It appears WWE is already planning for the return of former WWE NXT Champion and current AEW star Malakai Black

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.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that “while the specific date his contract expires isn’t known, it’s pretty clear the 2027 date that was said by Tony Khan isn’t correct, at least from the belief in WWE since they are talking creative ideas for him.”

The future of Malakai Black in All Elite Wrestling is once again in doubt. It was back in November that speculation began to run wild that the former AEW World

Could Malakai Black 's time with AEW be coming to an end? Seemingly so. In fact, as per Fightful Select, Malakai's AEW tenure may well have already wrapped up. Last night's AEW Dynamite saw Will Ospreay get a win over Buddy Matthews,

Malakai Black is expected to leave AEW and rejoin WWE, and people within the company are reportedly saying the same thing about his departure.

Malakai Black has had his name in the news more often than he'd like the last few days, but there's a growing belief that his time in AEW has come to an end. S

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,

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,