We have a positive health update on AEW star Kenny Omega.
‘The Cleaner’ is currently out of action for an indefinite period after he was diagnosed with diverticulitis following his recent match with Ethan Page. The former AEW World Champion was hospitalized immediately after the match.
It’s worth noting that Omega and Chris Jericho, together known as Golden Jets were scheduled to compete in a tag team match at the AEW’s final pay-per-view of the year, AEW Worlds End. However, that match has been nixed due to Omega’s absence.
Update on Kenny Omega
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer shared an update on Omega’s health condition and revealed that he’s doing a lot better. However, he has long road ahead of him.
“It’s been six days since Omega was hospitalized. And by the way, he is doing better, but he’s got a long road ahead of him.”
In addition to his, Meltzer said that he’s working on the idea that Omega will be out for a long time.
“I’m going to go with the idea that Omega is out for a long, long time, so I’m not going to figure him into this [building up challengers for AEW World Heavyweight Champion MJF] right now until later.”
Chris Jericho spoke about Kenny Omega on AEW Dynamite
This week on AEW Dynamite, Omega’s tag team partner Chris Jericho spoke about him. Jericho stated that ‘The Cleaner’ would be out of action indefinitely and he also has no timetable to return as of now.
Moreover, he also mentioned that Omega’s absence has impacted The Golden Jets’ shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championship at World’s End. However, ‘The Demo God’ believes Omega’s health was of utmost importance and wished him a speedy recovery. He concluded his promo by assuring that their tag team run would resume once Omega returns.
