But see, that's where Muhammed Hassan was genius and different. He wasn't the evil foreigner....he was the guy that was pissed because he was labeled as an evil foreigner when he really wasn't. Sure Daivari played the evil foreigner in TNA, but if Hassan and Daivari showed up there together, they'd probably be quickly forgotten about. In WWE his gimmick had potential for a face turn because his character to be accepted as the American citizen that he was. The gimmick played off the audiences own racism towards Muslims, and if he had been able to stay longer I'd have been willing to bet that he'd have one of the greatest face turns ever.....but that's all down the drain for the most part.
Greatest face turns ever??? I'd probably take that bet against you. Realistically it comes down to how much effort the WWE puts into it. Yes Hassan was screwed by the "network" but the WWE could have moved him to Raw.
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September 21, 2005: Mark Copani was released from his WWE contract on good terms to "pursue a career in Hollywood"..
~~~The Observer reported that Mark Copani was trying to get fired so he could proceed with a wrongful termination lawsuit..