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WHY SMACKDOWN'S MVP IS LIVING UP TO HIS NAME

WHY SMACKDOWN'S MVP IS LIVING UP TO HIS NAME

I went on a website earlier, and I saw a thread entitled "MVP is the biggest waste of money in WWE". I looked inside it, knowing what I was going to see Three pages of "MVP sucks"; "I hope Kane destroys him". There were the odd guy that came out and called everyone Marks and saying he should be given a chance. If you ask me, he's had more than enough chances to shine.

And in my opinion, he has indeed shined. The role of the heel is simply to: be the bad guy and to be hated. You get the times when heels are cheered due to respect for their in-ring talents and their natural charisma and superstar look, but they are usually renowned people who have been in the past faces. People like Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Eddie Guerrero, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle come into this category. MVP is new, and he already has a huge hate wagon behind him (hence the thread I mentioned in the
earlier). But to say he sucks, is just unjust.

Look at MVP's introduction.  By making him start off begging Teddy Long to make him a part of the roster, people were wondering (myself included) "who the hell is he". He had an
obnoxious "bling-bling" look and Teddy obviously hadn't taken kindly to him pressuring him. But they planned it in such a way that, at first, he was given about two minutes on the first two weeks. People thought nothing of it, but then he got more air time and began bragging. Instant heel - obnoxious and cocky. People already hated him, and then he got the big
announcement on WWE.com. People hated him quickly - good heel and great introduction.

Then, we get to the big debut.  He faces a jobber. So, against *looks it up*...Marty Garner, in two minutes, did you expect an instant classic? No, so why call it an anti-climax. It built up his heel reputation in a great way and gave a great reason behind his confidence prior to the match. Even in that match he pulled off some heel moves (e.g. running in circles and slapping Garner). Not really a glamorous start to his career, but its a start.

MVP instantly gets a feud which pushes him up to midcard in one swift movement. By being in a feud with the sloppy but upper midcard "Big Red Monster" Kane, he's instantly renowned. People see him every week, he'll cut a two minute promo, and Kane will come out and MVP plays his gimmick and runs away.

Let's face it, MVP has had very little to do so far. A few matches with Kane and even one against Undertaker. Its a good start, right? From what I've seen (and that's Smackdown, and I watch that thoroughly every week), he's quite quick and athletic - and having seen some videos, I know he's got it in him. In my mind, for want of not using a cliché, it takes two to tango. You can only put on a good quality match if your opponent is equally as committed. Example: if Angle was as awesome as he was at Wrestlemania 21, and Michaels was about 50%, would it have been such a master-class? No way. MVP vs Marty Garner - if that was someone like Vito instead of Garner and if they had more time, would it have been better? Obviously.

So what's the point in what I just said? Well, Kane vs MVP hasn't been the best matches on Smackdown, but its been alright. People aim the blame of them not being as good as they could be on MVP. But why? Cause he's the heel, obviously. Look past the heel, the gimmick, the Power Ranger's outfit and the fairly watchable promos, and you have a good quality athlete. Its like Vito: terrible gimmick, but you know what, he's had some good matches in that dress against the likes of Elijah Burke and William Regal. Gimmicks
and heel/face divides mean nothing in my mind. So who says its all MVP that's making the Kane feud not as good as it could be (even though I think its a great way of introducing him to the roster)? Why isn't it Kane (that's for another day though)?

In conclusion, I believe MVP has been introduced in a rare glimpse of magnificence from the Creative team. He is one guy that I love watching on Smackdown, and given a chance he is a guy for the future. He's got charisma, superstar look, good on the stick and an athletic guy all rolled into one. His gimmick makes him look cowardly, and he plays the role well and has been noticed.