Aleister Black Finally Makes WWE Return With Silent Attack

The waiting is over and the mystery is solved as Aleister Black has made his expected return to WWE, wiping out one long-time star.

Mystery first began to build when SmackDown took place in Barcelona, as a 15-second video that featured a dark room with some smoke filling the screen aired. There was no person in the video, but the number 4 appeared.

SmackDown in Las Vegas saw the latest vignette air with smoke rising and flashing images appearing on the screen. At the end, the date 4.25.25 was shown – that is the date that the first SmackDown after WrestleMania 41 will take place, hinting that’s when the mystery will be revealed. However, there was very little mystery left.

Aleister Black Wipes Out The Miz

On SmackDown in Fort Worth, Texas, the waiting was over. Former WWE Champion The Miz took to the ring to complain about not being respected. It became very clear, very quickly, where this was going as the arena was soon bathed in darkness and familiar music hit. A close-up of candles preceded Aleister Black slowly rising from the floor as his return to WWE was complete.

Saying absolutely nothing, Aleister Black wiped The Miz out with Black Mass before sitting cross-legged in the ring. Fans have noticed the similarity between this and his AEW debut, where he did the exact same thing to Cody Rhodes.

Black’s return to the company comes just days after Rusev made his surprise return to WWE as the latest ex-AEW star to make the jump across wrestling’s great divide.