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A former WWE NXT Champion recently shared a photograph of himself en route to AEW All In 2024, showing off his incredibly jacked physique. The talent in question is Malakai Black.
The leader of The House of Black joined All Elite Wrestling in 2021 and is regarded as one of the most compelling performers on the company's roster, known for captivating fans with his unique character, presentation, and in-ring skills. Alongside his stablemates Brody King and former WWE Superstar Buddy Matthews, Black is currently in pursuit of the AEW World Trios Title, which is currently held by The Patriarchy.
Interim EVP Christopher Daniels, on last week's episode of AEW Collision, announced that Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, and Killswitch are going to defend their Trios Championship against The House of Black, The Bang Bang Gang, and an as-yet undecided third team in a four-way London Ladders Match at All In 2024. The aforementioned third trio is set to be determined in a wild card match on this week's edition of the Saturday-night show which will emanate from Cardiff, Wales.
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Days ahead of what promises to be an incredibly memorable albeit violent Ladder match for the AEW World Trios Title in Wembley Stadium, Malakai Black posted a picture of himself on his Instagram story.
The photograph depicts the former NXT Champion in prime physical shape as he prepares to regain the top prize of the trios division along with King and Matthews.
"Road to Wembley," wrote Black in the caption of his story.
Check out a screengrab of Malakai Black's IG story below:
Latest report on the status of Malakai Black's contract with AEW
Despite being booked very strongly, including multiple victories over currently-reigning WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on AEW television following his debut, Malakai Black's creative handling in the Jacksonville-based promotion has received mixed responses from fans. Voices in the industry have been speculating for some time on the prospect of the former Aleister Black returning to WWE after the expiration of his All Elite contract, citing his lackluster singles career and inconsistent booking in the promotion.
It was reported by WrestlePurists in July this year that Malakai's contract with All Elite Wrestling will run out "relatively soon", although it could not confirm whether the two parties had worked out a new deal. An update on the subject was later shared by PWInsider which claimed that Black's current deal with the Tony Khan-led promotion will continue into 2025.
Interestingly, Tony Khan himself stated in 2022 that the Dutch star had "almost five years left" on his All Elite contract. It remains to be seen what the future holds for Malakai Black in All Elite Wrestling.
