Why is Andrade not wrestling? What happened to Andrade El Idolo?

Former WWE champion Andrade El Idolo had undergone a surgery in late 2022, to fix “a torn pectoral muscle”.

The condition had kept him out of the ring for months.

What happened to Andrade El Idolo?

The match had been scrapped and replaced by an AEW World Trios Championship match.

Who Is Andrade El Idolo?

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza is a professional wrestler who fights under the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) with the ring name Andrade El Idolo.

Born on November 3, 1989, in Durango Mexico, Andrade began his wrestling career in 2003 and became famous after participating in the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

In 2011, Andrade was listed amongst the winners of the CMLL World Trios Championship.

In 2015, he got signed with WWE and went on to win the NXT Championship in 2018, after defeating Drew McIntyre. In the course of his career, Andrade has faced wrestlers like Johnny Gargano, Aleister Black, Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, and Finn Bálor.

In 2018, Andrade made it to the main roster on SmackDown Live, and won the WWE United States Championship.

In 2021, Andrade left the WWE, and began wrestling on the independent circuit, under the ring name Andrade “El Idolo.” In the same year, he got signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and further competed in high-profile matches against top stars such as Cody Rhodes and PAC.

In addition to wrestling, Andrade is featured as the character in the video games WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20.