In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Buddy Matthews talked about the status of Hounds of Hell, his tag team with Brody King.
Matthews talked about the changes from the House of Black, following Malakai Black’s departure from AEW when his contract reportedly expired in February.
It’s still House of Black, it’s just not under that name. We’re just adding a little bit more color to it, and just doing a bit more talking ourselves rather than–we don’t want to just be House of Black under a new name, we need to change a little bit, a new coat of paint.
Matthews, who sustained an ankle injury at AEW Grand Slam Australia, noted that it has taken him out of the picture, but commends teammate Brody King on having great matches in the weeks since.
In relation to his return to the company, which he hopes is “sooner rather than later,” Matthews looked ahead to what can happen for the group.
Hopefully when we get back, we can get back to the Hounds of Hell. Maybe have to have a bit of a reboot just to kinda tell us that we’re back together…but yeah, I’m sinking my teeth to get back in. I need the ring, I need that creative outlet to start going again.
Malakai recently made his WWE return as Aleister Black, appearing on the 4/25 edition of SmackDown in a segment with The Miz.