Hassan.....

[NoCalMike 0]

Ya know as an individual I don't really have any beef with Hassan yet. As for how WWE is handling his character that is an entire different argument. I haven't really seen his wrestling work from OVW, and there is no way to tell his skills from last night's match.

 

My question is: After last night's booking to show Hassan can barely beat a 50 year old non-selling douche bag, what does Hassan do now? I hope for the love of gawd he is never involved with JR/Lawler again, and moves onto a real feud. Also what is he going to do to start a feud? Pick out a wrestler from the locker room and try to say they have discriminated against Arab Americans? I just hope it doesn't lead to a Hassan/Sgt Slaughter WM match.....*shivers* So really though, what does Hassan do next?

[Guest Coffey]

My guess is that Lawler was supposed to show the "American spirit." That's why he got back into the ring to continue fighting despite being bloodied at last weeks episode of Raw. That's why he didn't tap out to any of the Camel Clutches last night.

 

I have no idea what's next for Hussan either. I suppose he'll mention Lawler being just like America and how he triumphed over him despite him "never quitting." Someone will probably take offense to it, and it'll lead to another feud.

 

It'll probably be someone who can bump and sell well to make Hussan look strong. So, I'm guessing it'll be, like, Val Venis. Hell, he might even talk about how Lawler is a legend and the match outcome would've been different a few years ago or something.

 

Who knows? It's hard to tell what WWE will do nowadays.

[jester 0]

I can't think of anything besides a random feud with a pro-USA face, or comedy matches with guys like Hurricane. This is a dead-end character and a dead-end gimmick as is. Now that they've booked him to be incompetent it's even worse. I predicted that they were going to book him like this (yeah, you hardly had to be psychic to work that one out), and it's going to be a career killer for Hassan. They might as well have made him Red Rooster II.

 

Wait, as RRII he wouldn't be in the same danger of getting beat up by a deranged fan. So it would actually be a step up.

[Guest Coffey]

I don't really think it's a dead-end character. The Iron Shiek worked. This could work. Hell, they did this back during the Gulf War too. They just need the patriotic, sypathetic babyface character, and it'll be a natural feud.

 

It'll probably be Shelton Benjamin. He was kindof "pro USA" by his association with USA Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, so they could roll with that.

 

I suspect it won't be too long until Muhammed Hussan teams with La Résistance however.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

Oh my God, Hassan used the CAMEL CLUTCH last night?

 

:::puts Simon Dean slightly below of Hassan on "worst shitty WWE gimmicks" list:::

[Guest Coffey]

Actually, he used it three or four times. Lawler got out of it every time. Of course, it's been reported that he's been using it at house shows for some time now, so it's not like it's new news.

 

His finisher was Kanyon's old Flatliner. Scott Steiner even used it for awhile. Very lackluster.

[Guest Loss]

He's facing Chris Jericho on house shows later this month. Sounds like he's going higher on the card than you think.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

He needs to use the sugarhold, which is a camel clutch variation. And Daivari needs to start yelling out "JIHAD!!! JIHAD!!!!" to signal the end of the match.

[Angle-plex 0]

He's facing Chris Jericho on house shows later this month. Sounds like he's going higher on the card than you think.

Does this mean that we're going to be getting Chris Jericho, "American Hero" for WrestleMania?

[Guest Loss]

This is the time when I wish Jericho still messed up everyone's names. Imagine the possibilities.

[Guest Trivia247]

Its probably off topic sorta but when I saw the JR Lawler beat down by Hassan I was reminded about the commentary of Lawler did during the Blackman vs Shane Hardcore title match at Summerslam.

 

"I just realized something JR, Steve Blackman Must have no friends, if he had friends they would surely come out and help him".

 

thats what reminded me. How the both of them got beat down for a solid 5 minutes and no one made a run in to save them. Not one face.

 

are we then to assume that JR and Lawler have no friends in the back?

[Guest theanswer1824]

so we'll never get to see the flying carpet splash? that was my REASON I was interested in his gimmick. imagine the heat he would draw if he busted out the carpet.

[Guest Loss]

Its probably off topic sorta but when I saw the JR Lawler beat down by Hassan I was reminded about the commentary of Lawler did during the Blackman vs Shane Hardcore title match at Summerslam.

 

"I just realized something JR, Steve Blackman Must have no friends, if he had friends they would surely come out and help him".

 

thats what reminded me. How the both of them got beat down for a solid 5 minutes and no one made a run in to save them. Not one face.

 

are we then to assume that JR and Lawler have no friends in the back?

I know if JR and Lawler were getting beat up in the ring, I wouldn't come to their rescue. I can't really blame the other wrestlers for not doing so either.

[Guest Failed Mascot]

I read a few posts around here talking about the character and then flipped back and forth between programming one night to see if I could catch it on Raw. I think the gimmik is pretty tasteless. If they wanted to make him an arab disgusted over the situation then that's fine. Allowing the character to actually say "The US got what it deserved" is just real bullshit.

 

Its why if I was one of the soldiers over in the middle east and the WWE came to put on a show at my base, I wouldn't want them anywhere near it.

