Backstage news regarding the AEW contracts of Malakai Black and Buddy Matthews

This week, there was internet talk that the House of Black’s Buddy Matthews is working under a new contract with AEW. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, Matthews signed a new deal with the company this past February but the length of the deal hasn’t been confirmed.

Johnson also stated the following about Malakai Black’s contractual status with AEW…

“PWInsider.com is also told that Malakai Black is currently signed to a deal that takes him into 2025. There’s been numerous claims over the last year or so that Black was exiting the company, but it’s never been correct.”

Fightful.com also noted that those in AEW are of the belief that Black’s contract runs through the end of the year and at one point there were two option years applied.