Andrade Granted His WWE Release

Andrade Granted His WWE Release

Former NXT Champion Andrade requested his WWE release when he was backstage at the 8th March episode of Raw. WWE would later reject the request despite not having used him since October 2020 and Vince McMahon reportedly not seeing much in him. Their likely concern was he would join AEW, and they would utilize him much better than they had.

Andrade would go on to publicly acknowledge his release request on Twitter, thanking fans for their support and saying he wants to make his dreams come true. It was thought WWE would make him sit out his contract, however, on Sunday night, WWE.com announced he had been granted his release. This came after Andrade had posted “Good news!!!! Buenas Noticias!!! #Tranquilo #Happy” on Twitter earlier in the day.

Details of his release are not public knowledge, but usually, in cases like this, a 90-day non-compete is included, although potentially WWE could have put limitations on where he can work until the date his contract was set to expire. We will likely know more come the end of June when he starts taking bookings.

AEW’s Tony Khan has previously stated he is interested in the former Zelina Vega, who was partnered with Andrade in WWE, so it seems a no-brainer to bring them in together as a double act. If Andrade does ultimately join AEW, he would be able to compete under the name Andrade as it’s his real name. Alternatively, he has the trademarks for “El Idolo” and “La Sombra,” his ring name, before joining WWE.

It isn’t known if Andrade’s relationship with Charlotte Flair played any part in him getting his way. As previously, WWE had forced unhappy wrestlers who wanted out of their deals to wait much longer. Flair was surprisingly absent from last Monday’s Raw and was removed from promotional graphics promoting WrestleMania at the end of last week, so it is possible something was going on behind the scenes.

JAMES RYDER

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