Kenny Omega Not Available Until November Based On AEW Contract Extension

It's not a given that Kenny Omega would jump to WWE if given the chance, but according to recent reports, even if Omega wanted to, he'll have to wait until November of 2023 before he's free and clear to leave AEW. According to reports, Omega’s AEW contract was set to expire at the end of January 2023. But, due to an injury, AEW was able to extend it due to the time he spent off injured. The amount of time added to his deal has not been finalized but Omega is still under contract. It appears the former AEW World Champion was out of action from November 2021 until August 2022 and those nine months have allowed AEW to extend his deal and delay a potential departure. Dave Meltzer noted that he's not available now until November of 2023 despite the original four-year deal being set to expire on January 31. He signed on February 1, 2019. As per Wrestling Inc's Raj Giri, "The Young Bucks' AEW deal is also up at the end of the year."

The feeling among insiders seems to be that WWE is keying in on Omega as a potential free agent signing and that Triple H specifically might be targeting Omega as a big addition at some point this year. There were allegations of tampering by WWE with AEW contracts, but it's not clear if Omega was the target of those potential contract talks. If WWE were able to add him, it would be a monumental loss for AEW.

Extending Contracts Is A WWE Move

If AEW is tacking on time to Omega's deal, this would be one of the first times (that we know of) that AEW has done this. Typically, this is a WWE play where they hold wrestlers to their deals instead of letting them out of their contracts as per the original end date. WWE has taken some heat for this in the past, but it seems like AEW is now dealing with a situation where they find it useful to employ the same tactics.

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