No hometown glory for Mustafa Ali.
Ali represented Chicago at WWE Hell in a Cell, and with his friends and family in attendance, he failed to capture the WWE United States Championship from Theory.
Ali missed a 450 Splash from the top rope, which was the beginning of the end for the challenger. Theory attacked the leg of Ali and then lifted him up for the ATL to pick up the victory.
From Fightful's Coverage:
Theory (C) vs. Mustafa Ali — United States Championship
Ali applies a waistlock to start. Ali slams Theory to the mat and goes up top, Theory rolls to the outside but Ali wallops him with a cross body anyway. Theory sends Ali into the ring post then back into the ring and unloads a bunch of strikes. Ali goes up top and Theory dumps him to the outside belly first in a scary looking spot. Theory sends Ali back in the ring and plants him with a back-body drop and looks for the cover but Ali kicks out. Ali nails Theory with a spinning back kick and a cross body, Theory sends Ali to the corner but Ali kicks him back and drills him with a superkick.
Ali goes up top but Theory jumps to the top rope and slams him to the mat and goes for the cover but Ali kicks out, Theory goes for another cover but Ali, again, kicks out. Theory goes for the ATL, Ali rolls out and applies a headlock but Theory rolls to the bottom rope and grabs it to force the break. Ali plants Theory with a tornado DDT then goes up and goes for the 450 splash but Theory rolls out and cracks Ali in the back of the left knee with a sliding elbow. Theory lifts and plants Ali with the ATL for the 1-2-3!
Winner - Theory (STILL United States Champion)
Shades of one of the best United States Champions of all time!@AliWWE #HIAC pic.twitter.com/cLxDgLcf7S
— WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2022
An incredible performance from @AliWWE, but @_Theory1 pulls the win off at #HIAC!#AndStill pic.twitter.com/xWKvuII0el
— WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2022
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