Dark Side of the Ring Becoming Muhammad Hassan (Season 6, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

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Dark Side of the Ring

Becoming Muhammad Hassan (Season 6, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

In 2004, wrestler Marc Copani experiences success and controversy playing Muhammad Hassan, a heel Arab-American character in WWE, just three years after 9/11.

Director

Stuart Stone

Composer

Andrew Gordon Macpherson (composer)

Cinematographer

Nick Tiringer

Editors

Thomas Lieu | Peter Strauss

Production Designer

Richard Brooks-Racicot (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated May 27, 2025

Release date

May 27, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Chris Jericho Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	MacGruber (2010)
Mark Magnus Self (as Marc Copani) Self (as Marc Copani) See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Dave Bautista Batista (archive footage) Batista (archive footage) See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Mark Calaway The Undertaker (archive footage) The Undertaker (archive footage) See fewer	Suburban Commando (1991)
John Cena Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Suicide Squad (2021)
James E. Cornette Self (as Jim Cornette) Self (as Jim Cornette) See fewer	Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009)
Shawn Daivari Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Mick Foley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Todd Grisham Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Creed III (2023)
Hulk Hogan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rocky III (1982)
Maven Huffman Self Self See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Dwayne Johnson The Rock (archive footage) The Rock (archive footage) See fewer	Black Adam (2022)
Michael Gordon Leonardi Self (as Michael Leonardi) Self (as Michael Leonardi) See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Stephanie McMahon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Vince McMahon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
James McNeill Jim Cornette Jim Cornette See fewer	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Shawn Michaels Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Chris Mordetzky Self (as Chris Masters) Self (as Chris Masters) See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Lisa Moretti Ivory (archive footage) Ivory (archive footage) See fewer	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
John Pollock Self Self See fewer	Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman (2010)
Gene Snisky Self (as Gene Snitsky) Self (as Gene Snitsky) See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)