Potential scheduling conflict for Kenny Omega and AEW Revolution
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While Kenny Omega’s path to an AEW World title match at Revolution ended on Wednesday’s Dynamite, his availability for the March pay-per-view has another potential complication.
Noted during Wrestling Observer Radio by Dave Meltzer and announced by Omega last September, Omega is scheduled to be in Tokyo, Japan, for the five-day Capcom Cup 12 event as 48 players will play the Street Fighter 6 game for a $1 million grand prize. Omega did some motion capture work for the game.
The event runs from March 11 through March 15 with Omega meet & greets set for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It’s unclear if he will also remain in Tokyo through Saturday and Sunday, the latter of which is the date for Revolution. The PPV takes place in Los Angeles which is roughly a ten-hour direct flight from Tokyo.
Wednesday’s Dynamite teased a future match between Omega and Swerve Strickland as they had to be pulled apart following Omega’s loss to Andrade El Idolo that saw Strickland attempt to aid Omega only to lead to a distraction.
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