7 wrestlers who have appeared in both WWE and AEW in 2021

#4. AEW Star Malakai Balck

Malakai Black is on a roll, and AEW treats him the way he deserves to be treated. That’s how you do it. What a turnaround from WWE. pic.twitter.com/8hKUi43n92

— Ryan Pushpam (@ryanpushpam) September 4, 2021

AEW Star Malakai Black (F.K.A. Aleister Black) joined WWE in 2016 after wrestling on the independent circuit for 14 years. He became one of the biggest stars on NXT, capturing the Championship in April 2018 after defeating Andrade Cien Almas at TakeOver: New Orleans.

In February 2019, Black made his main roster debut, joining Monday Night RAW. Despite having much success on NXT, the 34-year-old was not as successful on the Red brand.

Ricochet & Aleister Black competed for the RAW, Smackdown & NXT Tag Team Championships in the space of one week. The only team to ever do so. pic.twitter.com/y6PJ9fYR7f

— Wrestling Facts (@WrestlingsFacts) April 9, 2019

On RAW, Black joined forces with Ricochet to chase the RAW Tag Team Championships. However, they failed to achieve their goal. They also failed to win the SmackDown Tag Team Titles in a Fatal Four-Way match at WrestleMania 35.

After spending a little over a year on the Red brand, Black was drafted to SmackDown in October 2020. He only made one appearance on the Blue brand last May before being released from his WWE contract the following month.

Malakai Black might be the most gangsta man in all of AEW! #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/JbodEGnK9Q

— Big Willie-isms | Goku Black and Mild (@bigwillieisms) September 4, 2021

Two months following his WWE departure, Black joined AEW. He made his debut on the July 7 episode of Dynamite. The Dutch wrestler is currently undefeated in AEW. He has competed in three matches so far, in which he defeated Cody Rhodes, Brock Anderson, and Lee Johnson consecutively.