Mustafa Ali has left WWE after joining in 2016 as a full-time star in the cruiserweight division on the 205 Live show.
He was later moved to SmackDown and then RAW in the 2020 Draft, where he became the leader of the RETRIBUTION faction.
Recently, he was in NXT and scheduled to wrestle NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio at NXT No Mercy on September 30, 2023. Ali announced his departure on Twitter by writing:
“I am longer working with WWE. I look forward to the future. Thank you, -Adeel. No longer*. Sorry for the confusion.”