AEW's Andrade El Idolo Explains WWE Departure, Says They Wanted To Send Him To AAA

AEW's Andrade has given details about his WWE exit and why he was keen to leave the promotion.

Andrade's second run with WWE came to an end a year and a half after his return. Speaking to Chris Jericho on "Talk Is Jericho," he explained that things became awkward with his ex-wife Charlotte Flair following their divorce, and also that he wasn't keen on wrestling in AAA, an idea proposed by WWE.

"I'm back to WWE, working with my ex-wife [was] feeling like little weird. Not feeling [at] home or not feeling like comfy, you know," he began. "The story they give me, they did not give me a specific good story, [or] direction. So later they wanted to send me to AAA. [They said] 'Like, hey Andrade, it's good opportunities for AAA.' [But I said] I moved here to work with WWE. I know AAA, I respect AAA, I respect all the companies. But the WWE is worldwide and AAA is just in Mexico. People in Mexico know me, so why [should I] work in AAA. I want people to know me around the world, like in Australia, like in Arabia and in many countries of Europe and all countries the WWE can be seen in TV or you can on Netflix or whatever, no?"

Andrade said he joined WWE to work with the top stars, rather than return to Mexico where he had already made a name for himself. He was pleased to return to AEW and did so by attacking one of the big names in the promotion, Kenny Omega, which was something he wanted to do in WWE.

"When I come I went back to AEW, people [gave me a] good reaction, and I attacked Kenny Omega, [I thought to myself] I attacked [one of] the big guys. I wanted that," he said. "So now that I beat Kenny, I need to go for the big guys."

He added that he had no idea his release clause would forbid him from working for another promotion for a year, as he thought it was the usual three-month non-compete clause.