WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Predicting All 15 Wrestlers Not Yet Announced

8. Mustafa Ali

Edge Royal Rumble
WWE Network

Trapped in an irreversible process of geekening, the poor c*nt has to be turning heel.

What's he doing is not a perfectly effective means of turning heel. Usually, a babyface is wronged, or in bad form and feels the need to take a shortcut to get their career back on track.

Mustafa Ali isn't in bad form; he's Gillberg, only without intending to be parody, and he's here to pad out the field. Again, Dom can take him out after Priest annihilates him.

What if they tease Dominik breaking the record?

Currently held by Brock Lesnar, who dumped out 13 opponents in 2020, the idea of Dominik embarking on a Diesel run is just sacrilegious enough to get over as a heel bit.

 
First Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!