Omos is a Tag Team Champion again. Just not in WWE.
Earlier this morning, two WWE superstars made their way over to Pro Wrestling NOAH and competed at the New Year’s Day event. United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura had his first match since Survivor Series and defeated Ulka Sasaki. Not surprisingly, it was a strong match between the two athletes. This was the first time Nakamura competed in Pro Wrestling NOAH since 2023. Then, he beat The Great Muta on January 1st as well.
However, the biggest shock was that Omos returned. The former WWE Tag Team Champion hasn’t been seen on WWE Television since the Smackdown before WrestleMania. In fact, the 7'3 giant has barely been on television since Triple H took over creative. Many wondered why Triple H just didn’t send him back down to NXT if he felt that the giant wasn’t ready for WWE television.
While his long disappearance on WWE television remains a mystery, Omos went back to his tag team roots on New Year’s Day by teaming with Jack Morris to challenge Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura for GHC Tag Team Titles. The duo won the belts within 11 minutes. Omos seems to have joined the Team 2000X stable, which also consists of Daga, GHC World Champion Taishi Ozawa, and Yoshitatsu.
"I said it in the press conference, I am the best living giant," Omos said in a post match interview. "There's no one alive that's better than me that can come close to tying my boots...I hear this one being thrown around, talking about 'super heavyweights.' I'm not a 'super heavyweight,' I'm a 'super megaweight.' From now on, I am the 'Super Megaweight' of this world. Nobody can touch me, nobody can see me."
This should help Omos get better as a performer. There’s no reported reason why the WWE star was sent down to NOAH, but the fact that he was given the tag team belts means he'll be down there for a while. Hopefully, this gives Omos the experience that he needs to make it back on WWE television.