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61-714: Originally established as the WWE Cruiserweight Championship , it was first unveiled on September 14, 2016, as the award for the Cruiserweight Classic , which was won by T. J. Perkins . It was originally defended on Monday Night Raw as part of the Raw brand's cruiserweight division before the premiere of the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live in November 2016, after which, it was defended on both shows. Following WrestleMania 34 in 2018,

122-476: A Pakistani father from Karachi . He was raised in Chicago , Illinois . He has two older brothers. Alam wanted to be a wrestler since his youth, idolizing first Bret Hart and later also Eddie Guerrero , Rey Mysterio , Hardy Boyz , Chris Jericho , and Hayabusa . Alam made his professional wrestling debut on February 2, 2003. He worked in various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling, where he

183-536: A police officer 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

244-988: A triple threat match after interference from Mysterio's Judgment Day stablemate, Rhea Ripley . 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. 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 DEFY Wrestling on February 9. On February 18, Ali made his debut for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) at High Stakes, in

305-557: 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 Cedric Alexander , thus failing to win

366-679: A 32-man professional wrestling tournament and WWE Network event wherein all participants were billed at a weight of 205 lbs or less, referred to as cruiserweights . The event was originally titled the Global Cruiserweight Series before being renamed as the Cruiserweight Classic. Tournament qualifying matches took place in various promotions of the independent circuit , including well known promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling , Progress Wrestling , and Evolve . Many cruiserweight wrestlers from around

427-425: A contract, but denied having signed it. After the tournament, Pro Wrestling Torch went back on their earlier report and stated that Ibushi had not agreed to a WWE contract beyond the tournament, which was a factor in him losing the semifinal match. Mustafa Ali (wrestler) Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) better known by his ring name Mustafa Ali ( / ˈ m ʌ s t ə f ə / MUH -stə-fə ),

488-487: A match at Crown Jewel , where he was defeated. During his feud, as part of the 2021 Draft , Ali was drafted to the SmackDown brand . On January 16, 2022, Mustafa Ali publicly requested his release from WWE which was eventually declined by Vince McMahon . A few months later, Ali returned to television on the April 25 episode of Raw , as a face, and defeated The Miz . after the match, he would be attacked by Ciampa . On

549-776: A seven-month hiatus from television, Ali returned on the July 20, 2020, episode of Raw , teaming with Cedric Alexander and Ricochet to defeat MVP , 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 Ricochet and Apollo Crews and they would go on to defeat The Hurt Business after Ali used

610-472: A son. Despite having Pakistani and Indian roots, Alam only represented Pakistan 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

671-406: 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 Survivor Series , Ali competed as a member of Team SmackDown, and was eliminated by Seth Rollins , however, his team won the match. Following this, Ali would be taken off television, wrestling primarily on dark matches and live events . After

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732-603: A title unification match. Cruiserweight Classic The Cruiserweight Classic , formerly the Global Cruiserweight Series , was a professional wrestling tournament and WWE Network event produced by WWE . All participants were billed at a weight of 205 lbs or less to determine the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion for WWE's revived cruiserweight division. The tournament consisted of various matches that had predetermined results. Tournament qualifying matches took place in various promotions of

793-486: A winning effort against Robbie X . On January 13, 2024 at Battle in the Valley , Ali made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (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. Ali made his first appearance for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on

854-505: Is an American professional wrestler . He is currently performing as a freelancer , working for various promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2016 to 2023, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from January to August 2024, where he is a former TNA X Division Champion . Prior to signing with WWE, Alam worked on the independent circuit after his debut in 2003, while also working as

915-596: The 2019 WWE Draft , he had made a talent exchange agreement with NXT General Manager William Regal , whereby NXT's cruiserweight wrestlers could also wrestle on 205 Live . With Jordan Devlin 's win at Worlds Collide on January 25, 2020, the title also became shared with the NXT UK brand. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland , reigning champion Jordan Devlin was unable to travel outside of his home country and defend

976-563: The Koji Clutch to his arsenal. Ali made his video game 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. Alam is a devout Muslim . He has been married to his wife Uzma since January 2011, and they have two daughters and

1037-560: 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 falls count anywhere match to end the feud. On the October 31 episode of 205 Live , Ali defeated Tony Nese to become

1098-502: The WWE Network . Tournament qualifying matches took place in various promotions of the independent circuit , including well known promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling , Progress Wrestling , and Evolve . Many cruiserweight wrestlers from around the world were given the chance to qualify for the 32-man single-elimination tournament , which took place over four dates: June 23, July 13, August 26, and September 14. The final of

