The House of Black leader Malakai Black recently dropped some hints about parting ways with AEW. Following the House Of Black (Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) suffered a loss in a Trios Match to Miro, Darby Allin & Sting at Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view, Black seemed to say goodbye to the crowd at NOW Arena near Chicago, IL.
Malakai Black seemingly parting ways with AEW
According to Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer, Black blew a kiss to the crowd and took a bow. The trio of House of Black also hugged at the top of the stage, suggesting that they had just wrestled their last match together as a faction.Â
In the lead-up to All Out, several reports suggested that Black requested his release from AEW. According to Wrestling Inc.’s Raj Giri, Black “has repeatedly shown concerns about his mental health due to personal life and demoralization due to the booking and handling of his character.” Giri also noted that AEW denied the release.
Black himself posted a cryptic message on his Tumblr earlier this week.
“2 years of this,” Black wrote. “Sometimes it feels like all of it will be to no end, nor will it have any real meaning when its all over and done. It’s strange to think certain things in your life will be a memory with no attachments anymore while they were once the most important thing in your life. It truly feels like the entire journey happened for the sake of happening.”
