Occasions have been complicated for former WWE star Andrade, who was launched in September 2025 and subsequently rejoined AEW. Nevertheless, now he might be coming again to WWE in a surprising flip.
After his WWE launch, Andrade re-debuted in AEW shortly after, resulting in the corporate receiving a cease-and-desist letter. They had been making an attempt to implement a one-year non-compete clause, which is so much longer than the standard 90-day ones Superstars get after leaving.
Nevertheless, there could also be a motive for that: WWE desires Andrade to return. PWInsider (by way of Wrestling Information) studies that some promotions imagine WWE is imposing his one-year non-compete as “leverage” to deliver him “again into the fold.”
WWE didn’t affirm PWInsider’s report. They did notice that that is the narrative “making the rounds” in Mexico throughout numerous promotions, although.
Andrade’s WWE launch has been complicated
It has been a wild couple of weeks for Andrade. Simply weeks after his WWE contract expired, he was seen in AEW. This raised some eyebrows, as launched WWE abilities normally need to abide by non-compete clauses after their exit.
Nevertheless, it appears neither Andrade nor AEW was underneath the impression that he had a non-compete. He has since been taken off AEW TV, and it stays unclear if he’ll ever return.
Nonetheless, he’s marketed for exhibits on the impartial circuit. As Wrestling Information notes, he was marketed for a WWC present in Puerto Rico, however he didn’t wrestle. He’s marketed for exhibits in Maine and New York, but it surely’s potential he would not wrestle at these both.
Andrade’s launch got here practically two years after his return to the corporate in January 2024. Throughout his second stint, he teamed with the likes of Rey Mysterio and in addition feuded with Carmelo Hayes in a best-of-seven collection.
He was first with WWE from 2015 to 2021. Andrade was launched in March 2021, and he subsequently joined AEW. In his WWE profession, Andrade is a former NXT and United States Champion. He additionally received the Velocity Championship as soon as.