1159-414: The independent circuit , including well-known promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling , Progress Wrestling , and Evolve . Many cruiserweight wrestlers from around the world were given the chance to qualify for the 32-man tournament, which took place over four dates: June 23, July 13, August 26, and September 14, 2016. The winner was T. J. Perkins . In 2016, WWE announced that they would be holding

1220-558: 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

1281-725: 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 tournament , where he defeated Buddy Murphy in the first round, but lost to Elias in the quarterfinals. At the Hell in a Cell event, Ali lost to Randy Orton . At the Crown Jewel event, Ali competed in

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1342-652: The Cruiserweight Championship belt to reigning champion Angel Garza on January 25, 2020. The design was largely the same, except the WWE logo on the center plate was replaced with a vertical NXT logo and the purple strap was changed to a dark purple, almost black colored strap. The color of the slash under the WWE logo on the side plates was also changed to silver. Throughout the championship's 5 year, 3 month, and 22 day history, there were 20 reigns between 18 champions and one vacancy . The inaugural champion

1403-407: The Cruiserweight Classic came down to T. J. Perkins and Gran Metalik . Before the final match, WWE executive Triple H revealed that the winner would not only receive a trophy but would also become the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion for the revived cruiserweight division for the promotion's Raw brand . Perkins defeated Metalik to become the inaugural champion. Originally, the championship

1464-482: The Cruiserweight Classic. At an independent show in Orlando, Florida on April 2, Lince Dorado joined the series. On April 24 at Progress Wrestling Chapter 29, Sabre Jr., Jack Gallagher also won a qualifying match, while on May 7 at Evolve 61, T. J. Perkins and Drew Gulak also joined the series. On June 11 at Evolve 63, Tony Nese defeated Johnny Gargano, Drew Gulak, T. J. Perkins and Lince Dorado and qualified for

1525-529: The January 25 episode of TNA Impact! , in a pre-taped vignette. He made his in-ring debut at No Surrender , defeating Chris Sabin 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

1586-563: The May 2, broadcast of Raw , Mustafa Ali yet again interrupted Miz TV and requested a United States Championship shot. The Miz accepted the offer but turned the match into a 2-on-1 handicap match with The Miz's partner being Theory . Mustafa Ali was defeated via a Skull Crushing Finale by The Miz. Eventually however, Ali would face Theory for the United States Championship at Hell In A Cell , in an unsuccessful attempt. On

1647-544: The May 27 tapings of NXT (aired June 3) where Fantasma defeated Maverick to become the interim champion; following the match, Triple H offered Maverick a new NXT contract, which he accepted. The following week, Fantasma turned heel on Maverick, unmasked himself, and changed his ring name to Santos Escobar. The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the NXT Cruiserweight Championship between WWE's brands. NXT , NXT UK When

1708-560: The October 17 episode of Raw, Ali confronted Seth Rollins and unleashed an attack on him to end the show. 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

1769-490: 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. In June, Ali began a storyline with Mansoor , trying to convince him that the rest of WWE superstars were "backstabbers", "would do anything just to get ahead", and "cheaters", leading to

1830-665: 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 Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, Ali competed in the eponymous match , lasting 30 minutes and eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe , before being eliminated by Nia Jax . In February, Ali

1891-421: The championship was introduced, the irregularly shaped center plate of the belt largely featured a globe with the WWE logo over the top of it. Above the globe was a banner that read "Cruiserweight" and below the globe was one that read "Champion". Ornamentation filled out the rest of the plate. In what became a prominent feature of WWE's championship belts, the side plates featured removable center sections, allowing

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1952-594: The championship. On the January 30 episode of 205 Live , Drake Maverick (formerly known as Rockstar Spud in Impact Wrestling ) was appointed as the 205 Live General Manager. Maverick announced that there would be a 16-man single elimination tournament to crown a new WWE Cruiserweight Champion, with the finals to occur on the WrestleMania 34 Kickoff pre-show. The tournament came down to Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali , where Alexander defeated Ali to win

2013-651: The cruiserweight wrestlers. It was then reported that the NXT Creative Team would be in charge of 205 Live. The following month, the title was renamed to the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, becoming part of the NXT brand, and started being defended on the NXT show. On October 18, 2019, Drake Maverick – who himself was drafted to SmackDown but remained as the General Manager of 205 Live – announced that following

