Aleister's Black AEW Return Prospects Don't Sound Great Following WWE Release

The popular belief during his AEW tenure was that he really wanted to return to WWE with Paul 'Triple H' Levesque in charge of creative, and he did just that shortly after his contract with All Elite Wrestling expired in February of 2025.

It's not known what went wrong during Black's second stint with WWE, but once his right of termination and requisite notice is up within the next 90 days, both he and his wife will be looking for new homes.

There are those in AEW who do not like the idea of Aleister Black returning

For those who are wondering whether Malakai Black, Aleister's in-ring name while in All Elite Wrestling, will pull an Andrade and make an AEW comeback after being released from WWE, that idea reportedly doesn't sit well with some in the company.

"The idea of Aleister Black and AEW was not fondly thought out by the people I spoke with there (AEW). Now, I did not speak to Tony Khan," Dave Meltzer said on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.

Meltzer reported that some people in AEW who were not keen on the prospect of Andrade El Idolo returning to the company last fall, either, but that negativity was not spread across the entire locker room.

"Andrade was mixed. I know people there that were not high on Andrade at all and others who were. But, Black, from what I gathered, pretty negative," Meltzer said.

There was no mention of the possibility of adding Zelina Vega to the AEW women's roster. She's a talented in-ring performer who also knows how to cut a promo. She'd be a valuable asset for any company. It'll be interesting to see what her market is once she's able to sign elsewhere.