Montel Vontavious Porter
American professional wrestler (b.1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alvin Antonio Burke Jr. (born October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. 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] 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.
Montel Vontavious Porter | |
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Birth name | Alvin Antonio Burke Jr. |
Born | (1973-10-28) October 28, 1973 (age 50) 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[4] Norman Smiley[4] |
Debut | 2002 |