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Burke entered professional wrestling in 1998 after serving 9½ years of an 18 year sentence in prison for [[robbery|armed robbery]] and [[kidnapping]].<ref name="flinmate" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://alanwojcik.com/archives/id21.html |title=Alan Wojcik interviews Antonio Banks |accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070505/SPORTS/705050318/1002/SPORTS |title=WWE wrestler making most of MVP opportunity |accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> At the start of his career he wrestled in many different companies on the [[independent circuit]] using the name '''Antonio Banks''', as well as in both [[Full Impact Pro]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/fip.html |title=Full Impact Pro results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref> and early [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] weekly [[pay-per-view]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/xplosion/2003.html |title=TNA.com Xplosion results - 2003 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=April 16, 2003: Nashville, TN<br />Erik Watts defeated Antonio Banks.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/impact/2004.html |title=TNA.com iMPACT! results - 2004 |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref>
Burke entered professional wrestling in 1998 after serving 9½ years of an 18 year sentence in prison for [[robbery|armed robbery]] and [[kidnapping]].<ref name="flinmate" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://alanwojcik.com/archives/id21.html |title=Alan Wojcik interviews Antonio Banks |accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070505/SPORTS/705050318/1002/SPORTS |title=WWE wrestler making most of MVP opportunity |accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> At the start of his career he wrestled in many different companies on the [[independent circuit]] using the name '''Antonio Banks''', as well as in both [[Full Impact Pro]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/fip.html |title=Full Impact Pro results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref> and early [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] weekly [[pay-per-view]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/xplosion/2003.html |title=TNA.com Xplosion results - 2003 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=April 16, 2003: Nashville, TN<br />Erik Watts defeated Antonio Banks.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/info/quickresults/impact/2004.html |title=TNA.com iMPACT! results - 2004 |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref>


===World Wrestling Entertainment===
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In 2005, after a number of [[house show]] and [[dark match]]es, Burke signed a developmental contract with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory [[Deep South Wrestling, LLC|Deep South Wrestling]].<ref name="OwWProfile" /> It was there that he first developed the '''Montel Vontavious Porter''' [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|character]]: an [[Pride|arrogant]], self-obsessed athlete.

====SmackDown!====
As Porter, he made his first appearance on [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) television on the [[August 4]], [[2006]] edition of [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|''SmackDown!'']], being described by announcers as a coveted [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/060804.html |title=SmackDown! results - August 4, 2006 |accessdate=2007-05-17 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

The initial [[Angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]] involved MVP appearing backstage and in arena crowds, often surrounded by women and a bodyguard, and talking to SmackDown! [[List of authority figures in professional wrestling#Smackdown! brand authorities|General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]] about the contract his (unseen) agent was aggressively negotiating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/060811.html |title=SmackDown! results - August 11, 2006 |accessdate=2007-05-17 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=Theodore Long wanted to talk business with Montel Vontavious Porter but he told him to contact his agent..}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/060818.html |title=SmackDown! results - August 18, 2006 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=FEATURE: Montel Vontavious Porter is shown sitting in a skybox supposedly still in negotiations.. }}</ref> MVP was often described by commentators as arrogant, as he would stop conversations in the middle to answer his cell phone and admire his own jewelry while people were speaking to him. His on-screen contract signing was held during a segment on WWE.com uploaded on [[September 27]], 2006 <sup>[http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/specialty_clips/3199666/3295654/0927mvppressconf view]</sup>, leading to his in ring debut for the brand at October's [[WWE No Mercy#2006|No Mercy]] [[pay-per-view]].

After a heralded entrance with an [[National Football League|NFL]]-like inflatable tunnel and [[pyrotechnics]], he defeated the [[Job (professional wrestling)|unknown]] wrestler [[Marty Garner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/nomercy06.html |title=No Mercy 2006 results|accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter (in-ring debut) defeated Marty Garner..}}</ref> During the match, commentators [[Michael Cole]] and [[John Layfield|JBL]] decried the choice of opponent, since it had been implied that it would be someone "more competent"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/matches/322528241/results/ |publisher=WWE.com |title=No Mercy 2006 results |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref>, and openly mocked his ring gear and called him "pathetic" when the fans chanted ''[[Power Rangers|Power Ranger]]'' at him. On the following weeks ''SmackDown!'' MVP demanded a tougher opponent to prove his mettle, and received just that in the form of [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], who was making his ''SmackDown!'' debut after moving from ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]''. MVP did his best to delay the match. Despite being largely on the receiving end of their bouts, MVP started out the feud by narrowly scoring wins over Kane in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|street fight]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/061117.html |title=SmackDown! results - November 17, 2006 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=STREET FIGHT: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Kane...}}</ref> and a [[steel cage match|cage match]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/061124.html |title=SmackDown! results - November 24, 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=STEEL CAGE MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Kane in a major upset!}}</ref> before losing to him in an [[Inferno match]] at [[WWE Armageddon#2006|Armageddon]], from which he ([[kayfabe]]) suffered [[Burn (injury)|1st <!--The cite says, very clearly, 1st degree burns. Unless you can provide one that says otherwise do NOT change this to third degree burns-->degree burns]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/exclusives/385758021|title=MVP remains in burn unit |accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref> Because of his burns he was put out of action for a short time, during which color commentator JBL expressed rage with the fans for cheering a match where the only way of achieving victory is to set an opponent on fire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12222006/ |publisher=WWE.com |title=SmackDown! results - December 22, 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=Former WWE Champion JBL voiced his displeasures with the direction SmackDown has gone, and he placed the blame on Theodore Long for the burning of MVP. JBL also blamed the fans, calling them “sick human beings.”}}</ref>

