Retribution did get a boost in momentum when it was revealed that the mysterious hacker behind the group was none other than Mustafa Ali, a man who fans had been crying out to see more from in terms of storylines. However, the move to position Ali in the group was just another sign in Dijak's eyes that WWE simply had no real direction for Retribution, leading to them losing what little momentum they had built for themselves.

"It just fell off a f**king cliff, and we started to lose to everybody, and it was a catastrophe...They didn't know [what to do with Ali]. He found out that day [he was joining]." Despite the group seemingly being doomed from the start, Dijak did round off his thoughts on Retribution as something that everyone who was involved really tried to make the best of. He said that having no live audience meant the only feedback was the volatile responses on social media, which led to him and the rest of the group being in dark places mentally, but he stated that he at least got to do something with his friends on national TV.

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