Meet the new star. Last week on SmackDown Live, Mustafa Ali scored what was easily the biggest win of his career, pinning WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a tag team match. That’s not bad considering he was just on 205 Live less than a month ago and now he’s likely getting a World Title shot out of this whole thing. That sounds like something worth looking at even more and I think you know what’s coming next.
There was a lot going on that day and WWE was right there. Check out some of these behind the scenes clips:
WWE has released a mini documentary looking at Ali’s day before he defeated Bryan later in the night. The video includes him getting ready for the match, talking to some of his friends, warming up for the match, a few clips of the match itself and then the post match celebration, all with Ali talking about everything that went on. Ali talks about what was going through his head on the way to this moment.
Opinion: I was thrilled when Ali showed up on the bigger show as he’s been the heart and soul of 205 Live since earlier this year and did everything but winning the Cruiserweight Title. It’s so cool to see someone that talented getting his shot at something like this. I’m not sure where he’s going to wind up at this point but at least he’s getting a chance, which is more than so many others get.
What do you think of Ali so far? How high up can he wind up getting? Let us know in the comments below.
Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.
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