Armando Estrada Hazem " Haz " Ali ( December 20 , 1978 ) is an American professional wrestler and manager of Palestinian descent best known by his ring name Armando Estrada . Professional wrestling career . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE ( 2005 – 2008 ) . Ohio Valley Wrestling . Ali began his WWE career wrestling in their developmental territory , Ohio Valley Wrestling , making his OVW television debut as a bodyguard named " Osama " in Muhammad Hassan ' s entourage . When Hassan and Daivari were called up to the main roster , Ali remained in OVW wrestling with an Arab , anti - American character , similar to that of the Iron Sheik , and began wrestling in a tag team with Da Beast . When Paul Heyman began booking OVW , he expanded Osama ' s name to " Osama Rodriguez Alejandro " , revealing him to actually be half Cuban and half Palestinian . Along with being an active wrestler he became a backstage interviewer , conducting interviews with wrestler Robbie Dawber as a sidekick , for his own storyline Spanish language version of OVW ' s television show . At the same time , he began a storyline campaign to be elected " Dictator of Kentucky " , which he intended to rename " Los Kentuckos " , often coming to the ring with a placard reading " Bote for Lalo " , utilizing his nickname at the time : " Big Lalo " . Raw . In April 2006 , Ali was called up to the main WWE roster and placed on the Raw brand . He debuted on the April 3 , 2006 edition of " Raw " as " Armando Alejandro Estrada " , a Cuban businessman , and the heel manager for the also debuting Umaga . His debut saw him mocking Ric Flair , saying he was too old to still be in the business , and promising to bring about a new hero ( Umaga ) . Estrada led Umaga in a feud against Flair until the Backlash pay - per - view at the end of the month , where Umaga dispatched Flair . Following the feud with Flair , Umaga began a period of squashing jobbers , before and after which Estrada would cut promos about his charge ' s greatness . During this time , he stopped introducing himself before promos , as his use of long rolling r ' s and a short " ha ha " laugh was beginning to get him cheered instead of booed . On top of this , his name was simplified to Armando Estrada . At August ' s SummerSlam , Estrada offered the undefeated Umaga ' s services to The McMahons ( Vince and Shane ) to " take out " their D - Generation X ( Shawn Michaels and Triple H ) opponents during their tag team match . As Umaga attempted to deliver on Estrada ' s promise , however , he was attacked by Kane . Kane and Umaga feuded for two months , with Kane attacking Estrada on at least one occasion . The feud seemingly came to an end when , on the October 9 , 2006 " Raw " , Estrada ' s interference helped Umaga defeat Kane in a Loser Leaves " Raw " match . During December , Umaga , and thus Estrada , began a feud with John Cena over the WWE Championship . In the opening stages Estrada inserted himself into matches and confrontations with the two , leading to Vince McMahon ' s executive assistant Jonathan Coachman signing a match between Estrada and Cena . Before the match Estrada attempted to buy Cena off ( offering him a box of Cohibas , his watch , and finally cash ) only to have him refuse . The resulting match was a squash , with Cena winning with his signature FU ( later called " Attitude Adjustment " ) . In February 2007 , he managed Umaga to his first title , the Intercontinental Championship , and stood beside him during his partnership with Vince McMahon and feud with Bobby Lashley . As the Umaga and Lashley feud intensified , Lashley targeted Estrada after being banned from putting his hands on Umaga , Vince , or Shane McMahon outside of official matches ; on the May 8 episode of " ECW on Sci Fi " , Lashley shoved a wheelchair - bound Estrada down a ramp into a collection of garbage cans , in what turned out to be Estrada ' s last appearance ( except for one cameo ) for months . Estrada was written off television after the WWE creative team decided that there was too many people at ringside for the Umaga - Lashley match at WrestleMania 23 . ECW . On August 14 , 2007 , Estrada was announced as the General Manager of the ECW brand , giving him ( kayfabe ) power to book matches and make arrangements for the brand . In early 2008 , he was placed into a feud with Colin Delaney — an independent wrestler wrestling on the brand without a contract , offering him a WWE contract if he could beat the likes of the Big Show or , the then ECW Champion , Chavo Guerrero . Delaney was finally awarded a contract after defeating Estrada himself on the May 6 episode of " ECW on SciFi " . The next week , he signed himself onto the roster , putting himself into his first match against Delaney , picking up the victory . He was removed from his position as General Manager of the " ECW " brand on June 3 and replaced by Theodore Long , as the WWE Board of Directors ( kayfabe ) decided that paying Estrada as both a General Manager and an active wrestler was too much of an expense . Estrada was then primarily used as a jobber , losing to both established stars ( including Delaney ) and debuting stars alike whilst attempting to earn a contract in storyline , mirroring the predicament Estrada himself had put Delaney in . Despite this , Delaney aided Estrada in defeating Tommy Dreamer on the August 5 edition of " ECW " , allowing Estrada to win his contract in what was his last television appearance for WWE . On November 18 , 2008 , Estrada was released from his WWE contract after months of inactivity . Independent circuit and semi - retirement ( 2008 – 2011 ) . Following his WWE release , Ali returned to the independent circuit . On January 3 , 2009 , Ali , wrestling under his Armando Alejandro Estrada ring name , teamed with Elijah Burke in a losing effort against Thunder and Lightning for the World Tag Team Championship at the World Wrestling Council ' s event Euphoria . Twenty one days later , Estrada lost to Mickey McCoy in a match for NWA Wisconsin . On March 21 at Great Lakes Championship Wrestling ' s event Two Worlds . . . Two Sweet , Ali , under the ring name Mr . AE , wrestled his last match in the independent circuit as he defeated Al Snow for the GLCW Heavyweight Championship . Return to WWE ( 2011 - 2012 ) . On the May 26 , 2011 episode of " WWE Superstars " , Estrada returned as the manager of Tyson Kidd . Estrada had shed his previous image ( including the Estrada character ' s previous accent ) , instead being presented as more of a professional businessman . The union proved to be brief , as Kidd ' s hunt for the right manager continued the following week . Personal life . After his departure from WWE , Estrada opened a restaurant , " Baby ' s Steak and Lemonade , " in Glendale , Arizona . He appeared in a Cypress Hill Video in 2010 .