Ali

The Lexbot

(cousin)

**Ali** is a fictional American professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the American Wrestling Federation (AWF) under his first name, where is a former AWF Tag Team Champion with his real-life brother Akbar, who he now currently manages.

## Professional wrestling career

### American Wrestling Federation/AWF

> "*Akbar’s debut in the AWF started out slow, but when joined by his manager and mouthpiece “Captain” Ali, the two hit their stride and went on to shake the foundation of the AWF. They began a campaign of punishing those who acted unsportsmanlike, taking on the likes of JT Flairs, MC Jeff Patz, Trash Man and Benjamin Cole. Eventually, this unstoppable duo found themselves in the Tag Team Championship picture, taking on Deadbeat and overcoming them at Graduation. However, due to the Conspiracy’s meddling, Akbar and Ali lost the Tag Team titles at Summer Breakdown. Fed up with being treated like puppets by the Conspiracy and by AWF management, Akbar and Ali changed their attitudes and began viciously targeting and taking out anyone who tried to stop them.*"
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#### **Early feuds (2016–2017)**

On March 13, Ali made his AWF debut as the manager and mouthpiece of Akbar, leading him to a victory against M.C. Jeff Patz. Akbar's promise drew the attention of J.T. Flairs, who issued Akbar and Ali a warning before defeating the former on May 15 thanks to interference from Patz. Finding a kindred spirit in Sean Maximus, Akbar and Maximus teamed up to challenge Flairs and Patz in a tag team match on May 29 at *Graduation I*, which the former team lost after Patz attacked Ali on the outside of the ring. This prompted Ali to make his in-ring debut on June 12, defeating Patz in a singles match.

On July 17, Akbar and Ali took part in their first tag team match together in a qualifying match for the first AWF Tag Team Tournament against Benjamin Cole and The Trash Man, which they won. On August 14, Akbar and Ali faced M.C. Jeff Patz and Ben the Unhinged in their tournament semifinal match in a losing effort, but were attacked by Cole and the Trash Man after the match. On August 28 at *School of Pain*, Akbar faced off against The Trash Man in a No Disqualification match. After interference from Ali and Cole, Trash Man defeated Akbar with an *Empire Elbow* on top of a trash can and a thrust to the throat of the Giant. On October 16, Akbar and Ali defeated Cole and Trash Man in a tag team match. On November 25, Akbar had a match against James Duffy Esquire, during which Cole and Trash Man interfered again and cost Akbar the match. After the match, Trash Man challenged Akbar to a one-on-one rematch in his own kind of match; a Steel Cage Trash match. This would take place on November 27 at *School of Pain*, where Akbar defeated Trash Man after a brutal fight (both in the ring and at ringside between Cole and Ali) and a superplex that caused the door to fall off the cage, allowing Akbar to escape and win the match. This would end Akbar's feud with the Trash Man and put the latter on the shelf for months.

#### **Championship pursuits (2017–2018)**

On December 30, 2016, Akbar and Ali issued a challenge to AWF Tag Team Champions Ben the Unhinged and M.C. Jeff Patz. After defeating them in a non-title match on February 17, Akbar and Ali faced Deadbeat in a title match on February 26 at *Capitol Hill*. They came very close to winning the belts, but failed after only five minutes of in-ring action when Ben attacked both of them with his barbed wire baseball bat, causing a disqualification. The attack resulted in Akbar being put on the shelf until April 28, when he came to Ali's rescue from Deadbeat. On May 28 at *Graduation II*, Akbar and Ali defeated Deadbeat to become the new AWF Tag Team Champions. Akbar and Ali continued to feud with Deadbeat, getting the better of them until their rematch for the Tag Team Titles. On July 30 at *Summer Breakdown*, Ben and Patz revealed they had sold their souls to the Master after the Nightmare interfered in their rematch to help them win back the AWF Tag Team Championship. On October 1 at *School of Pain*, Akbar and Ali had their rematch against Deadbeat in a tornado tag team match, which they lost.

On October 20, Akbar and Ali attacked Sean Maximus on the ramp after a match against The Lexbot, turning heel in the process. This led to a feud against their former ally, resulting in a one-on-one match on November 26 at *Midterm Mania*, which Akbar won. After the match, Maximus was rescued from a beatdown by K-C-L33T, resulting in a partnership being formed between them. This led to a tag team match between the two teams on January 28 at *Grim Resolution*, which Akbar and Ali won. After Deadbeat vacated the Tag Team Titles, Akbar and Ali were inserted into the second AWF Tag Team Tournament and defeated Maximus and L33T once again in their qualifying match. On April 1 at *Capitol Hill*, they faced The Trash Man and Benjamin Cole in their tournament semifinal match, which they won after Cole turned on Trash Man and joined The Conspiracy. After weeks of feuding with their fellow finalists, Chad and Cal Lewellyn, Akbar and Ali faced The Flying Lewellyns on May 27 at *Graduation III* for the vacant AWF Tag Team Championship. After a back and forth match, Akbar was pinned by Chad Lewellyn after a *Chad-ifix.* Despite this loss, Akbar and Ali bounced back to challenge the newly crowned champions to a rematch. On July 28 at *Summer Breakdown*, the Flying Lewellyns defeated Akbar and Ali a second time, inadvertently injuring Ali and forcing him to retire from in-ring competition and take on the exclusive role of Akbar's manager and mouthpiece.

## Personal life

Ali was a competitive college-level beach volleyball player, as well as the captain of an all-women's team. This would be the basis for much of his signature wrestling offense.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Big Spike* (Running double axe-handle) – 2015–2018
	+ *Six Pack* (Jumping headbutt) – 2015–2018
* **Signature moves**
	+ DDT
	+ Diving leg drop
	+ Elbow drop, with theatrics
	+ *Jump Serve* (Leaping clothesline)
	+ Reverse bulldog
	+ *Sling Blade*
	+ Sitout facebuster, sometimes off the top rope
	+ *Spanish Fly* (Moonsault side slam off the top rope)
	+ Standing dropkick
* **With Akbar**
	+ **Double team finishing moves**
		- *Big Bad Spike* (Diving double axe handle (Ali) / spinebuster combination(Akbar))​
* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ **Akbar**
	+ Sean Maximus
* **Managers**
	+ Akbar
* **Nicknames**
	+ **"The Captain"**

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Great Champions"** by Tony Clarke (Independent circuit/AWF)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **American Wrestling Federation**
	+ AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Akbar