Bio
Mustafa Ali is an American Professional wrestler who is best known for his time in WWE. He worked in WWE for seven years. He also worked on various independent circuit wrestling promotions and won multiple championships. Presently, he is active on TNA Wrestling and on the independent circuit as well.
Mustafa Ali Height, Weight, Age & More:
The billed height of Ali is 5’10” and his billed weight is 182 lbs. He was born on March 28, 1986 and currently the former WWE star is 37 year old. Ali has worked in major wrestling promotions like WWE and TNA Wrestling, he has also worked in multiple independent circuit promotions and won multiple championships.
Mustafa Ali: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Net Worth, Family, Injury Details, Tattoo, and Other Unknown Facts
Mustafa Ali Early Life
Ali was born on March 28, 1986 and currently he is 37 year old. Chicago, Illinois is the place where Mustafa Ali born. Ali’s mother is from New Delhi, India and his father is from Karachi, Pakistan. He loved watching wrestling from his childhood and “The Hitman” Bret Hart had been his favorite wrestler. He also admired Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Hardy Boyz, Chris Jericho, and Hayabusa.
Who is Mustafa Ali
Mustafa Ali is a 38 year old American Professional wrestler who is active on TNA Wrestling and on the independent circuit. He has been active in the wrestling world for more than two decades and he is mostly famous among the WWE fans for his excellent time period in WWE where he had been active for seven long years.
Mustafa Ali WWE Debut
Ali made his WWE debut as a part of the Cruiserweight Classic tournament in 2016. He replaced Brazilian professional wrestler Zumbi who could not participate in the tournament due to visa issues. Ali replaced him but he got eliminated in the first round by Lince Dorado. Later, he made his NXT debut in October 2016 as a part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic along with Lince Dorado as his Tag Team partner. Their team got eliminated in the first round.
Professional Wrestling Career
In Ring Debut
Ali made his in ring debut in 2003 when he was only 16. Reports suggest that he made his in ring debut on February 2, 2003. Upon joining the world of professional wrestling, he worked on various independent circuit promotions. The first wrestling promotion that gave him his much awaited break was Dreamwave Wrestling.
Dreamwave Wrestling
He had been a top star of the mentioned promotion as he won multiple titles from the promotion like Dreamwave Alternative Championship and Dreamwave Heavyweight Championship. Apart from the mentioned professional wrestling promotion, he also worked on other top independent promotions and won Championships from almost all of these promotions.
Independent Circuit
All American Wrestling (AAW), Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), were some of the top independent circuit promotions that Ali worked in. He also worked on National Wrestling Alliance which is one of the leading wrestling promotions of The United States of America. It is also famous as NWA.
Success on the Indies
Ali remained active on the independent circuit for 13 long years. Proving Ground Pro and WrestleCircus were some of the Other independent circuit promotions that he worked in. For the first six years of his wrestling career he used to wear a face mask to avoid any kind of discrimination. He had been pretty famous and successful on the Independence circuit.
Work as a Police Officer
While working as a wrestler, he also worked as a Police Officer. He used to do the night shift as a Police Officer so he could work regularly as a wrestler. Later he decided to join professional wrestling on a full time basis and he quit his job as a Police Officer. In 2016 the biggest call of his career arrived in the form of a contract from the biggest giants of them all; WWE.
Professional Information Table
|
Ring Name |
Mustafa Ali |
|
Mustafa Ali Nick Names |
* |
|
Profession(s) |
Professional Wrestler |
|
Mustafa Ali Height |
5’10” |
|
Mustafa Ali Weight |
182 lbs. |
|
Relationship Status |
Married |
|
Mustafa Ali Net Worth |
$2 Million |
|
Mustafa Ali Eye Color |
Dark Brown |
|
Hair Color |
Black |
|
Wrestling Debut |
2003 |
|
Mentor |
* |
|
Mustafa Ali Signature Moves |
Diving Crossbody, Slingshot Rolling Thunder into a Neckbreaker Slam, Springboard Tornado DDT, Tilt-a-whirl DDT |
|
Finishing Move(s) |
054, 450 Splash, Moonsault Side Slam, Koji Clutch |
|
Theme Song / Mustafa Ali Song / Mustafa Ali Balor Music |
Problematic (WWE) |
|
Catchphrases |
*
|
Mustafa Ali Net Worth & Salary
According to reports from various media sources, the current net worth of Ali is estimated to be somewhere around $2 million. The former WWE star is currently active in TNA Wrestling since early 2024 and reports suggest that he earns something around $200,000 as his annual salary from the mentioned promotion. Reports also suggest that he earned the same in WWE before getting released.
