Will Ospreay, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, New Japan, and the COVID era are the center of this guest episode as Ospreay opens up about the dream he chased and the reality he lived once the crowd noise disappeared.

Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze is the weekly pro wrestling conversation between 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.

Ospreay and MVP start with their early connection in Scotland, Ospreay’s first time hanging out with TV wrestlers, and the way their friendship picked back up when MVP arrived in AEW.

The conversation moves into Ospreay’s New Japan path, from wrestling Kazuchika Okada in England to declining the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, signing with New Japan, and spending eight years growing up in Japan.

Ospreay gets honest about winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship during COVID, crying when Gedo told him the plan, then realizing the moment happened in near silence. He also details the Shingo title defense where his back injury worsened, handing back the belt, his final cage match with United Empire and War Dogs, Pro Wrestling Eve, women’s wrestling, hot takes, Nando’s, Essex, and MVP’s homework for Dwayne.

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About Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze:

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 Dwayne Swayze, a Houston based rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, get into the world of professional wrestling. Every week MVP and Dwayne break down wrestling history, promos, match psychology, road stories, and the business behind the spectacle, with the occasional guest joining the conversation.

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