All Elite Wrestling wish to kick 2025 off in fashion as the corporate will make their first official journey to Japan for the Wrestle Dynasty occasion on January 5 within the Tokyo Dome. The occasion will function wrestlers from AEW, NJPW, ROH, CMLL, and STARDOM, and the present AEW Tag Staff Champions The Younger Bucks formally confirmed that they are going to be on the occasion after a teaser video was performed throughout NJPW’s King of Professional Wrestling occasion on October 14. So far as who they are going to face, Dave Meltzer acknowledged on “Wrestling Observer Radio” that the AEW EVP’s will face a dream crew in Tokyo.
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“It appeared like it might be on January 5, it might be Younger Bucks in opposition to Kenny Omega and Hiroshi Tanahashi, which might be sort of a dream crew as a result of Omega and Tanahashi have performed promos collectively speaking about their match at 2019 Wrestle Kingdom…They had been speaking about their match and the whole lot like that after which they had been trying to crew in opposition to The Younger Bucks.” The interview Meltzer is speaking about occurred two weeks earlier than King of Professional Wrestling, the place Omega made a uncommon journey to Japan to disclose that he needs revenge on The Younger Bucks, and that if himself and Tanahashi had been ever to be in the identical ring once more, it might be as companions moderately than rivals.
Whereas the match has been talked about, the true query is whether or not Omega can be medically cleared to compete. Omega has been sidelined for nearly a 12 months attributable to being recognized with diverticulitis, however has since had surgical procedure on his intestines to repair the problem. Omega has been noticed coaching with long-time good friend Kota Ibushi, who believes Omega is round two-to-three months away from being able to wrestle once more.
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