Posted By James Walsh on 10/06/25


Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW President Tony Khan believed Andrade had agreed to re-sign with AEW in late 2023, so he continued to feature him on television. However, Andrade ultimately left for WWE after his contract expired. Meltzer noted that while Andrade is talented, his uniqueness has diminished compared to others with “better speaking ability and charisma.”

Andrade fired back on Twitter/X, accusing Meltzer of making claims without proof. Andrade clarified that he personally thanked Khan after his contract ended and implied Meltzer was wrong about several things.

Meltzer issued a response to being “called out” by Andrade…

“Yet he couldn’t identify even one thing inaccurate. When it comes to these things, if you have facts, you respond with facts. If you have no facts, you respond with name calling or fake hyperbole. One of the most valuable lessons you’ll learn about news, politics, or anything.”



Meltzer also went into more details about his report and cited how Andrade was booked in the 2023 Continental Classic tournament…

“Forgetting about the solid sourcing, let’s look at the facts. When TK believes someone is leaving, he either takes them off TV (Starks, Fenix, Penta) or closes the program with a key loss to help someone staying (May and Cargill–for Statlander). He wouldn’t on the way out if he’s aware have him beat Danielson, Garcia and Brody King in his last four weeks with the company. The only exception to this is Regal, and TK explained Regal in detail and Regal signed an agreement to get his release that he couldn’t appear on WWE television for one year. TK made his decision, we’ve explained why, and it’s fine. But even if you didn’t know the story of the exit, the booking says very clearly he wasn’t expecting him to leave. If he was, someone else would be in the tourney to get those wins or Garcia would have gotten them so the tourney worked out.”