Andrade made his AEW return during the October 1st edition of Dynamite, having already signed a deal with the company. Many people were happy to see him back but journalist Dave Meltzer was not one of them and now Andrade has called out Meltzer in a big way.
Andrade took to Twitter and fired back at Dave Meltzer, telling him he talks too much without any proof. He explained that when his AEW contract ended, he personally went to thank Tony Khan face-to-face for giving him the chance to work there.
Andrade said that was all he wanted to say, but if he chose to speak more, he could prove Meltzer wrong on many things. He ended his message by saying Meltzer keeps hurting the wrestling business and wished him the best.
“@davemeltzerWON You talk too much s*** without proof, and Sir, I’ll only tell you one thing: when my contract with AEW ended, I personally went man to man to thank MR. TONY KHAN for the opportunity to be in AEW, and that’s all I’ll tell you. If I wanted to talk more, I would show you that you’re wrong about many things. But you keep killing the business! Yo le deseo lo mejor!!”
This comes after Dave Meltzer talked about Tony Khan’s choice to re-sign Andrade on Wrestling Observer Radio. He claimed Tony thought they had a new deal ready, even though nothing was signed. Tony tried to keep Andrade until the very last moment, but Andrade had already decided to go back to WWE. When his contract ended, he left.
“Andrade led Tony Khan to believe he was re-signing; Khan thought they had a renewal agreement in place, though it wasn’t signed yet. Khan pursued him until the last moment, despite insiders knowing Andrade was headed to WWE. When Andrade’s contract expired, he left.
He’s talented in the ring, but so is everyone these days. Five years ago, Andrade was uniquely special, but now many wrestlers match or surpass him in skill, mic work, and charisma.”
Melzer compared Andrade’s situation to others like Malakai Black, William Regal, and Miro, saying they didn’t have long-term success in AEW and mostly saw it as a backup plan.
Meltzer claimed that people close to Andrade said he always saw WWE as more important than AEW, which could cause problems. Meltzer ended by saying that if Tony Khan doesn’t learn from these mistakes, he’ll keep making the same ones again.
“AEW has enough talent. They don’t need— I see everyone like celebrating, ‘Oh my God, this is so great.’ When all this… I—He had lots of problems in AEW— also over disciplinary reasons.
One of the biggest problems with this company has been the usage of WWE guys that were not pushed in WWE. As people who know Andrade have told me: he’ll always think of Tony Khan as secondary to WWE— no matter what. And that’s—you’re asking for trouble.
If Tony’s not going to learn lessons, then he’ll repeat mistakes. I hope I’m wrong. But the track record isn’t good.”
Andrade’s response makes it clear he’s not only motivated in the ring but also ready to defend his integrity off it. So we’ll just have to wait and see if Andrade will redeem himself during his second run in AEW.
What are your thoughts on Andrade’s response to Dave Meltzer’s claims? Do you think Andrade will thrive in AEW this time around? Sound off in the comments.
