Rey Fenix Merch Pulled From AEW Web Store (AEW News)
Wantaway AEW star Rey Fenix's merchandise removed from official web store.
Rey Fenix's merchandise has been pulled from AEW's official web stores.
As first pointed out by Bodyslam.net, searching AEWShop.com for "Rey Fenix", "Lucha Brothers", or "Lucha Bros" currently returns no results. The same is true of prowrestlingtees.com searches. This is despite Fenix technically still being contracted to the Tony Khan-helmed AEW.
There is currently no word on why Fenix's merchandise has been pulled. Given his brother Penta's AEW departure and subsequent WWE debut, however, it stands to reason that Lucha Brothers items would no longer be on sale.
The consensus is that Fenix currently wants to leave AEW and potentially join Penta in WWE. Dave Meltzer reported in the 30 September Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW had added almost a year to the wantaway luchador's contract due to time missed through injury. Originally, his contract was due to expire at the same time as his brother's, with Penta AEW on 30 November.
Meltzer also reported that both Lucha Brothers had received significant offers to stay with AEW, but had turned them down.
Fenix last wrestled for AEW on the 20 July episode of Collision. He has endured several injury absences during his time with the company, hence the time added on.
In December, Rey alluded to receiving "inhumane treatment" in AEW, doing so in a since-deleted tweet. "I needed a doctor and you ignored me for months," he claimed in another wiped post.
Whether or not AEW removing Fenix's merchandise from its stores means the two parties have come to terms on a release remains to be seen.