Kenny Omega‘s in-ring return has been confirmed for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty.
Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega has not wrestled since December 2023, as he has been sidelined with diverticulitis. He got into a backstage altercation with Gabe Kidd at NJPW Power Struggle. Omega later agreed to face him at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty. NJPW has now officially announced the match.
The official announcement, courtesy of NJPW’s website, is as follows:
“Kenny Omega’s altercation with Gabe Kidd backstage at Power Struggle on November 4 has been the talk of the wrestling world for several weeks. This week saw Kenny Omega issue an interview saying that after consideration and discussion with NJPW officials, he was willing to wrestle Kidd at the Tokyo Dome. That challenge was accepted, first on social media and then in Yokohama by Kidd, who took to the microphone to yell that ‘it doesn’t matter what NJPW or the fans want, what matters is what I want’. Kidd’s expletive laced tirade, at the end of a violent and dominant brawl against Chase Owens and KENTA, has now been recognised, and the match is official.
Kenny Omega will step into a pro-wrestling ring in anger for the first time in 396 days, and in an NJPW ring for the first time in two years exactly. Will he prevail against the violent mad man in the Tokyo Dome?”
Updated Card
The updated card for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty is as follows:
- International Women’s Cup Finals
- Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi or Konosuke Takesita (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
- The Young Bucks vs. TBA
- Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd
Kenny Omega On NJPW Return
In a recent interview with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Omega discussed returning to NJPW.
“Yeah, the way I look at it is a lot of people, not only in Japan, but internationally, they never knew who I was until I did big things in New Japan. So I really do owe New Japan a gigantic thank you,” Kenny Omega said. “I do feel that there’s a debt I have to repay in some way, shape, form, or fashion. And I think that if by performing at the Tokyo Dome, by making my comeback at the Tokyo Dome, is a way to help repay that, if it can help something for their business, then I’m more than happy to do that.
There is currently no word on when Omega will return to AEW programming.
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