Tony Khan: Kenny Omega’s return has been ‘huge’ for AEW – Figure Four Online

Tony Khan addressed Kenny Omega’s return to AEW during a recent appearance on The Battleground Podcast. Omega wrestled his first match in over a year on January 5 at NJPW Wrestle Dynasty, defeating Game Kidd in a singles match. His first match back in AEW in over a year is scheduled for tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage where he’ll face Brian Cage. Khan said of Omega’s return to the company: “It’s been huge having Kenny Omega back in AEW. It was a great surprise when he came out at AEW World’s End. Then last week, what a cliffhanger to AEW Dynamite, setting up this week’s show to see Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay standing tall together. We’ve never seen that before. We’ve seen Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay clash. Maybe the greatest match in the history of AEW was Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door.”Khan also addressed Adam Copeland’s return to AEW, and Cope’s developing rivalry with AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley. Khan continued:“Speaking of these big comebacks, we have Kenny Omega back in the ring tonight and we’ve had the return on AEW of the Rated R Superstar, Adam Copeland, Cope. Really great to have Cope back in AEW. It’s been something very special. Adam Copeland, we saw, he’s been clashing with the Death Riders, clashing with Jon Moxley. Jon Moxley has got a huge fight on his hands tonight. Jon Moxley defending the AEW World Championship against Powerhouse Hobbs, the former TNT Champion and that match will be streaming on Max and it’s going to be live on TBS tonight. I can’t wait for Mox and Hobbs and Adam Copeland is going to be watching that match very closely.”“It was a huge hit to the company when Adam Copeland broke his leg jumping off the steel cage in a great match at Double or Nothing. He’s been out for most of the last year, and that was a great surprise for AEW to end 2024 with the return of Adam Copeland and the return of Kenny Omega, these are huge lifts for the company.”In addition to Mox vs. Hobbs and Omega vs. Cage, several other matches are booked for tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage from Cincinnati, Ohio. Hook vs. Christian Cage, a women’s Casino Gauntlet match, and a six-man tag featuring The Hurt Syndicate’s Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP against Mark Briscoe’s and Private Party are also scheduled for the show. Khan’s full appearance on The Battleground Podcast is available below:© 2025 Figure Four Weekly. All Rights Reserved.

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