With speculation on Malakai's future swelling, AEW has seemingly moved his House of Black stablemates Buddy Matthews, Brody King, and Julia Hart in new directions. On last week's Dynamite, Will Ospreay encouraged Matthews to forge his own path. Then, on Collision, Cope did the same for King and Hart.

A new report provides an update on Malakai Black finishing up with AEW and potentially returning to WWE. Black last wrestled for AEW at AEW Full Gear in November. As previously reported, he was believed to be finishing up with AEW,

Aleister Black was also in a tag team with Ricochet. Aleister Black never won a title on Raw or SmackDown. During the 2010s, with Triple H in charge, NXT was the coolest wrestling brand on the planet.

A return to WWE would mark Black’s first time back with the company since being released in 2021. He went by the name Aleister Black during his WWE run and is a former NXT Champion. His wife Zelina Vega is a member of the WWE Raw roster.

Malaki Black has reportedly wrestled his last match for AEW. PWTorch is reporting that Black and AEW have reached an agreement that will allow him to depart the company. Black and AEW have bumped heads on the status of Black's contract and he reportedly had time added to the contract because of injury,

Malakai Black’s status with AEW has been a hot topic over the last week, with various reports and rumors out there indicating he is still under contract with the promotion but will not return to television.