In an update on WWE announcing late on Sunday night that former WWE NXT Champion and WWE United States Champion Andrade had been granted his release from the company, a report from Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer notes that his release from the company does not include the traditional 90-day non-compete clause, meaning that he will be able to start taking independent wrestling dates immediately.

Andrade requested his release from the company on March 15th, with WWE officials at first turning down the request, before Andrade revealed during WWE Fastlane that he had received some good news, with WWE later issuing a statement that read, “WWE has come to terms on the release of Andrade. We wish him all the best in all of his future endeavors.”

Back in November 2019, Andrade applied to trademark the terms La Sombra and El Idolo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which indicated that he was looking to secure his old names for a potential life post-WWE and now means that he can return to using his old name, should he so choose on the independent scene.

Following the announcement of his WWE departure, Andrade posted a tweet thanking Paul Heyman, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque and William Regal, as well as WWE fans for their support over the years and thanked the talent that he worked with during his time in the company.