Muslim website covers WWE/Hassan, GAB match, & storyline intention
On Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 11:02 PM EST A Muslim website located at MuslimWakeUp.com has added an article regarding WWE being forced to drop the Muhammad Hassan character following a request by UPN. To read the article, click here.
WWE.com has added the video hyping the Undertaker vs. Muhammad Hassan match at The Great American Bash tomorrow night and it includes the controversial segment that saw five masked "terrorist" looking men attack 'Taker.
In response to some comments made by WWE brass to various media outlets, it was no doubt their intention to portray The Undertaker's attackers as "terrorists" despite claiming otherwise recently in various articles. WWE officials were sure to dress the attackers differently and not "Taliban-like" as described by one WWE source, but the intent was that viewers would draw a conclusion as to who they were representing in the end. Either way, the plan as of this weekend was to kill off the Hassan character at The Great American Bash tomorrow night. Some have noted that if the segment drew huge ratings that UPN may have not reacted the way they did, but seeing as ratings didn't change this week or the week before, UPN felt confident in putting the axe on the character.
Credit: Dave Scherer @ PWInsider.com