Watch: Unaired footage of Mustafa Ali from canceled 'controversial' storyline
Mustafa Ali recently shared unaired footage from a storyline that WWE canceled due to being too 'controversial' for TV.
A short while ago, an angle kicked off on SmackDown in which Ali could be seen berating the WWE Universe. He addressed the fans and stated that they were booing him because of his name.
Mustafa Ali has now shared a piece of disappointing news about the angle via his official Twitter handle. He also shared a piece of unaired footage from the angle, and fans are clearly upset that it didn't see the light of day.
"A few weeks ago, i made a statement that some deemed controversial. my intentions were to bring a beautiful vision to life. unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, I won't be able to make that vision a reality. But I can share with you what could have been," said Ali.
a few weeks ago, i made a statement that some deemed controversial. my intentions were to bring a beautiful vision to life. unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, i won't be able to make that vision a reality. but i can share with you what could have been. https://t.co/V2bKzYJUrw
Mustafa Ali's unaired promo received a mostly positive response
In the promo that Mustafa Ali shared, he can be seen delivering a fiery speech addressing the people of the United States of America. Ali states that even though he was born in the US, he repeatedly has to prove to people that he belongs there.
Mustafa Ali further said that he needs to be careful with his clothing, to avoid making people think that he looks suspicious.
He then declared that he is planning to launch a new campaign for a "New America" in which the people who question him would be the ones who don't belong in the country.
Check out some fan reactions to his canceled angle on SmackDown:
@AliWWE People that get angry aren't in your shoes to even understand what you are saying
@AliWWE How is this man not in the Mid Card going after the Intercontinental Title.
How does he continue to come up with so many different ideas and creativity that don’t come to life on TV
It really is frustrating but I’m loving the content you are showing us wherever u can
@AliWWE Leave it to WWE to stifle anything remotely different that could be entertaining. Only saving grace is they won’t have the opportunity to ruin it. Wish they’d give some creative control to guys who can clearly run with it.
@AliWWE You can't say obviously but this smells like something FOX would kill off.
Probably would have worked on RAW.
@AliWWE you always make something out of nothing and they never let you run w it. mann free you
@AliWWE Oh wow! I would love for you to be able to bring this out again someday on TV as told by you. This is amazing Ali 🥲
@AliWWE Wow this is excellent. It would have made people uncomfortable because it’s coming from such a real place, but that’s what makes it effective. In many ways, this is too good for WWE because there’s so much truth here beyond just trying to get heat from the crowd.
Mustafa Ali is one of the most revered personalities in all of WWE. He has shown time and again that he can get the audience behind him if given an opportunity. The "New America" angle would certainly have caught a lot of eyeballs but unfortunately, it will never make it to WWE TV.
What did you think of Mustafa Ali's promo package from the canceled SmackDown angle? Do you think Ali would eventually manage to become a top star on the main roster?