The idea of the former “WWE NXT” and United States Champion working alongside his wife makes Ross smile, especially since the latter is sidelined for up to nine months following surgery to repair a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus during a “WWE SmackDown” match against Asuka in December. “I’m happy for him and Charlotte,” offered Ross, honing in on one major positive out of such a negative, especially with the couple navigating the unique marriage challenges of working for different companies over the past few years with Andrade last appearing in WWE on an episode of “Raw” in October 2020.

“Maybe they’re gonna be able to spend some additional time together because of her injury, which is gonna be a while, apparently, so, good for him.” Ultimately, despite AEW’s loss being WWE’s expected gain, Ross seemed to see this segment of Andrade’s career as a net positive for all, which can sometimes be a difficult end result to achieve in wrestling.

“Quality talents always rise to the top,” Ross said. “If you’re good enough, you’re gonna get noticed in the right way and I think Andrade used AEW to get noticed and continue to develop his work. He’s a good guy. He’s a classy guy [and a] good worker and I’m glad that he was here for a while. He helped the company and that’s what you’re looking for.”

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