Kenny Omega says he’s taking things ‘day-to-day,’ talks struggles following diverticulitis

Kenny Omega is taking things day to day.

In an interview on Friday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Kenny Omega agreed with Dave Meltzer when he said Omega wasn’t the same wrestler as he once was. The former AEW World Champion noted that despite making a return to in-ring action in January, he’s still taking things day-to-day and is still recovering from nearly dying following a bout of diverticulitis that kept him out of action for nearly a year.

“It’s as you said, I feel in the pursuit of just staying at the same pace that the younger healthier talent are moving at, I feel in situations like that I wouldn’t be able to stand out or oppositely, I would be able to stand out, but I would stand out in different kind of way, a negative way…I try not to bring attention to that,” he said. “I don’t want people to feel scared or sorry for me, or I don’t want anyone’s opinion of a match to be hampered because I simply just can’t move consistently as fast all the time…there’s still a number of issues I’m working through, and it’s really day to day.”

Later in the interview, he noted that he still had adhesions from his surgery that caused him discomfort.

“I have these adhesions in my stomach, quite a few, and when you’re breathing heavy, when you have to use a lot of core, when you have to twist, when you have to stretch, the adhesions that are binding to my inner organs, they’re pulling apart, and it’s causing a lot of discomfort, kinda sorta like a lot of flu like symptoms to emerge,” he said.

Omega recalled that one of his last matches prior to the interview was the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing. He noted that between the match he had, the planning meetings, and the meet and greets that took long hours, he was exhausted.

“It’s not meant to scare anybody, I’ll be in bed until 5 p.m., 6 p.m. for almost an entire week…I just don’t have the energy, I can’t move,” he recalled. “That was the most scary part to me.”

Omega said that he no longer wants to push himself past the breaking point, as that was how he ended up having emergency surgery, and wants to avoid having to do it again.

“Knowing my own limits and being okay I do have a limit is what’s important. And again I’m also very lucky I have a boss that has an understanding of that…my safety and health is always paramount to the company.”

AEW is set to have their biggest show of the year, All In, at Globe Field in Dallas, Texas on July 12. Omega will defend the International title against Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada in a title unification match.