Mustafa Ali Family
Ali was born on March 28, 1986 in Bolingbrook, Illinois. His mother was from New Delhi, India and his father was from Karachi, Pakistan. He was born and brought up in the United States of America along with his two brothers. He enjoyed watching professional wrestling from his childhood and he always wanted to be a professional wrestler.
Championships and Accomplishments
Ali worked in WWE for seven long years but he could never win any championship from the promotion. He also worked on the independent circuit for a long time before joining WWE, and he is still active on the independent circuit, but he could not win many championships from the indies either. Presently, he is active in TNA Wrestling.
Championships and Accomplishments Table
| Championships and Accomplishments / Trophy (WWE) | * |
| Awards & Achievements (Outside WWE) | Dreamwave Alternative Championship (1 time)
EPW Pro Television Championship (1 time) Freelance World Championship (1 time) JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) MSPW Heritage Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated – Ranked No. 55 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019 PGP Franchise Championship (1 time) TNA X Division Championship (1 time, current) WrestleCrap – Gooker Award (2020) – as part of Retribution |
| Records | One time TNA X-Division Champion |
Personal life & Lifestyle
Ali is a practicing Muslim and he has his roots in both India and Pakistan. However, he only represented Pakistan when he participated in the Cruiserweight Classic. Pakistani wrestling fans criticized him for not displaying the Pakistani flag. Here is how he replied to the criticism; “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.”
Personal Information Table
|
Mustafa Ali Real Name / Full Name |
Adeel Alam |
|
Birth Date
|
March 28, 1986 |
|
Mustafa Ali Age |
38 |
|
Relationship Status |
Married |
|
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
|
Birthplace |
Bolingbrook, Illinois |
|
Nationality |
American |
|
Hometown |
Bolingbrook, Illinois |
|
School/College/University |
Not known |
|
Educational Qualification |
Not known |
|
Religion |
Islam |
|
Mustafa Ali Ethnicity |
Pakistani |
|
Current Residence |
Chicago, Illinois |
|
Hobbies |
Wrestling, Gymming |
|
Mustafa Ali Tattoo |
* |
Mustafa Ali Movies and TV Shows
Ali appeared in a 2009 documentary which focused on how Muslim wrestlers are stereotyped and portrayed as villainous characters in wrestling. But he did not work in any other movies or television series. He has been a wrestling fan from his childhood and he always wanted to be a professional wrestler. He grew up admiring “The Hitman” Bret Hart as his favorite wrestler.
Mustafa Ali Wife
Ali is currently married to Uzma Alam and they are married to each other since 2011. Ali prefers to keep his personal life private and he does not share much information about it. Uzma Alam is a practicing Muslim. Together the happy couple has three children; two daughters and a son. Their youngest daughter was born in November 2021.
Success in WWE
Cruiserweight Classic
In 2016 WWE decided to bring back their Cruiserweight division and to Crown the first Cruiserweight Champion they organized a tournament. Ali was not a part of the tournament at first, he replaced Brazilian professional wrestler Zumbi who could not participate in the tournament due to visa issues and Ali got the big opportunity to prove himself.
NXT Debut
Ali could not go very far in the tournament as he had been eliminated by Lince Dorado in the very first round of it. In October 2016 he teamed up with Lince Dorado to participate in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. It was his NXT debut and their team got eliminated by Kota Ibushi and TJ Parkins. Ali made his 205 Live debut in December 2016 and remained active in the brand until 2018.
