Malakai Black believed to be done in AEW

Image: AEW Malakai Black’s days in AEW may have finally come to an end. Fightful reported on Wednesday night that those they spoke with in AEW believed he is either done or will be finishing up. Dave Meltzer added on Wrestling Observer Radio that when he asked, he was neither given a denial or verification. Both Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez said the rumor backstage was that the 39-year-old is done with the company. This news comes after Will Ospreay’s promo following his win over Buddy Matthews that opened Wednesday’s Dynamite where he said Matthews and Brody King don’t need a leader. Black, Matthews and King have been the faction known as the House of Black since February 2022. In a promo shared on X afterward, Matthews said those words from Ospreay didn’t fall on deaf ears: Black was in the news Monday as he will work an indie match this weekend. Fightful had previously reported that Black’s contract had option years after 2024 with Tony Khan previously stating Black was under contract until 2027. He signed w