Tony Khan Welcomes Andrade El Idolo Back To All Elite Wrestling
Andrade is officially back in the company.
There were two new members of The Don Callis Family officially added to the stable on the first AEW Dynamite of 2026, and those talents are Jake Doyle (Jake Something) and Andrade El Idolo.
Andrade showed up during a post-match brawl involving the trio of Jack Perry, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), and JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey) against The Don Callis Family and The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona). The lights in the venue cut out, and when they came back on, Andrade was in the ring and assisted The Don Callis Family.
Afterward, AEW President Tony Khan took to social media to officially welcome Andrade back to the company.
He’s back, and he’s All Elite!
Welcome back to @AEW, @AndradeElIdolo!#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/O2Dlw61QTl
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 8, 2026
On October 1st, 2025, AEW celebrated the sixth anniversary of Dynamite, and it was on that show that Andrade returned to AEW after departing WWE. He would not appear again until the first Dynamite of 2026.
WWE executed the non-compete from Andrade’s contract that was a year long. Fightful Select reported that RUSH put Andrade in contact with an attorney who helped Andrade get out of that situation.
Andrade is also aligned with the United Empire faction in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He competed with the group at Wrestle Kingdom 20 and New Year Dash.
