimal. But, yeah, it’s something Dave and I have talked about, and it’s on the back burner.”
MVP believes his life story — which includes spending nearly a decade in jail for committing an armed robbery on a cruise ship — is one that would make a great film.
“My life is a movie, man. A movie in the making,” he said. “From my teenage years in Miami as a graffiti artist/gang member, becoming an armed robber, going to prison, nine and a half years in prison, and all the bullsh*t I survived and saw in there, and then coming out and becoming — well, being a bouncer and bodyguard on South Beach, and selling weed and steroids to support my wrestling habit, going on to eventually making it as a professional wrestler.”
When it comes to writing a book about his life, MVP has not started that process yet because he wouldn’t want to use a ghostwriter. He would want to write the book himself like Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, and Bret Hart have.
At WrestleDream this past weekend, The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) became the new number one contenders to the AEW Trios titles. They will be challenging Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata for the belts.
