The interaction happened after a 'Main Event' taping.
From 2016-2023, Mustafa Ali was with WWE. Stories from his time in the company were recounted when he sat down with Justin Dhillon of The Wrestling Classic for an interview.
One of the memories Ali recounted was when former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon thought Ariya Daivari was Ali.
“Before Raw starts, there’s a show called Main Event that gets taped. So I was performing in that show and at the time, I used to do this move called the reverse 450, the 054. It’s like this backwards 450 splash. So I’m in the ring, I did this move, the match is over. As I’m walking towards Gorilla, towards the backstage, Vince (McMahon) typically doesn’t come to Gorilla until Raw starts and Raw starts immediately after the show. So Vince is walking down the hallway to Gorilla and he bumps into Ariya Daivari. Ariya’s wearing a three-piece suit, and Vince goes up to Ari, he goes, ‘Hell of a finish, kid. That was impressive,’ and keeps walking by, and Ariya, just, ‘Thanks, boss!’ And Ariya walks up and then I walk in and walk by and Ariya’s like, ‘Hey, Vince totally thinks that I’m you…’”
Another story Ali told in this media appearance was about the hacker character and why it ended. To read more, click here.
If the quote in this article is used, please credit The Wrestling Classic with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
