4 Wrestling rumors we hope are true and 4 we hope aren't: Underrated WWE star not leaving for AEW, Reason why John Cena's WWE career could be in risk

#1. Hope is true: Why Aleister Black was able to go to AEW one month after his WWE release

Aleister Black was released by WWE but only had a short non-compete clause

Aleister Black was released from WWE one month ago and joined All Elite Wrestling on the July 7th episode of Dynamite. Usually, WWE Superstars have a non-compete clause of 90 days when they get released from the company.

In Black's case, there was an exception. Rather than sitting around, he jumped ship to AEW, where he now goes by the name Malakai Black. According to Dave Meltzer of WON, Aleister Black only had a 30-day non-compete clause.

Our @davemeltzerWON is reporting that Black only had a 30-day non-compete, hence why he was able to appear tonight. ^JN https://t.co/uzjOxtOOIZ

— Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) July 8, 2021

Sportskeeda's Abhilash Mendhe wrote:

[Dave] Meltzer stated that Aleister Black was bound by a 30-day non-compete clause rather than the usual 90-day clause that most wrestlers need to adhere to. As a result, the former WWE Superstar was able to make his debut on AEW programming on Wednesday.

PWInsider further reported that it was a major blunder on WWE's part as they "forgot" to update his non-compete clause:

Per PWinsider, WWE forgot to update Aleister Black's non compete from 30 to 90 days

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) July 8, 2021

We hope this is true because WWE should do away with the 90-day non-compete clause. It restricts superstars after they leave the company and Aleister Black was one of the lucky exceptions in this case.