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WWE Dropping Huhammad Hassan Character
Larrabee:
Yeah but Muhammad's character is so over the top, that it had insane potential. There have been other wrestlers to have the Anti-American gimmick in recent history ( Lance Storm & Christian to name a couple ), and their heat didn't remotely equal Hassan's.
When Hassan moved to Smackdown, and he cut that promo with four guys already in the ring, you could see the hate in everyone's eyes for the character. They pushed it to be real believable. Even JBL looked like he was about to break character and strike him. That Royal Rumble angle where they all ganged up on him is another example.
Aside from Daivari, Hassan had no allies. Details like that just build him up as a TRUE heel. WWE fucked this up big time. Then again, it's a case of bad timing if you ask me. Really bad timing and a crazy coincidence.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Larrabee on July 22, 2005, 01:37:39 PM ---Yeah but Muhammad's character is so over the top, that it had insane potential. There have been other wrestlers to have the Anti-American gimmick in recent history ( Lance Storm & Christian to name a couple ), and their heat didn't remotely equal Hassan's.
When Hassan moved to Smackdown, and he cut that promo with four guys already in the ring, you could see the hate in everyone's eyes for the character. They pushed it to be real believable. Even JBL looked like he was about to break character and strike him. That Royal Rumble angle where they all ganged up on him is another example.
Aside from Daivari, Hassan had no allies. Details like that just build him up as a TRUE heel. WWE fucked this up big time. Then again, it's a case of bad timing if you ask me. Really bad timing and a crazy coincidence.
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It's still cheap heat. Storm and Christian were never in a main position with any kind of anti American character. Bret Hart was, and look how much heat he got from the crowd. Same with Slaughter in the early 90s, or Iran Shiek before that. Anti American heels are so commonplace in wrestling history. Also, it's one thing to make fun of the US with jabs and another to outright hate it with anger. I feel anyone given the position Hassan got could have gotten the crowd to hate them, particularly if they were playing an arab.
Larrabee:
I feel anyone given the position Hassan got could have gotten the crowd to hate them, particularly if they were playing an arab.
I agree with you there. It's a touchy subject, so naturally, there's gonna be heat. I'm just saying, Hassan's real good at portraying the villain here. He's got charisma.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Larrabee on July 22, 2005, 01:56:09 PM ---I feel anyone given the position Hassan got could have gotten the crowd to hate them, particularly if they were playing an arab.
I agree with you there. It's a touchy subject, so naturally, there's gonna be heat. I'm just saying, Hassan's real good at portraying the villain here. He's got charisma.
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I'm not doubting that. I'm just saying he may not be as good with out the crutch to lean on. I don't think he is bad at all. I was just saying that now we'll get to see for sure aince he'll have to change characters.
Perfection:
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--- Quote from: white boy aka That Crazy Nucca on July 22, 2005, 07:46:48 AM ---oh my lord, i cant beleive wrestling still exists
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That's a dumb thing to say considering that Raw is the #1 rated show on cable television, & Smackdown! has sometimes put UPN ratings wise ahead of networks like Fox & ABC on Thursday nights.
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Well to be fair, Raw isn't really the number one cable show. I think Monk beats it every time, and the only time UPN beats anyone is when the other Networks are on reruns. If SD showed reruns then UPN wouldn't even beat WB on Thursdays.
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Yeah Raw is the #1 rated show on cable TV, this is coming from both TV guide & Neilson which is where the ratings come from. Monk doesn't get better ratings. And now that Raw is moving to USA, the ratings should increase. UPN beat networks like FOX & ABC as early as March.
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