In an interview with ESPN to promote the upcoming WrestleMania 34 pay-per-view, WWE 205 Live star Mustafa Ali discussed several topics, including how he is breaking barriers in the company and him being accepted as a babyface on WWE television.

“My name doesn’t exactly shout babyface. Just take a look at anything you do. Go to the movies and you see a guy with a turban. He’s a terrorist, right? We’re getting better, but we have so much more to do.

I’ve been told that to see someone like me on TV, someone with a foreign name who’s not the bad guy, but rather an American who comes out with a smile and high-fiving the fans is encouraging. It gives me hope.”

The interview is available in full at this link.