Released WWE Star Says He Has "Unfinished Business" With AEW's Malakai Black

Could you be watching a WWE feud repeat in AEW very soon? It's possible.

by Jamie Kennedy
Aleister Black Murphy
WWE

Would you like to see Buddy Murphy lock horns with Malakai Black in AEW?

If so, then you could get your wish someday soon. Murphy recently told fans tuning into Highspots 'Sign-It-Live' sessions on Facebook that he has "unfinished business" with his old WWE peer. In fact, Buddy says, he'd like to go at it with Black again someday.

Black and Murphy were programmed against one another in 2019, and the pair had several matches that stood out amongst everything else WWE was producing; go back, and you'll see that bouts (like the one they had at TLC 2019) were more AEW than you might remember.

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Stylistically, at least.

Sadly, the rivalry didn't lead to bigger things for either man. Black, as Malakai, is now in All Elite, and that seems to be one place Murphy is targeting for a run. He didn't outright say that, but the "unfinished business" line about Black suggests that he'd be interested in talking to Tony Khan.

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Post-release pics of Buddy show that he's in unreal physical shape. Black is on a tear himself after leaving WWE, so few would be disappointed if they did indeed finish what they started.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.