Mustafa Ali
Mustafa Ali | |
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Birth name | Allau akbar |
Born | [1] Bolingbrook, Illinois | March 28, 1986
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Alto[2] Mustafa Ali[2][3] Prince Mustafa Ali[2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] |
Billed weight | 182 lb (83 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Chicago, Illinois[3] |
Debut | 2003[1] |
Adeel Alam[4][unreliable source?] (born March 28, 1986) is a Pakistani-American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Mustafa Ali. He is the first wrestler of Pakistani descent to work for WWE.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2003–2016)
He worked on various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling where he was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion. He also appeared on other well-known promotions, such as All American Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and Proving Ground Pro.
Cruiserweight division (2016–present)
On June 25, 2016, after Zumbi was not able to participate in the Cruiserweight Classic due to visa issues, WWE announced that Ali would replace him.[5] On July 20, Ali was eliminated from the tournament by Lince Dorado in the first round.[6] On August 17, Ali appeared on NXT, where he lost to Hideo Itami.[7] On the September 28 episode of NXT, Ali and Lince Dorado entered Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, they were eliminated by two fellow Cruiserweight Classic competitors Kota Ibushi and TJ Perkins in the first round.
Mustafa Ali made his Cruiserweight Division debut on the December 13 episode of 205 Live, wrestling Lince Dorado to a double countout. On the December 27 episode of 205 Live, Ali defeated John Yurnet. On January 23, 2017, Ali made his Raw debut, teaming with TJ Perkins and Jack Gallagher, defeating Drew Gulak, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Entrance themes
- "Go Hard" by CFO$ featuring Maino (WWE)[citation needed]
Championships and accomplishments
- Dreamwave
- Freelance Wrestling
- FW Championship (1 time)[10]
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Proving Ground Pro
- PGP Franchise Championship (1 time)[11]
See also
- Baadshah Pehalwan Khan, Pakistani pro-wrestler
References
- ^ a b "Mustafa Ali". Cagematch. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Prince Mustafa Ali Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Mustafa Ali". WWE. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Mustafa Ali". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2016-06-25). "Triple H – WWE to hold future editions of Cruiserweight tournament, why did one wrestler miss inaugural tourney?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2016-07-20). "7/20 WWE Cruiserweight Results – Caldwell's Week 2 Report on Akira Tozawa, Tajiri, TJP, excellent Dorado vs. Ali match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2016-08-17
- ^ "DREAMWAVE Alternative Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "11/05/16. Dreamwave Wrestling in LaSalle, IL presents Dreamwave 100, the biggest show in the company's history. Prince Mustafa Ali will be defending the Dreamwave Heavyweight Championship. Also, the Kliq will be in the house!". Mustafa Ali via Facebook. October 28, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "FW Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "PGP Franchise Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
External links
- Mustafa Ali on Facebook
- Mustafa Ali's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database