The reason why Mustafa Ali went public with his WWE issues

In early 2022, Mustafa Ali wrote on his social media accounts that he was requesting his release from WWE but it was not granted by the company. Ali eventually returned to WWE television.

During an appearance on Corey Graves’ After The Bell podcast, Ali commented on why he went public with his WWE issues…

“I believe private conversations are meant to be private. The reason it went public is because that private conversation went nowhere. So anyone that truly knows me, and I know there’s a portion of the audience that was like, ‘How unprofessional’, but anyone that’s ever worked with me or dealt with me as a human being knows how much I love this place, how much I love sports entertainment, and how much I love wrestling. This is the only thing I ever want to do.”

“For me to even get to that point, that’s the issue. Everyone’s judging the action. They’re not judging the intention behind the action. Corey, you know me. Imagine how much it would take for me to try to leave. So I think that’s the conversation. That’s the hot topic. There’s situations that I can’t publicly discuss, but that’s what I would want to say about that whole issue. The only reason it got to that point was because there was no other option. It’s incredible the things that you’ll do when you’re back is against the wall and you’re fighting for survival. I wouldn’t have done something unless I believed in it, I still stand by that choice. I did what I had to do.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)