Hasaan Asaad (born October 28, 1973 ), but tells people his name is Antonio Banks, is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand under the ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, or MVP.
Banks entered professional wrestling in 1998 after serving 9½ years of an 18 year sentence in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping. At the start of his career he wrestled in many different companies on the independent circuit using the name Antonio Bank$, as well as Full Impact Pro.
In 2005, after a number of house show and dark matches, Banks signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory Deep South Wrestling. It was there that he first developed the Montel Vontavious Porter character: an arrogant, self-obsessed athlete.
As Porter, he made his first appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television on the August 4, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, being described by announcers as a coveted free agent.
The initial storyline involved MVP appearing backstage and in arena crowds, often surrounded by women and a bodyguard, and talking to SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long about the contract his (unseen) agent was aggressively negotiating. MVP was often described by commentators as arrogant, as he would stop conversations in the middle to answer his cell phone and admire his own jewelry while people were speaking to him. His on-screen contract signing was held during a segment on WWE.com uploaded on September 27, 2006 view, leading to his in ring debut for the brand at October's No Mercy pay-per-view.
After a heralded entrance with an NFL-like inflatable tunnel and pyrotechnics, he defeated the unknown wrestler Marty Garner. During the match, commentators Michael Cole and JBL decried the choice of opponent, since it had been implied that it would be someone "more competent", and openly mocked his ring gear and called him "pathetic" when the fans chanted Power Ranger at him. On the following weeks SmackDown! MVP demanded a tougher opponent to prove his mettle, and received just that in the form of Kane, who was making his SmackDown! debut after moving from RAW. MVP did his best to delay the match. Despite being largely on the receiving end of their bouts, MVP started out the feud by narrowly scoring wins over Kane in a street fight and a cage match before losing to him in an Inferno match at Armageddon, from which he (kayfabe) suffered 1st degree burns. Because of his burns he was put out of action for a short time, during which color commentator JBL expressed rage with the fans for cheering a match where the only way of achieving victory is to set an opponent on fire.
When the Kane feud died down, MVP began a new one with United States Champion Chris Benoit over Benoit's title To warm up for his match with Benoit, MVP appeared on SmackDown! introducing various supposed Champions from around the world, giving them exaggerated measurements, then proceeded to defeat them in short order. When their match at WrestleMania 23 came around, MVP seemed to have Benoit's number, but still lost the match. A subsequent rematch at Backlash went much the same way, with MVP suddenly losing to an Inside Cradle after looking like he was about to win for much of the match.
Banks entered professional wrestling in 1998 after serving 9½ years of an 18 year sentence in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping. At the start of his career he wrestled in many different companies on the independent circuit using the name Antonio Bank$, as well as Full Impact Pro.
In 2005, after a number of house show and dark matches, Banks signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory Deep South Wrestling. It was there that he first developed the Montel Vontavious Porter character: an arrogant, self-obsessed athlete.
As Porter, he made his first appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television on the August 4, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, being described by announcers as a coveted free agent.
The initial storyline involved MVP appearing backstage and in arena crowds, often surrounded by women and a bodyguard, and talking to SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long about the contract his (unseen) agent was aggressively negotiating. MVP was often described by commentators as arrogant, as he would stop conversations in the middle to answer his cell phone and admire his own jewelry while people were speaking to him. His on-screen contract signing was held during a segment on WWE.com uploaded on September 27, 2006 view, leading to his in ring debut for the brand at October's No Mercy pay-per-view.
After a heralded entrance with an NFL-like inflatable tunnel and pyrotechnics, he defeated the unknown wrestler Marty Garner. During the match, commentators Michael Cole and JBL decried the choice of opponent, since it had been implied that it would be someone "more competent", and openly mocked his ring gear and called him "pathetic" when the fans chanted Power Ranger at him. On the following weeks SmackDown! MVP demanded a tougher opponent to prove his mettle, and received just that in the form of Kane, who was making his SmackDown! debut after moving from RAW. MVP did his best to delay the match. Despite being largely on the receiving end of their bouts, MVP started out the feud by narrowly scoring wins over Kane in a street fight and a cage match before losing to him in an Inferno match at Armageddon, from which he (kayfabe) suffered 1st degree burns. Because of his burns he was put out of action for a short time, during which color commentator JBL expressed rage with the fans for cheering a match where the only way of achieving victory is to set an opponent on fire.
When the Kane feud died down, MVP began a new one with United States Champion Chris Benoit over Benoit's title To warm up for his match with Benoit, MVP appeared on SmackDown! introducing various supposed Champions from around the world, giving them exaggerated measurements, then proceeded to defeat them in short order. When their match at WrestleMania 23 came around, MVP seemed to have Benoit's number, but still lost the match. A subsequent rematch at Backlash went much the same way, with MVP suddenly losing to an Inside Cradle after looking like he was about to win for much of the match.
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