This needs additional for. Please help by adding. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. May 2017 Adeel Alam born March 28, 1986 is an American of. He is signed to , where he performs on the brand under the Mustafa Ali. He is the first WWE wrestler of descent. He is also a former police officer. Mustafa Ali Independent circuit 2003—2016 Alam worked in various promotions, including Dreamwave Wrestling, where he was a former Dreamwave Alternative Champion and Dreamwave Heavyweight Champion. He also appeared in other promotions, including All American Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling, GALLI Lucha Libre, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and Proving Ground Pro. WWE Cruiserweight division 2016—present On June 25, 2016, after Brazilian wrestler Zumbi was not able to participate in the due to issues, announced that Ali would replace him. On July 20, Ali was eliminated from the tournament by in the first round. On August 17, Ali appeared on , where he lost to. On the September 28 episode of NXT, Ali and Lince Dorado entered the , where they were eliminated by fellow Cruiserweight Classic competitors and in the first round. Ali made his Cruiserweight Division debut on the December 13 episode of , wrestling Lince Dorado to a double. On the December 27 episode of 205 Live, Ali defeated In his hometown of turning in the process. On January 23, 2017, Ali made his debut, teaming with TJ Perkins and , defeating , and. The feud culminated in a 2 out of 3 falls match on July 18, 2017, which Ali won. Throughout the remainder of 2017 he would go on to have mini-feuds with the likes of and. In December 2017, Ali began to develop a friendship with. Ali participated in the , in which he defeated Gentleman Jack Gallagher in the first round, in the second round, and former rival Drew Gulak in the third round to advance to the finals at where he lost the match to Alexander. On the June 5 edition of , Ali wrestled Buddy Murphy to a no contest after attacked both men, this led to a triple treat match were Itami was victorious. On the July 3 episode of , Ali defeated Buddy Murphy in a No disqualification match. On july 24 episode of 205 live,Ali was in a fatal 4 way 1 contendership match which resulted in the win of Gulak. From this match ,a rivalry started between Hideo Itami and him. On the august 7 episode of 205 Live,Ali faced Hideo which resulted in the defeat of Ali after being hit by three consecutive corner hesitation dropkick. After the match,Ali suffered a concussion due to which he was sidelined for a month. Alam is the first person of to join WWE. On January 25, 2017, prior to his debut on 205 Live, Alam was criticized for not displaying a and representing his country by his Pakistani fans. I care for unity. I don't mean to offend anyone. This is just me stating that I feel nationality doesn't define us as people, it separates us. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Mustafa Ali via Facebook. Retrieved January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
