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Update On Penta El Zero Miedo's Deal With AEW Amid Rumored WWE Interest

Former AEW World Tag Team Champion Penta El Zero Miedo is set to hit free agency soon.
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Barring any unforeseen changes with his current AEW contract, Penta El Zero Miedo will become a free agent in early December.

Fightful Select is reporting that the former AEW World Tag Team Champion will see his contract with All Elite Wrestling expire some time within the next week. This after having some injury time added to the end of his deal over the summer.

Both Penta and his longtime tag team partner, Rey Fenix, have been linked to WWE for months. Sean Ross Sapp reporting the following back in September after rumors that the Lucha Bros were WWE bound began to surface:

"Penta had told numerous people throughout this Summer that he was expecting to go to WWE and had been in contact with the company. He'd also told those he spoke with that he and Fenix were a package deal and preferred to go directly to the WWE main roster."

There's at least some speculation that the aforementioned injury time could have been added to Penta's contract because of his openness to discuss a possible flip to WWE.

With Penta soon to officially be a free agent, he's expected to have interest from a number of independent promotions, in addition to WWE.

There's been no update on the contract status of Rey Fenix, but the belief over the summer was that there was still a decent amount of time left on his current deal with AEW.

We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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