Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) better known by his

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Mustafa Ali ( ), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to

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(TNA), where he is a former

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. He also makes appearances on the

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and in

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(NJPW). He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2016 to 2023. Prior to signing with WWE, Alam worked on the

after his debut in 2003, while also working as a

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in a Chicago suburb for four years. In 2016, he competed in the Cruiserweight Classic as a replacement and through his performances, earned a full-time contract with WWE. He initially worked for their new Cruiserweight Division as part of the 205 Live brand. In December 2018, he was moved to the SmackDown brand, moving out of the cruiserweight division where his ring name would be shortened to Ali from March 2019 to November 2019. In July 2020, he was moved to the Raw brand. In October of that same year, he revealed himself as the leader of the villainous stable Retribution. He would be released from the company in September 2023, and returned to the independent circuit in December 2023. He made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and TNA in January 2024.

Early life

Adeel Alam was born on March 28, 1986, in Bolingbrook,

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, to an Indian mother from

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, and a

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father from

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. He was raised in

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. He has two older brothers. Alam wanted to be a wrestler since his youth, idolizing first

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and later also

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, Rey Mysterio, Hardy Boyz,

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, and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2003–2016)

Alam made his

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debut on February 2, 2003. He worked in various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling, where he was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion. He also appeared in other promotions, including

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(AAW), Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South,

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(JAPW),

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(NWA), Proving Ground Pro, and WrestleCircus. During his first six years as a professional wrestler, he used a

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so he would not face discrimination. He did it all during the day while working night shifts as a

WWE (2016–2023)

Cruiserweight division (2016–2018)

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. On July 20, Ali, representing his father's country of

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, was eliminated from the tournament by Puerto Rican representative Lince Dorado in the first round. Ali appeared on the October 26 episode of '' NXT'', where he and Dorado entered the

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, but were eliminated by Kota Ibushi and TJ Perkins in the first round. On the December 13 episode of '' 205 Live'', Ali made his debut for the

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facing Lince Dorado in a rematch, which ended in a double countout. On January 23, 2017, Ali made his '' Raw'' debut, teaming with Jack Gallagher and TJ Perkins to defeat Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, and

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, thus establishing himself as a

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. Ali began feuding with Drew Gulak, when Gulak began his "No Fly Zone" campaign on ''205 Live''. The feud culminated in a two-out-of-three falls match on July 18 episode of ''205 Live'', which Ali won. 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. At the event Ali lost to

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, thus failing to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Ali then started a rivalry with Hideo Itami, who interfered in his match against Buddy Murphy. On the August 7 episode of ''205 Live'', Ali lost to Itami and collapsed afterwards, rendering him out of action for a short time. On the October 24 episode of ''205 Live'', Ali defeated Itami in a

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to end the feud. 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

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Championship pursuits (2018–2019)

During his time in ''205 Live'', Ali gained the attention of WWE Chairman

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, who decided to put him on the SmackDown

. According to former WWE writer Kazeem Famuyide, then- WWE Champion Daniel Bryan was pushing hard backstage for a "hot young babyface" to be on television, arguing that all the babyfaces they had been trying to push were 40-year-olds; this led to management choosing Ali for this push. Ali made his first appearance on the December 11, 2018, episode of '' SmackDown Live'', confronting Daniel Bryan and losing to him later that night and the next week was confirmed as a full-time ''SmackDown'' roster member. At the

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on January 27, 2019, Ali competed in the eponymous match, lasting 30 minutes and eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura and

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, before being eliminated by Nia Jax. In February, Ali was scheduled to compete in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship at namesake event, which would have been his first world title match; however, he was pulled out due to a legitimate injury, and replaced by

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. 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 Ali lost after being pinned by Bryan. On March 25, 2019, his

was shortened to "Ali". At the Money in the Bank on May 19, Ali competed in the

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, which he failed to win, after a returning

