Mustafa Ali returned to in-ring action on the September 24, 2026 episode of TNA iMPACT!, marking his first match since suffering a punctured lung and fractured ribs in a Cage match against Jason Hotch at TNA Lockdown 2026. The comeback did not go smoothly for Ali away from the ring, as Mila Moore and John Skyler both left his Order 4 faction during the broadcast.
According to Fightful, Mila Moore had grown tired of Ali in the lead-up to his return, and the tension boiled over on the September 24 show when she and Skyler chose to walk away from the group. eWrestlingNews similarly reported that Moore had “had enough” of Ali by the time he stepped back into the ring for the first time since Lockdown.
Ali’s injuries stemmed directly from his Cage match against Jason Hotch at Lockdown, which left him sidelined from competition until his return on this episode of iMPACT!. Both Fightful and eWrestlingNews confirm the punctured lung and fractured ribs, and both outlets link Ali’s extended absence to that match with Hotch.
The departures of Moore and Skyler leave Order 4 diminished just as its leader works his way back into the ring, though neither report detailed what prompted the exact breaking point between the two former stablemates and Ali beyond the described frustration. It remains to be seen how TNA will address the fallout from the split in the weeks following the September 24 episode.
