50 Ruthless Aggression Era Superstars Ranked From Worst To Best

36. MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter)

Pros:

1. Natural promo ability

2. Highly athletic

3. Longest-reigning WWE US Champions in history (at the time)

Cons:

1. Looked like a Power Ranger

2. Weak finisher

3. Got lost in the mid-card shuffle

There was a lot of hype around MVP’s contract signing, and from the moment he first started appearing on-screen, you could tell that he was going to be a big deal. He carried himself like an actual MVP, and spoke like someone who possessed the natural arrogance and overinflated ego of a spoiled rich kid with natural talent. In other words, he was the perfect mid-card heel.

Overall, throughout the latter half of the Ruthless Aggression Era, MVP demonstrated solid wrestling ability and delivered equally-solid promos. He improved even more after working a program with Chris Benoit, and he truly became an athlete worth watching in 2007. He began a feud with Marr Hardy, which would be centered on his nearly-year-long WWE US Title run. After he lost that belt, there should’ve been a clear step upwards for him to the main event scene.

Yet inexplicably, soon after his feud with Hardy ended, he started a five-month-long losing streak, which lowered his credibility and all but destroyed his momentum. He finished off this era going nowhere, which wasn’t something that a skilled wrestler like MVP deserved at that point in his career.

Final Rating: ***1/2