| Montel Vontavious Porter | |
|---|---|
 MVP in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Alvin Burke Jr. |
| Born | October 28, 1973 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Antonio Banks Antonio Bank$ Lord of War[1][2] Montel Vontavious Porter MVP |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 259 lb (117 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Miami, Florida[3] |
| Trained by | Soulman Alex G Prime Time Darryl Davis [4] Norman Smiley[4] |
| Debut | 2001 |
Hassan Assad (born Alvin Burke Jr.; October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and submission grappler. He first appeared on the South Florida independent Wrestling scene using the name Antonio Banks. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter. He is also known for his tenures in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Between the three promotions, he is a two-time WWE United States Champion,[5][6][7] one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Matt Hardy),[8] and was the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He was trained by Soulman Alex G and Norman Smiley.[4] Following the completion of his training, he began wrestling for numerous independent promotions, including a stint in TNA.[9] During his time in these promotions, he won various championships in singles competition. He signed with WWE in 2005 and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), one of the company's developmental territories.[9] After being promoted to the SmackDown brand, he made his WWE wrestling debut in October 2006.[9] During that time, he became the longest reigning United States Champion in SmackDown history. Following his departure from WWE in 2010, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in February 2011. He spent the next two years with the promotion, then left NJPW in 2013.[10] Since then, he has returned to the independent circuit and made appearances in Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor (ROH). He returned to WWE in January 2020 and is currently the manager of Omos.
- ^ Caldwell, James (January 22, 2012). "MVP reveals anti-U.S. character in WRP". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (October 24, 2011). "October 24 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2011 Hall of Fame issue, GSP down, Bound for Glory and Bobby Roode, Hogan vs. Sting, giant issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 37. ISSN 1083-9593.
Jeff Katz's Wrestling Revolution Project taped its first season in Los Angeles this past week. [...] MVP is now The Lord of War, and dresses up and wrestles like Masahiro Chono, including using the STF and Yakuza kick as his big moves.
- ^ a b c "MVP's WWE Profile". WWE. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Montel Vontavious Porter profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "Montel Vontavious Porter's first United States Championship reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. May 20, 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
- ^ Caba, Carlos (March 18, 2009). "WWE News: Full results from Smackdown TV taping — major return of WWE divas (contains spoilers)". PW Torch. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
- ^ "Montel Vontavious Porter's second United States Championship reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WWE-tagwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Xamin, Mark; Kamchen, Richard. "Slam! Sports — Wrestling — Montel Vontavious Porter". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2011.