Mustafa Ali is a professional wrestler previously signed to TNA and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to talk about his new wrestling school in Chicago called Chicago Wrestling Center, how his injury led to Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship win at WrestleMania 35, being eliminated by Nia Jax in the Royal Rumble, nearly winning Money in the Bank before Brock Lesnar entered the match, the infamous Retribution faction, his viral RKO counter and more! BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 00:00 Intro 00:35 His new wrestling school in Chicago 03:30 What advice does he give to aspiring wrestlers? 05:43 Fans thinking that his suit gimmick is pushing a political narrative 09:58 Commanding respect by wearing a suit 11:18 Would he bring back the reverse-450 splash? 14:10 Being on the cover of PWI Magazine 17:24 Wanting his feud with Speedball Mike Bailey to be special 20:48 John Cena returning and making the building shake 21:53 Thinking his match with Speedball Mike Bailey defines him 22:50 People pronouncing Mustafa Ali wrong in WWE 24:17 Having his name changed to Ali in WWE 26:20 Cutting a promo about his name being mispronounced on RAW Talk 28:25 What are his goals for 2025? 34:05 Was he surprised by his WWE release? 42:35 Is there a path that leads him back to WWE? 44:11 Missing the Elimination Chamber and causing Kofimania 53:08 Randy Orton allowed him to counter the RKO! 57:26 Vince McMahon switching his MITB win to Brock Lesnar 01:05:23 Being eliminated from the Royal Rumble by Nia Jax 01:08:00 Where does his match at Crown Jewel rank in his accomplishments 01:13:38 Did he think Retribution wouldn’t work from the start? 01:20:15 Advice he’ll give wrestling students on backstage attitude 01:22:23 Approaching Triple H and asking if he’d get a deal 01:23:29 3 things Mustafa Ali is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #tnawrestling #mustafaali #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo