Reported Reason Behind Mustafa Ali's WWE Absence Revealed

Mustafa Ali shocked the wrestling world by publicly asking for his release from the WWE via his social media account. Now, we got some details behind his WWE absence.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported the backstage reason behind his absence from WWE television. Previously, it was reported that he was on paternity leave back in November 2021, but that seemingly wasn't the case. Ali had asked to only miss one show. However, WWE sent Ali home for an extended period, which was not his paternity leave.

I'll go ahead and say this much publicly -- Mustafa Ali hasn't been on paternity leave. He asked for one show off for that. https://t.co/BKK7nvHVqI

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) January 16, 2022

This report further stated that the backstage argument between the WWE Boss Vince McMahon and Mustafa Ali may have been one of the several reasons he asked for his WWE release.

An argument with Vince McMahon may have led to Mustafa Ali's WWE absence since November, Fightful Select has learned.

A lot more details about character pitches, paternity leave, backstage reactions and more for https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa subscribers now.https://t.co/Dq9RnJkD6R pic.twitter.com/eQzhPjTKsl

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) January 16, 2022