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Just ran through the topic quickly to see if this has been mentioned. I didn't see it but easily the saddest waste as far as potential money maker I can think of...
![]() Would easily be my favorite heel of all time if it hadn't been forced to end so abruptly. The character was perfect and he pulled it off flawlessly. |
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Is Finkle
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Was mentioned in the last post of the 2nd page.
I don't know if Hassan would have been a success or not. I want to say that he would have been, but I often think that he was too complex of a character for the writers to actually handle once he actually debuted. I think he definitely would have been main event material for a bit, and then his character would flounder and he would wallow in mid-card status. Until a big face turn down the line where he embraces America again. |
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Would have been "cool" to eventually see Hassan turn face vs Daivari, after Daivari becomes more "radical" and Hassan would be all "It's guys like you that give us a bad name!"
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I think once the controversy started, if they could have managed to keep the character alive, he would have been a ridiculous heel draw. The gimmick was pretty cool at first but at that point it became ingenious. It took the "anti-American" thing to a new level and didn't go comic book style with it. The guy actually made good points and made the fans booing him and chanting "USA" out to be ignorant while still being whiny enough to be a legit heel.
That promo he cut about the USA Today article saying he had "Arabs in ski masks" come out to attack The Undertaker was awesome. |
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It's so crazy to me to think that a guy this talented who had a perfect character was forced to just quit wrestling. I seriously think Hassan staying could have single-handedly altered the direction of the company. He had that much potential. |
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lol. Seriously awesome watching the crowd chant "USA". Like they aren't even listening to what he says. Makes no sense.
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Hassan in the Royal Rumble is probably one of my top ten Rumble moments. Maybe even top five. I dunno.
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Muhammad Hassan, good call.
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This immediate came to mind would have been a great feud for Taker late in his carreer but no they had to pull the plug on it.
Last edited by XCaliber; 11-30-2012 at 04:31 PM. |
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Could you imagine the dark and mysterious Raven going after the young, blonde-haired talent with a rocket strapped to his back? Even if Raven just played a face manager making life hard for Dolph. |
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Hade Vansen never even debuted. I'm not sure what happened there. The dirt sheets said that the idea was scrapped and that they had nothing left for Vansen so they released him -- but that makes little sense. The idea of someone unknown coming out of nowhere to challenge The Undertaker is a pretty intriguing storyline. Someone that has been training since they first saw The Undertaker to take him down at WrestleMania. Could be an amazing heel gimmick.
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You can't teach that
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Amazing?
You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means |
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I'm pretty sure it does. Yep, it does.
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How do you go from "We're gonna have this guy debut in a program with The Undertaker" to "Meh, we don't want this guy anywhere on our roster" in one month? That's still so fucking bizarre to me.
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How does Vince McMahon not meet a guy in person before they bring him up to the main roster and do film video packages building to a feud with the fucking UNDERTAKER?
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Yeah, I don't know if I buy that. As out of touch with stuff outside the company as Vince seems I think within "his world" he seems like he'd be aware of every little minor thing that's going on.
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I don't even remember that promo or that guy, but I haven't watched SmackDown! regularly since Triple H was on it and even then it was only for HHH.
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I think Triple H was on Smackdown when that promo happened.
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Triple H was at the start of the segment in that video actually. Like I said, I only watched it for HHH. Probably turned it off once they cut Triple H off.
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Paul Burchill and his pirate gimmick, Pirates of the Caribbean was well big at the time, too bad he was treated like Captain Pugwash than Jack Sparrow.
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That reminds me... The Hurricane vs The Ripper feud in ECW was incredible.
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