Mustafa Ali done with TNA Wrestling for now
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Former X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali is done with TNA Wrestling as of now, according to a new report from Fightful.
Ali posted a farewell letter to the X-Division last week on social media after his defeat to TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth, but it wasn’t fully clear if he was wrapping things up with his tenure overall.
Ali first announced he was heading to TNA in January as part of a post-WWE “world tour” that has seen him in the rings of NJPW, GCW, Deadlock Pro, and Prestige Wrestling among other groups. He made his TNA debut at February’s No Surrender, defeating Chris Sabin for the X-Division title.
He would wrestle 20 total matches for the company, defending the title eight times in that span in both TNA and several indies. He lost the title to “Speedball” Mike Bailey at July’s Slammiversary.
Ali is still taking indie bookings and has commitments through November which includes a trip to Australia.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.