Fans Absolutely HATED Muhammad Hassan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- Former WWE Superstar Muhammad Hassan (Marc Copani) joins Chris to discuss what it was like being over as a mega heel in 2005 and details the hatred he experienced while traveling.
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hey chris, as a man from ontario are you going to be at money in the bank?
This guy had that nuclear heat that resembled territory heel heat. When his music hit, there was a moment of silence cause the audience collectively were breathing in to let out the loudest boo they can. I don't think we'll ever see heat like that ever again. Truly a sight to behold.
Actually I feel like Dirty Dom is also generating that type of heat right now. He even gets booed loudly if his name gets mentioned and he's not even there lol
@@zeospark9715 doms not even close to getting that type of heat 😂 you neckbeard tubby marks be saying anything
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If you look back at his promos he was definitely facts. In one of his promos he even gave out the website so you could fact check what he was saying.
It was one of those promos that got me to get behind him. He wasn't necessarily doing anything heelish other than the wire attack on Taker.
Care to give an example?
Muhammad Hassan wasn't mean't to last, but damn in less than a year dude is still a legendary heel
Young Hassan - HEEL everyone hates
Current Hassan - Looks like a great guy who can be a great commentator.
Such a great heel
They hated him yes but it was a different kind of heat, not wresting heat but legitimately hatred because we were still fresh off 9/11. Shit was wild!
They should have kept that heat. This country was told over and over again to "Never Forget". I would've used that.
The heat was white people couldn't accept the truth.
I wished they went this far with Jack Swaggers push with Zeb Coulter.
Not 9/11 but this character came out around the same time as the London subway bombing in 2005. So the timing was just very unfortunate but pulling the character off TV was the right thing to do.
That's why he got cancelled, they did a show on July 7, when the bombing happened, pretty sure that was his last on tv
One of the biggest "what ifs" in the WWE. But they needed a scapegoat at the time.
A Very good heel. Sadly enough that VinnieMac let him go.
"Eyyyyy yahhhh eyyyy yahhh eyyyy yahhhh eeeeeyyyyy yah
DOO DOOT DOOT. DO DO DO DO DO DOOT. DOO DOOT DOOT. DO DO DO DO DOOT DOOT."
- Muhammad Hassan theme
I heard it in my head just like you typed it
The best heels are heels that actually have a good point
Yeah, we were actually behind Mustafa Ali until they ruined Retribution (and I mean the faction, not the random school teens who demolished the ring)
Absolute disgrace that he got his career derailed by the TV network. The gimmick was decades ahead of its time but having him start using essentially a gang of movie terrorists killed all the subtlety and intrigue while also leaving it vulnerable to the real world blowback. They should have never done that and just kept him and Daivari doing the same stuff on Smackdown as on Raw.
What would be the point of doing the gimmick if you didn't have that final payoff?
@@DD-fs9xt The "payoff" was not him having a gang of faceless goons that undermined his character and made his character basically a literal terrorist despite being the exact opposite of what they'd been building up.
The payoff was supposed to be him being a world champion and bringing down even more heat than JBL. And, y'know, not being thrown out like old garbage after GAB considering how much air time they'd already invested in him.
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The payoff is you finding out he actually is a terrorist running a group & that his promos were BS. It seems you just don't like the character they were going for in the end. Given world events at the time, seeing masked terrorists on WWE tv was a big deal.
It's just unfortunate timing that a literal terrorist attack also happened that same week
@@DD-fs9xt The character they went with after putting him on a different brand with at the time a different writing team was at odds with the one that had been set up on Raw.
Even if he didn't get written off, making him a literal terrorist was multiple layers of stupid. Not only could they not pay it off, since it's not like there was any will in 2005 to do another invasion angle or something else crazy built around a young heel act, it also would have killed his heat in the medium-long run since without the ambiguity, there would be nothing for him and a face opponent to really push off of.
The terrorists didn't accomplish anything that a hired goon like Viscera or Big Show couldn't.
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How do you know that the Raw writing team would have done any different if he wasn't drafted? All creative went by Vince at the end of the day.
& That's just delusional, it being Viscera or Big Show would completely remove the intended effect of it being a terrorist group. All the sudden it's just a big fat guy.... Not the same lol
Dude had nuclear heat
That theme song did smack though.
I can't believe bro is Italian!! 😮
Facts 😂
That fake tan he has back then didn't tip you off that he was Italian?
EEEEEEEEYYYYYY WHASAMATTA YOOOOOOU!!
Albert tried to play a Japanese Man xD
Next your gonna tell me Santino is Canadian, Marc Mero is Italian, Sgt Slaughter isn’t really in the army.
I felt like I was in the Minority that absolutely loved Muhammad Hassan one of my favorites loved the way he dressed, the way, he spoke, and his wrestling was top notch.
His character started off with some nuance and then all that was quickly stripped away.
That theme song did hit though.
It's a shame his character got written off. He was great on promos and a good wrestler and was in great shape. At first I didn't like the character but slowly I started liking it more because of how convincing Muhammed Hassan was. I still say one of the biggest missed opportunities in WWE history.
