WWE Legend Mick Foley took to social media Tuesday after the taped episode of SmackDown Live aired and complimented fast-rising star Mustafa Ali.
Ali emerged as one of the biggest stories within the WWE over the past month, becoming one of the few Cruiserweights to work his way from 205 Live on to one of the two major main roster shows full-time. Ali’s work against WWE Champion “The New” Daniel Bryan has no doubt made him more of a household name over the past few weeks that at any point of his career. Foley said he is grateful Ali is getting this opportunity in his tweet:
Really good to see @MustafaAliWWE getting a well-deserved spotlight on #SMACKDOWNLIVE
This guy has come up big at every opportunity – and 2019 could be THE year for him!
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 2, 2019
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Ali tweeted after making his SmackDown debut against Bryan, appropriately considering his opponent, about the “fickle” nature of the industry in that he gained attention from an overnight opportunity that took 16 years in the making. Here’s his full comments:
2018. My #SDLive debut against the @WWE champion. One night that took 16 years to get to. pic.twitter.com/E1XbFI5axW
— Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@MustafaAliWWE) December 30, 2018
Ali seems to be in the mix in the title picture for the Blue Brand in 2019, and it will be interesting to see if his stardom continues to rise full-speed ahead to the top of the SmackDown ranks.