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Originally Posted by TerranRich
Well, it was just a guess. 
But, more importantly, I believe it was that Hassan brought up a lot of issues that most Americans would rather soon forget: their own insecurities and prejudices, for one. Hassan pointed out the marks' flaws, and that angered them. They ignored the fact that Hassan was American himself and chanted USA! at him all the time, apparently touting their own ideals, and refusing to listen to Hassan's words. Hassan would proclaim what was wrong with America and the fans would chant USA! right back at him.
Besides that nonsense, what else did the fans refuse to listen to? They only saw him as a heel, and they knew they hated him intensely for one reason or another.
Besides all that jazz, it was simply 9/11 and our new ideals of safety & anti-terrorism OVER freedom & tolerance & our unalienable rights that makes it all different from Slaughter and Sheik. |
Yeah...remember that horrible Rikishi "I did it, for The Rock" angle? That is almost what Hassan is doing here. It's amazing how many times I've talked this Hassan thing over with people, and yet they seem to still associate him with terrorism even though the character has never done anything (except that lame ski-mask thing choking out the Undertaker) to endorse or perpetuate that.