The Story of Muhammad Hassan in WWE

If you would like to support the channel and my work, please visit patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_bios The story of Muhammad Hassan in the WWE is quite peculiar. The gimmick portrayed by Marc Copani in World Wrestling Entertainment was seen as provoking yet smart, a heel character whose main gripe was the social climate in the United States. Along with Shawn Daivari, Muhammad Hassan would become one of the most intriguing characters of the WWE’s “Ruthless Aggression” era that ended up getting canned due to mounting pressure from the UPN Network. Marc Copani had received his wrestling training from Nick Dinsmore and Danny Davis at OVW. After spending around 2 years working as Mark Magnus, the WWE called Marc up to the big leagues. The character Marc would portray was Muhammad Hassan, a gimmick that many say was “too smart” for casual wrestling fans and a gimmick that garnered a lot of media attention. In the end, due to a Smackdown segment with The Undertaker, the WWE maybe went too far and the company was forced to release Muhammad Hassan from his WWE contract. Topics and matches included in this video: 00:00 – Mark Magnus in OVW 04:09 – The Muhammad Hassan debut vignettes 06:40 – Hassan’s WWE debut & Jerry Lawler Match 11:25 – Hassan begins moving up the WWE ladder 13:26 – Hogan / Michaels vs Hassan / Daivari 15:51 – The Undertaker segment on Smackdown 18:09 – Fan feedback after Hassan’s departure - Much More! #WWE #Documentary #Wrestling