Mustafa Ali moved to RAW?

[Showstopper]

Mike Johnson at PWInsider reports that Ali has quietly been moved to Raw. He was drafted by WWE SmackDown during the 2019 WWE Draft with the 14th overall pick on night two. Ali hasn't wrestled since the pandemic started and WWE moved to empty arena shows at the Performance Center. He last competed in February in a dark mark on SmackDown. His last televised match took place on December 13, 2019.
Johnson reports that whenever he returns to action, he'll be part of Raw. It is unknown when he is set to make his return.
It should be noted that Ali is still listed on the SmackDown roster on the WWE website.
It is unknown how, or if, this will be explained on WWE television. WWE has made multiple moves since the initial draft. Apollo Crews moved to Raw due to expiring draft picks, Mojo Rawley moved to SmackDown because of Rob Gronkowski, Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross were traded to SmackDown for future considerations. More recently, AJ Styles was traded to SmackDown for future considerations.

Interesting. Wonder if he could be a possible candidate to join Rollins' group, or maybe go up against them.

Thoughts?

 

[Chris]

Did the hacker stuff go away?

Also Ali is awesome so fuckin' push him

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Good question. Did the hacker angle disappear?

SmackDown can still reveal him to be someone else?

 

[Kross Rhodes]

As for Ali going to Raw, I would have said good. Raw was the good show, but it’s all the same creative now.

 

[Chris]

Good question. Did the hacker angle disappear?

SmackDown can still reveal him to be someone else?

I think I remember seeing it recently still on SmackDown but it may have been a couple weeks now? Wouldn't be surprised if it was quietly dropped

 

[Kross Rhodes]

I think I remember seeing it recently still on SmackDown but it may have been a couple weeks now? Wouldn't be surprised if it was quietly dropped

Just change creative on it and make it be someone else. We don't need another GTV mystery.

 

[Chris]

The only thing the hacker ever DID other than the vignettes was expose Dolph/Sonya right? Dude seems useless other than that tbh

 

[Kross Rhodes]

The only thing the hacker ever DID other than the vignettes was expose Dolph/Sonya right? Dude seems useless other than that tbh

Even a throwaway line like it was Hornswoggle under the ring all along is enough for me.

 

[Chris]

Even a throwaway line like it was Hornswoggle under the ring all along is enough for me.

I highly doubt you of all people ever plan to watch Anonymous Raw GM era again (not counting the tail end of it when it was barely used), but fitting in a head canon that it's actually Hornswoggle making all of those decisions is HILARIOUS

 

[Hoss]

Ali as a foil for Rollins?

 

[Cwalker]

Cue the “CM Punk was the hacker all along” tweets

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Anyone putting faith in a CM Punk return is a fool, but nothing in this world would pop me more so if it happens it happens.

 

[Cwalker]

I still don’t understand why. He walked out on all of you(I’m not a fan; not including myself) he doesn’t deserve your pop

 

[Chris]

I still don’t understand why. He walked out on all of you(I’m not a fan; not including myself) he doesn’t deserve your pop

Austin did the same in 02, he just came back quicker and fans didn't care one bit.

 

[Cwalker]

Austin did the same in 02, he just came back quicker and fans didn't care one bit.

I lost a lot of respect for Austin actually. I was like 13 and still thought it was the wrong way of handling business