WWE’s Original Plan For Mustafa Ali’s RAW Return

Mustafa Ali is one of the most underutilized talents on WWE roster, but that could change now that he’s back on TV. Ali returned to RAW last night and took on The Miz in singles action.

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According to Fightful Select, WWE had originally pitched for Ali to lose to The Miz and that he was more than comfortable with Theory and the A-lister dragging him for his absence from WWE TV.

We’re told last week creative came up with ideas to bring Ali back to WWE television. As of Sunday afternoon, plans actually called for Mustafa Ali to lose the match against The Miz, but virtually everything played out as it was planned.

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Ali was scheduled to be at Raw Monday, and meet with Johnny Ace according to people within the company, and had yet to be informed of the creative plans at that point.

Those that we’ve spoken to said that he was more than comfortable referencing his absence and why it happened. Several people on the roster and the staff were excited to see Mustafa Ali back at work.

Ali’s contract is up in mid-2024 as he’s hinted in the past, which we were able to confirm. WWE had the contractual ability to freeze his deal, but hadn’t to this point. There is a possibility they could still extend it due to inactivity, but thus far we’ve been given no indication by the company that would happen.

As seen last night on RAW, Ali pinned The Miz clean for the win. He was laid out by Ciampa while celebrating his win over the A-lister. We’ll have to wait and see what’s in store for Ali.

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