Mustafa Ali recently appeared in an interview where he spoke about representing India and Pakistan in a unique way in WWE. The TNA star recalled his days as a cruiserweight wrestler where he was given an opportunity to address the issue between the two nations. The star wrestler claimed that he wanted to bring a unique angle and portray the two countries in a good way.
Mustafa said he had a segment in WWE where a room was given for the Cruiserweight stars to prove themselves in unique ways. Ali said he chose to represent Pakistan and India in a way they never were. The star wrestler said he spoke about the way he wanted to represent the two countries.
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Ali spoke about how Bollywood usually dominated the talk whenever their name was taken. He then claimed that there was a need to change the norm that both countries only shared turmoil politically, religiously, and regionally. Mustafa made sure to the creative team that he wanted to change the narrative.
Mustafa Ali grateful for love from India and Pakistani fans
The TNA star revealed that he did not want the conflict of the forefathers to be theirs. Mustafa recalled the idea was received well by the Indian wrestlers who were about 40 in number back then across all of WWE. He was happy to be a part of such a story.
Mustafa Ali claimed that he gets happy whenever tagged by reels from kids from both India and Pakistan. He was fond of seeing the fans pulling off some of his moves like Rolling Neck Breaker. Ali claimed that he said the fans pulled off better Rolling Neck Breaker than he could.
The TNA star was born in Pakistan. However, his mother was an Indian. Hence, WWE allowed him to pull off the unique story. After the end of his contract with WWE, Mustafa made a move to TNA. He has been one of the best wrestlers on the new roster and has been highly impressive.
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