One of the most controversial stars in WWE was former wrestler Muhammad Hassan.
Recently, while speaking to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Muhammad Hassan reflected on the Dark Side of the Ring episode he was featured. Hassan was convinced that being a part of the episode was one of his best decisions.
“The thing I remember most from it was like the camera is literally right here in your face, even though the angle doesn’t really demonstrate that, because it looks like it’s a little bit more distant. “I remember just eventually feeling so comfortable and having that conversation that when I saw the screener, I sat there just looking at the TV for like 10 minutes—maybe not that long—but my wife’s like, ‘Are you okay?’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah.’ It was surreal to see that part of my life played out in story form and to be so proud of it. They did a great job. So it was definitely one of the better decisions I’ve made, probably second to doing the interview with you over 10 years ago.”
Muhammad Hassan praised the show’s focus on the human behind the controversy
During the same interview, Hassan appreciated the work Dark Side of the Ring did. He was highly impressed by the fact that they did not take the usual direction. The main focus was on Marc Copani, the human who played Muhammad Hassan.
“So Dark Side really did a great job of selling me on the what-if storylines that it could be. Like, ‘We’re not gonna do this. We’re gonna do this. We’re not gonna focus on just the controversy.’ What it ultimately evolved into is, ‘We’re gonna focus on the human being behind the controversy and how that affected you, not only as a person, but your career and what you’ve done post wrestling. I was hooked after that, and the people over there are just all so friendly and so great. They’re just so accommodating, and it was such a fun day to go over. I worked with three guys, cameramen, two of the producers just kind of getting set up, and the interview was like six or seven hours,” Muhammad Hassan said.
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