Mustafa Ali asked for his WWE release publicly a couple of weeks ago, which Fightful has learned WWE doesn't intend to grant.
Fightful learned via WWE sources that the term "value" was used in reasoning behind keeping Mustafa Ali under contract. He's not been brought back to TV since an argument with Vince McMahon over creative direction. Despite those two things, as of now, we're told there are no working plans in creative for Mustafa Ali, which could certainly change at any moment.
Beyond that, Fightful learned that Mustafa Ali still has "well over a year, at least" on his WWE deal at the time the Fightful Select article was drafted, although we haven't heard of a specific expiration date on the deal. Mustafa Ali tweeted the following Saturday.
i’ll see ya all in like 2 1/2 years
— Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) February 12, 2022
Regarding Ali's tweet about not wanting in the Royal Rumble, we're told at least one talent pitched an idea for Mustafa Ali to eliminate them, and were posed with the question if Ali would even be interested. Based on his tweet, it would appear he wasn't.
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