Update On Kenny Omega Wrestling For NJPW Again

Will the Best Bout Machine ever return to the Lion Mark?

by Andy H Murray
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Kenny Omega left New Japan Pro Wrestling earlier this year, having dropped his IWGP Heavyweight Championship to company legend Hiroshi Tanahashi in a sensational Wrestle Kingdom bout on 4 January, before eventually ending months of speculation by announcing he'd signed for All Elite Wrestling at the nascent promotion's pre-Double Or Nothing rally.

Talk of the 'Best Bout Machine' potentially returning to NJPW has surfaced several times since then, despite the Lion Mark's apparent disinterest in forming a working relationship with his new home. Now, Dave Meltzer has brought further news on the subject via Wrestling Observer Radio.

A recent episode saw Meltzer report that while Omega's AEW contract would allow him to wrestle for NJPW, New Japan haven't yet reached out to him. He claims that the topic of whether or not the promotion will use the Canadian for future dates is a "debated issue" within NJPW.

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New Japan's stance is understandable, as they likely felt slighted by Omega, The Young Bucks, Cody, and Hangman Page bolting from their company to form their own. Regardless, countless fans would be delighted to see Omega return to Japan to further his awesome legacy with the promotion.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.