al-shehail was one of eight participants wwe scouted during a tryout in jeddah, saudi arabia ahead of 2018's greatest royal rumble—wwe's first major event in saudi arabia, and was offered additional training at the wwe performance center in orlando, florida. he was featured in a segment during the event, where he and his fellow recruits partook in a physical altercation with shawn daivari and ariya daivari.