Matt Hardy tweeted the following, noting that despite him and Ali having separate religions, Ali is a “great person” and the two delivered a “show-stealer” match at a WWE SmackDown! Live event in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.
This is my friend, @AliWWE. Ali is a Muslim. I was raised as a Christian. Ali is one of the best, most wholesome souls that I’ve ever met. That’s all that matters.
We wrestled for the 1st time EVAH tonight at #WWESaltLakeCity & delivered a show-stealer. Thank you, SLC! pic.twitter.com/74MgSYsCSj
— The VESSEL of Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) June 17, 2019
Absolute honor to share the ring with you.
— ALI / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) June 17, 2019