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won the match. According to Ali, he was originally booked to win the match, but before making his entrance to the ring, was instructed by

to not obtain the briefcase. This decision caused a lot of controversy among fans, but Ali admitted to have not been bothered by it. The following month, Ali would compete in the 51-man battle royal at Super ShowDown, but would fail to win. At Smackville, Ali failed to capture the Intercontinental Championship, from Shinsuke Nakamura. In August, Ali competed in the King of the Ring

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, where he defeated Buddy Murphy in the first round, but lost to Elias in the quarterfinals. At the

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event, Ali lost to

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. At the Crown Jewel event, Ali competed in a ten-man tag team match as a part of Team Hogan, coming out victorious against Team Flair. On November 13, his name was reverted to "Mustafa Ali". At

, Ali competed as a member of Team SmackDown, and was eliminated by

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, however, his team won the match. Following this, Ali would be taken off television, wrestling primarily on dark matches and live events.

Retribution (2020–2021)

After a seven-month hiatus from television, Ali returned on the July 20, 2020, episode of '' Raw'', teaming with

and

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to defeat

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, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, thus moving to the Raw brand. After moving to the Raw brand, Ali later began competing on WWE Main Event, trading victories in matches over the likes of Ricochet and Akira Tozawa. On the September 28 episode of ''Raw'', Ali would return to in ring action by teaming with

and Apollo Crews and they would go on to defeat The Hurt Business after Ali used the 450 splash to pin MVP. On the October 5 episode of ''Raw'', Ali turned heel when he was revealed as the leader of the stable Retribution. On the October 19 episode of ''Raw'', Ali would reveal himself as the mysterious hacker that was sending messages on SmackDown for months. That same night, Ali and Retribution would be defeated by The Hurt Business in an eight-man tag team match. The following week on ''Raw'', Retribution would once again lose to The Hurt Business in an elimination match, ending the feud. Following this, Retribution would set their sights on Ricochet with each member, including Ali, defeating him in singles matches over the next few weeks on ''Raw''. Afterwards, Retribution would begin a feud with The New Day or more specifically,

after Ali blamed Kingston for "stealing" his WrestleMania opportunity two years prior while he was injured. At the

, Ali would enter at number 4 and managed to eliminate Xavier Woods before being eliminated by Big E. On March 15 episode of ''Raw'', Ali faced Riddle for the United States Championship but was unsuccessful in capturing the title. He faced Riddle in a rematch for the title at Fastlane but was once again unsuccessful. Following the match, Reckoning and Slapjack walked out on him while Mace and T-Bar attacked him, effectively disbanding Retribution.

Various feuds (2021–2023)

In June, Ali began a storyline with

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, trying to convince him that the rest of WWE superstars were "backstabbers", "would do anything just to get ahead", and "cheaters", leading to a match at Crown Jewel, where he was defeated. During his feud, as part of the 2021 Draft, Ali was drafted to the

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. On January 16, 2022, Mustafa Ali publicly requested his release from WWE which was eventually declined by

. A few months later, Ali returned to television on the April 25 episode of ''Raw'', as a face, and defeated

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. after the match, he would be attacked by Ciampa. Heading into 2023, Ali started a program with Dolph Ziggler, with the two confronting each other backstage on several occasions. On the February 20, 2023, episode of Raw, Ali defeated Ziggler with a roll-up and sarcastically celebrated his win. On the May 15 episode of ''Raw'', Ali won a No. 1 Contender's battle royal to face Intercontinental Champion Gunther at Night of Champions, but was unsuccessful at the event. Ali made a surprise return on the May 30 episode of ''NXT'', appearing in the crowd just before North American Champion Wes Lee and Tyler Bate teamed up against The Dyad ( Jagger Reid and Rip Fowler). Ali later helped Lee and Bate fend off

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. At NXT The Great American Bash on July 30, Ali was unsuccessful in capturing the NXT North American Championship against Lee and defending champion Dominik Mysterio in a triple threat match after interference from Mysterio's

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stablemate,

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. On September 21, 2023, just 9 days before he was scheduled to challenge Dominik Mysterio for the NXT North American Championship at NXT No Mercy, Ali announced that he was no longer working for WWE as he was one of several wrestlers released that day.

