Each year, fans look forward to seeing who will compete in the Royal Rumble Match as WWE brings back former stars for one-off appearances while injured talent and those who have been on hiatus will also show up in the bout.
Malakai Black’s time in AEW is over, as he is leaving the company, but it won’t be in time for him to be part of the Rumble. As previously reported by Wade Keller of the PWTorch, there are influential people in WWE who are big fans of Black and see him as a possible top singles act in the company.
PWInsider.com reports that Black is indeed done with AEW and was told by a source that there are no conversations about Black making any final appearances. It was added, “We are also told he would not be free and clear in time for the WWE Royal Rumble Match.”
It’s believed he will be free of his AEW deal and able to sign with any promotion he wants sometime in February or March.
