Malakai Black Has Reportedly Been Released From AEW

Malakai Black reportedly requested his release from All Elite Wrestling several weeks ago as noted by Raj Giri of Wrestling Inc., but his request was denied at the time. Immediately following his matchup at last Sunday night’s AEW All Out Event, where the House of Black lost a Trios Match to Sting, Darby Allin and Miro, Malakai Black waved to the AEW fans in attendance, bowed and hugged the other members of the House of Black and it was believed that after last Sunday’s AEW All Out Event he was done with the company.

Fightful Select reports that several AEW talents believe Black has been granted his release, but he’s under a “conditional release,” which could mean that he is under a non-compete clause so a WWE return will not be happening anytime soon. The report also notes that they have reached out to AEW regarding Black’s release, but they have yet to make an official announcement. Black signed with AEW a year ago after being released by the WWE due to budget cuts.

You can check out the tweets below:

That sure looks like a goodbye from Malakai Black. Is he leaving AEW or taking time off? pic.twitter.com/PEzb2Kl1FV

— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) September 5, 2022

AEW talent are of the belief that Malakai Black was granted his conditional release from AEW. His original request for release was denied.

We've reached out to AEW for official word, but haven't heard back.

We have details on what talent have heard at https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa. pic.twitter.com/y9dfWnTUZg

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) September 7, 2022