Kenny Omega announced earlier today that he is sidelined indefinitely after being hospitalized. The former AEW World Champion tweeted,
“I can’t really sugar coat this. I’m out indefinitely. I tried to keep pushing past the pain for as long as I could until it became too much. Luckily doctors caught me when they did. I’ll be here so in the mean time, please enjoy wrestling!”
I can’t really sugar coat this. I’m out indefinitely. I tried to keep pushing past the pain for as long as I could until it became too much. Luckily doctors caught me when they did. I’ll be here so in the mean time, please enjoy wrestling! pic.twitter.com/kn9ZKUgSls
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) December 15, 2023
Fightful is reporting that Omega’s hospitalization is due to diverticulitis. The 40-year-old wrestler was feeling ill throughout the past week ahead of his match with Ethan Page on AEW Collision.
Omega sought medical attention after the match, which is when he was hospitalized and diagnosed with diverticulitis.
Diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal disease caused by inflammation or infection of small pouches called diverticula that can form along the intestine and can cause abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and more.
For instance, Brock Lesnar’s dominant UFC career was sidelined due to diverticulitis in 2009 and it led to his initial retirement in 2011.
