10 Cancelled WWE Storylines
Not every WWE storyline makes it onto TV
1. Muhammad Hassan becomes World Heavyweight Champion
Muhammad Hassan’s WWE career may have only lasted eight months but he managed to pack an awful lot into such a relatively short span of time.
Hassan worked with a who’s who of legends, including pay-per-view matches with the likes of Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker.
WWE were clearly high on Hassan’s potential and, according to various sources, planned on going all the way with him. Had things not turned out differently, Hassan was slated to defeat Batista and bag the World Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam 2005.
Not only would he have beaten The Animal in his hometown (and the nation’s capital) of Washington DC, but the victory would also make him the youngest world champion in WWE history, beating the record set by Randy Orton a year prior.
Sadly for Marc Copani (the man who played Hassan), his career effectively came to a sudden end due to a lamentable terrorist-themed angle that aired on the same day as the London Bombings.
Hassan hasn’t even been mentioned by WWE since, but he came tantalisingly close to writing his name in the history books and having a run as one of the faces of the company.
