Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Disemba 13 nke "205 Live", Ali mere nke mbụ ya maka akara ahụ, na-alụ ọgụ Lince Dorado na ọnụọgụ abụọ. Na Jenụwarị 23, 2017, Ali mere "Raw" mbụ ya, ya na Jack Gallagher na TJ Perkins meriri Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, na Tony Nese. Ali malitere esemokwu ya na Drew Gulak, mgbe Gulak malitere mkpọsa "No Fly Zone" ya na "205 Live". Esemokwu ahụ ruru n'asọmpi abụọ n'ime atọ dara na July 18 nke "205 Live", nke Ali meriri. N'ọnwa Febụwarị afọ 2018, Ali bidoro isonye na asọmpi Cruiserweight Championship; o meriri Gentleman Jack Gallagher na agba nke mbụ, Buddy Murphy na nkeji iri na ise, na Drew Gulak na nke ọkara iji ruo asọmpi ikpeazụ na WrestleMania 34. Na WrestleMania na Eprel 8, Ali meriri Cedric Alexander, ọ nwetaghị WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Ali wee malite ịlụ ọgụ na Hideo Itami, onye tinyere aka na egwuregwu ya megide Buddy Murphy. Na August 7 nke "205 Live", Ali meriri Itami ma daa mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, na-eme ka ọ ghara ịrụ ọrụ ruo nwa oge. Na October 24 nke "205 Live", Ali meriri Itami na ọdịda na-agụta ebe ọ bụla iji kwụsị esemokwu ahụ. N'October 31 nke "205 Live", Ali meriri Tony Nese iji bụrụ onye na-azọ ọkwa nke mbụ maka Cruiserweight Championship, mana ọ nwetaghị aha ahụ site n'aka Buddy Murphy na
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