Aleister Black was apart of WWE’s most recent crop of releases late last month. Aleister is a former AEW wrestler, as well. Naturally people started speculating on if he could once again be ‘All Elite.’

Today, SEScoops put out a report that AEW and Aleister Black were currently in some sort of contract negotiations, which had fans raising their eyebrows. Now, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp has reported that after reaching out to AEW about the matter, they’ve denied that they’re currently in negotiations with Black.

AEW has denied to Fightful that they are currently in negotiations with Malakai Black pic.twitter.com/k6heDOIOGq

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) May 6, 2026

Aliester Black is only about 2 or so weeks into his 90-day no compete. He will be available to sign anywhere after the 90 day period