Alvin Burke, Jr. (born October 28, 1973) also known as Hassan Hamin Assad, is an American professional wrestler. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, or MVP, where he is the current WWE United States Champion.
Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Burke has wrestled for numerous independent promotions in his career, including a stint in Total Nonstop Action (TNA). While situated in these promotions, he has won various championships in singles competition. Before competing in the independent promotions, Burke was trained by former professional wrestlers Soulman Alex G and Norman Smiley. Burke was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Deep South Wrestling (DSW) in McDonough, Georgia in 2005.
After being promoted to WWE's Smackdown brand, Burke made his wrestling debut in October 2006. In 2007, he captured the WWE United States Championship, making it his first title with the company. His reign was the longest since WWE came into possession of the championship in 2001 and the third longest in the title's entire history. That same year, Burke captured the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside Matt Hardy. He won the United States Championship for the second time in March 2009.
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