"That meant nothing to them" - MVP loses it at WWE again, lashes out for big reason

AEW star MVP has alluded to WWE's past utilization and mistreatment of its female talent during an interview. The 51-year-old has been part of the Tony Khan-led promotion since 2024.

WWE currently boasts one of the best women's divisions in all of North American pro wrestling across its various brands and shows. Although the sports entertainment juggernaut has been spotlighting its female in-ring performers with significant focus since the Women's Revolution in the mid-2010s, the promotion has a history of underutilizing its women's division in the past.

Ranging from problematic and exploitative match types to extremely short match-length allotments, not to mention various questionable angles, numerous critiques have been aimed at how WWE once booked its female wrestlers. Recently discussing the subject on the Marking Out podcast, MVP reflected on how the standards for women's wrestling have improved compared to the Stamford-based company's past creative ideas.

“Women are definitely making more money today than they’ve made in the past because women have always been treated so unfairly in pro wrestling for years. You know, you had the stupid bra and panty matches and evening gown matches and stupid things like that. They didn’t — a lot of the time with certain promotions, in WWE, they didn’t care about how good a woman could wrestle. That meant nothing to them. It was just the eye candy aspect.” [H/T - Ringside News]

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Montel Vontavious Porter made his AEW debut last year and was soon afterward reunited there with his former Hurt Business stablemates, Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley. He has notably been outspoken about how the faction and its members were not properly utilized by World Wrestling Entertainment.

Former WWE Superstar MVP on his retirement

MVP has competed inside an AEW ring only once so far, teaming with Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley to defeat Mark Briscoe and Private Party on Dynamite: Maximum Carnage at the start of this year.

During the same episode of the Marking Out podcast, the former WWE United States Champion revealed that he wants a retirement tour in the Tony Khan-led promotion and will likely hang up his boots in a couple of years.

“I’d like to think I got maybe another 10 as a manager, maybe 15 depending on my age and health. As far as in the ring, I got like maybe a year or two left max, man.” [H/T - Fightful]

It remains to be seen who The Ballin' Superstar's final in-ring opponent will be.

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As a lifelong wrestling fan and lover of stories, Anurag would read news, articles, and other content about the talent and events he enjoyed watching. His understanding of the business continued to grow with time, and his interest in the art and sport of wrestling led him to pursue a career as a writer.

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