Main Roster Arrival
Daniel Bryan was looking for a new hot baby face to work within the main roster. He decided to work with Ali and he brought him into the main roster. In December 2018, he made his main roster debut by confronting Daniel Bryan in an episode of Smackdown and they ended up having a match in the main event of that particular show. Ali lost the match but he was pretty impressive.
Retribution
He also participated in the 2019 men’s Royal Rumble where he lasted over 30 minutes. In 2020 he got a new storyline where he became the leader of the faction named Retribution. This storyline had so much potential but ultimately it was a failure. During the time WWE was planning another storyline for him where he was supposed to play the role of the Smackdown hacker. But this storyline could never see daylight.
WWE Release, Recent Days
With continuous inconsistent booking, Ali was disappointed and he was looking for his release from the promotion. WWE did not grant his booking instantly and tried to improve his booking. He was even sent back to the NXT. But ultimately by September 2023, WWE shocked the entire world by releasing him. He returned to the independent circuit after his release and in early 2024 he decided to join TNA Wrestling for the first time.
Iconic Quotes From Mustafa Ali
“When I was trying to achieve my goal, I started training. I became a character, and everyone was expecting me to become the ‘Prince of…’ or the Middle-Eastern, and I wanted to wear a mask, and I wanted to be like a luchador from Mexico. And people asked me, ‘Why are you putting a mask on?’ And the truth is, I did not want to deal with who I was.”
“I think it’s something much bigger than just pro wrestling and the industry I work in. It’s across all media. You look at Hollywood movies: there’s not the Muslim hero or the guy who looks like me and has a name like mine who is portrayed in a positive manner or in a leading role. So, growing up, I didn’t have a role model that looks like me.”
“I think ‘205 Live’ is the ultimate underdog story. This isn’t a knock on any other brands; you have your stars on ‘Raw,’ you have your stars on ‘SmackDown Live,’ and I almost feel like NXT already has this amazing face to continue building stars, but ‘205 Live,’ that is not the case. There is no foundation. We are not capitalizing off of stars.”
“The way ‘205 Live’ came about, there was a lot of trust put into our roster. Because if you look at it, the majority of our roster had not been in the developmental system and NXT. And the majority of us had not been on TV prior to that. So for WWE to trust us and literally hire us and throw us on live TV, it was very, ‘Whoa!’”
“I still hold that pen; I still write my own story. So it’s going to take a whole lot more than Samoa Joe running me over. And it’s going to take more than Randy Orton kicking my face in. It’s going to take more than Erick Rowan slamming my head through a table. You guys keep trying to put me down, but I will not stay down.”
“I do this maneuver, my finishing maneuver. It’s called the 054, and it’s a 450 splash, but it’s going backwards. I know my opponents aren’t going to be thrilled to hear this, but I don’t know what I’m doing up there. I literally close my eyes, and I just jump, and my body just takes over, and thankfully I haven’t hurt anybody.”
“I loved wrestling, and I wanted to go out and entertain people and all that stuff, so I get trained, and when they decided, ‘Hey, you’re ready for a match, and you’ve got to start thinking about a character,’ I was thinking this guy and this guy, and they go, ‘No, no, no – you’re a Muslim. You’ve got to be a bad guy.’”
Notable Feuds and Rivalries of Mustafa Ali
Ali had multiple feuds in WWE throughout his time in the promotion. When he was a part of the Retribution faction, he had some short feuds with some of the top stars of the promotion. Brawn Strowman Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre were the wrestlers Ali feuded but in most cases, he had to face defeat.
Ali also had multiple feuds outside of his Retribution storyline. One of his biggest rivals in the promotion was the former WWE United States Champion Ricochet. Together they had some amazing matches, both wrestlers are high flying veterans and their matches had always been high flying masterpieces. It was really amazing to see these two athletes going head to head.
Mustafa Ali Injury
Kofi Kingston got his first main event push in 2019 after working for a decade in WWE. He defeated Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 to win the WWE Championship. This time period is famously known as KofiMania. But the original plan was to promote Ali as the main eventer to win the WWE title from Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35.
