Last month, Kenny Omega announced he was out indefinitely in the caption of a photo that he posted of himself in the hospital on social media as he was diagnosed with diverticulitis. Nearly a month after that, Omega still has not had surgery.
Near-death
The top AEW star got the diagnosis after the December 13th Dynamite show, as he was clearly in pain backstage. He was told when diagnosed that he was very lucky he went in because the situation could have been catastrophic.
Omega could’ve got a blood infection if he wasn’t diagnosed at the time he was, which would have something like a 50 percent chance of death.
Update
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Omega still has not had surgery after the diagnosis.
Meltzer wrote, “Due to the inflammation being so bad he couldn’t have surgery at the time and as of last week still hadn’t had it. The decision will be made in about seven weeks, based on his healing, on whether he’ll need surgery or not, but if he does, that would put him out of action significantly longer.”
There is no timeframe on when he will return at this point. We wish him a speedy recovery.
