Kenny Omega Explains Why He Wanted AEW Trios Run

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AEW star Kenny Omega has explained why he joined the trios division following his return to the ring.

After Hangman Page defeated him for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear 2021 that November, Omega stepped away from the ring to undergo multiple surgeries.

He made his wrestling return in August 2022, competing in the AEW Trios Title tournament alongside the Young Bucks as the Elite.

The Elite won the title at September’s All Out pay-per-view, relinquished the gold after they were suspended following the All Out incident, before returning to defeat Death Triangle in a best of seven series to reclaim the gold.

Speaking on the Swerve City podcast, Omega opened up about his mindset upon his return from injury, noting that he saw a unique opportunity in AEW’s trios division:

“The difficult part, and I feel a lot of performers, especially athletes, will feel, ‘If I do all these surgeries and have to take all this time away, hopefully, it’s for the better and I can recover to the best of my ability and I come back 100%.’

“I wasn’t as naive. I felt like, I needed to introduce a new layer and be a different version of myself when I come back. That’s when I heard about the Trios tag belts and felt, ‘Okay, this is a chance for us to work in a division that can look visibly different than all the other divisions.’

“I didn’t want it to look like a tag match with a third guy. I don’t want The Elite to be the same old Elite. Things worked out and we were able to get the song by Kansas.

“I feel we came back with a whole new vibe, and then the Tokyo Dome thing falling into my lap,”

Omega also shared his thoughts on his NJPW in-ring return bout against Will Ospreay, which you can read about right here.

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