The Wrestlers Finding Success Outside of the WWE

After fighting for their respective releases from the WWE and traditional wrestling promotions, Hassan Assad, aka MVP, and Sami Calihan have both found success on the independent wrestling circuit. From THE WRESTLERS, Wednesdays at 10p.

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