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#2 AEW Malakai Black reveals his reaction to WWE's blunder on his non-compete clause

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Tommy End!

AEW star Malakai Black recently revealed that he was in a state of shock when he found out about the blunder that WWE made on his non-compete clause.

Malakai Black was one of many big names, including Braun Strowman and Murphy, to name a few, released by the company owing to the budget cuts on June 2. Normally a wrestler would have to finish his 90-day non-compete clause to be once again eligible to sign with any promotion.

However, Malakai Black stunned the wrestling world by appearing on AEW just a month after his release. It was later revealed that WWE higher-ups made an error with his 90-day clause contract.

Speaking on a recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, AEW star Malakai Black stated that he was left stunned when he read the details of his contract. Black had to confirm the error with the company:

"I think they forgot about it. I think they forgot to update it,” Black said. “I remember seeing that. I took a picture of it, and I sent it to my agent. I’m like, ‘Dude, do you see what I’m seeing?’ He’s like, ‘Does that mean 30 days?’ It’s like, ‘I think it does,’ so I contacted someone within the company. I said, ‘Look, am I reading this correct?’ And this person said, ‘No, that’s correct. Even now, I’m looking at it, you have 30 days,’ and I’m like, ‘Alright, perfect.'” Malakai Black said. (H/T: WrestlingInc)

AEW's Malakai Black made an emphatic debut this week as he defeated Cody Rhodes. Given his dominance in the match, it looks like the company is very high on the former WWE superstar.

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