I miss the guy. He deserved better.
I had him and Daivari as my Tag Team Champs in SvR ‘06 GM mode.
They definitely hated the character even though he was completely speaking the truth. Shows you how america wasnt ready yet to properly reflect on 9/11 and understand from all angles. Shows you how much blind hate and uncontrolled emotion gets in the way of understanding.
His character was supposed to be hated.
White americans couldn't handle facts being spat at them
It wasn't wrestling heat. He had actual real life heat because of 911 and everything he said
Nooooo really?!
A heel, hated?
Crazy, I tell you!
Not by the TV network though lol
Not that it was his fault. Just a mishandled angle and bad timing. Should have just repackaged him or something. SMH
They redacted his last promo where he went after the media who said *masked Arabs" attacked Taker and carried him out. "If they were masked, how do you know they were Arabs?"
London bombings forced their hand unfortunately. But he wasn't allowed to play a character and speak truths but it was ok for them to literally kill him on screen on a live PPV.
I remember being told that Davari screaming as they walked down the ramp was saying pointless stuff like the weather 😂
Thats glorious. Imagine him yelling at people "TOMORROW IT WILL BE... PARTLY CLOUDY!"
Hassan WOULD have (not could have) paved the way for others (non-cookie cutter wrestlers).
I had 3 WWE tryouts as a Chinese wrestler prior to 2010. His push would have been a God send and would have ushered in a 2nd age of Attitude Era instead of the PG era.
I was presented as Chinese but am also Japanese/Hawaiian and wrestled Yuji Nagata when I was 23.
Least Jey Uso still uses the neckbreaker I made in 1998. TH-cam Best Neckbreaker in Wrestling History.
This man vs undertaker fued is the best 👌
I LOVED this man. One of my absolute favorite WWE gimmicks of all time. How many wrestlers can you say were in WWE for only less than a year and still manage to leave a lasting impression the way he did?
Saw Hassan and daivari in a Buffalo Wild Wings after a house show. Nice guys. Side note-met ariya daivari a year later too, shortly after he started wrestling
Fuck Jack Perry Muhammad Hassan was the biggest scapegoat in the history of pro wrestling, he deserved so much more
That theme song did go hard though.
Being an arab living in America post 9/11 must've been hell
Mustve been hell everywhere in the west, my mom got threatened when walking outside
And now it's us Hispanics that are getting the hate. Even for simply speaking Spanish lol. But I remember the arab hate post 9/11. I'm a new yorker, we took the worst hit and there's several MENA neighborhoods here so I definitely recall those days. Now, they seem to be more at peace with american society. Unless they're Palestinian or Israeli because, you know lol
@@dangercat9188in California every other community is expected to bow down to Hispanics
His theme is dope as hell. Those beats are so dang catchy,
Dude really got canned for doing his job smh
I actually really loved that character. He was one of the most interesting things on the show at the time.
Such an entertaining heel he was. I used to play his entrance theme and walk😅
When he said Shawn I thought he was talking about HBK lol.
It really sucks they took the character too far, this guy was destined for greatness and with no fault of his own it was all taken away from him just like that
I enjoyed his ring work old school stuff , gimmick had potential could have seen him intercontinental champ
Loved the Character ❤
Felt kinda bad for him as a kid. All my favorite wrestlers and the crowd would suddenly turn racist as soon as his music hit. It was different with Goldust at the beginning because he would actually harass people to rile up homophobia, but Hassan just said basic facts about American racism and everyone in the arena would prove him right.
Vince Had It In His Hand. And He Let It Go
lots of backlash, protected him in the long run
The stuff some of the vets in the lockerroom put him through was pathetic.
His character was ahead of his time. Unfortunately he didn’t have anyone to protect him like Orton and Batista had hhh.
It'd probably never happen again (and maybe for good) but I would love to see him have one more moment in a Rumble entry.
I hated him as a kid too ngl
Muhammad Hasan was one of my favorite characters heels The promos were great and honest
I loved that character and so did everybody I watched wrestling with.
Sicilian guy playing an arabian
Canadiand guy playing an italian
Vince was such a genius
"Hey Vince, this guy is Italian, not Arab."
Vince McMahon - "Eh, close enough."
Santino is of italian descent though. Jinder and Piper are also Canadian but played Scottish and Indian characters. Hassan has no Arab in him but Vinny Mac wanted him to play an Arab regardless. I believe Nikolai Volkoff wasn't Russian either.
I was about 13 at the time and I loved his character lol
One of my favorite character at the time
Did Jim Johnston composed Muhammad Hassan theme? That was heel heat entrance
Back then? Had to be him.
I’m still annoyed that he came back for only 3 matches in 2018, and left again!
I remember it like it was yesterday, my sister took offence to the character. She couldn't believe what she was watching, absolutely outraged.
Hassan was a heat magnet just like how Dom is nowadays. I love heels when they make people hate the character.
