{"id":21382,"date":"2018-07-04T23:43:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T03:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21382"},"modified":"2018-07-04T23:43:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T03:43:39","slug":"the-warrior-prince-the-rise-of-mustafa-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/04\/the-warrior-prince-the-rise-of-mustafa-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"The Warrior Prince: The Rise of Mustafa Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wrestling community is\u00a0<em>still<\/em> talking about the main event of this week&#8217;s episode of\u00a0<em><strong>205 Live<\/strong><\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>WWE&#8217;s main roster Cruiserweight Division specific program, which featured a brutal match between WWE Superstars <strong>Mustafa Ali<\/strong> and <strong>Buddy Murphy<\/strong>. And brutal in the hellacious term, not that it was terrible. It was\u00a0<em>anything<\/em> but that.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/1014341873647980544<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy have wrestled four singles matches against each other in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Even if they never face each other again this year&#8211;and thankfully, that won&#39;t be the case&#8211;they have a LOCK on WWE Feud of the Year.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/205Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#205Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Pawlowski\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\u270c\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f (@AlexSourGraps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexSourGraps\/status\/1014346863447826433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeardedSmark\/status\/1014625072248696832<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you missed it, last night&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/205Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#205Live<\/a> is well worth your time. The main event between Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy is must-see.<\/p>\n<p>Justin noting how it had a little bit of everything for every kind of wrestling fan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WINCPodcast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WINCPodcast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ImVxqTHXa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2ImVxqTHXa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestlingInc\/status\/1014549080075374592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We strongly encourage you to check out last night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/205Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#205Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We borderline implore you to watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAliWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MustafaAliWWE<\/a> and @WWE_Murphy main event <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCcvpQFm76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aCcvpQFm76<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cageside Seats (@cagesideseats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cagesideseats\/status\/1014614843180101632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And while not to discredit former NXT Tag Team Champion Buddy Murphy &#8211; his redemption story on\u00a0<em>205 Live\u00a0<\/em>has been nothing short of spectacular &#8211; this has been the coming out story for Mustafa Ali. While those that have followed him since his indie days in Chicago or his Cruiserweight Classic debut or being part the 205 Live First Class may have felt it, it feels like Mustafa Ali is on the verge of becoming one of WWE&#8217;s next great stars. He may still be some time before he shows up on\u00a0<em><strong>Raw\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or <em><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>Ali is the first\u00a0<em>205 Live\u00a0<\/em>grown wrestler to suddenly jet into the next level. He would fit in fine on Monday Nights in matches against\u00a0<strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> or\u00a0<strong>Finn Balor<\/strong>, and if he went blue, he could do some great things with\u00a0<strong>Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> or even the Champ That Runs The Camp,\u00a0<strong>AJ Styles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21409\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21409\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/20180605_205_live_ali_murphy2-a5c1d7ab5f4112659926312296f50f18-1080x675-e1530762192911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Mustafa Ali is still best suited to become the face of\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em>. He&#8217;s become the Johnny Gargano of NXT, that unbridled warrior spirit that has been told they&#8217;d never amount to much, who just bulldogged their way to victory, at any cost to their body or career. As long as their character wasn&#8217;t lost. He is becoming the first true\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em> star that people are starting to talk about or tune in to see (not including\u00a0<strong>Neville\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Enzo Amore<\/strong>, as they were brought\u00a0<em>to 205 Live<\/em> rather than homegrown with the roster). And this feud with Murphy &#8211; which has given Murphy more credibility in his character than\u00a0<em>any\u00a0<\/em>point in their WWE career so far &#8211; is sure to wind down very soon. There&#8217;s plenty of time to relish in more potential feuds with the likes of\u00a0<strong>Lio Rush<\/strong>, <strong>Drew Gulak<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Tony Nese<\/strong> or <strong>KENTA<\/strong> himself,\u00a0<strong>Hideo Itami.