Malakai Black Wins World Championship Months After WWE Release

Photo Credit: All Elite Wrestling
Former WWE Superstar Malakai Black (Aleister Black) is the new PROGRESS World Champion.WWE released Malakai Black and his wife, Zelina Vega, as part of the post-WrestleMania 42 talent cuts in April 2026. He last competed for the promotion in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the April 17 episode of SmackDown.He and Zeling Vega recently became free agents, and the latter now goes by the name Xelina. Both had their first match since their WWE release at