“He’s been a huge performer,” Tony Khan confirms another top star is going to leave AEW amidst rumors of WWE return

Tony Khan expects Andrade El Idolo to not stay with AEW and jump guns to WWE.

“He’s been a huge performer,” Tony Khan confirms another top star is going to leave AEW amidst rumors of WWE return

Tony Khan confirms AEW star's departure (via Wrestling Headlines and Wikipedia)

As the end of the year approaches, AEW has already wrapped up their programming on December 30. The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted Worlds End for the first time with a fairly average event. With some fillers, the hype for the event completely depended on the few title matches. But a non-title match, which was remarkable for a reason, with Andrade El Idolo‘s bout with Miro being the former’s last match in AEW.

After the show ended, Worlds End Media Scrum saw Tony Khan confirm the news. Idolo, who had his contract expiring at the year’s end, would not be renewing it. Khan stated that he has great respect for Andrade, claiming his departure to be on absolute good terms. Tony mentioned how his last run saw him perform greatly in the Blue League of the Continental Classic.

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His matches on Collison and other shows were a sight to behold. The President of AEW stated that he wanted to keep him involved and see him to the top but certainly did not reach an agreement. Andrade’s bout with Miro was in plans for quite a while, which was brought into reality at Worlds End.

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Andrade El Idolo's contract is up at the end of the year. We have had great talks; I have a ton of respect for Idolo. He has been a huge performer in Continental Classic!
Tony Khan about Andrade El Idolo’s contract expiry

Tony has asked The Redeemer to not interfere in the tournament and have Idolo do his thing. But now that fans got the match they wanted, Andrade is bout to leave the promotion. Even if Khan would’ve said that the Mexican star ended on a high note, he did lose the match with a submission. Nevertheless, it will be exciting to see his future and whether he comes back to WWE or not.

Andrade EL Idolo might join WWE as soon as the Day 1 edition of Raw

The news of Andrade El Idolo leaving AEW generated rumors amongst the WWE Universe about his return. It was known that the Mexican star’s contract would end this year. And now that the time has come, fans are rooting for him to join WWE. And the first episode of 2024 Raw Day 1 supports that idea.

Andrade El Idolo and Day 1 edition of Raw (via Wrestling Examiner and Wrestleview.com)

Triple H posted on X about a certain ‘WWE Champion’ appearing on the Day 1 edition of Raw. Fans started thinking of potential names and believed their favorites would come back. But Idolo’s confirmed departure has added him and topped the list of stars who could not only appear but also start a feud.

Considering the WWE Champion criteria, Andrade is a former United States Champion. Thus, it assures the Mexican star to come back to his roots in WWE. The last time he was associated with the Stamford-based promotion was in March 2021, when he was granted a willing release.

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