In my latest installment of the "I miss..." series, we're straight up... BALLIN'!!!
Yep, that guy. You know, the one who wore the superman-looking unitard to the ring, a matching Breath-Right nasal strip (I guess he snored a lot in the ring), a former multi-time US champion and a guy who used to have one of the coolest ring entrances of his time?
That's right. Before Pitbull made it big, MVP was the original "Mr. 305." During his initial, 2 1/2 year-long heel stint, he had one of the most entertaining and one of the longest United States title runs of the modern era and had great feuds with guys like Kane and Matt Hardy. His heel promos were always on-point and he always found a way to generate massive heat from the live audience.
As far as I'm concerned, MVP had very little flaws as a heel. He had a unique look, a great entrance, good mic skills, was a believable champion, he was more than competent in the ring, and he carried and elevated the US championship.
His only downfalls were his lack of a good finishing maneuver and the fact that the WWE made one of their biggest blunders when they turned him babyface. The guy was so good as a heel that it naturally started to drift him into babyface territory. So what did the WWE do? They changed EVERYTHING about him that made him great; they changed his entrance, they stuck him into a "sympathy" storyline, they made him run around and flail his arms everywhere and look like an idiot, and his edge was completely stripped away. I honestly feel that, if not for that heel turn, he'd be one fo the top superstars on the roster today.
What did you guys think about him? Do you miss him at all?