Ahead of tonight's WWE SmackDown Live show at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, Ali spoke with ABC6 out of the local market to promote tonight's show. Featured below are some of the highlights.
On the chances of a 'redemption story' if he gets entered into the Men's Money In The Bank ladder match: "Money In the Bank would be a redemption story. Unfortunately earlier this year I was on a hot streak, I came in and pinned the WWE Champion, the then-champion Daniel Bryan, and things were looking really good for me. Then unfortunately I suffered a pretty serious injury that took me out of action. Everything’s good but I missed out on the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view for a WWE Title opportunity, and that ‘What if?’ question has been haunting me."
On Kofi Kingston stepping in and taking the momentum when Ali was sidelined: "The good thing out of all this is that KofiMania was born. Kofi Kingston is now this awesome champion, but for me to watch all that unfold and go, ‘Oh, what could’ve been, could that have been me?’ Money In the Bank is my opportunity to put that question to rest."
On Kingston being his 'dream opponent' and having unfinished business with him: "I have some unfinished business with the current WWE Champion, Kofi Kingston. Like we just talked about, I feel like there’s a story right there in itself. I had an opportunity to step up to bad, and I didn’t get to bad."
Check out the complete Ali interview at ABC6OnYourSide.com.
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