Mustafa Ali retains TNA International Championship as former WWE star makes debut at Slammiversary

Mustafa Ali went into Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s (TNA) Slammiversary arena without knowing who will reply nan telephone for his unfastened situation for nan International Championship.

Ali told his followers connected societal media that TNA’s head of operations, Daria Rae, would make nan announcement connected nan Slammiversary pre-show. Ali decided he wasn’t going to hold astir anymore and came to nan ringing during nan pre-show.

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Mustafa Ali enters nan arena during Showdown astatine nan WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Oct. 7, 2025. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)

As Rae was astir to stock nan news pinch Ali, TNA head of authority Santino Marella interrupted her. Marella and Rae some said they had opponents for Ali, making nan unfastened situation a triple-threat lucifer alternatively of a one-on-one affair.

Ali’s first force was revealed to beryllium Rich Swann. Then, Uhaa Nation made his debut for TNA. Nation was known arsenic Apollo Crews erstwhile he was successful WWE. Nation was an intercontinental champion and U.S. champion while pinch WWE. Nation dumped Ali retired of nan ringing and turned his attraction to Swann to commencement nan match.

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Mustafa Ali makes his entranceway during NXT astatine nan WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Sept. 30, 2025. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE)

Ali had to really excavation successful and effort to stave disconnected some competitors’ spot and agility. But he sewage thief from Order 4 members Tasha Steelz and Special Agent Zero. The 2 distracted Nation arsenic he was trying to put nan finishing touches connected Swann.

Zero took retired Nation and it allowed Ali to return advantage of nan one-on-one matchup wrong nan ring. Ali avoided Swann and rolled him up pinch a backslide pin and a bridge. The referee counted to 3 and it was Ali’s nighttime to celebrate.

Ali’s International Championship reign is his first since entering nan institution successful 2024. He came successful and won nan X Division Championship and was named nan X Division Star of nan Year successful his first twelvemonth there.

Uhaa Nation, formerly known arsenic Apollo Crews, makes his entranceway during Monday Night RAW astatine nan Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected March 4, 2024. (Craig Ambrosio/WWE)

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Since then, Ali has put nan Order 4 alongside him and he hasn’t been connected nan losing extremity of his matches much. He won nan TNA International Championship against Trey Miguel astatine Rebellion successful Cleveland successful April and hasn’t looked backmost from there.