But unfortunately he got injured during the time and he could never get the dream push he was intended for. Ultimately he was replaced by Kofi Kingston who went on to have the moment of his life. While speaking on WWE After the Bell with Corey Graves, Ali revealed the story and also expressed his feeling about it. Here is what he had to say;
“I remember sitting in my hotel room that night trying not to cry, because I know there is no way they’re gonna let me preform on Smackdown. I say to them can I come back in five days and they said you’re out for a while. The announcement is made that Kofi is replacing me, and then we all know what happens. It’s like silver lining right, great guy gets this awesome opportunity…That what’s gonna drive me crazy the rest of my life though, what if I didn’t get hurt?”
Other Details
Ali has appeared in multiple WWE video games as playable characters. His first appearance in a in a WWE video game as a playable character was in WWE 2K19 which was released back in 2018. Until then he has appeared in all the WWE video games until WWE 2K23. He did not appear in WWE 2K24 which is the latest installment in the WWE video game series.
|
Mustafa Ali Salary |
$200,000 |
|
Brand Endorsements |
* |
|
Sponsors |
* |
|
Charity |
Various Charities |
Mustafa Ali Social Media Accounts
Ali is active on Twitter and Instagram from verified accounts. His verified Twitter account has a total following of 384.9K and his Instagram has a total following of 939K. Here are links to his social media accounts where you can follow him. Mustafa Ali Twitter, Mustafa Ali Instagram.
Mustafa Ali Win Loss Record
| Promotion | Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
| AAW | 4 (30.77%) | 0 (0.00%) | 9 (69.23%) |
| ACTION | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| APC | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| CHIKARA | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (100.00%) |
| CZW/Freelance | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| DEFY | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| DPW | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| DREAMWAVE | 32 (57.14%) | 1 (1.79%) | 23 (41.07%) |
| DWW | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| EVOLVE | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Freelance Wrestling | 8 (72.73%) | 0 (0.00%) | 3 (27.27%) |
| GCW | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| HOG | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| HOG/Wrestling Revolver | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| IWA-MS | 13 (30.95%) | 0 (0.00%) | 29 (69.05%) |
| IWC | 1 (50.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (50.00%) |
| JAPW | 1 (20.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 4 (80.00%) |
| NEW | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| NJPW | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| NXT | 10 (62.50%) | 0 (0.00%) | 6 (37.50%) |
| Prestige | 2 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| PROGRESS | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| RevPro | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| ROH | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| TNA | 9 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| WrestleCircus | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (100.00%) |
| WrestleCon | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Wrestling Revolver | 1 (100.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| WWE | 107 (43.15%) | 6 (2.42%) | 135 (54.44%) |
| TOTAL | 206 (48.36%) | 7 (1.64%) | 213 (50.00%) |
Mustafa Ali Manager
Ali never been managed by any professional managers in WWE, however, in 2020, he worked as the leader of a faction named Retribution which consisted of members like Dijak (T-Bar), Reckoning (Mia Yim), Mace, and others. While having matches during that time, Ali had been regularly managed by his teammates. This faction did not last long and ultimately, it was disbanded.
FAQS
Q. When did Mustafa Ali start wrestling?
A. Mustafa Ali started working in 2003
Q. How tall is Mustafa Ali in feet?
A. Mustafa Ali is 5’10” tall in feet
Q. Who is Mustafa Ali manager?
A. Mustafa Ali had been managed by his Retribution teammates when he worked as the leader of the mentioned faction
Q. What is current Mustafa Ali song?
A. Mustafa Ali uses the song ‘Problematic’ in WWE
Q. Who is Mustafa Ali mother?
A. Not known
Q. Who is Mustafa Ali father?
A. Not known
Q. Who is currently Mustafa Ali girlfriend?
A. Mustafa Ali is currently married to Uzma Alam
Q. Who is Mustafa Ali brother?
A. Not known
Q. How much is Mustafa Ali worth?
A. Mustafa Ali’s net worth is something around $2m
Q. How many titles Mustafa Ali won in WWE?
A. Mustafa Ali never won any championships in WWE