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Mustafa Ali entered Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s (TNA) Slammiversary event not knowing who will answer the call for his open challenge for the International Championship.
Ali told his social media followers that TNA Director of Operations Daria Rae would make the announcement during the Slammiversary pre-show. Ali decided he wasn’t going to wait any longer and came to the ring during the pre-show.
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Mustafa Ali enters the arena during Showdown at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on October 7, 2025. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)
As Rae was about to share the news with Ali, TNA Authority Director Santino Marella interrupted her. Both Marella and Rae said they had opponents for Ali, making the open challenge a triple threat match instead of a one-on-one affair.
Ali’s first opponent was revealed to be Rich Swann. Then, Uhaa Nation debuted for TNA. Nation was known as Apollo Crews when he was in WWE. Nation was Intercontinental Champion and United States Champion in WWE. Nation threw Ali out of the ring and focused on Swann to start the match.
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Mustafa Ali makes his entrance during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)
Ali had to really dig in and try to fend off the strength and agility of both competitors. But he got help from Order 4 member Tasha Steelz and Special Agent Zero. Both Nation were distracted as he tried to put the finishing touches on Swann.
Zero eliminated Nation and that allowed Ali to take advantage of the face-off inside the ring. Ali avoided Swann and rolled him up with a throwback pin and a bridge. The referee counted to three and it was time for Ali to celebrate.
Ali’s International Championship reign is his first since joining the company in 2024. He came in and won the X Division Championship and was named the X Division Star of the Year in his first year there.
Uhaa Nation, formerly known as Apollo Crews, makes his entrance on Monday Night RAW at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on March 4, 2024. (Craig Ambrosio/WWE)
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Ali has since put Order 4 on his side and has not often lost in his matches. He won the TNA International Championship from Trey Miguel at Rebellion in Cleveland in April and never looked back.
