Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi waZvita 13 episode ye "205 Rarama", Ali akaita kutanga kwake kwechiratidzo, achirwa naLince Dorado kusvika pauwandu huviri. Musi waNdira 23, 2017, Ali akaita rake "Raw" kutanga, akabatana naJack Gallagher naTJ Perkins kukunda Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, naTony Nese. Ali akatanga kupopotedzana naDrew Gulak, apo Gulak akatanga mushandirapamwe wake we "No Fly Zone" pa "205 Live". Kurwisana kwacho kwakaguma nemakwikwi maviri-mu-matatu akawira musi waJuly 18 episode ye "205 Live", iyo Ali akakunda. Muna Kukadzi 2018, Ali akatanga kutora chikamu mumakwikwi eCruiserweight Championship; akakunda Gentleman Jack Gallagher mumutambo wekutanga, Buddy Murphy mumakota ekupedzisira, uye Drew Gulak mumasemifainari kuti aende kumagumo paWrestleMania 34. PaWrestleMania musi waApril 8, Ali akarasikirwa naCedric Alexander, akakundikana kuhwina WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Ali akabva atanga kukwikwidzana naHideo Itami, uyo akapindira mumutambo wake naBuddy Murphy. Musi waAugust 7 episode ye "205 Live", Ali akarasikirwa naItami ndokupunzika mushure meizvozvo, achimusiya asingakwanise kuita basa kwenguva pfupi. Musi waGumiguru 24 episode ye "205 Live", Ali akakunda Itami mumakwikwi ekuderera chero kupi kuti apedze kupokana. Musi waGumiguru 31 episode ye "205 Live", Ali akakunda Tony Nese kuti ave mutambi wenhamba yekutanga yeCruiserweight Championship, asi akatadza kuhwina zita kubva kuna Buddy Murphy kuSurvivor Series
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