What was WWE thinking when they came up with this?
>>1238635
They weren't
>>1238639
/thread
Got an easy heel based on real world muslim heat
>>1238662
There was literally a part where he started praying and a bunch of masked guys came to aid him
>>1238667
Yes. Muslim = terrorists was the gimmick. I didn't say it was smart.
>>1238674
At least it was realistic.
>>1238680
>he was italian
>>1238683
Yeah but he looks like a Syrian refugee
>>1238683
Was he? I was sure he was just from USA.
Besides look at him even without the turban. Would you guess he's anything but an arab?
>>1238702
American of Italian descent from NY
>>1238667
Up until that point the gimmick was BASED, then they made it make no actual sense by having him actually just be a terrorist and not a muslim who everyone TREATED like one, because Vince is braindead.
>>1238635
GOAT heel right there.
Just his theme gets heat
>>1238635
The greatest legit heat a heel could ever get
Muslim guy trying to explain the struggles of average Muslims living in America post 9/11
Was booed the fuck out as heel, legit reaction exposing the bias against Muslims in the US
Easily one of the best gimmicks in the last 15 years
>what were they thinking?
You guys are fucking retarded.
proof of this:
>>1238674
>>1238680
Yep, you fucking are retarded.
He wasn't supposed to be a terrorist. Just an average Muslim.
at least we got based Davari for a little while
>tfw he will never make a return to confront trump in the ring
>tfw we will never talk about that moment on social media using the hashtag #WhatIsGoingOn?
>>1238635
>Not just bringing back the Iron Sheik
>>1239224
He was supposed to be a face, but got redneck heel heat, so they ran with it. Then they were going to do a "face turn" like they did when The Bolsheviks split up. But then actual terrorism happened.
>>1239260
This would have been much better, the smarks and the IWC would have rallied around him with their hipster sensibilities.
>>1239685
>muslim gimmick a couple years after 9/11
>supposed to be a face
>Portraying a muslim gimmick complaining about racism and general xenophobia
>Heel
>Nuclear heat
i'm not even mad, it was actually a stroke of genius on WWE's part. In fact it's a very rare case of an angle being TOO effective. The heat was so fucking bad, that it sounded like riots would erupt any second. Even if the real London terrorism hadn't happened, the angle wouldn't have lasted long anyway.
Based.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK1Dro5pr_0
>>1238635
One of the best gimmicks in a long time to be honest
The guy cut some great promos
>>1238635
money
Amazing heel.
>>1238639
This. Also it's pretty much confirmed that Vince is a total mad man.
>>1239761
>In fact it's a very rare case of an angle being TOO effective
This is only because WWE unfortunately had rules to follow. A more small time wrestling company would used this to their advantage. Hassan would have been one of the biggest stars of the modern generation had he been allowed to continue on.
>>1240192
Yeah, wasn't it UPN or one of the TV networks that ultimately forced him off?
>>1240192
and nowadays he's a Vice Principal at some school in NY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S57IZhSHqGk
>>1238680
>>1238683
>>1239959
GOAT theme
BRING BACK BASED MO
>>1240208
Yeah, they asked WWE not to put Hassan on TV again. Apparently WWE did film another Smackdown clip with Hassan, but UPN edited it out. I guess after that WWE didn't want to keep pushing their luck and pissing off their network.
>you will never see sami zaun and hassan fued in your lifetime
feels bad man
Will he ever be mentioned by WWE again? Does he even stand a chance for HoF?
>>1238635
Fun.
They were thinking about fun.
Some shit they don't seem to have in mind these days.
He was a GOAT heel.
>>1238635
Terrorist gimmick.
>Still only in his mid thirties
imagine if he had worked out, we'd still have this goat a decade later and still in his prime
GOD DAMN IT ALL
>>1240981
It was specifically the Coca-Cola company that threatened to pull out, and it was because another terrorist attack had just happened right when he did his "masked terrorist attack" on the Taker.
