Former WWE champion reacts after Kenny Omega's surprising TKO remark amid AEW absence

AEW star Kenny Omega recently made headlines on social media despite being away from television since Forbidden Door 2025. The former AEW World Champion was last seen in the Lights Out Steel Cage match at the event in London and has since been away, dealing with some injuries.

The Cleaner recently took to Twitter [X] and responded to former WWE Women's Champion Gail Kim's comments about fellow All Elite wrestler Riho. Kim criticized Riho's presentation in the Jacksonville-based promotion, to which Omega responded by insinuating that TKO was sending Kim gift baskets to speak against non-WWE stars.

WWE producer Hurricane Helms responded to Kenny's tweet with a meme, and Kim responded to the same by playing along with Helms' joke. The former WWE champion built a name for herself in TNA and is a record seven-time TNA Knockouts Champion.

"😂😂😂 yeah don’t you get one every year? All you gotta do is do the splits dude!" Kim posted.

Dream match between AEW star Mercedes Mone and former WWE Champion rejected

AEW star Mercedes Mone is widely considered one of the best female talents in the pro wrestling industry. She is currently in the midst of her first reign as TBS Champion, having won the title in May 2024. As it turns out, a dream match was pitched between her and a legendary wrestler before she joined All Elite Wrestling, but the idea was rejected.

Former WWE Women's Champion Gail Kim pitched an idea to face Mone before she got to the Jacksonville-based promotion. The match would've seen two of the biggest stars from different eras go up against one another, and would've seen Gail Kim out of retirement. It wasn't meant to be, though, as the match never came to fruition after the idea was rejected by then-TNA president Scott D'Amore.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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