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Former AEW World Champion Set To Return At Maximum Carnage

By Faiz Ahmed • Published Jan 07, 2026 23:20 EST
AEW logo over blurred Kenny Omega Konosuke Takeshita

AEW has recently seen many major stars make a return to the promotion, with former World Champions like Swerve Strickland and MJF making their returns in successive months.

Tonight, during the first Dynamite of the new year, Andrade El Idolo made his return to the promotion as well after getting free from his contract issues.

The show also saw the Young Bucks make a comeback after missing the second half of last month due to a small niggle. It seemes like their friend and teammate is about to follow in their footsteps next week.

Kenny Omega announced for AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage

The promotion is set to host a special episode of Dynamite next week which will see MJF defend his World Championship against Bandido. The show will also see the return of Kenny Omega, who was last seen alongside the Young Bucks.

He wrestled with the Bucks during the holiday special episode of Dynamite last month and appeared on the titantron last week. He delivered a message to MJF, and stated that he was gunning for the AEW World Championship once again.

The former champion warned MJF and others that he has his eyes set on the title regardless of who holds the belt, so he might make an appearance during or after the MJF-Bandido title match.

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