Overview
- On Oct. 3 in Tijuana, Andrade defeated DMT Azul to capture The Crash Heavyweight Championship in his first match since leaving WWE.
- The result ended Azul’s reign of nearly 900 days, which had stood as a two-plus year run with the title.
- Andrade returned to AEW on the Oct. 1 Dynamite broadcast, aligning with the Don Callis Family and attacking Kenny Omega on-air.
- His WWE departure was reported on Sept. 13, with multiple outlets tying the exit to a Wellness Policy-related disciplinary matter that WWE has not publicly detailed.
- Industry reporting notes his rare career path of moving from WWE to AEW to WWE and back to AEW within a few years.