Andrade El Idolo Releases Statement Following Departure From AEW; Thanks Tony Khan, Fans, More

Andrade El Idolo says goodbye to All Elite Wrestling.

On Tuesday, January 2, El Idolo took to social media to release a statement following his departure from the company. The star became a free agent at the end of 2023 after his contract with All Elite Wrestling expired.

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In the statement, Andrade thanked Tony Khan, fans, other wrestlers, and many people that work behind the scenes.

"I want to thank you for this time that I belonged to the company @aew and above all to Tony khan I also want to say goodbye to all the talent, security people, cameramen, referees and everyone who works in the company for being part of my time in AEW. kenny, young bucks, tazz, Shiavone, Aubrey, Jerry, Hobbs, hook, Kingston, Ricky, Orange, thunder, jack Perry, Austin, Colten, Sonjay and many more that I can name, also how to forget all the Mexicans (todo el relajo) I enjoyed sharing the ring with STING, PAC, Darby, Garcia, Jay and many more. I would have loved to face MOX, Page, Hobbs, Ricky, Dante, Cage, Dustin. Thank you AEW AND Thank you to all the fans for your support always. I wish you the best always!!!"

El Idolo finished up with the company at the Worlds End pay-per-view, as he lost to Miro in singles action. If you missed anything from Worlds End, click here to review Fightful's coverage of the event.

Andrade's next move in the world of professional wrestling is currently unknown. Fightful will update fans when more information is known.

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