Kenny Omega's return officially announced; but not in AEW

Kenny Omega will be officially making his return to wrestling after almost a year, but this will be away from AEW. He has been out of action as he dealt with diverticulitis. The Cleaner has not been in the ring since December 5 last year, when he faced Ethan Page in a singles match during AEW's brief Canada tour.

Earlier this month, he made his return to NJPW at Power Struggle where he revealed his plans of facing one of the young stars on the roster in what would be his in-ring return at Wrestle Dynasty on January 5. But during his appearance on the show, he got into a physical altercation backstage with Gabe Kidd.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has just made the match official for the crossover pay-per-view. This will end up being Kenny Omega's in-ring return and his first bout with the 27-year-old. He has been open to facing Kidd for some time now but has left the decision to Hiroshi Tanahashi, and the Japanese promotion's management.

As things turned out, Kenny Omega will end up heading to NJPW first before AEW. He has not been seen in the Tony Khan-led promotion since May, where he was laid out by The Elite. It remains to be seen whether his long-awaited AEW return will be coming up soon.