Dom has nuclear heat, but at the same time I think people "get it" and are playing along. I don't think anyone was playing along with Hassan/Copani. There was some legit hate for him.
Would love to see him make a comeback at a Saudi show
One of the few times were the audience legit had hatred for a wrestler rather then booing for entertainment 😂
Imagine if they put him in the hall of fame 😂
A lot of ppl along the Mediterranean have his look; they can pass for any middle eastern nationality Italian or greek
Moral of the story: if someone who’s been with you for years tells you that you don’t need that something you like, that means you DON’T need that something that you like and taker had to learn the hard way 😂
Not me. ❤ i know mother fking talent. All Hail Muhammad Hassan. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hassan for next year's WWE Hall Of Fame !!!! A true legend !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
AEW exist now: they needs bring this man as coach or commentator or whatever.
Cool ass theme song indeed!
Bro as I kid I thought this man was killed by the Undertaker when he took that powerbomb from him
Greatest Heel also Shawn TNA x division run was great too
Hard to believe he is not really of Middle Eastern descent but Italian
I wonder who would've been in his faction of terrorists that attacked Undertaker if the storyline continued 🤣
Maybe CM Punk and Mr Kennedy. They both made their debuts not long after
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Idea pitch: During the middle of the RNC, theme breaks out and here comes Muhammad Hassan down the ramp.
The heat this guy had was so real haha he did a good job
the ayatola of rock n rolla
bro looks more arab than italian, that's what made it more believable.
Have you been to Southern Italy ?
Tell me you have no idea about Italy without telling me you have no idea about Italy.
No he does not, he has the generic older aging italian haircut with gel.
Arabs ruled Sicily for like 2-300 years
It's the same region
He was actually right back in the day though
My guy would have been the most hated dude ever, more than a Slaughter turn during the gulf war
What a time in early 2000s politics.
Chris, do you need anybody on your team to be the errand boy or grab peoples coffee or anything?? 😅 I want to travel the country and talk to wrestlers sooooo bad... its my dream job to do what you do but id gladly just be part of the team... get me out of this amazon warehouse job 😢
Or maybe they should have just gave him a regular wrestler gimmick where he could showcase his skills and play a heel and not have him play a character that relates to real world events that was obviously going to upset people and things like the Austin promo just adds onto more shitty things WWE have done.
Too many marks out there for a wrestler to actually be hated like a heel is suppose to be
I don’t know if anyone has ever been treated more unfairly than him. To lose your job and career because the company that employs you and the network that airs the show you work on drop the ball. He was penalized for their mistake. I will never understand why he couldn’t have been taken off tv for say a year any then completely. Not to mention he is an Italian American so it could not have been this difficult to do.
If it wasn't for the IRL bombing, the Hassan character would've been one of the best heels of the WWE in that time frame. He spoke bitter truths no one wanted to hear as they wanted their external villain, despite what it was doing to actual Arab-Americans of the time. When you have a character that can generate heat just for simply telling the truth, you have a true-to-life character.
Him and Sean were definitely a good duo, and while the ending sucked (thank you Viacom execs for your cowardice), still had a strong run.
Best heel of all time
Ask him how his school is going?
I liked enjoyed Muhammad hassan
I like how he’s aged into a man who looks like he goes around the world tasting international cuisine on TV.
Lmao finding out they aren’t even Arabs has me in tears 😂😂😂
Noticed how he said SICILIAN NOT ITALIAN!!!!!!
They could’ve paired Hassan with La Resistance and Un Americans to get massive heat
That would've actually diluted his heat.
Hassan was truly hated,OMG at the time he didn’t have to say a word and he had very bad heat
.unrecognizable
Damn he looking old. He’s about my age and looks twenty years older than me.
He was the iron sheik of his time of course he was hated, given more time he would have been loved.
It was just crazy that WWE did this at the height of islamophobia in the US and many parts of the world just a few years after 9/11. No wonder this guy had the type of Planet shattering nuclear heat it's really too bad that the guy was given the boot for doing his job.
Muhammad Hassan and Sean o’haire were the next big thing . They could of been the hulk hogan and iron sheik of wrestling but their careers were ruin
would have been world champion
The masked henchmen were unnecessary.
Hassan walked so jinder could run
My honesty is, I think people hated Hassan the most
I swear I remember reading that his mother is/was Jordanian? So he is part Arab. But in this clip he says 100% Italian 🤔
I mean I guess Persian/Iranian can still be classified under Arab.
Nah theyre much different bro, iraqi’s are arabs but iranians arent arab
No, they cannot. Persian language and culture are very distinct from Arabic. The only connecting thread is religion, and even in that case, there are differences as far as I know.
My broski's is Italian? All my life I thought he was Arab😮😮
This guy got railroaded. They were stupid enough to put him in the gimmick, then punished him when the network complained.
Of all the guys I hated him the most. Fucking hated him. One day I started laughing and thought “This guy’s great.” He was talking shit about America and was right about what he was saying. The biggest “what if” in wrestling history. Could have been the top heel for a long time. He wins me over and the company releases him? Typical.