Mustafa Ali Tweets He Might Be Stuck In WWE For Years
Frustrated superstar has been sidelined for months and could be out much longer.
Mustafa Ali has unsuccessfully sought his WWE, and it's been reported that he has significant time - described as "well over a year, at least" by Fightful Select - remaining on his current contract. Now, the superstar himself might have shed some light on just how long he's stuck with the company.
Saturday afternoon, Ali tweeted:
i’ll see ya all in like 2 1/2 years
Advertisement— Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) February 12, 2022
If this is accurate and not hyperbole, it means it would be mid-2024 before we could see Ali, 35, in a wrestling ring again, unless something dramatic changes. Ali hasn't replied to comments or followed up on that tweet as of this writing.
Last month, Ali tweeted that he had requested his release from WWE because he has "a message that is much bigger than (his) dreams in pro wrestling" but he "would not be able to deliver this message while working with WWE." It has been reported since then that Ali had a heated confrontation with Vince McMahon himself over a pitched idea that Ali never would have done.
Ali has not been seen on WWE TV in more than three months. He has mainly tweeted training videos since then, but also tweeted just before the Royal Rumble that he would not like to be in the annual match; he wanted his release. We later learned that another superstar had pitched an angle with Mustafa eliminating him from the Rumble, which led to the question being asked whether Ali would even want to be in the Rumble.
It's entirely possible WWE will eventually grant Ali his release, or that the wrestler and the company will come to an agreement on an angle to get him back on TV. But as of right now, this impasse shows no sign of ending.