Kenny Omega wants to see Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada back in NJPW after making his own return to the promotion.
The former AEW and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion had his first match in 13 months at NJPW’s Wrestle Dynasty event. Kenny Omega had been out of action since December 2023 in his battle with diverticulitis.
He returned at the Tokyo Dome to a great reaction to his match against Gabe Kidd. The pair had one of the best matches of the weekend. They wowed the Japanese fans upon his first match in the promotion since New Year’s Dash in 2023.
Speaking to Tokyo Sports, Kenny Omega revealed which AEW stars he wants to join him in returning to NJPW in the near future. (H/T to Fightful for the translation).
The Canadian star named former IWGP World Heavyweight Champions Will Ospreay, Jay White and Kenny Omega as the wrestlers he’d love to see back in NJPW in the future.
Kenny Omega added that he’d love to see who would win a match between these AEW stars and the best NJPW has to offer on their roster.
“Many of the top wrestlers in AEW have an aspect of having come from New Japan,” Kenny Omega said. “like (Will) Ospreay, Jay White and (Kazuchika) Okada. They achieved results in Japan, came to AEW, won the belt and became stars. So I think it would be more interesting if those kinds of wrestlers came back to New Japan. And had more matches to see who would win, the current AEW star or the New Japan star.”
Immediate returns seem unlikely. Jay White is currently banned in storyline from NJPW, Meanwhile, Kazuchika Okada has said he has achieved all he can in Japan and does not want to return to the company just yet.
