During a recent interview on Sean Waltmanās Pro Wrestling 4 Life podcast, Mustafa Ali reveals what he said to Vince McMahon after RETRIBUTION split up.
āThe Main Event stuff happened because, after the fallout with RETRIBUTION, which was kind of like, you know, again, plans changed with that. Iām kind of sitting there for a few weeks realizing they donāt really know where to put me and the request was simple. I just knocked on Vinceās office and said, āHey, if you donāt have something for me right now, I get it. Iām the type of talent where if I donāt use it, Iām gonna lose it. You got to get me in the ring. I need to perform. Can I just have Ricochet for four weeks on Main Event?āā
āIt was one of the things where we went and just did it ourselves and, as much love as the matches are getting, I think the promos that weāre doing on our own are getting just as much, if not more, maybe. Itās this kind of thing where I just wanted to, āOh, yāall forgot about it for a sec, let me remind you real quick. Put me in the ring and you guys will go, āwow.ā Give me a microphone or a camera and you will go, āwow.ā Thatās what it is sometimes, man. Thereās so much content that comes out. So you have to be able to constantly engage the audience and remind them because once youāre not in the mix, man, you guys will go, āWe love Ali,ā but after a while, if Aliās not on your screen. If Iām not on Twitter or Instagram. Youāre gonna forget about me. Itās just natural. So that was just my way of reminding people just who the hell I am.āĀ