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Kenny Omega's AEW return finally happening; potential first opponent revealed - Reports

Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega's return is set to happen soon according to recent reports. The Cleaner may renew his iconic rivalry against Kazuchika Okada upon his return.

Kenny Omega has been out of action from AEW since last December due to being diagnosed with Diverticulitis. He went into surgery earlier this year and has been training in Japan for his in-ring return. Omega's last appearance in AEW was on the May 1st episode of Dynamite where he was brutally ambushed by Jack Perry, Kazuchika Okada, and The Young Bucks.

According to a recent report by Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, All Elite Wrestling plans on having a fifth match between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega once The Cleaner makes his return to the promotion:

“Omega is talking about his comeback as if it’s a thing, rather than a possibility, so it should be relatively soon. The idea all along has been to set up a fifth match with Kazuchika Okada, although that is quite the standard those two have to live up,” -WON.


Kenny Omega cannot currently face Kazuchika Okada in AEW

In a recent interview with NJPW, Kenny Omega opened up about being scared of Kazuchika Okada following his arrival in All Elite Wrestling. The Cleaner claimed that Okada took everything out of him and noted how difficult it was to defeat him in the squared circle. Omega clarified that he can't go one-on-one against The Rainmaker in his current form:

“Knowing just the weight that was on my shoulders of being the position that I was in for that company [AEW], here we had someone [Okada] that took everything out of me, everything, it took every ounce of my being to finally defeat for a major belt in this company, and he’s coming here 100%, with only the wrestling to have to worry about. I looked at that man as a monster, and I can’t lie, I was scared. I can’t face this guy as current Kenny Omega."

We will have to wait and see if All Elite Wrestling runs Kenny Omega versus Kazuchika Okada for the fifth time after The Cleaner's rumored return.

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