Andrade Wants His Whole Family In AEW

Yes, that means Charlotte and Ric Flair.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having himself become #AllElite this past June, Andrade El Idolo reportedly wants to see his "whole family" join him in AEW.

Speaking on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer detailed how the one-time NXT Champion is keen to be joined in AEW by those closest to him.

"Andrade has told people that he wants the whole family there. By the family, it's Rush, Bestia, Dragon Lee, him, Ashleigh, Ric. That's what he wants. Ashleigh, I don't know her, I'm certainly not going to speak for her. I sense she wants to be in WWE; that's the big leagues to her."

Of course, Ashleigh is otherwise known to wrestling fans as Charlotte Flair. On the topic of Charlotte, Meltzer did add how he has no idea when her WWE contract is due to expire.

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As for Rush, Bestia and Dragon Lee, they are three of Andrade's closest friends. Brothers Rush and Dragon Lee are both currently contracted to Ring of Honor, where Rush is a former ROH World Champion and Lee is in the middle of his second reign as ROH TV Champion. Bestia is La Bestia del Ring, the father of both Rush and Dragon Lee.

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