Mustafa Ali says his dream will become one of two things at WWE Night Of Champions this week.
Mustafa is currently scheduled to challenge GUNTHER for the WWE Intercontinental Championship during this weekends show, something he won a battle royale to earn.
Ali has had a rough go of it since his return to WWE last year. He has challenged for titles and been on TV, but has yet to really find his footing in Triple H’s WWE.
In a tweet, Ali shared his thought ahead of the match.
“Earlier tonight, I was trying to say something, but I didn’t really get the chance to say what I wanted to say. So I’ll say it now. I don’t want to continue to pretend to be something that I’m not. My whole life, I’ve dreamed about doing something great, about being a champion. When I look back at my career, I haven’t even gotten close to being any of those things. You’ve all seen. It’s been failure after failure. This is why no one believes that I even have a chance in hell at defeating Gunther and becoming the Intercontinental Champion. But for some reason, I still believe I can. I know I can. I’m still Mustafa Ali. I’m still the guy that was the ultimate underdog, that would never stay down. I www the heart of the cruiserweight division. I was the guy that pinned a reigning WWE Champion. That was me. I was doing that while I was breaking down barriers and shattering stereotypes. That was me. Night of Champions takes place in Saudi Arabia. There’s gonna be kids out there that look just like me, that have a name just like mine. They need to see the real Mustafa Ali. I need to see the real Mustafa Ali too because I need to finally look in the mirror and be proud of the man that’s staring back at me. I’m laying it all on the line. At Night of Champions, if I can’t be great, if I can’t be a champion, then I don’t deserve to be here. This Saturday, either my dream finally comes true, or my dream dies, and if it’s gonna die, then I’m going down with it,”
Mustafa Ali
We will have to wait and see if Ali will be able to achieve his dream or if Gunther will end his dream in violent fashion.
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