

Championship pursuits (2018–2019) ĭuring his time in 205 Live, Ali gained the attention of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, who decided to put him on the SmackDown brand. On the October 31 episode of 205 Live, Ali defeated Tony Nese to become the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship, but failed to win the title from Buddy Murphy at Survivor Series. On the October 24 episode of 205 Live, Ali defeated Itami in a falls count anywhere match to end the feud. On the August 7 episode of 205 Live, Ali lost to Itami and collapsed afterwards, rendering him out of action for a short time. Ali then started a rivalry with Hideo Itami, who interfered in his match against Buddy Murphy. At WrestleMania on April 8, Ali lost to Cedric Alexander, failed to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In February 2018, 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. The feud culminated in a two-out-of-three falls match on July 18 episode of 205 Live, which Ali won. Ali began feuding with Drew Gulak, when Gulak began his "No Fly Zone" campaign on 205 Live. On January 23, 2017, Ali made his Raw debut, teamed with Jack Gallagher and TJ Perkins to defeat Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, and Tony Nese. On the December 13 episode of 205 Live, Ali made his debut for the brand, wrestling Lince Dorado to a double countout. Ali appeared on the October 26 episode of NXT, where he and Dorado entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated by Kota Ibushi and TJ Perkins in the first round.

On July 20, Ali was eliminated from the tournament by Lince Dorado in the first round. 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. WWE (2016–present) Cruiserweight division (2016–2018) Īli making his entrance at WrestleMania 34, in April 2018 He did it all during the day while working night shifts as a police officer.
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During his first six years as a professional wrestler, he used a mask so he would not face discrimination.
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He also appeared in other promotions, including All American Wrestling (AAW), Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Proving Ground Pro, and WrestleCircus. He worked in various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling, where he was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2003–2016) Īlam made his professional wrestling debut on February 2, 2003.

Alam wanted to be a wrestler since his youth, idolizing first Bret Hart and later also Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Hardy Boyz, Chris Jericho, and Hayabusa.
