Credit: PWinsider
*The Cheers & Jeers section of TV Guide has this to say about Hassan:
"Jeers to the WWE for a tastelessly timed stunt. On the same day as the terrorist bombings in London, UPN's Smackdown! aired a match in which one Arab grappler appeared to sacrifice himself, and another knelt and prayed. UPN ran a parental-advisory crawl, but it should've put the smackdown on the whole segment."
*IWS has posted the following on their website after one of their wrestler's has been arrested and accused of murder:
By now it is public knowledge that Kurt Lauder, who wrestles for the IWS as Kurt Lauderdale, has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Shanna Poissant in Hemmingford. Nobody truly knows what has happened thus far and the IWS unconditionally stands by Kurt during this ordeal. We urge everyone to remember that in Canada, a man is innocent until proven guilty, and Kurt Lauder has not been convicted of any crime. For anyone who knows Kurt, it is inconceivable that he is capable of such actions. We hope that this situation is resolved quickly so that Kurt and his family can be exonerated. The IWS supports our friend Kurt and our thoughts go out to the Poissant family who have suffered a tremendous loss.
With respect to all involved in this tragedy, we have temporarily removed all images and videos from this site.
