In April 2022, Omos was paired up with MVP, who had split from Bobby Lashley. MVP helped guide Lashley to the WWE Championship as a member of the Hurt Business, and, according to MVP, Vince McMahon was looking for similar success for Omos when he paired him with MVP.
Omos had a major WrestleMania match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 39, but was used sporadically on television after April 2023.
Speaking during a K&S WrestleFest virtual signing, MVP commented on his pairing with Omos.
"When Vince called me and Bobby in the office, he said, 'Hey guys, I want to split you guys up. Bobby, I want you to be a standalone star now. MVP, I want to put you with Omos. I want you to do for Omos what you did for Bobby.' Those were Vince's words. 'Okay.' I'm not happy about this, but I look forward to the task. Omos has such a huge heart. Literally and figuratively. He really wants to learn, wants to get better. He was an open book. Coachable. We weren't on TV a lot, but we were on all the live events. I got to watch him week in and week out improve and get better. I talked to Triple H about how he was being used, and Triple H was adamant that he didn't want him to be another Big Show. He didn't want him on TV every week. He wanted him to be an attraction and wanted to break him out periodically. I don't know what his status is now. I don't know what they plan on doing with him, but if you can't take a legitimate 7-foot 3-inch, 385 pounds....if you can't make money with a 7-foot 3-inch, 385-pound former basketball player that can move. You don't see him move a lot because they don't want him to. When he wants to move, you'd be surprised how well that big man can move. If you can't make money with that then you're just an idiot," stated MVP.
Omos hasn't wrestled since the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the SmackDown before WrestleMania XL.
Elsewhere during the signing, MVP commented on the end of the Hurt Business. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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