— Though he did make an appearance in the first half of the year on AEW Dynamite, Kenny Omega hasn’t wrestled a match in over a year, battling through multiple health issues including a battle against diverticulitis. However, his return is apparently not just around the corner, but going to happen sooner rather than later.

— Fightfulselect.com is reporting that Omega is set to leave for Japan either on January 1 or 2 to attend the Wrestle Kingdom show for NJPW despite not being advertised for the show. This would be a couple of days before his planned match against Gabe Kidd at Wrestle Dynasty and it was believed that even before appearing on camera or in a match for NJPW, he would be back on AEW TV, realistically leaving only Saturday’s AEW Worlds End PPV as a possibility. The report adds that as of this week, Omega is expected to be at Worlds End, though it is unclear in what capacity.