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>While you&#8217;re at it, have him stop by an NXT UK taping on the next European tour and let him do an exhibition match against\u00a0<strong>Travis Banks<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>El Ligero\u00a0<\/strong>or <strong>&#8220;The Bruiserweight&#8221; Pete Dunne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hideo Itami vs. Mustafa Ali: WWE NXT, Aug.17, 2016\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0UyB0qjFiw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Ali has been wrestling for 11 years, the last three as part of the WWE Universe in some capacity. Although known for his work with the Chicago indie scene in the early 2010s, he actually started off in the Wisconsin indies prior to that as well as a couple years with <strong>IWA Mid South<\/strong>. In 2009, he started up a regular relationship with <strong>DREAMWAVE<\/strong> in Chicago that lasted until he left for the WWE in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Mr.450&quot; Hammett VS Prince Ali Vs Samuray Del Sol\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nh6vtmFJqWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DREAMWAVE Wrestling - Prince Mustafa Ali vs Lince Dorado 05\/04\/2013\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/06sSs1sOBL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While in Chicago, he also worked regularly for <strong>GALLI Lucha Libre, Chicago Style Wrestling (CSW), All-American Wrestling (AAW)<\/strong> and <strong>Freelance Wrestling<\/strong>. He worked very regionally (although he worked for <strong>WrestleCircus\u00a0<\/strong>in Texas before he went to Stamford), but he developed a stunning work ethic and spit polished his craft to a graceful art.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FREE MATCH - Lio Rush vs Mustafa Ali at Walk Among Us 2016\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lQNY8pMA4-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prince Mustafa Ali vs Sammy Guevara\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMheEV0cPro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He was announced as one of the 16 participants in the 2016 WWE Cruiserweight Classic (CWC) and at the time, was one of the least recognizable names on the list to anyone not from the Midwest wrestling circuit. But he turned into a diamond in the rough, a hidden gem, who who shine through the adversity of an internet panned program and continued to get better each and every week, no matter the opponent or situation. For his first round match up in the CWC, he was paired up with a familiar foe, in <strong>Lince Dorado<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lince Dorado vs. Mustafa Ali - First Round Match: Cruiserweight Classic, July 20, 2016\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClnbyDEbrFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Ali became one of the few wrestlers who came to the WWE from the indies and was given a\u00a0<em>less\u00a0<\/em>stereotypical gimmick than what he came from. On the indies, he was <strong>Prince Mustafa Ali<\/strong>, and his entrance music and presentation was more of a tolken Middle East foreigner character. But in the WWE, while still passionate of his culture and nationality, he&#8217;s become just an Everyman. An Everyman who just happens to be Muslim and from Pakistan. It&#8217;s not drilled into your head, it&#8217;s not done in poor taste, it&#8217;s just a part of who he is as a human. The same way that <strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> is proud of his family, or the Hulkster likes saying his prayers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21408\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21408\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/mustafa-ali-e1530762027653.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Mustafa Ali made history in 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/1263063\/mustafa-ali-becomes-first-pakistani-sign-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being the first Pakistani wrestler<\/a> to ever sign with the WWE, Ali looks past that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/wwe-superstar-mustafa-ali-completely-shattered-barrier-180522063832361.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In an interview with Al-Jazeera<\/a> this past spring, Ali addressed his approach to this persona on television.\u00a0&#8220;My vision is a lot bigger than being the first wrestler of a background to do something,&#8221; he told Al Jazeera.\u00a0&#8220;Someone with my name and my appearance comes with preconceived ideas attached.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My mission is to erase as many preconceived ideas, barriers and stereotypes as I can.&#8221;<br \/>\nAli was a teenager in Chicago when the 9\/11 attacks happened, a moment that triggered widespread hostility towards Muslims in the US.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While his matches in the CWC and on the early part of\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em> were great showings, it wasn&#8217;t until his homecoming to Chicago, when he gave an impassioned speech about who he was, that fans began to see the man behind the aerial moves. He began to showcase with more confidence, with matches against the likes of Neville and Tony Nese.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Neville: Raw, April 3, 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRj8HZLHEJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Tony Nese: WWE 205 Live, May 9, 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVbmt369NCI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A huge turning point was when he began a feud with his occasional tag team partner Cedric Alexander, that turned into\u00a0<em>the<\/em> story of the Cruiserweight Championship tournament, culiminating in a match up at this year&#8217;s WrestleMania. Alexander may have walked away with the title that night (and deservedly so), but Mustafa Ali walked away with a purpose.