The AndradeWWE saga just took a sharp turnand this time, Andrade himself is clapping back directly.
After Dave Meltzer claimed on Wrestling Observer Radio that Andrade may have knowingly signed a contract containing a noncompete clause, the former WWE star has jumped onto Twitter/X to shut that narrative down completely. Meltzer had speculated on WOR:
But Andrade says that version of the story isnt just wrongits a lie. In a fiery Twitter/X update directed straight at Meltzer, Andrade made it clear he never signed anything, and that AEW negotiationsnot some secret contractwere what really happened.
He went on to explain that he was in negotiations with Tony Khan and AEW, and those talks had reached a strong understandingbefore WWE hit him with the noncompete after he showed up in AEW and wrestled his first postWWE match in Tijuana.
Andrade also expressed gratitude toward AEW for the way those negotiations played out:
Then came his clarification about the noncompete:
The message ended politelybut unmistakably pointedtoward Meltzer:
This new update throws yet another wrench into the already tangled situation. WWE claims Andrade was fired for disciplinary reasons and owes them a year-long noncompete. Andrade says he left on reasonable terms, only to get blindsided by a clause he never knowingly agreed to. Meltzer suggests Andrade had to know what was in any contract. Andrade calls it a lie.
Now one thing is crystal clear: this fight isnt just happening in the ringits happening in the headlines.
Do you think Andrades explanation clears things upor is this story getting even more confusing? Whose version sounds closer to the truth? Drop your thoughts and keep the discussion going!
