It’s an interesting time to be a wrestling fan as there are a number of free agents on the market right now. AEW recently released Miro, Malakai Black and Ricky Starks a few weeks ago. Ricky made the jump to WWE shortly after he was released, and now it seems that another former AEW star is WWE bound.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Malakai Black is expected to return to WWE imminently. It’s also being reported that they are making plans for Rey Fenix although there has been no confirmation that Fenix has been released from his AEW contract.
Malakai Black originally signed with WWE in 2016 and he went on to use the name Aleister Black in NXT. Black quickly rose through the ranks in NXT and managed to capture the NXT Championship.
In 2019, Black made his debut on the main roster and he was drafted to the Raw brand. He continued to wrestle on the main roster until he was released from WWE in 2021. The former NXT Champion then went on to join All Elite Wrestling in July of 2021, but his time with AEW is now over.
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