Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge ya na "205 Live", Ali nwetara nlebara anya nke Onye isi oche WWE Vince McMahon, onye kpebiri itinye ya na akara SmackDown. Dị ka onye bụbu onye edemede WWE Kazeem Famuyide si kwuo, Onye mmeri WWE n'oge ahụ bụ Daniel Bryan na-agbasi mbọ ike n'azụ ụlọ maka "obere nwa na-ekpo ọkụ" ka ọ nọrọ na telivishọn, na-arụ ụka na ụmụaka niile ha nwere na-akpali afọ 40; nke a mere ka njikwa họrọ Ali maka nkwalite a. Ali mere ihe ngosi mbụ ya na Disemba 11, 2018 nke "SmackDown Live", na-eche Daniel Bryan ihu ma merie ya n'abalị ahụ. N'izu na-esote na "SmackDown Live", a kwadoro Ali dị ka onye ọrụ oge niile "SmackDown" na-arụkọ ọrụ na AJ Styles iji merie Daniel Bryan na Andrade "Cien" Almas na egwuregwu otu egwuregwu, mgbe Ali gbanyere Bryan. Na Royal Rumble na Jenụwarị 27, 2019, Ali so na asọmpi aha ya, nke were nkeji iri atọ wee kpochapụ Shinsuke Nakamura na Samoa Joe, tupu Nia Jax kpochapụ ya. N'ọnwa Febụwarị, a na-eme atụmatụ Ali ịsọ mpi n'asọmpi Elimination Chamber maka WWE Championship na aha ya, nke gaara abụ asọmpi aha ụwa mbụ ya; agbanyeghị, a chụrụ ya n'ihi mmerụ ahụ ziri ezi, Kofi Kingston nọchiri ya. Ali mere nlọghachi ya na telivishọn na
Fastlane pay-per-view, dị ka mgbakwunye oge ikpeazụ na asọmpi WWE Championship n'etiti Daniel Bryan na Kevin Owens, nke Ali tụfuru mgbe Bryan kwụsịrị ya. Na Machị 25, 2019, aha mgbaaka ya dị mkpụmkpụ ka Ali.