Before this week’s SmackDown LIVE went on air, a singles match between two former 205 LIVE competitors took place. ALI took on the former Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy in a dark match before the show.
The fans apparently liked the match which ended with ALI getting the pinfall victory over Murphy. Footage of the match was uploaded on Twitter by a few fans and by ALI himself as well.
Even in the dark, there is light. #SDLive
🎥 @ViewsFromSant pic.twitter.com/ySeC7jmZWQ— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) July 3, 2019
Ali defeats Buddy Murphy in the dark match. Great action.#wwesanantonio #wwe #sdlive #SmackDownLive @thewadekeller @PWTorch pic.twitter.com/kZYPv8o8bc
— Danny Soliz (@DannySoliz) July 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/WWEAndChill_/status/1146205013590585344
Murphy still hasn’t made his SmackDown TV debut even though he was drafted to the blue show in the Superstar Shake-up. ALI, on the other hand, seems to be chasing the WWE Championship as seen from the promo that he cut on SmackDown LIVE.