Willie Mack took to social media on Wednesday to seemingly air grievances about his treatment as an AEW wrestler.
In a post where he mentioned the phrase “Where the best wrestle,” a slogan AEW has used over the years, Mack said that he is near homelessness due to the lack of opportunities he has been given.
“When ya boy is about to become a homeless superhero because the booker doesn’t think he’s worth the money,” he said on X.
Mack followed with a second post, mentioning that he had tried to contact the company frequently about potential bookings: “It’s like for 2 years straight I’d call every week and ask if you got anything for me? You signed right? You still getting paid right? I want to Wrestle.”
Shortly after these posts, a report from Fightful Select gave a little more context regarding what Mack was referring to. Despite not being listed on the official AEW or ROH roster pages, Mack has been under a deal with the company for years now.
Mack had spent two years under contract with AEW under a salaried position, per the report, meaning he didn’t need to rely on consistent bookings with the company to get a secured paycheck.
However, Mack was reportedly put on a different deal with AEW recently, one which only pays him per appearance. Details regarding why this move happened, or specifically how recently this unfolded, aren’t known at the moment.
Mack has yet to appear on AEW or ROH programming in 2026. Last year, Mack worked a total of seven matches between both promotions. His last ROH appearance dates back to December, when he lost a tag match to Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta of the Death Riders.
The 39-year-old former Lucha Underground star has been taking independent bookings in the meantime, notably becoming a frequent name on Juggalo Championship Wrestling’s weekly Lunacy web program.
He’s currently one-half of the JCW World Tag Team Champions alongside 2 Tuff Tony.
