Backstage News On Which AEW Talent WWE Has Reached Out To - Wrestling Inc.

While Fightful reaffirmed that Black had asked for his release and had told someone in WWE he would like to return to the promotion, they noted that AEW officials felt any issues between Black and the company had been smoothed over prior to All Out weekend.

Equally as interesting, another AEW source told Fightful that AEW had no intention of releasing Black a month ago, while also going on to say they believed that both Black and Matthews would be back in AEW within the next several months, suggesting reports of their departures was premature.

It should be noted that, despite the reports of Black's impending departure, he has continued to be featured in AEW promotional material for AEW Full Gear in November, and is still in the opening video for "AEW Rampage."