USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 From 1Wrestling.com.... UPN executives have reportedly made it clear to WWE that they don't want the Muhammed Hassan character on their network anymore. Hassan has been held off Smackdown the last two shows after the controversy that erupted when Hassan was involved in a segment that simulated terrorist activity. The segment aired the same night as the London Subway attacks two weeks ago, and prompted a flood of negative press. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 If this is true, say hi to Mark Magnus! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 I don't see WWE changing a thing in light of this. It's also possible Hassan moves back to Raw as of result of this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 This means Hassan will definitely be champ now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deadbolt Report post Posted July 21, 2005 guess Hassan is going back to RAW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 A personal note: If Hassan does indeed move to Raw, I'd be fucking overjoyed. I've been wanting to stay exclusive to SD, and Hassan has been stopping me from doing so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 I see a squash at GAB by UT and the Batista/UT program starting a lot faster than they wanted to in preperation for Summerslam...Hassan will dissappear for 6 months and come back as Mark Magnus or some lame gimmick or else he'll get traded to Raw, still with the Hassan gimmick... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Hassan should get revenge on UPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eclipse 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Totally sucks for the Hassan character. I doubt the WWE will be able to capitalize with his CURRENT gimmick, but man, after reading this, the UPN sound like a bunch of menstruating women... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Trade Hassan for Shelton. That, or just say "fuck you" to UPN and keep putting him on every week. UPN's given WWE enough shit like making them cut their show a half hour short for The Mullets or moving SD to Fridays. Keep putting Hassan on tv and have him take shots at UPN for wanting him kicked off the air. Call UPN a racist network and stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Simple way to circumvent this. Push Daivari. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Hassan for Shelton? are you nuts? not when there's a potentially great fued between Angle and Shelton RIGHT THERE! oh wait...this is the WWE...okay I guess that's what will happen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 That, or just say "fuck you" to UPN and keep putting him on every week. UPN's given WWE enough shit like making them cut their show a half hour short for The Mullets or moving SD to Fridays. Keep putting Hassan on tv and have him take shots at UPN for wanting him kicked off the air. Call UPN a racist network and stuff. And then UPN can just yank the show from the air and put in more Veronica Mars reruns. Either that or edit out the Hassan segments themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Yeah it's not like UPN can't change anything on their OWN network. Vince's the one who has to change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 So I guess we will be getting Batista vs. Taker at Summerslam. Should be interesting. Batista, the hometown champ, vs. Taker, one of the most over stars in WWE history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Hassan for Shelton? are you nuts? not when there's a potentially great fued between Angle and Shelton RIGHT THERE! oh wait...this is the WWE...okay I guess that's what will happen... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was thinking feuds with Benoit, Eddie, Rey, JBL, and possibly Lesnar. An Angle feud would be great, but Shelton's character is getting killed in the midcard now with his dead end feud with Carlito. Either he loses repeatedly and looks like a total loser, or he wins the IC belt and goes back to where he was a month ago. There's not as much room for upward mobility on Raw with guys like HHH, HBK, Hogan, and the designated future, John Cena already crowding the ME scene. I didn't think it sounded that crazy. Not that I'd do it out of nowhere, but given the circumstances here... But maybe I'm wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exslade ZX 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Hassan should get revenge on UPN. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He should just bomb their headquarters. Then they'll actually have something to complain about. >_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 *laughing my FUCKING ass off* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tino Standard 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Now, if only UPN would start banning ALL shitty gimmicks from their network, we'd be in business... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trecko Report post Posted July 21, 2005 While the idea of having the having Cena, Carlito and Hassan ALL on RAW makes me happy, and I was disappointed in seeing him move to SD, even for a main event push, that is SUCH A BITCH MOVE BY UPN. Fuck them. I barely watch SD because of the spoilers, and have only been into it recently because of Hassan and the Mexicools. Fuck that now. I'm not watching that shit, AND I'M COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS to see Hassan back on RAW, with even MORE ammo, and hopefully an even BIGGER push, just to make people mad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Vince is a fucking, Goddamn moron. Fuck him, I hope he dies pennyless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Platypus 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Censorship is fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jm29195 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Thank god for that, it's the only right thing to do, it's just not right having a character like that around given current events.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fro 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 I guess Mark Magnus can join the FBI since he's Italian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 If Hassan gets moved to RAW, this whole situation gives him more firepower with the "everyone is against him" argument. I want to see how this situation plays out. The Hassan character was starting to interest me right up until the terrorist incident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 Vince will just take advantage of this, business-wise. I can see it now: Teaser recap clips of what UPN wouldn't air will be shown on the Smackdown Rebound, or can be downloaded from WWE.com. Every week, a new Hassan "Too Hot for TV" DVD will be released! Also available in UMD for PSP owners, of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted July 21, 2005 The gimmick is DOA, they're going to release him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Team Angle Pusher 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 UPN bans Hassan? He should appear as Mark Magnus with the same gimmick, I mean the WWE can say it's another character right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2005 They have to trade him back to Raw at this point. I'd just do Hassan for RVD since I don't particularly think RVD should have been traded to Raw in the first place. If anything this only adds to his rants about being discriminated against. And thankfully will likely prevent us from seeing him dick around in the SS main event. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
