Andrade El Idolo Signs With AEW

Andrade El Idolo is officially All Elite once again, having made his second return to AEW on the January 7 episode of Dynamite.

Andrade appeared with the Don Callis Family following a trios match which saw Jack Perry and the Young Bucks defeat The Demand of Ricochet and Gates of Agony. The Don Callis Family beat down the Bucks and Perry after the match until "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight made the save. Andrade then reappeared, initially under his mask, and he proceeded to take out JetSpeed before standing tall with Don Callis and co.

Following AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan confirmed Andrade had signed with All Elite Wrestling, giving him the customary "... is All Elite" graphic.

January 7 was Andrade's second return to AEW. The former WWE United States Champion initially returned to AEW on the October 1, 2025 episode of Dynamite where he attacked Kenny Omega and aligned with the Don Callis Family. Andrade disappeared from TV, though, as his appearance was in violation of a one-year non-compete clause that came into effect when he was fired with cause by WWE in September.

The non-compete clause was initially missed upon AEW initially bringing back Andrade, but the clause came to an end around December 12 following negotiations with WWE.

Between then and his AEW return, Andrade made several indy appearances and he made his return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, joining the United Empire and teaming with his new stablemates at Wrestle Kingdom 20.

Andrade El Idolo's first AEW run stretched from the summer of 2021 until December 2023.