WWE superstar 'Nigerian Giant' Omos to make in-ring rerun in Japan on New Year
Omos will be a part of Pro Wrestling NOAH's show on New Year 2025. According to the Japanese promotion, Omos will be teaming up with Jack Morris to challenge Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on January 1.
Omos, one of the tallest active professional wrestlers in the world, is all set to make his in-ring return after being away for more than 250 days. The Nigerian Giant, a former tag team champion, however, is not coming back to the WWE ring but is all set to debut in Japan.
Omos to make debut in Japan
Omos will be a part of Pro Wrestling NOAH's show on New Year 2025. According to the Japanese promotion, Omos will be teaming up with Jack Morris to challenge Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on January 1.
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Will Omos return to WWE
The nature of Omos's involvement with the Japanese promotion is unclear as Omos is still signed with WWE. But the seven-foot-three-inch giant said he wants to leave a mark in the Japan and will aim for more titles.
Pro Wrestling NOAH, which was founded by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa in 2010, has a working relationship with the WWE.
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Last seen in WWE in April
The 30-year-old Nigerian-born basketball player-turned-professional wrestler was last seen in WWE in April 2024 on an episode of Smackdown, where he took part in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
What Undertaker said about Omos
Omos, who made his WWE debut in 2020, is widely considered an underutilised talent.
Last month, WWE legend The Undertaker compared Omos to a modern-day Andre The Giant and expressed confidence that he can be a big star.
"He doesn¡¯t need a belt. He¡¯s a walking, breathing, living attraction," The Undertaker had said.
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