Muhammad Hassan (wrestler)

Muhammad Hassan
Birth nameMarc Julian Copani
Born (1980-04-16) April 16, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Syracuse, New York, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mark Magnus[3]
Mudar Altaleb[3]
Muhammad Hassan[3]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight231 lb (105 kg)[3]
Billed fromDetroit, Michigan
Trained byNick Dinsmore[4]
Nightmare Danny Davis[3]
Debut2002[4]
Retired2018[5]

Marc Julian Copani (born April 16, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler and educator. He is best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2004 to 2005, where he portrayed an Arab American under the ring name Muhammad Hassan. His career came to an abrupt end when a controversial terrorist angle coincided with the London bombings of July 7, 2005, leading the television network UPN to pressure WWE to remove Copani's character from television.[2] Following leaving WWE, he stopped wrestling, instead working as an educator. Copani returned to wrestling in 2018 at The Dynasty event King of Thrones.[6]

  1. ^ "Mark Copani: Profile & Match Listing". Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Canoe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Muhammad Hassan". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Muhammad Hassan Profile". CageMatch. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 23, 2019). "Muhammad Hassan Says He's Never Wrestling Again". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sportskeeda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).