Mustafa Ali Reveals Why His WWE Hacker Gimmick Was Abruptly Dropped

Mustafa Ali: Vince McMahon Once Thought Ariya Daivari Was Me

The interaction happened after a 'Main Event' taping. From 2016-2023, Mustafa Ali was with WWE. Stories from his time in the company were recounted when he sat down with Justin Dhillon of The Wrestling Classic for an interview. One of the memories Ali recounted was when former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon thought Ariya Daivari was Ali. “Before Raw starts, there’s a show called Main Event that gets taped. So I was performing in that show and at the…

Mustafa Ali Details How A ‘Power Struggle’ Led To WWE Gimmick Ending

Photo Credit: WWE Mustafa Ali went through quite a few gimmicks during his WWE run. One of which ended due to a power struggle within management. TNA Wrestling‘s Mustafa Ali was a recent guest on Casual Conversations with The Classic. When asked about his Hacker gimmick and why it didn’t end up going anywhere, Ali said it came down to a power struggle between Paul Heyman and Bruce Prichard. “So the initial pitch for the hacker came from me,” Mus…

Mustafa Ali Reveals Why His WWE “Hacker” Storyline Was Dropped

In a recent interview with The Wrestling Classic, former WWE Superstar Mustafa Ali opened up about his short-lived but memorable “Hacker” persona from 2020, revealing backstage creative struggles that led to the gimmick’s early demise. Ali shared that the original plan was for the Hacker character to expose Dolph Ziggler during his romantic storyline involving […]

Mustafa Ali explains why his "hacker" storyline in WWE was dropped - NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW Coverage

During an interview with The Wrestling Classic, former WWE star Mustafa Ali explained why his “hacker” storyline from 2020 was dropped… “The only actual creative plan that I knew about (as ‘The Hacker’) was that the first program, the first feud was gonna be me and Dolph Ziggler. Dolph was doing this romance story with Mandy Sacs and Otis and then there was gonna be a WrestleMania blow-off, and the idea that I leak footage, or somehow I inform M…

Mustafa Ali Reveals Why His WWE Hacker Gimmick Was Abruptly Dropped

Former WWE talent Mustafa Ali has revealed why his much-talked-about “hacker” persona was abruptly dropped just as it started gaining attention in 2020. In a recent interview with The Wrestling Classic, Ali spoke openly about the original plans behind the character and what led to its sudden disappearance from WWE