Andrade El Idolo revitalized his career by returning to AEW in 2025, and he recently revealed he was not feeling happy with wrestling in WWE during the end of his second run with the promotion.
The Mexican star, who recently lost the AEW National Championship to Tommaso Ciampa on November 7, said on the latest episode of the Talk Is Jericho podcast that he was feeling uncomfortable in WWE due to changes in his personal life. He also was not open to WWE’s suggestion of him moving to AAA.
A reason for
his discomfort was his recent divorce from fellow WWE superstar Charlotte Flair.
“I went back to WWE to work with my ex-wife, and now I’m divorced, so I felt a little weird,” Andrade told Chris Jericho during their talk. “Not feeling [at] home, not feeling comfy.”
He then indicated that he wasn’t pleased with WWE Creative’s vision for him.
“The story they gave, it wasn’t a good or specific story or direction,” he said. “Later, they wanted to send me to AAA. ‘Hey Andrade, it’s a good opportunity for AAA.’ I moved here to work with WWE. I know AAA, I respect AAA, I respect all the companies. I know WWE is worldwide, and AAA is just in Mexico.
“People in Mexico know me, so why work in AAA for them to know me more? I want people to know me around the world, like in Australia, Arabia, Europe, and other countries where WWE can be seen on TV…I made my name in Mexico. Why go back to Mexico? I wanted to work in WWE with the top guys. It’s like little things. No, I didn’t feel good.”
Ultimately, Andrade said he communicated his frustrations to WWE.
“We were talking. I didn’t feel comfy, and they gave me my release,” he said.
Andrade also opened up a little bit about having Ric Flair as his father-in-law, calling The Nature Boy “an amazing person” and a “good father.”
About teaming with Ric for what was billed as his last match in 2022 against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal, Andrade told Jericho that he informed his then-wife Charlotte that he was “scared” for the elder Flair’s health prior to the match.
After the match, doctors informed Flair he suffered a heart attack during the bout.
“I remember this moment, but I thought he was selling. I didn’t know he had a heart attack,” Andrade said.
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