3 moments you may have missed on SmackDown Live this week (December 11, 2018)

#1: Mustafa Ali got respect from WWE superstars backstage after his first match on SmackDown Live

The Heart and Soul of 205 Live earned everyone's respect backstage

This week's edition of SmackDown Live kicked-off with 'The Heart & Soul of 205 Live' Mustafa Ali interrupting Daniel Bryan's hateful promo against the WWE Universe.

What followed was a singles match between Daniel Bryan and Mustafa Ali, which could be one of the main reasons why SmackDown Live was trending Number #1 in the United States.

The match itself saw Ali putting in a lot of work so as to make this moment worthwhile, and even though Mustafa Ali lost the match in the end, there is no shame in losing to the current WWE Champion.

As a matter of fact, Ali received a lot of praise on Twitter and even got backstage support from his peers regarding his performance last night:

Professional Broadcaster Sam Roberts posted a tweet regarding the same topic:

As anyone who listens to the podcast knows, I've been waiting for @MustafaAliWWE to get this kind of spotlight for a long time. So happy for this match. Mustafa should be a champion already. #SDLive

— Sam Roberts (@notsam) December 12, 2018

Even Sami Zayn had something to say about this:

Literally tuned in because I heard @MustafaAliWWE vs. @WWEDanielBryan was going gown. #SDLive

— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) December 12, 2018

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