WWE's The Message: Who Is the Hacker on SmackDown?

One question has dominated the WWE Universe for the last few months as someone has derailed [...]

By Connor Casey

One question has dominated the WWE Universe for the last few months as someone has derailed superstar plans on Friday Night SmackDown, and it all comes down to a mysterious figure who seemingly knows all of the backstage secrets: Who is the hacker known as The Message? The hooded character appeared during the Money in the Bank PPV, utilizing a plethora of surveillance material to learn the secrets of WWE's superstars. And now we might have an idea of their identity thanks to some impressive investigations from fans.

While the videos first started popping up with the blue light overtaking backstage monitors, eventually the hacker started talking in their vignettes. The most notable case was when they revealed Sonya Deville had secretly been working with Dolph Ziggler to try and sabotage her budding relationship with Otis, leading to a WrestleMania match that wound up involving all four. Twitter users discovered that if you alter the voices of recent promos to clear out the distortion, two voices can be heard — Ali and Chad Gable.

It's also worth noting that the @TheMessageWWE Twitter account was once used as the account for the "Stand Up for WWE" public relations campaign launched by the WWE in 2010. It would be a nice twist of irony for Shorty G, who has been constantly mocked for his size, and Ali, who hasn't been featured on WWE television in months, to take up an account once used to help trumpet the merits of the promotion.

There's also a third video that seems to have a different voice, one that many believe to be The New Day's Xavier Woods (who has been out of action for months with an injury).

Woods has since denied any connections to the hacker.

A recent issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that the identities of the hackers will eventually be revealed to be both Ali and Gable.

"The rumor going around is Mustafa Ali is behind this," Dave Meltzer wrote. "But there's also been talk it may end up as both Ali and a remade Chad Gable, since the Shorty G gimmick needs to be done away with anyway."

There are a few other names being theorized for the part of the group. The Twitter account at one point tweeted out a set of coordinates that were found to be Truth or Consequences, New Mexico — which is where Mick Foley has his location set to on his Twitter account.

So who is the hacker? Is there more than one hacker? Are we looking at some sort of new faction? Or have all of these clues just been red herrings? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments!

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