Montel Vontavious Porter

Alvin Burke, Jr. (born October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is better known by the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He has also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Matt Hardy and a former two time WWE United States Champion.[4]

Montel Vontavious Porter
Montel Vontavious Porter on May 20, 2012
Born (1973-10-28) October 28, 1973
Liberty City, Miami, Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Antonio Banks/Bank$
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP)
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight253 lb (114 kg)[1]
Billed fromMiami, Florida
Trained bySoulman Alex G[2]
Norman Smiley
Debut2002[3]

He spent six months in a juvenile detention center after a robbery and later completed 9½ years of an 18½ year prison sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping which at the time he started it he was sixteen.[5] He has a rare heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.[6] He converted to Islam while in prison but has since described himself as a nonbeliever.[7]

References
  1. Montel Vontavious Porter Bio on WWE.com
  2. "Montel Vontavious Porter profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
  3. "SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Montel Vontavious Porter". CANOE. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  4. Lennie DiFino (April 27, 2008). "Better than the Baller". WWE. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
  5. "A true MVP -- take it to the bank". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  6. "MVP's Most Valuable Program". WWE. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  7. "Twitter/The305MVP: I'm a NON believer. I'm not attacking anyone's faith. I just feel religious organizations should NOT be tax exempt. Believe what you will". Twitter. October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014. I'm a NON believer. I'm not attacking anyone's faith. I just feel religious organizations should NOT be tax exempt. Believe what you will.

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