Return to independent circuit (2023–present)

On December 21, 2023, Ali announced that he would be taking independent bookings. On January 6, 2024, Ali made his first post-WWE appearance at Association les Professionnels du Catch's (APC) 20th Anniversary show, defeating Aigle Blanc. Ali also announced appearances with Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) at ''No Compadre'' on January 12, Progress Wrestling at Chapter 162: Light of The Dragon on January 28, and

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on February 9. On February 18, Ali made his debut for

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(RevPro) at High Stakes, in a winning effort against Robbie X.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2024)

On January 13, 2024 at Battle in the Valley, Ali made his

(NJPW) debut in a pre-taped vignette, challenging Hiromu Takahashi to a match at Windy City Riot on April 12. At Windy City Riot, Ali defeated Takahashi. On August 29 at Capital Collision, Ali lost to Takahashi in a rematch.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024–present)

Ali made his first appearance for

(TNA) on the January 25 episode of ''

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'', in a pre-taped vignette. He made his in-ring debut at No Surrender, defeating

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to win the TNA X Division Championship. This marked Ali's first championship in a major company (also being the first in TNA's history to win the title in his debut match). He retained the title against Jake Something, Ace Austin, and Trent Seven on TNA PPVs. At Slammiversary, he lost the title to Mike Bailey, ending his reign at 148 days and marking his first loss in TNA, as well as his first overall loss since 2023. On the August 1 episode of ''Impact!'', Ali unsuccessfully challenged Nic Nemeth for the

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. On the same day, Ali announced that he would be leaving TNA. On the January 23, 2025 episode of ''Impact!'', Ali returned to TNA, where he interrupted Mike Santana and announced that had signed a contract with the promotion.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Ali uses a high-flying style of wrestling. Ali's finishing maneuver was an imploding 450° splash named the ''054'', but he retired the move since he "wants to be able to play with his grandkids". After his debut, Ali used characters different from Muslim stereotypes. During his feud with Cedric Alexander over the Cruiserweight Championship, Ali was commonly referred to as "The Heart of 205 Live", while Alexander was referred to as "The Soul of 205 Live". Following his heel turn, he would add the Koji clutch to his move set. After leaving WWE, Ali began a new gimmick, where he portrayed a

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and would walk around with bodyguards dressed as members of the

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. He would also use the slogan "In Ali We Trust!" as his catchphrase. Ali had previously tried to use this gimmick in WWE but was rejected by the creative team.

Other media

Ali made his

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debut as a playable character in '' WWE 2K19'' and has since appeared in '' WWE 2K20'', '' WWE 2K22'', and '' WWE 2K23''. He was the subject of a 2009 documentary focusing on issues that Muslim wrestlers face when booked as villainous characters and stereotyped as terrorists.

Personal life

Alam is a devout

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. He has been married to his wife Uzma since January 2011, and they have two daughters and a son. Despite having

and Indian roots, Alam only represented

in his WWE debut at the Cruiserweight Classic as there were already two Indian representatives competing. He was criticized for not displaying a Pakistani flag and representing the country by his Pakistani fans in January 2017. He stated, "I don't care for nationality. I care for unity. I don't mean to offend anyone. This is just me stating that I feel nationality doesn't define us as people, it separates us." Alam spent four years serving as a

in Homewood, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago, in order to support his family before being signed to WWE.

Championships and accomplishments

*Dreamwave Wrestling **Dreamwave Alternative Championship (2 times) **Dreamwave World Championship (1 time) *Elite Pro Wrestling **EPW Pro Television Championship (1 time) *Freelance Wrestling **Freelance World Championship (1 time) *

** JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Midwestern States Pro Wrestling **MSPW Heritage Championship (1 time) *Oceania Pro Wrestling **OPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 19 of the top 500 wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 ** Indie Wrestler of the Year (2024) *Proving Ground Pro **PGP Franchise Championship (1 time) *Qatar Pro Wrestling **QPW World Championship (1 time, current) *

** TNA X Division Championship (1 time) ** TNA Year End Awards ***X Division Star of the Year (2024) * '' WrestleCrap'' ** Gooker Award (2020) –

References

External links

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