Rumor killer on possible Kenny Omega-Hiroshi Taahashi Match

While Kenny Omegas Straße for recovery in 2024, the former AEW world champion in the New Japan Pro Wrestling surprisingly performed, which finally led to his comeback against Gabe Kidd at the Wrestle Dynasty. At a certain point in time, Omega had a meeting with the NJPW President Hiroshi Taahashi, where Omega asked the Japanese legend whether he would be willing to get together with him in the near future, since Taahashi was officially withdrawn from the wrestling at the beginning of 2026.

Rumors about a match against the young bucks circulated, but according to a new report by Fightful Select, this game would never happen. According to sources within AEW, your creative team was not talking about the idea of ​​exchanging Omega and Taahashi for the Wrestle dynasty event or an event. Sources in NJPW also confirmed this when they claimed that they had never taken up the idea of ​​Omega and Taahashi who had teamed up together, and that their viral discussion, which simply became viral, was processed in such a way that people believe that a match would take place.

One of the reasons why Omega said that he wants to join Taahashi is that he has put a long way since he was “the Aces” rival in Japan. Omega's last match for the company Before he became an Executive Vice President in AEW, in 2019 against Taahashi in the main event by Wrestle Kingdom 13 against Taahashi, where Taahashi went to the IWGP heavyweight championship. Despite the crossing of the paths in several Tag teams in front of Wrestle Kingdom 13, the only other individual game that the two men had in 2016 was to win over the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in the first singles game of Omega since he became the leaders of the bullet club.