Fan lashes out at Tom Phillips over Mustafa Ali; Phillips responds


Fan lashes out at Tom Phillips over Mustafa Ali; Phillips responds
WWE’s Tom Phillips and Mustafa Ali

WWE Raw announcer Tom Phillips received criticism from a fan, due to his pronunciation of Mustafa Ali’s name. Phillips took to Twitter to share the screenshot of the private message that he received from the offended fan.

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The message that the fan had sent was filled with profanities, and demanded another pronunciation of Ali’s name. But Phillips graciously decided to keep the name of the fan a secret.

Phillips clarified in his response that he was pronouncing the name exactly how the Retribution leader wanted. He pointed out that Ali had advised WWE’s Charly Caruso and R-Truth to say the name in the same way that Phillips did.

“I am simply respecting that wish, as I would for anyone asking for their name to be pronounced the way they would like. I will continue to do so. Thank you for being a fan of WWE.”

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Retribution on WWE Raw

Retribution with leader Mustafa Ali

The Mustafa Ali led rebellious group has not exactly garnered acceptance from the fans. WWE has been trying really hard to push Retribution as a formidable force. They were initially involved in a rivalry with MVP-led The Hurt Business. But they failed to win a single match in that rivalry.

They tried to go after The Fiend, but he took out the whole group single-handedly. Recent promos suggest that they are now focusing on one-on-one rivalries. Reckoning has issued a warning to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka.

On the other hand, leader Mustafa Ali is starting a rivalry with Ricochet. This rivalry is focusing on getting Ricochet to join Retribution. So far Ali has been unsuccessful in doing so. But, it would be interesting to see the high flying star join the group.

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