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Marc Copani (who would later be rechristened as Muhammad Hassan) arrived on the WWE roster in 2004.

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The 6’2″, 243-pound prospect was set on a path to reach the pinnacle of pro wrestling, but tragic events curtailed his bid for greatness.

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On the very day the above footage aired, the tragic July 7th, 2005 bombings took place in London.

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“It was heartbreaking at the time to be told that due to circumstances completely out of everyone’s control that we were being taken off TV."

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Interestingly, during their sudden rise to the top of the RAW card, another team scoring significant heat regularly and tremendous success on the tag-team scene were disbanded to allow all the anti-American heat to attach itself to Hassan and Daivari.

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