When the Kane feud died down, MVP began a new one with [[WWE United States Championship|United States Champion]] [[Chris Benoit]] over Benoit's title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070309.html |title=SmackDown! results - March 9, 2007 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=Montel Vontavious Porter then challenged Chris Benoit to a match at WrestleMania for the United States title..}}</ref> To warm up for his match with Benoit, MVP appeared on ''SmackDown!'' introducing various supposed Champions from around the world, giving them exaggerated measurements, then proceeded to defeat them [[Squash (professional wrestling)|in short order]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070316.html |title=SmackDown! results - March 16, 2007 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated El Gran Latte (Undisputed Champion of Hondorous)..}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070323.html |title=SmackDown! results - March 23, 2007 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |accessdate=2007-04-07 |quote=MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated "Leichenstein Heavyweight Champion" Cedrick Von Haussen..}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070330.html |title=SmackDown! results - March 30, 2007 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=SQUASH MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Viko Vatamongo (The Ethiopean Heavyweight Champion)..}}</ref>. When their match at [[WrestleMania 23]] came around, MVP seemed to have Benoit's number, but still lost the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania23.html |title=WrestleMania 23 results |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> A subsequent rematch at [[WWE Backlash#2007|Backlash]] went much the same way, with MVP suddenly losing to an [[Pinfall (professional wrestling)#Cradle|Inside Cradle]] after looking like he was about to win for much of the match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash07.html |title=Backlash 2007 results |accessdate=2007-04-07 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling }}</ref> For [[WWE Judgment Day#2007|Judgment Day]], MVP secured a [[two out of three falls match]] against Benoit, and defeated him in two straight falls (both pins) to win the title<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/judgementday07.html |quote=2/3 FALLS U.S. TITLE MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States title! |accessdate=2007-05-21 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |title=Judgment Day 200 results }}</ref>, his first in WWE.


==In wrestling==
==In wrestling==

Revision as of 04:15, 5 June 2007

Alvin Burke, Jr. United States
Born (1973-10-28) October 28, 1973 (age 50)[1]
Liberty City, Florida Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Antonio Banks
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP)
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Billed weight[undue weight? – discuss][2]
Billed fromMiami, Florida
Trained bySoulman Alex G[3]
Norman Smiley
Chris Benoit
Debut1998

Alvin Burke, Jr. (also known as Hassan Hamin Assad, born October 28, 1973[1]), is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand under the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, or MVP[2], where he is the reigning United States Champion.[4]

Career

Early life and career

Burke entered professional wrestling in 1998 after serving 9½ years of an 18 year sentence in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping.[1][5][6] At the start of his career he wrestled in many different companies on the independent circuit using the name Antonio Banks, as well as in both Full Impact Pro[7] and early Total Nonstop Action Wrestling weekly pay-per-views.[8] [9]

World Wrestling Entertainment

In 2005, after a number of house show and dark matches, Burke signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory Deep South Wrestling.[3] It was there that he first developed the Montel Vontavious Porter character: an arrogant, self-obsessed athlete.

SmackDown!

As Porter, he made his first appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television on the August 4, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, being described by announcers as a coveted free agent.[10]

The initial storyline involved MVP appearing backstage and in arena crowds, often surrounded by women and a bodyguard, and talking to SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long about the contract his (unseen) agent was aggressively negotiating.[11] [12] MVP was often described by commentators as arrogant, as he would stop conversations in the middle to answer his cell phone and admire his own jewelry while people were speaking to him. His on-screen contract signing was held during a segment on WWE.com uploaded on September 27, 2006 view, leading to his in ring debut for the brand at October's No Mercy pay-per-view.

