Mustafa Ali will be competing on WWE Raw when he returns to action. The news was first reported by PWInsider.
Ali has been off television since February. He was scheduled to challenge for the WWE Championship in the main event of Elimination Chamber. He was pulled from the match after suffering a concussion at a live event, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.
It was an unfortunate break for the former Chicago Police officer, who was in the midst of a strong push on the SmackDown brand. He first arrived on the scene in WWE back in 2016 during the Cruiserweight Classic tournament. After some time on 205 live, he was called up to SmackDown in 2018.
There has been speculation that Mustafa Ali is the man behind the SmackDown hacker vignettes that have been airing in recent months.
Ali’s move to Raw comes amid the recent shakeup of WWE’s creative structure.
Mustafa Ali is still listed as a SmackDown wrestler on the WWE website.
