7. Montel Vontavious Porter
Although he has portrayed anaffluent, self-absorbed sportsman for the majority of his career, Montel Vontavious Porter is no stranger to hard times (or hard time).
As a youth, MVP found himself running with a bad crowd and had a number of issues with the law. When he was just 16 years of age, he was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping and was sentenced to 18 and a half years in prison. While behind bars, he began to study the Quran and eventually converted to Islam, though he is not religious today.
MVP was released from prison after just under a decade and became involved in professional wrestling after a corrections officer suggested it as a way to keep out of trouble. Obviously, following that officer’s advice was the best thing MVP ever did.
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