WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Rating Each Entrant's Chances Of Winning

15. Mustafa Ali

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WWE are doing all the right things with Mustafa Ali at the moment. They're letting him showcase his athletic talents between the ropes and flex his underrated charisma in vignettes, with this week's awesome, gritty promo bringing out his determined babyface persona without getting too cheesy. The Samoa Joe feud shows great promise, too, and should prove important in establishing Ali as a popular SmackDown midcarder.

Mustafa won't be winning the Royal Rumble. It's way too early to talk about opportunities like that, though he can absolutely become a significant main roster player by the end of the year.

Chances: None.

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