MVP Blasts Fans for Calling Wrestlers ‘Jobbers’ Without Knowing the Meaning

MVP has heard enough of fans throwing around the word “jobber” without understanding what it really means—and he’s setting the record straight.

During an episode of his Marking Out with MVP and Dwayne Sees podcast, the former WWE United States Champion tackled the perception of losing in wrestling and took direct aim at fans who confuse strategic booking with character burial. For MVP, taking a pinfall isn’t a shame—it’s part of the art.

“Yeah, it does [affect perception], because after a while you start to see somebody lose most of the time or all the time, and in your head you go, ‘Okay, well…’ And then the term a lot of people use — and use it incorrectly — is ‘jobber.’”

“Oh, he’s a jobber. Oh, they jobbed him out. In some cases, yeah, this guy’s a jobber — his job is to put other people over. But in my case, specifically with The Hurt Business, I was being selfless for the group.”

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MVP explained that during his run with The Hurt Business, he made the conscious choice to protect Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin’s momentum by being the one who took the losses when needed.

“You gotta protect The Almighty. He can’t take any Ls. The dynamic where Shelton was at the time — before Vince threw him off the cliff — you know, I took the pins to protect the unit.”

He didn’t stop there. MVP made it crystal clear that losing a match doesn’t automatically mean someone is being “buried.”

“A lot of people — I see it on social media — they say, ‘Oh, they’re burying this guy.’ You don’t know what you’re talking about. That’s not burying someone because they lost a match or two.”

“Brock Lesnar is Brock Lesnar because everybody lost to him. Roman Reigns is Roman Reigns because everybody lost to him. Everybody can’t win — it’s how you build dominant stars.”

MVP’s take is a reminder that wrestling is a long game—and those who understand it aren’t obsessed with wins and losses, but with stories and legacies.

If fans truly want to understand how stars are built, maybe it’s time to stop tossing around the word “jobber” like it’s an insult.

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