Mustafa Ali is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Mustafa Ali.
24 Facts About Mustafa Ali
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Mustafa Ali initially worked for their new Cruiserweight Division as part of the 205 Live brand.
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Mustafa Ali worked in various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling, where he was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion.
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Mustafa Ali appeared in other promotions, including All American Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, Proving Ground Pro, and WrestleCircus.
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Mustafa Ali did it all during the day while working night shifts as a police officer.
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On June 25,2016, after Brazilian wrestler Zumbi was not able to participate in the Cruiserweight Classic tournament due to visa issues, WWE announced that Mustafa Ali would replace him.
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On January 23,2017, Mustafa Ali made his Raw debut, teamed with Jack Gallagher and TJ Perkins to defeat Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, and Tony Nese.
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Mustafa Ali began feuding with Drew Gulak, when Gulak began his "No Fly Zone" campaign on 205 Live.
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In February 2018, Mustafa Ali began participating in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament; he defeated Gentleman Jack Gallagher in the first round, Buddy Murphy in the quarterfinals, and Drew Gulak in the semi-finals to advance to the final at the WrestleMania 34.
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Mustafa Ali then started a rivalry with Hideo Itami, who interfered in his match against Buddy Murphy.
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Mustafa Ali made his first appearance on the December 11,2018, episode of SmackDown Live, confronting Daniel Bryan and losing to him later that night.
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At the Royal Rumble on January 27,2019, Mustafa Ali competed in the eponymous match, lasting 30 minutes and eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe, before being eliminated by Nia Jax.
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Mustafa Ali made his televised return at the Fastlane pay-per-view, as a last minute addition in the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens, which Mustafa Ali lost after being pinned by Bryan.
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At Smackville, Mustafa Ali failed to capture the Intercontinental Championship, from Shinsuke Nakamura.
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At the Hell in a Cell event, Mustafa Ali lost to Randy Orton.
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At the Crown Jewel event, Mustafa Ali competed in a ten-man tag team match as a part of Team Hogan, coming out victorious against Team Flair.
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At Survivor Series, Mustafa Ali competed as a member of Team SmackDown, and was eliminated by Seth Rollins his team won the match.
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Mustafa Ali faced Riddle in a rematch for the title at Fastlane but was unsuccessful.
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Shortly after, Mustafa Ali renewed his rivalry with Ricochet on Main Event where they faced off in a series of matches culminating in a 2-out-of-3 falls match where Mustafa Ali was defeated.
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At the event, Mustafa Ali lost to Mansoor, and after the match, was dropped with a kick by karate silver medalist Tareg Hamedi.
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On January 16,2022, Mustafa Ali publicly requested his release from WWE which was eventually declined by Vince McMahon.
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Mustafa Ali was defeated via a Skull Crushing Finale by The Miz.
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Mustafa Ali made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19 and has since appeared in WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22, and WWE 2K23.
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Mustafa Ali was the subject of a 2009 documentary focusing on issues that Muslim wrestlers face when booked as villainous characters and stereotyped as terrorists.