After a heralded entrance with an NFL-like inflatable tunnel and pyrotechnics, he defeated the unknown wrestler Marty Garner.[13] During the match, commentators Michael Cole and JBL decried the choice of opponent, since it had been implied that it would be someone "more competent"[14], and openly mocked his ring gear and called him "pathetic" when the fans chanted Power Ranger at him. On the following weeks SmackDown! MVP demanded a tougher opponent to prove his mettle, and received just that in the form of Kane, who was making his SmackDown! debut after moving from RAW. MVP did his best to delay the match. Despite being largely on the receiving end of their bouts, MVP started out the feud by narrowly scoring wins over Kane in a street fight[15] and a cage match[16] before losing to him in an Inferno match at Armageddon, from which he (kayfabe) suffered 1st degree burns.[17] Because of his burns he was put out of action for a short time, during which color commentator JBL expressed rage with the fans for cheering a match where the only way of achieving victory is to set an opponent on fire.[18]

When the Kane feud died down, MVP began a new one with United States Champion Chris Benoit over Benoit's title.[19] To warm up for his match with Benoit, MVP appeared on SmackDown! introducing various supposed Champions from around the world, giving them exaggerated measurements, then proceeded to defeat them in short order[20] [21] [22]. When their match at WrestleMania 23 came around, MVP seemed to have Benoit's number, but still lost the match.[23] A subsequent rematch at Backlash went much the same way, with MVP suddenly losing to an Inside Cradle after looking like he was about to win for much of the match.[24] For Judgment Day, MVP secured a two out of three falls match against Benoit, and defeated him in two straight falls (both pins) to win the title[25], his first in WWE.

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Nicknames
  • MVP
  • The Franchise Player

Championships and accomplishments

Trivia

While in Deep South Wrestling, Burke utilized numerous references to "305", the local area code of Miami-Dade County, in the form of chants, hand gestures, and logos.

Burke also has numerous tattoos: a portrait of Malcolm X on his upper left chest[26], King Tut on his left upper biceps[27], an Eye of Horus on the back of his left arm, and small writing with a small ring on his right upper backside.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Inmate Release Information Detail". dc.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c "WWE.com Superstars > SmackDown > Montel Vontavious Porter > profile". Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  3. ^ a b "Montel Vontavious Porter profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  4. ^ "Third time's the golden charm for MVP". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  5. ^ "Alan Wojcik interviews Antonio Banks". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  6. ^ "WWE wrestler making most of MVP opportunity". Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  7. ^ "Full Impact Pro results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  8. ^ "TNA.com Xplosion results - 2003". Retrieved 2007-04-07. April 16, 2003: Nashville, TN
    Erik Watts defeated Antonio Banks.
  9. ^ "TNA.com iMPACT! results - 2004". Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  10. ^ "SmackDown! results - August 4, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  11. ^ "SmackDown! results - August 11, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-05-17. Theodore Long wanted to talk business with Montel Vontavious Porter but he told him to contact his agent..
  12. ^ "SmackDown! results - August 18, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. FEATURE: Montel Vontavious Porter is shown sitting in a skybox supposedly still in negotiations..
  13. ^ "No Mercy 2006 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter (in-ring debut) defeated Marty Garner..
  14. ^ "No Mercy 2006 results". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  15. ^ "SmackDown! results - November 17, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. STREET FIGHT: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Kane...
  16. ^ "SmackDown! results - November 24, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. STEEL CAGE MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Kane in a major upset!
  17. ^ "MVP remains in burn unit". Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  18. ^ "SmackDown! results - December 22, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-07. Former WWE Champion JBL voiced his displeasures with the direction SmackDown has gone, and he placed the blame on Theodore Long for the burning of MVP. JBL also blamed the fans, calling them "sick human beings."
  19. ^ "SmackDown! results - March 9, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. Montel Vontavious Porter then challenged Chris Benoit to a match at WrestleMania for the United States title..
  20. ^ "SmackDown! results - March 16, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated El Gran Latte (Undisputed Champion of Hondorous)..
  21. ^ "SmackDown! results - March 23, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated "Leichenstein Heavyweight Champion" Cedrick Von Haussen..
  22. ^ "SmackDown! results - March 30, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. SQUASH MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Viko Vatamongo (The Ethiopean Heavyweight Champion)..
  23. ^ "WrestleMania 23 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  24. ^ "Backlash 2007 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  25. ^ "Judgment Day 200 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-05-21. 2/3 FALLS U.S. TITLE MATCH: Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Chris Benoit to win the United States title!
  26. ^ Image of MVP
  27. ^ Image of MVP

External Links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alvin_Burke%2C_Jr.&diff=135967805&oldid=135967749

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