So I'm watching RAW as I do every Monday night. My main man Jack Swagger just won a match to team up with RAW's top stars to face Smackdown's best at the brand war pay-per-view Bragging Rights. I should be ecstatic. I just wrote a column a couple weeks ago about how Swagger should be mixing it up in the main events.

Now he's in a pay-per-view main event. Here's the thing. I should be happy, but I'm not. If you're wondering why, it's the fact that he beat Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) to qualify. You know, the same MVP that superstars such as Batista predicted to breakout in 2009 and become the top guy he should be by now.

It's October 2009. Two months are left in the year. MVP went from bouncing back from a 20-plus match losing streak to winning the United States Championship. Since he lost the title to Kofi Kingston earlier this year, the Miami, FL native has been lost in the shuffle.

Okay, he's had huge wins over Chris Jericho and Jack Swagger this year. Then, WWE usually follows it up with him losing to those guys. In the summer, MVP faced Triple H in a Night of Champions WWE Championship contender's match. He lost via a kick and Pedigree, despite being in control most of the match.

Not saying he should have beat Triple H in a TV match, but a reversal into a kick and Pedigree sounds kind of like a quick loss. This week's RAW, MVP lost to Jack Swagger...clean. That's not good for MVP.

At one point, MVP had huge momentum after being drafted on RAW, having an impressive showing against Randy Orton in a non-title match.

Rather than have Mr. 305 (that's the Miami zip code for all you non-Ebonics speakers) headline a pay-per-view or two against Orton for the sake of keeping things fresh, he's been in virtual midcard limbo. I don't get it. The guy has a good looks, great in-ring ability, charisma, mic skills, and a tailor-made story of inspiration and redemption.

For those that don't know, MVP spent almost 10 years behind bars for armed robbery and kidnapping, starting with being charged at the age of 16. For a man to go from jail to United States Champion, competing in front of millions worldwide is a huge deal.

That should have been treated as such. Instead, those details regarding his past life experiences were overlooked in his feud with Jack Swagger—one that could sure as heck have used more exposure on a show dominated by the same three guys (Orton, Cena, Triple H).

It all started when MVP turned face seemingly overnight without any explanation besides "Hey he lost 1,000 matches, so cheer for him!" Gone was MVP's Terrell Owens-like attitude that made him so appealing. You would think that after his face turn, WWE would make vignettes about his troubled past.

They didn't.

You would have thought moving MVP to WWE's flagship show/brand RAW would mean that bigger things were in store for him. Nope. And Sherri Shepherd doesn't count because nothing says I'm cool and appeals to the male fanbase like dating some chick from The View. REAL COOL, man.

WWE has done the unthinkable. They have taken a picture-perfect wrestler with a phenomenal real life story that reeks of inspiration and sympathy, only to push him and his tale by the waste side. I don't care if he rubbed a few people the wrong way. What's good for business is well,good for business!

I love The Miz, Legacy, and Jack Swagger, as well as their recent pushes. Anybody that has read my recent work can tell you that. Just remember one thing. Those aforementioned competitors are still in their twenties. MVP is almost 36. Much like an aging sports team, his world championship window is closing—fast.

I know there's always 2010, but if MVP gets put over the top next year, he'll be the new Booker T or Rob Van Dam (RVD). Older fans may recall that it took the two forever to win a world title in WWE, despite being over with fans, possessing a great combination of skills necessary to be main eventers, etc.

Yet backstage politics and other things that have the scent of a bull's feces hampered their chances of getting to the top. Booker T debuted in WWE in 2001 and probably should have been World Heavyweight Champion by 2003 when he received a shot against Triple H at WrestleMania XIX

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