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali: WWE 205 Live, Jan. 23, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xz_CIT1lyKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali wows John Cena with a crushing Spanish Fly to Cedric Alexander: WrestleMania 34 Kickoff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bW-xmCcz_g0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Enter Buddy Murphy. Mustafa Ali first met Murphy in the Cruiserweight tournament, with Ali defeating the returning from exile Murphy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy: WWE 205 Live, May 8, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwYn4HpvvNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once Ali&#8217;s run with Alexander came to an end, the dejected and defeated Murphy returned to settle the score.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy: WWE 205 Live, June 5, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJpzFlQJ188?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy vs. Hideo Itami: WWE 205 Live, June 19, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwPc6nred-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The feud hit a crescendo this Tuesday night, when the two main evented the show again, this time in a No Disqualification Match. What came out of it, set the Twitterverse on fire.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mustafa Ali vs. Buddy Murphy-  No Disqualification Match: WWE 205 Live, July 3, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y1qi89mk41Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/totaldivaseps\/status\/1014339393539145728<\/p>\n<p>With both stars cemented as Superstars, Ali is poised for greatness in the ring. But it&#8217;s not just his role as a wrestler than has proved so inspirational.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s his humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Ali is an avid Twitterer and his interaction with his fans goes beyond the occasional &#8220;like&#8221; or retweet. Several stories in the past year have proven that Mustafa Ali&#8217;s determination to live a normal life, through adversity of preconception, and be the best human he can be, has inspired others to find focus in life, when once there was none.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks back, <strong>Ryan Satin<\/strong> at <strong>Pro Wrestling Sheet<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowrestlingsheet.com\/mustafa-ali-wig-fan-suicide\/#.Wz2OPyMrJz8\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">covered a story of a fan named Michael Greene<\/a>, who had been battling mental illness and was considering to turning to suicide. A friend of Greene&#8217;s had reached out to Ali, who posted this video on his Twitter wall this past May.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAliWWE\/status\/845053721998508032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E845053721998508032&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prowrestlingsheet.com%2Fmustafa-ali-wig-fan-suicide%2F<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at his wall and you see he offers hope, inspiration or even a few words of love to his many fans who have ailments, setbacks or illnesses that may be bringing them down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey Jamie, <\/p>\n<p>I saw your post on Instagram about how you have to wear a mask to deal with your medical conditions. I&#39;ve got an idea on how to make that mask look a little cooler. \ud83d\udca1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x5fzWhpEex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/x5fzWhpEex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1006293216340119552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And see the kind of inspiration his fans have drawn from his story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAliWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MustafaAliWWE<\/a>, this message is for you. I would\u2019ve typed it out or wrote it out but there\u2019s not enough space to convey what I needed to and not enough room for emotion that I wanted to convey to you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JnEiMJmdro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JnEiMJmdro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zelsisi Alleten (@ZelsisiA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelsisiA\/status\/1004049169009561601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And he even deals with his &#8220;naysayers&#8221; with the grace of a Jedi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wish you peace and clarity, friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N0JkOBx4qC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/N0JkOBx4qC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1008165203341725696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, Mustafa Ali walks through one of the most feared ethnicities in America right now with the smile of an ignorant man. But he is far from ignorant. He&#8217;s empowering and encouraging, a man who looks to look hatred in the eyes and march through it with both arms open &#8211; to either hug or fight &#8211; and find himself a part of the American Dream. WWE has found their next big star, but please Vincent Kennedy McMahon, don&#8217;t take him from\u00a0<em>205 Live<\/em>&#8230;yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Happy4thofJuly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Happy4thofJuly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ibV0BfsPI1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ibV0BfsPI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1014706227379662848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wrestling community is\u00a0still talking about the main event of this week&#8217;s episode of\u00a0205 Live,\u00a0WWE&#8217;s main roster Cruiserweight Division specific program, which featured a brutal match between WWE Superstars Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy. And brutal in the hellacious term, not that it was terrible. It was\u00a0anything but that. https:\/\/twitter.com\/BookItGabe\/status\/1014341873647980544 Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":21407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[316,2,3],"tags":[299,1703,507],"class_list":["post-21382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-205live","category-featured","category-wwe-universe","tag-205-live","tag-buddy-murphy","tag-mustafa-ali"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}