Hasheem "Chemical" Ali
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Before I start I would like to began with:
“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
All Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Beneficent, the Merciful, Owner of the Day of Judgment. Thee alone we worship and Thee alone we ask for help. Show us the straight path, the path of those whom Thou hast favoured, not (the path of) those who earn Thine anger nor (of) those who go astray. Amen!”
(The Opening Chapter of the Holy Qur’an)
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: As a child, my grandfather was the biggest wrestling fan around. He would take my cousins, brothers, and I to see the original NWA every Monday they were in town. I grew up watching the legends like Flair, Rhodes, Steamboat, and the others superstars. Fast forward to college, the semester before my senior year. I had not watch wrestling in a while, I had nothing to do, and so I turn the TV to WCW at the suggestion of my roommate. That was at the time I was planning to not play football at the university any more, but turn pro. Then, we flipped the TV to WWF RAW and Stone Cold was cursing, flipping the middle finger, and drinking beer. I feel in love with wrestling all over again.
My roommate state to me that I was just like Austin and no football coach would tolerate my bad attitude and he was right. My first and only try out went bad, but I had made my mind up on what to do next.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: I studied what the guys on TV was doing and placed calls to the Power plant and House of Hardcore, but did not have the money for those schools. After, I move from NC to NJ. I had heard about Iron Mike Sharpe’s wrestling school but never knew where to go. Dennis Carlozo and a couple of others took nine hundred dollars from me, with the promise that I would train before shows and with big time stars. I was given the directions to Iron Mike’s and skewed out of my money.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Not to be disrespectful, but I caught on fast to wrestling. Sharpe would ask me have I ever done this before, from time to time. The real training come from listening to him tell stories about the business and the ups and downs of his career. I got the most from the late night talk with him.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Just like any job you have days that you do not want to go to work, but you do and make the most of the day. Most of the time it is great. I think we get a bad press for the same things that other promotions do. NWS biggest crime according to some is providing family entertainment, what is wrong with that.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: First for the people that hate, you hate for what reason a gimmick. You can kiss my Black Ass. All I ever hear is that I am the most hated wrestlers. That is getting old fast. I really do not care any more. At first, I did not like being hated until I found out that other wrestlers hated me and other promoters hated me. That is when I got over being hated. I discovered that the people that bought tickets do not hate me. I was never like in this business from day one. I do the “gimmick” for my own reasons, not to get cheep heat. I was getting the same type heat before the “gimmick.” But the marks would never know that because they never came to NWS shows. No one and I mean no one tells me what say or how to be me. So, how does it feel, GREAT!!!
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: No, but I find the way we are used is corny, but that is no secret. Hasheem Ali was not created by NWS it is my Muslim name and my original wrestling name. NWS add “Chemical” to the name. I don’t think that it’s corny; I think that it’s misused. That part I have very little say.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: I feel we get a bad rap because we do the gimmick for NWS. People in the world of pro wrestling tend to group wrestlers with the promoters that they work for together. If I have a bad rap because I speak what I feel, then too bad. What “Chemical”Ali says is what I feel and that comes from my religious side. The NWS creative team presented the gimmick to me. I did not like the criticism that I could not work and I was fishing for attention to get notice. I like the praise I get from those who like the gimmick. Not for doing the gimmick, but how I do the gimmick. I like it when fan stand up for at shows when I come out from behind the curtain. When the fans chant USA so loud I can’t hear myself breath that is all the praise I need.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Yes, I would love to work for other promotions. I think it depends on the promotion and the promoter, and if Chemical Ali fits in there.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Honey Brown, Bud, and Colt 45
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: The Patriot, The late great Jerry Tuite aka The Wall, and Fred Sampson. I enjoy every match if I can.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: Britney Spears hands down.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: There are several off the top of my head. My first match ever because I did as well as I expected myself to do. All my matches with The Wall were huge. He was the first name to give me a shot to prove myself. My first match with Big Vito, because of the praise that I received after the match.
The Patriot and I have had some great matches.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: It is getting that ring every weekend and doing what I love the most, besides God and family.
Word Association:
Iron Mike Sharpe- thank you
Geno Moore - Old school
Joe Panzarino- set in his ways.
Ricky O- open minded
Fat Frank- hardcore
Vince McMahon- smart
Bret Hart-one of the best
Saddam Insane- partner
The Patriot- great opponent
Salvatore Sincere- great heel
Tom Brandi- great teacher and man
Road trips- love them
JYD- great role model
Xpac- stupid
Iron Shiek- legend
Internet Fans- disrespectful at times
Family Fan- love them
Declaration of Independents- wild
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: My short-term goals are to improve in the ring. My long-term is to be one of the best wrestlers to ever live. Make it to the top.
Hasheem "Chemical" Ali: First, I would like to thank anyone reading this interview. I know that some people would have their own opinions of what I said in this interview, that’s fine. No matter what, I will not let haters affect what my goals are and me. I plan to be around for a long time. I plan to continue to piss people off one-way or another. So, get ready for more things to come from “The Ebony Xerience” Hasheem Ali.
G PHI G Forever
Assalamu’ alaikum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah)
Hasheem Ali
What up boys and girls and welcome to another McInterview. Today I interviewed Hasheem "Chemical" Ali. Ali has mostly been working for NWS in his career. Ali has been the subject of some criticism due to playing a terrorist sympathesizer. He has feuded mainly against The Patriot for the past year in the NWS. NWS is probably a promotion that most fans of this site haven't checked out, due to NWS offering a product for families not internet fans. NWS runs anywhere from 50 shows per year, and continue to draw consistently. Hasheem is part of NWS's success as he has been one of the top names for some time. Hasheem talks about working for NWS, his controversial character, breaking out, and more. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.