According to recent reports, former AEW wrestlers Miro and Malakai Black, formerly known as Rusev and Aleister Black, are possibly heading back to WWE.

Malakai Black, Miro, and Ricky Starks have parted ways with AEW. The three wrestlers had not been utilized by Tony Khan and sought a way out. Starks has already debuted in NXT, while Black and Miro are expected to return to WWE.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported All Elite Wrestling stars Malakai Black, Miro and Ricky Starks had been granted releases from the company, the culmination of a tumultuous final year for all three competitors.

Former AEW TNT Champion Miro wrestled his first match in over a year on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. Miro, who also previously wrestled for WWE as Rusev, worked the

Miro has been absent since AEW Worlds End 2023. He originally signed a lucrative seven-figure deal with AEW in September 2020, which was set to expire in spring 2022. He later sig

CJ Perry (AKA Lana) has offered her opinion on the match between Miro and Andrade at AEW Worlds End, and teased the possibility of the wrestlers meeting again.

Since then, however, he wrestled just a handful of matches, with creative differences with AEW management reportedly the reason for his exit. Just one day after the three exited AEW, Ricky Starks was introduced to WWE audiences making his debut on NXT.

Scott “Scotty 2 Hotty” Garland is the guest on this week’s episode of Hey! (EW) with RJ City. Miro wrestled his first match after over a year at QPW Super Slam III. The former AEW/WWE star faced off against former colleague Alberto El Patron during the event held in Qatar over the weekend.

Could Rusev (aka Miro) make his WWE return following his AEW exit? WWE's “Celtic Warrior,” Sheamus, seemingly teasing it. He recently posted a picture of himself with Rusev on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption,

As we previously reported here on eWn, Miro recently parted ways with AEW after being granted his release. The former Rusev in WWE had not been seen on AEW TV since December 2023. Notably, his match against Andrade El Idolo at the AEW Worlds End pay-per-view event in December 2023 marked the final appearance for both Miro and Andrade in AEW.

During a recent edition of his podcast, Booker T discussed Duke Hudson’s release from WWE, Miro's AEW release, and other topics.

On Twitter, Miro's ex-wife CJ Perry marked news of Miro's exit by wishing everyone a happy Miro day in a nod to his Rusev Day gimmick in WWE.