2074-408: The day while working night shifts as a police officer . 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 Pakistan , was eliminated from the tournament by Puerto Rican representative Lince Dorado in

2135-399: The event, Escobar defeated Devlin to become the undisputed champion, ending Devlin's reign at 439 days while continuing Escobar's. Although the championship was established exclusively for cruiserweight wrestlers, this ruling was lifted once for a match at NXT WarGames on December 5, 2021. Joe Gacy , who weighed 245 lbs, felt that the championship weight shamed wrestlers who were above

2196-560: 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, Kofi Kingston after Ali blamed Kingston for "stealing" his WrestleMania opportunity two years prior while he was injured. At the Royal Rumble , 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

2257-497: The final champion. The title was distinct from the previous WWE Cruiserweight Championship that originated in World Championship Wrestling and was retired in 2007. The two titles had shared the same name, but did not share the same title history. In mid-2016, WWE held the Cruiserweight Classic , a tournament for wrestlers 205 lb (93 kg) and under, billed as cruiserweights , that aired on

2318-707: The first round. Ali appeared on the October 26 episode of NXT , where he and Dorado entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic , 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 brand , as a face wrestling Lince Dorado to 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 Tony Nese . Ali began feuding with Drew Gulak, when Gulak began his "No Fly Zone" campaign on 205 Live . The feud culminated in

2379-825: The following participants: These participants were taken out of the tournament for a specific reason and therefore were replaced by another competitor. The following time limits were in place: Before the final match between T. J. Perkins and Gran Metalik started, Triple H revealed that the winner of the tournament would be crowned the first WWE Cruiserweight Champion . Also, T. J. Perkins, Gran Metalik, Akira Tozawa , Jack Gallagher , Brian Kendrick , Cedric Alexander , Noam Dar , Lince Dorado , Tony Nese , Mustafa Ali , Drew Gulak , Tajiri , Ariya Daivari , Rich Swann and The Bollywood Boyz signed contracts with WWE. On July 15, Pro Wrestling Torch reported that Kota Ibushi had signed an NXT contract with WWE. In an interview published July 25, Ibushi admitted he had been offered

2440-485: The holder's personal logo to be added to the championship belt; the default side plates showed silver and purple world maps with the WWE logo over them. The plates were on a purple strap. During Neville 's first reign, the color of the slash under the WWE logo on the center plate and default side plates was changed from purple to orange. After the title was renamed to NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Triple H and NXT General Manager William Regal presented an updated version of

2501-450: The number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship, but failed to win the title from Buddy Murphy at Survivor Series . During his time in 205 Live , Ali gained the attention of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon , who decided to put him on the SmackDown brand . 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

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2562-445: The other three members of their respective group. The wrestlers with the best record in each group then competed to determine the interim champion. Any ties were broken by head-to-head results. Group A consisted of Kushida , Tony Nese , Jake Atlas , and former 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick, while Group B consisted of Isaiah "Swerve" Scott , El Hijo del Fantasma, Akira Tozawa , and Gentleman Jack Gallagher . Although Maverick

2623-442: The show. Following WrestleMania 34 , 205 Live became its own brand where the title became exclusively defended. Although the title became exclusive to 205 Live, it was still defended on WWE's main pay-per-views alongside Raw and SmackDown . After then-champion Enzo Amore was released from WWE on January 23, 2018, and the title was vacated, it was announced that a general manager would be appointed for 205 Live and would address

2684-508: The title became exclusively defended on the 205 Live brand. In October 2019, 205 Live merged under NXT and the title was renamed NXT Cruiserweight Championship, and the title's contendership was extended to NXT UK in January 2020. On January 4, 2022, at New Year's Evil , the title was unified into the NXT North American Championship , officially retiring the title in the process, with Carmelo Hayes recognized as

2745-507: The title to Mike Bailey , ending his reign at 148 days and marking his first loss in TNA, also his first overall loss since 2023. On the August 1 episode of Impact! , Ali unsuccessfully challenged Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship . This would be Ali's final match with the promotion as on the same day, Ali announced that he would be leaving TNA. Ali uses a high-flying style of wrestling. Ali's finishing maneuver

2806-524: The title. On April 8, 2020, NXT General Manager William Regal announced a tournament to crown an interim champion in the United States which would begin on the April 15 episode of NXT . Devlin responded by stating that whoever won was a fraud, and that he would prove that he was the only true NXT Cruiserweight Champion upon his return. The interim championship tournament was won by Santos Escobar , who used his prior persona El Hijo del Fantasma during

