New report details Malakai Black pushing back on AEW, viewed as a top star by WWE

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.

PWTorch is now reporting that Black “recently pushed back” on AEW adding “a lot” of injury time to the end of his contract, and it sounds like he will be a free agent soon.

“PWTorch has learned that his contract expiration date had been a point of contention, as he had a lot of time added to the expiration date due to inactive time due to injury. He recently pushed back against the extension of his contract and sources say a deal has been either already reached or is in the works for him to be a free agent soon. The timeline on exactly how soon he’ll be an official free agent isn’t clear, but it’s at a point where people are being told ‘he won’t be back’ and some AEW-related side projects with him have been halted.”

A lot of fans think Black will go back to WWE after his AEW contract expires. PWTorch mentions there are important people in WWE who see Black as a potential top singles star.

“PWTorch has heard that there are influential people in WWE who are big fans of Black and see him as a possible top singles act in the company, so it seems as if he’d be welcome back and embraced.”

Do you expect to see Malakai Aleister Black return to WWE and receive a big singles push in 2025? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders.