Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit

– During a recent interview with Busted Open Radio, TNA X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali discussed how he’s find happiness in his career again, post-WWE. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Mustafa Ali on being happy with his career for the first time in a while: “The reality of the situation is I’m happy — for the first time in a long time, I’m happy. That’s not a knock on anyone. It’s just nice to finally [have some] control of what makes you happy.”

On leaving WWE: “When I left WWE, I left with an incredible sense of peace of mind. People in the past that had been let go — they all told me one thing. They said, ‘I wish I tried a little harder. I wish I fought a little bit more.’ … There wasn’t a week where I wasn’t knocking on someone’s door. There wasn’t a week where I didn’t have an idea.”

Ali on making it onto the cover PWI for June 2024: “So it’s very, very cool that almost 20 years later, I get to go, ‘Now there’s someone who looks like you.’ I’ve been told several times that no one’s really going to get behind someone named Mustafa Ali. … It’s a hard hill to climb but here we are, on the cover of PWI.”

Ali won the X-Division Title from Chris Sabin earlier this year.

Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit

Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit

Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit

Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit

Mustafa Ali on Finding Happiness in His Career Following WWE Exit