Tommy End got huge response from the fans

Just when everyone thought that AEW will have a halt from signing ex- WWE stars, President Tony Khan came up with a huge signing. Tommy End who is likely to go by the name, Malakai Black seems to have shut down the door of a return to WWE as he found his new home in AEW.

After weeks of speculations, the former NXT star made a debut that nobody saw it coming at AEW Road Rager. He now becomes the latest acquisition of Tony Khan’s company and it is undoubtedly a massive one.

Tommy End was released by WWE on June 2 alongside some high-profile stars from the company. He had taken a hiatus and his return was teased for weeks until he returned with a new gimmick and attacked Big E.

But, he was soon removed from the programming and eventually was let go by the company. He was rumored to make a return to WWE with a new deal but that did not happen.

The former NXT star came out to a great response from the fans and what he did next shocked the fans even more though they enjoyed it.

Tommy End attacks Cody Rhodes

The lights went off the first time when Cody Rhodes took on QT Marshall earlier in the night. In another segment that saw Tony Schiavone interviewing Arn Anderson with Rhodes by his side the lights again went off.

It seemed to be some production issues but actually, it was planned to bring Tommy End as he was already in the ring when lights came back. He immediately laid out Arn Anderson with Black Mass and then took out Rhodes with the same.

It is likely that End will be put in a feud with the former AEW TNT Champion Cody Rhodes. It is unfortunate that WWE released such a wrestler with huge potential but it seems AEW will use him well.

Putting him in a storyline with Rhodes will certainly elevate his place in Tony Khan’s company. We will see how the storyline progresses. AEW could be lining up for few more signings and could be the ones released from WWE.

ALEISTER BLACK WAS RELEASED AS PART OF A MAJOR SET OF RELEASES

Black was released as part of a major cut, which also included Braun Strowman, Lana, Murphy, Ruby Riott and Santana Garrett. Shocked by the release, he tweeted a reaction, and later detailed his opinion on his time with the company via the twitch channel of Zelina Vega. In his reaction, he did not trash his former employer, instead thanking them for the opportunity provided to him.

WWE creatives are known to be hard to deal with, and often reluctant to accept ideas and recommendations from the superstars, with an obvious exception for the top-tier superstars and the veterans. Many former superstars have commented on the lack of success to put their ideas forward to the creative team to the company. On the other hand, at times the creative team puts forward certain ideas that are not accepted to be a part of the show.

PITCHES WERE MADE FOR BLACK WORKING WITH BROCK LESNAR AND THE UNDERTAKER

Speaking to another former WWE employee, Renee Paquette, on her Oral Sessions podcast, Black, who has now reverted to his pre-WWE Tommy End ring name, stated that the creative team once put forward an idea where he would be able to share the ring with The Undertaker.

“One of the cool pitches for me was that for a moment when I had that match with AJ, one of the things leading up to WrestleMania was that during the end of my match with AJ, The Undertaker appeared and helped me and saved me from the beatdown The Good Brothers gave me. One of the pitches was at WrestleMania, it was going to be the other way around. So, it was AJ and Taker, and one of the pitches was that towards the end of that match, the Good Brothers would come out or something to that extent, and I would be the one to help Taker,” he revealed, adding that he was ecstatic at the team even considering the option of his involvement at such a high profile situation.

Paul Heyman was a fan of Black, a fact that the latter had stated multiple times since release. One of Heyman’s ideas was either Brock Lesnar or Samoa Joe getting into the dark room where the character cut his promos and attack him to begin a rivalry.