For those who don't remember him, he debuted in late 2004. His gimmick was that he was an Arab-American wrestler who felt he was unfairly stereotyped because of his background due to the 9/11 attacks.
While I know a lot of people aren't fans of cheap heat gimmicks, I thought Hassan was fantastic. I thought his gimmick was an excellent spin on things because a lot of what he was saying was true. Its funny how the crowd would chant "USA!" at him. Could cut a great promo and was one of the biggest heat magnets of the last 20 years. Epic theme too.
It is a shame that network pressure ended his run in the company. I think he still could have been a valuable guy on the roster in another role.