Mustafa Ali recounts how Ricardo Rodriguez and The Usos helped him get WWE trial

Ricardo Rodriguez & The Usos were there when Mustafa Ali got his WWE trial

Mustafa Ali shared on Twitter how The Usos and Ricardo Rodriguez helped the leader of ‘RETRIBUTION’ get a trial with WWE some 5 years back.

Rodriguez got a little personal on his Twitter account on Tuesday. The former WWE star, who was released by the promotion in 2014, opened up on his battle with alcohol and depression.

The 34-year-old described how his insomnia led to depression, and that his solution to the problem was running to alcohol. However, he followed it up with some good news.

He revealed that he checked into rehab 8 months back and share photos of his progress. The news was celebrated by fellow WWE wrestlers in the reply section, and Mustafa Ali took the occasion to publicly the thank Rodriguez for his contribution.

Mustafa Ali needed the extra push from his peers during his WWE trial

Ali shared that Rodriguez was there when Ali was called out for a try out with WWE. He mentions that he was at an event where locals fought to be scouted for the promotion.

Proud of you man.
@RRWWE is one of the main reasons I got invited to my official WWE tryout. In the past, there would be matches between locals before TV. He saw me waiting, quickly “YouTubed” me, requested to work with me and got me in the ring. https://t.co/V5F31aso1K

— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) January 6, 2021

Rodriguez searched Ali on YouTube and advised him what to do and what to avoid when in the ring. Rodriguez advised him to do his iconic ‘054’ in the ring, despite Ali being against it.

Ali also mentions that the Usos were watching the match while he successfully connected the move. He then says that it was the reason behind WWE inviting him for an official tryout.

He told me what to do and not to do while in the ring. Ricardo told me to hit the 054 and I kept saying no. He was like trust me, they need to see this. I remember the @WWEUsos watching. I did it and I remember as soon as the match was over being told “we’ll give you a tryout.”

— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) January 6, 2021

The rest, as they say, his history. Ali made his debut in 2016 with WWE and has gone on to become one of the most famous wrestlers on the main roster.

The leader of RETRIBUTION put his gimmick aside to show his real side, and fans appreciated how he shared this heart-warming moment with the WWE universe.

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