WWE could have lightning in a bottle with Mustafa Ali if he is used correctly. WWE may want to think about giving him a Daniel Bryan-like push in which the WWE universe gets very much behind him and determines the extent to which he is pushed. His Middle Eastern heritage should be highlighted as well because it will most likely get him sympathy if it’s presented the right way because people with Middle Eastern heritage are oftentimes stereotyped.
Another nice addition to the TLC card could potentially be Shinsuke Nakamura defending his Intercontinental Championship perhaps against Mustafa Ali. Ali defeated Nakamura months ago in a televised non-title match but never received a Pay-Per-View match for the IC Title.
Dana Brooke received a nice spotlight in the form of a match with Bayley this week, but who knows if that will last. WWE appears hesitant these days to give anyone superstar in particular a sufficient amount of TV time to make them into a massive superstar. It seems that WWE’s corporate structure is focused on giving as many superstars as possible – male or female – an equal amount of airtime. No one wants to make anyone into the next Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins Daniel Bryan, or Becky Lynch.
This phenomenon did not exist 20 years ago when there were five or six massive stars in the company. There were people like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Triple H, and to a slightly lesser degree Rikishi and Mick Foley.
It was also nice to see Kofi Kingston acknowledge and explain his thoughts on his WWE Championship loss to Brock Lesnar, which enables him to completely move on and onto something better. Hopefully, one more WWE Championship victory is in store for him. He ended up being a much better champion than most would have anticipated.