MVP reveals what Vince McMahon told him about his prison sentence

MVP had a rough upbringing and he made some wrong decisions early on in his life. The former Champion joined a gang when he was only 12 years old and ended up serving a prison sentence of over 9 years for armed robbery and kidnapping when he was only 16.

 


 

Though the WWE star found a better path after this and he has become a world-renowned professional wrestler after signing his first major contract with WWE in 2005.

MVP talked about his past life during his recent appearance on the Chasing Glory podcast and he revealed what Vince McMahon told him about his previous mistakes:

“When I got to the WWE, I was given an opportunity that society wouldn’t give me. Society wouldn’t give me an opportunity to make minimum wage, Vince McMahon said, ‘Yeah, you did some bad things, but everybody here gets an opportunity. You’ve earned an opportunity.’ He gave me an opportunity to become an internationally known professional wrestling superstar. With that came social redemption.”

Continuing on the topic, the former US Champion mentioned how he still gets comments about his past but he has served his sentence:

“I’m still 190197. You never forget that number. I’ll always be that. Even today, on social media, if I make a social comment I’ll get, ‘Yeah, well, you shouldn’t have kidnapped those people.’ You’re right, I shouldn’t have kidnapped those people, but I went to prison and served my time. It’s done. Now, because I’m MVP and go to prisons and given speeches, there is a section of society that will say, ‘He’s a changed man.'”

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