Daivari Says Stephanie McMahon Wanted Him To Be A Patriotic Character Named George W. Bush

Former WWE star Shawn Daivari recently spoke to Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard blog where he talked about his WWE career and more. You can check out the full interview here and read some highlights below.

On Stephanie McMahon wanting him to be a patriotic character named George W. Bush:

“Stephanie came up to me and was like, ‘We’ve got an idea for you for like next week. We want you to debut as a character named George W. Bush, and we want you to wear Red, White, and Blue trunks, and be like a super American patriot.’” Daivari said that his response to Stephanie was, “I would love to kind of do my own thing, but that is a terrible idea. I don’t know who came up with it, or whose idea was it to come up with the name George W. Bush, and take me from the hottest heel to wearing red, white, and blue, and what the purpose is or the explanation for it. But, I really, really, feel strongly against it.”

The Undertaker believing in The Great Khali:

“Taker was on board the whole time. He believed in the angle, he believed in Khali, he believed in the look, and he believed in the fact that people would buy into a series of matches leading up to Taker getting a big win at a pay-per-view that matters. So, he had faith in all of it, and he was on board. He was cool with it.”