Mustafa Ali made his return to TNA Wrestling at TNA iMPACT! Live on January 23.
Ali announced that he had signed a deal with TNA Wrestling. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Speaking to Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated's The Takedown, Ali explained why he re-signed with TNA.
"TNA was the right fit for, me, and I was the right fit for TNA," he said. "As you know, in wrestling in general and the industry of entertainment, sometimes it's right place, right time, but it's got to be for both parties," the former X Division Champion said. "I absolutely love what the industry is today. I love that one roster has several options, several big time options to go make big time money, and not just the wrestlers. I'm talking about medical staff, producers, people behind the scenes, even people that cover the the industry. There's so much to do that, if you're not successful somewhere, it's it's really on you.
"I felt like TNA was going to provide me with a platform to creatively really expand, some of these other organizations, I don't want to say 'bottleneck,' but there's a certain process there. The one thing that I really enjoyed about my previous stint at TNA is that if I wanted an answer, if I wanted to do something, if I needed a 'yes' or 'no,' I knew who to talk to and I would get that answer within minutes."
Ali said that TNA made the smart decision to put their trust in him and that he is responsible for all of TNA's success.
Ali will be in action on Thursday's TNA iMPACT!.
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