Andrade is a free agent after leaving WWE, and he's now broken his silence on a number of topics during an interview with Hugo Savinovich on Lucha Libre Online’s Facebook page.
Acknowledging his fiancee Charlotte Flair's recent absence from WWE TV (and the upcoming WrestleMania PPV), Andrade revealed that she was pulled from storylines after a WWE doctor told her she was pregnant. After taking several pregnancy tests at home - which were all negative - the doctor didn't apologise and insisted that she's pregnant.
Andrade says this has happened with other talents in the company, and it's unclear whether this has anything to do with The Queen's apparent COVID-19 diagnosis.
Flair, still a WWE employee, later issued a statement through her team clarifying some of what might have been lost in translation during the interview (which was conducted in Spanish).
"What Manny said about the pregnancy test in today’s interview is true, but a significant amount of context is lost in translation and we’d like to clear that up as best we can," it reads. "A few weeks ago, Charlotte received a call from WWE medical telling her that her HCG levels had come back high and she was being medically suspended for pregnancy."
"That day, she took several home tests that all came back negative. A few days later, blood work and ultrasound confirmed there was no pregnancy. This was before any issues with Covid (she is currently medically clear). This put a lot in context for her, mainly how small a woman’s career window is. The men are able to work well into their 50s while the women are seen as "older" in their early 30s even. For an athlete in her prime, these years mean everything."
It sounds like there are definitely issues between WWE and Flair, and that last line is particularly interesting. We'll have to wait and see how things develop from here, so stay tuned for updates.