BALTIMORE -- Just moments after defeating fan-favorite Matt Hardy, MVP took a moment to speak with SmackDown commentator Michael Cole about Judgment Day. The swaggering hot shot sounded as focused and ready as ever to take on Chris Benoit and finally wrap the ultimate bling around his waist: United States Championship gold. Here's what he had to say:

"Let me tell you something. You, Chris Benoit, Teddy Long, all the naysayers, you playa haters are all so glad that the deck has been stacked against me at Judgment Day."

"See, me having to beat Chris Benoit in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, that just solidifies my greatness. Because at Judgment Day, I will overcome the politics, I will overcome the nonsense and I will overcome all these nations of playa haters that doubt me."

"Your new United States champion will  beat Chris Benoit twice… and then I will most certainly be ‘ballin.'"