Kenny Omega Expected to Return Soon as AEW Faces Injuries

Kenny Omega is expected to return to All Elite Wrestling soon, according to wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer, as the promotion navigates a spate of injuries and planned absences that have left several top stars off television. Meltzer made the forecast on Wrestling Observer Radio this week, saying Omega should be back in action shortly after being written off television in early September.

Omega was last seen on the September 3 episode of Dynamite, where he was stretchered from the ring after taking a brainbuster on the apron from TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher. He did not appear at the All Out pay-per-view later that month, which took place in his native Canada. Omega has said his time away was planned to accommodate specialized hospital visits and work that had been scheduled for about a year. He has also been open about wrestling fewer matches going forward after a serious case of diverticulitis that nearly proved fatal. Since returning from that illness in early 2025, he has wrestled only a limited number of times.

The expected return comes as AEW contends with multiple simultaneous absences. Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland are sidelined with injuries, according to company...