Kenny Omega Returning To DDT In November, Will Team With Riho
Kenny Omega is returning to DDT Pro Wrestling for the first time in five years.
DDT announced on Twitter that Omega will not only return on the promotion’s Ultimate Party 2019 event taking place on November 3. In a later tweet, DDT announced that Omega will team with Riho and take on the team of Antonio Honda and Miyu Yamashita in a mixed tag-team match.
【特報】ケニー・オメガ選手 @KennyOmegamanX 5年ぶりにDDTへカムバック！
11月3日両国国技館大会参戦決定！チケット好評発売中！https://t.co/KXnpR1IjF4#ddtpro#DDTUP#AEW pic.twitter.com/Jktuma1xZE
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) August 25, 2019
【特報】11月3日両国国技館大会一部カード決定！
ドラマティック・ドリームマッチ
ケニー・オメガ＆里歩 vs アントーニオ本多＆山下実優チケット好評発売中！
チケットぴあhttps://t.co/tYSbPdrNaX
LINEチケットhttps://t.co/QjnoUQcRup#ddtpro#DDTUP#AEW pic.twitter.com/Kt78Fr1j4T— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) August 25, 2019
Omega took to Twitter to react to the news, saying he is excited to see how much the promotion has grown since he last wrestled for the company.
DDT。復活。
ようやくですね。みんな、元気かな？
どれくらい成長したかな？
見てみたい。@ddtpro -My home before most knew or cared about Kenny Omega@riho_gtmv -my first partner.Even before him@romacittaaperta -one of my greatest rivals@miyu_tjp -let’s see what you’ve got https://t.co/1rBxaJ0nf7— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) August 25, 2019
Omega wrestled in DDT from 2008 to 2014 and it was there where it his long-running friendship with Kota Ibushi started. Together, they won the KO-D Tag Team Championship and Omega himself won the DDT Extreme Division and KO-D Openweight Championships. He would then go on to wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling for years, winning the 2017 G1 Climax and the IWGP Heavyweight title before moving on to sign with AEW.
