Muhammed Hassan Released by WWE

[bigmack]

According to John Laurinaitis, Vice President of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment, Mark Copani, a.k.a. Muhammad Hassan, and WWE have decided to go their separate ways.

Copani, who was last seen at The Great American Bash in late-July, had nothing but positive remarks about his WWE experience in recent phone interview.

“I have a great appreciation for WWE and the way they treated me,” said Copani. “Everybody took care of me even more than they ever had to. I have a great deal of gratitude for the McMahons, the people in the office and the boys in the locker room. I have absolutely no grievances in the way that everything played out. In fact, the split was very amicable. I just thought that it was in my best interest, as well as WWE’s best interest, for us to go our separate ways.”

With WWE now in his past, Copani is heading to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. But does that mean WWE fans will never see the former Muhammad Hassan in a wrestling ring again?

“Wrestling is in my back pocket for now,” admitted Copani. “Luckily, the door was left open for a return if that is what I wish to do in the future. And if that’s something I wish to do, I know who to call.”

 

[bigmack]

As we reported earlier, WWE announced the release of Marc "Muhammad Hassan" Copani today. There had been rumblings among some WWE wrestlers this past weekend that the release was coming or already made. Since being taken off WWE TV due to controversy, Copani had moved to L.A. to attempt to pursue an acting career. Many felt it was only a matter of time before he was dropped since the feeling was WWE couldn't bring him back due to the uproar over the Hassan character. Copani, looking to pursue an acting career, had privately discussed requesting a release, although it's not official that he actually approached WWE management about one. It seems this move was WWE just pulling the trigger on the professional side of their relationship before Copani did, which seemed inevitable.

One WWE source noted Copani wasn't the most well liked performer backstage. There was a feeling among some that he was only using WWE and pro wrestling as a stepping stone to other things. There was also some bitterness over Hassan turning down a lot of character ideas towards the end of his run. Copani also turned down a request from WWE officials to go back to OVW to brush up his in-ring skills. So a lot of other little things could have contributed to the decision to finally let Copani go.

For those wondering what happens now to Daivari, he debuted in OVW last week during the TV tapings as Sheik Daivari. He is thought of as a strong performer and is well liked, so the feeling is he'll be brought back at some point when the right situation arises.

 

[jaimie.uk fan]

Damn i quite liked his character , but i suppose it was slightly contreversal with what is going on in the world at the moment . Thanks for the info :thumb: