Malakai Black may be finishing up with AEW, according to a new report. On the January 8th episode of AEW Dynamite, Will Ospreay defeated Buddy Matthews of the House of Black. After the match, Ospreay praised Matthews and encouraged him to step out of Black’s shadow,

Image: AEW Malakai Black’s days in AEW may have finally come to an end. Fightful reported on Wednesday night that those they spoke with in AEW believed he is either done or will be finishing up.

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.

On the January 8, 2025 episode of AEW Dynamite, Will Ospreay defeated Buddy Matthews. Ospreay cut a promo after the match to announce that Matthews no longer needed a leader and suggested a bright future for Matthews.

A new report provides an update on Malakai Black potentially returning to WWE. On January 8th, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) reported that Malakai Black was believed to be finishing up with AEW,

Rumors have come out of Malakai Black's time with AEW coming to an end. A return to the WWE could easily be in the books. On the most recent episode of AEW Dynamite, Buddy Matthews went one-on-one with Will Ospreay.