WWE Changes Mustafa Ali’s Name to Just “Ali”

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WWE
Mar 25, 2019

Mustafa Ali is the latest WWE wrestler to have his name shortened. His bio page on WWE.com now just lists him as “Ali.”

His Twitter username has also been changed from @MustafaAliWWE to @AliWWE.

He joins a long list of wrestlers who have had either their first or last name dropped, with the most recent being Heavy Machinery last month and Andrade in January.

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