On the latest episode of the Marking Out with MVP and Dwayne Swayze podcast, MVP shared a detailed and personal story about his unexpected relationship with the late “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The story, which began on the Florida independent scene, revealed a side of the iconic performer that few ever saw, as Savage took a young MVP under his wing, offering him advice, opportunities, and even his personal phone number.

The story began when MVP, then known as Antonio Banks, was a young wrestler trying to make a name for himself. A friend offered to pass his VHS tape and 8×10 photo to Savage, who lived in the area. MVP didn’t think much of it, but soon after, he found himself at Steve Keirn’s wrestling school in Tampa, where Savage was launching a new internet-based wrestling project call

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