Sep 4, 8:48 PM
Andrade stirs the pot again by checking in on WWE’s Carmelo Hayes
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We started the week with Andrade El Ídolo telling Latin Lover about how it’s difficult for Mexicans to break out in WWE because the company gives preference to acts they are determined to make stars, or favor for other reasons. He brought up “Samoan guys” late in the most-shared quote. Seemingly in response, The Usos yesterday tweeted: “the difference between us and them” is that “we draw”. Which brings us to today, Fri., Sept. 4. With no other context than the possibly-related backstory I just provided, Andrade reached out to the man he had a best-of-seven series with on SmackDown in 2024, Carmelo Hayes. That message? Where are you Amigo ? @Carmelo_WWE Where are you Amigo ? @Carmelo_WWE — Andrade “El Idolo” The Real Latino Man! (@AndradeElIdolo) September 4, 2026 It’s a question others have been asking since Hayes dropped the U.S. title in the lead-up to WrestleMania in March. Melo hasn’t wrestled since a loss to now-U.S. champion Baron Corbin three weeks ago on the Aug. 14 Smac