Adeel Alam (born March 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mustafa Ali, currently working as a freelancer, but predominantly for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In TNA, he currently holds the TNA X Division Championship in his first reign. He also makes appearances on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in WWE from 2016–2023.
Prior to signing with WWE, Alam worked on the independent circuit after his debut in 2003, while also working as a police officer in a Chicago suburb for four years. In 2016, he competed in the Cruiserweight Classic as a replacement and through his performances, earned a full-time contract with WWE. He initially worked for their new Cruiserweight Division as part of the 205 Live brand. In December 2018, he was moved to the SmackDown brand, moving out of the cruiserweight division where his ring name would be shortened to Ali from March 2019 to November 2019. In July 2020, he was moved to the Raw brand. In October of that same year, he revealed himself as the leader of the villainous stable Retribution, thereby turning heel in the process. He would be released from the company in September 2023.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- 450° splash
- 054 (Inverted 450° splash)
- Signature moves
- Frog splash
- Koji clutch
- Poisonrana (Reverse hurricanrana)
- Rolling facebreaker
- Rolling neckbreaker
- Satellite tornado DDT
- Slingshot
- Spanish Fly (Moonsault slam)
- Spinning headscissors
- Suicide dive
- Superkick
- Topé con Hilo (Suicide somersault senton)
- Wheel kick
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "Prince"
- "The Heart of 205 Live"
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Oran Marseille" by Khaled Feat. Akhenaton & Shurik'n
- "The Prince Is Coming” by Elijah Linkz
- "Ghamand Kar" by Sachet Tandon & Parampara Tandon
- "Go Hard" by CFO$ Feat. Maino
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Put 'Em Up" by Joy Enriquez
- "Go Hard" by CFO$ Feat. Maino
- “Shut 'Em Down” by def rebel Feat. Sergio Veneno (used as a member of Retribution)
- "Disruptor"by def rebel
- "Problematic" by def rebel
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Fallen Empire" by Veigar Margeirsson, Mark Denis & Brian Brasher
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Dreamwave Wrestling
- Dreamwave Alternative Championship (2 times, current)
- Dreamwave World Championship (1 time)
- Elite Pro Wrestling
- EPW Pro Television Championship (1 time)
- Freelance Wrestling
- Freelance World Championship (1 time)
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwestern States Pro Wrestling
- MSPW Heritage Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #55 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019
- Proving Ground Pro
- PGP Franchise Championship (1 time)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
- WrestleCrap
- Gooker Award (2020) – as part of Retribution