[spman 0]

He'll probobly join Simon Dean on Heat. Maybe they'll form a stable of the gimmicks that got pushed hard at first but were quikcly forgotten about. At least Hassan had a Pay Per View match. Simon Dean had what 2 or 3 appearences on RAW, 1 match, and then nothing but Heat?

[MikeJordan23 0]

The only match I saw from Hassan was last night, and not sure of his reputation in OVW so...is he supposed to be a good worker?

[Guest JMA]

I have a feeling that Hassan might get the push that was supposed to be for Hirohito/Kenzo Suzuki. I suppose that means he'll feud with Jericho and Benoit.

[Guest CronoT]

It's going to be hard to predict who and what Hassan will fued over. One of the most memorable fueds in the past few years was Angle/Taker, which was started when Angle accidentally threw milk on Taker's bike.

 

Heck, maybe someone will mistake Hassan's head scarf thing for a handkerchief, and blow his nose in it. I don't know.

[Guest netslob]

Its probably off topic sorta but when I saw the JR Lawler beat down by Hassan I was reminded about the commentary of Lawler did during the Blackman vs Shane Hardcore title match at Summerslam.

 

"I just realized something JR, Steve Blackman Must have no friends, if he had friends they would surely come out and help him".

 

thats what reminded me. How the both of them got beat down for a solid 5 minutes and no one made a run in to save them. Not one face.

 

are we then to assume that JR and Lawler have no friends in the back?

I know if JR and Lawler were getting beat up in the ring, I wouldn't come to their rescue. I can't really blame the other wrestlers for not doing so either.

hell, i'd JOIN IN on the beating. Hassan and Daivari would have to pull ME off.

[Guest Failed Mascot]

so nobody else thought that allowing his character to say that shit was pretty tasteless?

[razazteca 0]

It's time to make La Resistence 3.........this time it will be Hassan & Greener as the tag team champions, Daivari can be the manager of the stable. The only thing missing is a fat bastard carrying a camera doing a Michael Moore gimmick.

[Angle-plex 0]

It's going to be hard to predict who and what Hassan will fued over. One of the most memorable fueds in the past few years was Angle/Taker, which was started when Angle accidentally threw milk on Taker's bike.

WHAT?!?!

 

It's time to make La Resistence 3.........this time it will be Hassan & Greener as the tag team champions, Daivari can be the manager of the stable.

 

Keep Grenier away from Hassan. Hassan could actually be a good IC contender. If I want to see someone botch nip-ups or forget to kick out when they're supposed to I'll watch a Grenier match.

[Guest theanswer1824]

so nobody else thought that allowing his character to say that shit was pretty tasteless?

of course we all know it's tasteless but shit, it's not his gimmick, it's the COMPANY.

 

if he had the choice to do this gimmick or not, do you believe he'd NOT take it? If you gave him a gimmick like Benoit (pure wrestler), he'd flop asap.

 

people hated iron shiek and nikolai in the 80's with the SAME gimmick. and if he's making you or others pissed, then he's doing his job.

 

I don't support what he says but I LIKE the charachter cause for this time and age, that's what "supposedly' the Enemy looks like. Blame the media and the current state of mind for influencing WWE.

 

And lastly, wrestling is built on gimmicks like this. Didn't Fritz Von Erich play a Nazi?!!?

[Guest sek69]

I think the gimmick is brilliant because except for the stuff about the troops, everything he's said is true and that makes him a heel.

 

What kills me is how they drive home the point that his character is an American of Arab heritage yet the crowd still does the standard "chant USA at the guy bad-mouthing America" bit. I was waiting for him during the debate to just turn to the crowd during a USA chant and be all "I'm from America, dumbasses".

[Vyce 0]

I don't really think it's a dead-end character. The Iron Shiek worked. This could work. Hell, they did this back during the Gulf War too. They just need the patriotic, sypathetic babyface character, and it'll be a natural feud.

The thing is though, for the gimmick to REALLY work they need to push this guy hard - which means, as JMA has theorized, that they push him as an upper-level heel, and I just don't see that working (for a number of reasons, several of them ending in the word "HHH").

 

And Daivari needs to start yelling out "JIHAD!!! JIHAD!!!!" to signal the end of the match.

 

That would be money, I have to admit.

[NoCalMike 0]

yeah but doesn't "Jihad" have religious inklings. It would kind of take the character in a different direction then just an arab american angry at "racists"

[razazteca 0]

The WWE fans are not smart enough to watch the news so therefore they would not know the real meaning of the word Jihad. It would just be perceived as arabic profanity.

[The Niggardly King 0]

Heck, maybe someone will mistake Hassan's head scarf thing for a handkerchief, and blow his nose in it. I don't know.

So once he's healthy again, a good ol Eugene/Hassan feud...somehow I can see that being entertaining.

[Precious Roy 0]

I didn't see NYR or RAW last night. To the people who did, is this guy any good in the ring? Better than Tomko? It's retarded to handcuff a guy like Jericho with a green slug, hopefully, if he really does blow, they'll realize it before putting him over anyone important.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

He didn't do much of anything other than punch/kick on Raw. Finisher is the Flatliner. I wasn't impressed, which is a shame, since he's really good on the mic.