What AEW knew about WWE/NJPW, How the Omega deal came about (Patreon)

We reported previously about NJPW and WWE working together to get Karl Anderson on Wrestle Kingdom, but now we've learned about AEW's knowledge.

Rocky Romero told Fightful that he speaks with Tony Khan quite frequently, and filled in Khan about what was going on with WWE and NJPW, and said Khan isn't shy about asking either. He said that Tony Khan understood why it was happening and cool about it.

Kenny Omega is finally returning to NJPW, and Romero said that he believes Omega forecast his return to NJPW before it was even a done deal. With him being sidelined from Forbidden Door, Omega did an interview with Fightful and started pushing an angle with Will Ospreay. Romero said he doesn't think that a deal was in place at the time for Omega to return, and he was thinking ahead, but then the conversation happened. Romero also said that the Brawl Out suspension caused a pause because nobody knew what was going to happen. Romero said that NJPW worked with Barry Bloom on making this happen, as well as the Chris Jericho deal when he was in NJPW.

Elsewhere, Rocky Romero put over Scott D'Amore heavily for helping bridge the gap between NJPW and IMPACT after years, as well. He said AXS will be a big part of NJPW moving forward.