10 Wrestlers Who Could Leave AEW In 2022
10. Andrade El Idolo
The unlikeliest name on this list, admittedly, but Andrade El Idolo left WWE to become a star - something that is yet to happen in AEW.
September saw the former NXT Champion like a tweet criticising AEW for booking him on Rampage over Dynamite. Said Rampage episode ended up hosting comfortably his most well-received All Elite match up to that point (vs. PAC), prior to which Andrade's presentation had been widely criticised. From the flat, under-hyped debut alongside Vickie Guerrero to the disappointing Matt Sydal bout to the constant flip-flopping from manager to manager, the 32-year-old's introduction was far from ideal.
Andrade has since worked good-to-great matches with Cody Rhodes, PAC, and more, though his alliance with Malakai Black was tenuous and ill-fitting and at no point has he looked like breaking through to a bigger role. Now, he is calling out Darby Allin, which should help get Andrade over, but rubbing shoulders with the aforementioned names didn't. There's no guarantee this program will work either.
As he only signed with AEW last year, Andrade leaving the promotion would take something drastic, like the man himself requesting to be let go. Given his ambition, this isn't entirely out of the question. Just don't put money on it.