WWE Friday Night SmackDown emanated from Barcelona, Spain last week and the show featured two interesting teaser vignettes. One of the vignettes showed a masked wrestler who appeared to be Rey Fenix, and the other featured smoke rising as the number 4 appeared on the screen. The second teaser was quite cryptic, but fans immediately started speculating that it might have something to do with the return of Aleister Black.
Cory Hays of PW Nexus is reporting that Aleister Black is expected to make his return on the SmackDown following WrestleMania 41. It was also noted that Rey Fenix is expected to appear on WWE programming at some point in the next few weeks.
A number of names have parted ways with All Elite Wrestling in recent weeks including Miro, Ricky Starks, Aleister Black and Rey Fenix. Following his departure from AEW, Ricky Starks debuted in NXT as Ricky Saints. It’s been rumored for some time now that Miro, Black and Rey Fenix are all WWE bound.
Aleister Black first signed with WWE in 2016, and he was on the roster until 2021 when he was released from his contract. During Black’s first run with the company he managed to become one of the top stars in NXT while Triple H was running the brand, so it will be interesting to see how he’s used once Black is back on TV.
Stay tuned for updates.