

in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida, on October 28, 1973. Hassan Hamin Assad was born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr. Since then, he has returned to the independent circuit and made appearances in Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor (ROH). He spent the next two years with the promotion, then left NJPW in 2013. Following his departure from WWE in 2010, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in February 2011. After being promoted to the SmackDown brand, he made his WWE wrestling debut in October 2006.

He signed with WWE in 2005 and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), one of the company's developmental territories. During his time in these promotions, he won various championships in singles competition.

Following the completion of his training, he began wrestling for numerous independent promotions, including a stint in TNA. He was trained by Soulman Alex G and Norman Smiley. Between the three promotions, he is a two-time WWE United States Champion, one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Matt Hardy), and was the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He is best known for his time with WWE, and also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and manager currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name MVP (standing for Montel Vontavious Porter) and is the manager of Omos. Hassan Hamin Assad (born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.
