Mustafa Ali has provided an update on a report claiming that he was injured.
Current TNA Wrestling star Mustafa Ali recently appeared at a German Wrestling Federation event in Berlin and competed against a wrestler named Peter Tihanyi. Following the show, it was reported that the former X-Division Champion announced that he was injured.
Taking to X/Twitter, Mustafa Ali has clarified the report, noting that while he is banged up, he’s only undergoing some extensive rehab and that he wouldn’t miss any of his bookings.
“Appreciate everyone reaching out. No dates/time will be missed just some extensive rehab,” Ali wrote on Twitter/X.
It was also reported earlier that Mustafa Ali’s TNA contract will expire by the end of this year and that he’s keeping his options open.
Mustafa Ali Recently Spoke About A Disagreement He Had With Shawn Michaels
Before his release from WWE in September 2023, Mustafa Ali had become the No.1 contender for the NXT North American Championship. However, he never received the title match as he was released nine days before the bout was scheduled to take place.
Following his return to NXT as part of the TNA Invasion angle, Mustafa Ali delivered a promo, speaking about finally receiving his title shot. During an interview with Denise Salcedo, Ali revealed how a disagreement with Shawn Michaels led to that promo.
“I gotta be perfectly honest with you, that’s what the original idea was,” Mustafa Ali said. “When I got there, I kind of shied away from it. It wasn’t that I wasn’t comfortable with it.
“So when I got there, I did meet with Shawn, and I kind of pitched a different version of the same promo, but what I thought would be more in line with what I did. Initially, he was like, ‘Yeah, I kind of see it.’ Then I want to say it wasn’t that long before we’re on, he changed his mind, and he pulled me aside with the writer.
“He goes, ‘I’m telling you, you’ve got to be real on this one. You’ve got to let people know what happened. You’ve got to trust me on this. Start off how you want, but then midway through, just take the mask off and look him down in the eye and tell everybody what happened. I’m telling you. You’ve gotta trust me.’
“At the end of the day, Shawn Michaels tells you how he wants it; he wants it. I won’t lie, I thought he was wrong initially. And then I went out, and as I’m cutting the promo, I myself started to feel it, and there was this pin drop silence.” [H/T – Fightful]
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