As part of the ongoing story surrounding Andrade’s sudden WWE exit, the real reason why he was unreachable prior to his departure has come to the fore.
Andrade surprisingly left on not-so-good terms from the Stamford-based promotion just one year after making his return at the 2024 Royal Rumble. Various reports emerged that he violated the WWE Wellness Policy, that he didn’t want to work for AAA since he had a rich history with his rival, CMLL, and that he was sent home due to being uncooperative. Creative differences about his recent booking were also mentioned as one of the reasons.
Moreover, initial reports stated that El Idolo was unreachable for several weeks prior to his abrupt exit. A real reason has now been unveiled as to why it went that way, leading to the breakup between him and WWE.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that the reason why Andrade wasn’t able to get contacted is because he left the US to go to an unnamed South American country, and that he was not responding to the company’s messages. As mentioned earlier in this story, the luchador had no interest in working with AAA, which was recently acquired by WWE. Johnson added that part of the issue was that the 35-year-old turned down a request to work with AAA, but sources confirmed to him that there were no pitches and no requests were even proposed.
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Andrade’s last WWE appearance was on SummerSlam 2025, where he and Rey Fenix were part of the six-team TLC Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships. The Wyatt Sicks successfully retained the titles in that brutal fiasco.
Andrade’s Expression From An Old Clip Said It All
Back in April 2025, Triple H announced that WWE had bought Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, and several Mexican stars were there, along with top executives of the Mexican-based promotion.
In an old clip, a seemingly uncomfortable Andrade, who seemed uninterested and allegedly miserable, has been making the rounds. It was quite something considering he worked for AAA’s rival, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), for many years.
El Idolo’s expression turned out to be poetic as he had a lackluster run within the Stamford-based promotion months later. Despite teaming with Rey Fenix, he was unable to grab the WWE Tag Team Championships.