Kenny Omega will return to the ring against Gabe Kidd at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty on January 5th.
The bout was made official by NJPW.
This will be Omega's first match since December 5, 2023 when he faced Ethan Page on AEW Collision. Omega was diagnosed with diverticulitis in December 2023 and underwent surgery in 2024.
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?
Fans can find the lineup for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty by clicking here.