2867-407: The titles with Hayes recognized as the final champion and going forward as North American Champion. A round-robin tournament began on April 15, 2020, to determine the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion after Jordan Devlin was deemed unable to defend the title due to COVID-19 pandemic -related travel restrictions. Eight wrestlers were split into two groups of four, where each wrestler competed against

2928-459: The tournament. After the travel ban was lifted, Devlin made his return to the U.S. on the March 17, 2021, episode of NXT and confronted Escobar over who the real champion was. Escobar then challenged Devlin to a match at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver to determine the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion. The match was subsequently scheduled as a ladder match on Night 2 of the event on April 8. At

2989-447: The tournament. Two days later, WWE officially revealed all 32 wrestlers taking part in the tournament. Originally, Brazilian wrestler Zumbi was scheduled to compete in the Cruiserweight Classic. However, he had issues with his visa that WWE could not clear in time, and was replaced by Mustafa Ali . In the event an official participant had suffered an injury or did not make the 205 lbs weight limit, they would have been replaced by one of

3050-490: The vacant championship. Prior to NXT moving to the USA Network in September 2019, NXT head Triple H spoke with Newsweek and said that "You'll start to see 205 [Live] begin to become part of NXT". He said that 205 Live's talent would start moving towards NXT, that 205 Live had "become lost in [the] limbo", and that the Cruiserweight Championship would have more meaning on NXT where it could create more opportunities for

3111-536: The weight limit. Reigning NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong allowed Gacy to challenge for the title at WarGames, with Gacy proclaiming that if he won the title, he would make it an all-inclusive championship. At the event, however, Strong retained. In January 2022, the championship was unified into the NXT North American Championship . At the special New Year's Evil episode of NXT 2.0 on January 4, 2022, North American Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated reigning Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong to unify

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3172-651: The world were given the chance to qualify for the 32-man single-elimination tournament , which took place over four dates: June 23, July 13, August 26, and September 14. During the finale, it was announced that the winner of the tournament would become the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion for WWE's revived cruiserweight division, which would compete on the Raw brand . The tournament consisted of various matches that had predetermined results. NXT competitors Rich Swann , Tommaso Ciampa , and Johnny Gargano along with international standouts Zack Sabre Jr. , Noam Dar , Ho Ho Lun , and Akira Tozawa were announced for

3233-428: Was T. J. Perkins. The oldest champion was Roderick Strong, winning the title at 38 years old, while the youngest champion was Lio Rush when he won it at 24. Neville and Enzo Amore were tied for the most reigns at two. Jordan Devlin's sole reign was the longest reign at 439 days, while final champion Carmelo Hayes' singular reign was the shortest at less than a minute as the title was immediately retired after he won it in

3294-458: Was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion. He also appeared in other promotions, including All American Wrestling (AAW), Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South , Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Proving Ground Pro, and WrestleCircus. During his first six years as a professional wrestler, he used a mask so he would not face discrimination. He did it all during

3355-431: 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". After his heel turn, he would add

3416-540: Was defended exclusively on Monday Night Raw . On November 29, 2016, a cruiserweight-exclusive show entitled 205 Live premiered on the WWE Network. On the premiere episode, Rich Swann defeated The Brian Kendrick to win the championship. The title then became defended on both Raw and 205 Live . In early 2018, Triple H was given creative control over 205 Live , as he had with the NXT brand, and began restructuring

3477-494: 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. Adeel Alam was born on March 28, 1986, in Bolingbrook , Illinois , to an Indian mother from New Delhi , and

3538-513: Was released from WWE on April 15, he confirmed via Twitter that he would still be competing in the tournament; at the time, he had stated they would be his last matches in the company. As a result of a tie in Group A, Maverick, Kushida, and Atlas faced each other in a triple threat match on the May 27 episode of NXT to determine the winner of the group; Maverick won to advance to the final against Group B's winner, Fantasma. The final occurred during

3599-723: 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 legit injury, and replaced by Kofi Kingston . 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 ring name

3660-593: Was shortened to "Ali". At the Money in the Bank on May 19, Ali competed in the ladder match , which he failed to win, after a returning Brock Lesnar 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 Vince McMahon to not obtain the briefcase. This decision caused a lot of controversy amongst fans, but Ali admitted to have not been bothered by it. The following month, Ali would compete in

3721-465: 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 Joe Gacy . 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

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