Kenny Omega says Hikaru Shida’s visa renewal taking ‘quite a while’

  • Ian Carey
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Kenny Omega provided an update on Hikaru Shida during a recent Twitch stream.

The former AEW Women’s World Champion announced last month that she was returning to Japan to renew her visa and wrestle a few matches in the country.

Omega, who is taking care of Shida’s two cats while she is away, says the visa process is taking longer than expected.

“You never really know how long the process is going to take. And in this case, it’s taking quite a while,” Omega said. “Her cats get separation anxiety, they don’t like being alone.”

“I would do it anytime. It is not a chore whatsoever. I’m enjoying the baby. But I do worry because this week, as you guys know, is pay-per-view week. So we’ve got Dynamite, Collision, then also the pay-per-view,” he said of watching Shida’s cats.

Hikaru Shida in 2025

Shida hasn’t wrestled a match for AEW since last fall, when she lost to Kris Statlander on the November 20 edition of AEW Dynamite. She appeared at Maya Yukihi’s anniversary show at Korakuen Hall in February, wrestled on the Lucha Fiesta show at Sumo Hall on April 27, wrestled her former Ice Ribbon opponent Hiragi Kurumi at her anniversary show on May 2, and won a battle royal at a WAVE event on May 4, also held at Korakuen Hall.