Report: Andrade El Idolo departing AEW following Worlds End

After he competes against Miro at Sunday’s AEW Worlds End, Andrade El Idolo is expected to be done with the company 

At least one report out Saturday stated that the former WWE U.S. Champion and NXT Champion is believed to be returning to WWE — possibly as soon as Monday’s Day 1 edition of Raw.

That news comes via a report by WrestlePurists with other details coming from PWInsider which was then verified by Fightful.

In their report, Fightful stated Andrade told AEW this past Wednesday that he no longer wanted to be with the company and was planning on leaving.

“We’re told that the situation surrounding Andrade’s exit was less than pleasant with some even saying a major disagreement had unfolded,” they stated.

It would not be the first time Andrade had had issues with AEW, sometimes alluding to them via social media.

Andrade’s contract status has been a question this month with Dave Meltzer saying he believed his deal was coming up soon but it was unsure if it would be extended due to injury time.

He debuted with AEW in June 2021 and signed a three-year deal after securing his WWE release in March. After an extended absence due to a torn pectoral muscle suffered in November 2022, he returned to AEW as part of the debut Collision roster in June 2023.

WrestlePurists reported the aspect some in AEW believe he will return to WWE with his return possibly coming this Monday, but Fightful’s sources did not corroborate that news as of now.

Leading to that speculation, WWE creative head Paul “Triple H” Levesque teased on Friday night that a WWE Champion might appear on Monday’s Raw, saying to “stay tuned” while not confirming or denying rumors.

The Fightful report said one WWE source was skeptical of that being Andrade given that they doubted Levesque would tweet that before Andrade is even done with AEW.

Andrade’s wife and WWE star Charlotte Flair is currently on the mend. She attended his recent CMLL match last week while on crutches.