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Shawn Daivari (born April 30, 1984 in Tehran, Iran) is better known by his stage names of Khosrow Daivari or simply Daivari. He is a professional wrestler who is best known for performing for World Wrestling Entertainment as the former manager for Muhammad Hassan and Kurt Angle, and the current manager of Mark Henry.

Daivari's hallmark is his creative and insulting microphone antics. Daivari, who is of Persians descent, usually speaks Persian during matches. After losing the anti-American gimmick and aligning himself with Henry, Daivari would no longer rant in Persian, but in English. On-screen, Daivari is referred to as being Arab-American and his speech as being in Arabic. Although it is claimed that his on-screen given name "Khosrow" is a tribute to The Iron Sheik, it is in fact named after his own father.

WWE career

Daivari made his WWE debut on December 13, 2004, on WWE RAW alongside Muhammad Hassan. Their gimmick was that of two Arab-Americans who were tired of the prejudice and racism they were receiving after the 9/11 attacks. In the weeks leading up to their debut, the two men would appear on Raw in vignettes promoting their hatred towards America. In the following weeks, they would both up their words with actions, initiating a feud with Raw announcers Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler.

At WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005, Daivari and Hassan were involved in a storyline with returning WWE legend Hulk Hogan. While attacking injured wrestler Eugene, Hogan made his classic entrance and ejected both men from the ring to the delight of fans in attendance.

The following night on RAW, Daivari and Hassan interrupted Shawn Michaels during a promo. The two attacked Michaels and left him helpless in the ring. This led to Daivari's first singles match in WWE, on the April 11 edition of RAW. Although Michaels was heavily favored, Daivari displayed excellent ring skill and, with help from Hassan, got the upset win. Enraged, Michaels demanded a match against both Daivari and Hassan. RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff refused to grant a handicap match but instead ordered Michaels to find a partner. That partner turned out to be Daivari and Hassan's Wrestlemania foe Hulk Hogan.

On the April 18 episode of RAW, Michaels was once again double teamed by Daivari and Hassan until Hogan appeared to make the save. Hogan accepted Michaels' offer to tag and the match was set for the Backlash pay per view on May 1, 2005. At Backlash, Hogan and Michaels picked up the win which led to friction between the two since Hassan blamed Daivari for the loss. The next night on RAW, Hassan verbally and physically attacked Daivari leaving their future as a team in question.

Both Daivari and Hassan were later drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2005 as part of a package deal. On the July 7 episode of SmackDown!, GM Theodore Long put Daivari in a match that night against The Undertaker, and Muhammad Hassan in a match against The Undertaker at the Great American Bash. Daivari was squashed easily in that match, after which Hassan began to pray on the ramp, summoning five masked men to the ring. The masked men beat and strangled the Undertaker into submission, and Hassan put him in the Camel Clutch. Afterward, the masked men carried Daivari off like a martyr. The controversial imagery aired unedited in America and Canada despite the terrorist attacks in London earlier that day, but was removed from the Australian and UK broadcasts.

In late-July, UPN ordered WWE to keep Muhammad Hassan off of their network, effectively removing him from SmackDown! At The Great American Bash 2005, after Hassan lost in a match with The Undertaker, Hassan was Last Rided through an open stage ramp onto a concrete floor where it was reported that he sustained serious injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby medical facility, this was likely to be an angle aimed to "kill off" the character.

Daivari recently reported to WWE's Deep South territory for training and repackaging. He returned from Deep South and, after working in Minneapolis, made his debut in September 2005 on OVW TV returning as his "Sheik" Daivari persona.

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