Data point: Just applied y-day for the Business AA card and was denied again. Last denial for that card was January of this year. This time the reason they gave me over the phone (spoke to a manager) is that they see that I had this card before (well it was VISA, and now is MC) and I received the bonus and I closed the card last October (around 8 months). These are his words. I asked how long it would take to be eligible again. He said that would be proprietary info and can't tell me. I wonder if there is now a clock, that resets even after closing, for the Business card, as well.
Currently, I also have w Citi the personal visa AA card plus one more personal, and a checking account w them.

So, the Business is a no go for me twice! I give up.

I wonder if I should apply for the personal AA MC in 7 days. My personal current AA CC is a Visa and it's still open and I have it since 2013. So it should work, based on the data we have. Right?

P.S. They pulled EQ and my score is around 790