“I’ll Leave It to Him”: AEW President Tony Khan Responds After Losing Another Top Star

After CM Punk and Jade Cargill, another top name will be missing from AEW shows. Although this won’t be a permanent departure like with those two stars, it could hamper AEW nonetheless. Just a while ago, top superstar Kenny Omega revealed that he would be out of action indefinitely due to an injury. He also disclosed that he tried to resist the pain as much as he could, but he couldn’t hold any longer.

The superstar in question here is none other than one of the men who laid the foundation of AEW, Through an Instagram post on December 14, he updated his health status to his fans. AEW CEO Tony Khan also shared his thoughts on the development and made some comments on this.

Tony Khan says it was hard to focus on wrestling with Omega’s injury

Khan recently addressed Omega’s medical situation during an interview on ROH Final Battle Media Scrum. He said, “I’ll leave it to him to get updates because he’s already been communicating and it’s his health and I don’t want to speak for him, but we’re all praying for Kenny Omega and thankfully there is good reason to be optimistic.”

He added, “But we were all worried about him, but it was honestly really hard the last 24 hours focusing on wrestling when somebody who is part of our wrestling family who has something happening that’s not wrestling like that. Whenever there is a real-life situation, it always takes the most precedence.”

According to Fightful Kenny Omega felt unwell before his match against Ethan Page on the December 9 edition of AEW Collision, but competed anyway. He was initially slated for a backstage role on AEW Dynamite last week, Kenny Omega appeared in the ring alongside Chris Jericho, Ricky Starks, and Big Bill for an in-ring segment.

The following day, Omega sought medical attention, leading to his hospitalization as advised by doctors. Subsequently, he announced his hiatus on Twitter.

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Khan is disappointed to lose such a talented athlete for an indefinite amount of time. Despite that, he is okay with ‘The Cleaner’ taking a break for his recovery. When Omega revealed the news about his indefinite hiatus, the cause of his expected sabbatical was not known. However, we now have an update on his health status.

Dave Meltzer reveals the health issue affecting Kenny Omega

As Kenny Omega provided an update from a hospital bed about his health, fans were left concerned and began speculating what was wrong with no clear answers. But their concerns and questions were answered on the Wrestling Observer Radio. Prominent wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer revealed that Kenny Omega‘s is suffering from diverticulitis.

Diverticulitis is the infection or inflammation of tiny pouches called diverticula, which can develop in the intestines’ walls. Wrestling fans may recall that WWE icon Brock Lesnar also suffered from the same disease in 2009 when he was in UFC. Two years later Lesnar needed surgery to remove a part of his colon and was out of action for a significant amount of time.

As such fans can expect Omega to be away from the AEW ring for an extended period of time, though the severity of his condition is not known at the moment. We hope that Kenny Omega is able to recover well and get back to doing what he does best inside the squared circle. Tony Khan will also hope to see his marquee star return soon after recent high-profile departures.

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