Montel Vontavious Porter

I have always had a weakness for wrestlers who out-think the room, and Alvin Burke Jr., known as MVP, is a master of self-invention. A former American football player from Miami, he had the athleticism baked in, and at 191 cm he had the presence too. From WWE to TNA to New Japan and now AEW, where he manages The Hurt Syndicate, he reinvented himself at every stop. Born in 1973 and still front and center, his longevity is remarkable. The mic work, the swagger, the brand-building instinct: he sells himself better than almost anyone, and I genuinely respect that craft.

Name (English)

Montel Vontavious Porter

Name (Japanese)

アルヴィン・バーク・ジュニア

Reading

あるゔぃん・ばーく・じゅにあ

Born

October 28, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Miami, Florida, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler / American football player

• Official sitehttp://www.mvp305.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/the305mvp/
• Xhttps://x.com/The305MVP
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montel%20Vontavious%20Porter
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVP%20(%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44638

Tags

• Florida
• professional wrestler
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.