Fuego Del Sol Details Contract With AEW, Had A Four-Year Deal With Three Option Years

On the premiere episode of AEW Rampage in August 2021, Fuego Del Sol failed to defeat Miro, but he did earn himself an AEW contract. 

Fuego most often appeared on AEW Dark, but did have brief moments on AEW Dynamite and Rampage. 

After two years, AEW parted ways with Fuego, deciding to not renew his contract. 

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Fuego discussed his time in AEW. 

“When I initially signed my contract in 2021, it was to a four-year deal, potentially. It was a one-year deal with three optional years. AEW had the option to renew me each year around July or August and let me know if I was going to be with the company another year. If they did, I would get a raise in my salary,” he said. 

Fuego went on to detail the first two years in the company. 

“The first year started well, I was appearing alongside Sammy Guevara a bunch, I got to introduce my son Fuego 2 and we got to takeoff as a tag team, and Malakai Black pitched to work with me and we had a small feud on Rampage. The second year is where things got a little rough. At the start of my second year, my series of matches with House of Black had just finished. Sammy went a different direction creatively and due to the mysterious disappearance of my son, Fuego 2, I wasn’t being brought to TV or on Dark that often. That’s a dangerous place to be. I feel like my value was being in Dark match or TV matches getting squashed quickly, but as long as I was wrestling every week, I would be able to get over without going over. As long as I was backstage, I would be able to film more stuff with Sammy Guevara’s vlog and build my online following. The fact that I wasn’t bein brought to TV often means I slowly got stuck in the scary cycle of ‘creative has nothing for you,'” he recalled.

Fuego suffered an injury at the beginning of 2023, which kept him out of the ring for the first part of the year. His return coincided with AEW’s decision to not pick up his option for another year, ending his time with the promotion. 

Fans can find more regarding Fuego’s departure from AEW by clicking here. 

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