Muhammad Hassan recently got physical inside a wrestling ring for the first time in years, and naturally, that got people wondering if there might be more coming. Now the former WWE star has addressed exactly what that appearance means for his wrestling future.
Speaking to Monte & The Pharaoh, Hassan first cleared up one detail about the footage that recently circulated online. Despite only recently getting attention, the appearance with Krule actually happened back in May, and Hassan admitted he was feeling the effects of taking his first bump in eight years.
“Well, it’s funny because that actually was in May. That wasn’t even recently. And I’m in much better shape now. It looked awkward because I hadn’t taken a bump in eight years.”
That appearance saw Krule grab Hassan by the throat before the former WWE star broke free, threw three punches and planted him with a Flatliner. Hassan might still remember how to hit the move, but his body apparently needed a second to process what had just happened.
“But when I did my facebuster, I took that bump, and I just love, like, my whole body went, and you could just see me sit there for like a half second before my mind’s like, ‘Get the fuck up.’ And I kind of popped right back up.”
That little taste of getting physical apparently wasn’t enough to completely scare Hassan away. He admitted he would be down to do similar run-ins again, where he can show up and get involved without having to put his body through an entire wrestling match.
“I definitely would consider doing that again. Just doing some small run-ins here and there. But I don’t think I have another match left in me. Just, I feel like if I take more than one bump at a time, I’m going to shatter.”
That’s quite a different situation from Hassan’s first run in wrestling. His WWE career came crashing to a halt in 2005 after the controversial Undertaker storyline involving masked men aired around the time of the July 7 London terrorist bombings and led to serious backlash.
Hassan was written off television following his loss to The Undertaker at The Great American Bash 2005, bringing an abrupt end to a run that had once positioned him for much bigger things. He then stayed away from wrestling for years before briefly resurfacing on the independent scene in 2018 and working a handful of matches.
His story was dragged back into the limelight again in 2025 when Dark Side of the Ring dedicated an episode to his controversial WWE run. Then came the Krule appearance, which understandably had people wondering whether Hassan might have gotten the itch again after so much time away.
Turns out the itch is there — just not enough for Hassan to start taking bumps all night. At this point, randomly showing up, punching somebody, hitting one move and getting out before his body starts asking questions might be the perfect version of wrestling for him.
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