Dave Meltzer has reported that there have been talks within WWE creative as of late regarding Malakai Black, though his AEW departure has not been confirmed.
In the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer wrote:
There has been a lot of talk in the past two days about Malakai Black. The word backstage was that he was gone [from AEW], although in trying to confirm it, nobody would say anything. It’s been reported elsewhere, and one person close to the situation said they were confirming it to us but when we asked officially there was neither a confirmation nor a denial. Nobody expects him back. There was also talk from WWE that he was expected there when his contract expires. That’s been the case for a while, but evidently there has been talk in WWE creative about him of late.
Black has been signed to AEW for nearly four years after being released by WWE in 2021, last competing at Full Gear alongside Brody King in a 4-Way tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
Source: F4WOnline