Omega sat down with Tanahashi.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling promoted a reunion between Kenny Omega and NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi. The last time they shared a ring together was in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 13 for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Omega has been out of in-ring action as he battled diverticulitis and it required surgery. He shared during his sit-down with Tanahashi that if he could come back tomorrow, he would. Omega would love to be at the Wrestle Dynasty event in January 2025 that is being co-promoted by NJPW, AEW, STARDOM, CMLL and ROH.
If they cleared me tomorrow, I would be back in the ring. There’s a lot I don’t know right now, but I’d absolutely love to be on a stage like Wrestle Dynasty.
Kenny’s first priority is getting cleared. If he can come back, he wants to face The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson). He’s interested in tagging with Tanahashi as well.
Omega mentioned that he’s been a bad guy for majority of his time at AEW and does not want that to be the memory that younger fans have of him.
First priority is making my return, but if I can come back, I do want to face the Bucks. I want revenge, but more importantly, I want to do it the right way. The first time (Hiroshi) Tanahashi and I wrestled, it was for the belt, and then in 2019, it was a lot on the line for the both of us. Now, with the two of us aligned, next time we wrestle, I’d want to do it together. I’ve been a bad guy for a lot of my time, especially in AEW. I cheated to win the AEW Title. I don’t want that to be the memory of myself that stays with young fans. If Tanahashi and I meet in that ring again, I’d want to do it as his partner.
He was last seen on AEW programming after being taken out by The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson & Kazuchika Okada). There was a video of Omega in a hospital bed that aired on Dynamite in May.
