Malakai Black's Return Teased On Last Night's AEW Dynamite

The House Of Black...are back?

by Michael Hamflett
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The House Of Black appear to be returning to All Elite Wrestling, and with leader Malakai Black alongside them.

That was made evident during a vignette that aired on last night's episode of Dynamite showing Julia Hart burying Black, Brody King and Buddy Matthews. Gone was the eye make-up that had taken over Malakai's face gradually over his year in the company, with the words “forgive me not father, see me now, mother" uttered before the bit concluded.

The trio last appeared together at All Out on September 4th, losing to Miro, Sting and Darby Allin. Black appeared to bow and wave farewell to fans after the contest, opening up questions and speculation about his status within the company. He moved to note at the time that he was taking some time off without clarifying a specific return.

King and Matthews lost to Allin and Sting in a tag rematch on the Grand Slam edition of Rampage on September 21st, but reports of conditional releases and the like were denied and everything about his status specifically was unclear until this apparent resolution.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett