Break out the “New Year, New Me” memes for Omos. The Nigerian giant who’s been M.I.A. from WWE since last spring is back, and he’s already a champion.

On New Year’s Day in Tokyo, Omos teamed with Jack Morris at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s The New Year 2025. Together, they defeated Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Tag Team Titles. With the win, Omos became the first WWE superstar to win a championship outside of the company under the promotion’s new working relationship with NOAH.

“I am the best living giant. There’s nobody alive that’s better than me,” said Omos following his historic victory. He officially glossed himself as “The Super Megaweight,” adding, “Nobody can touch me. Nobody can see me.”

Until recently, no one had seen Omos since he last appeared in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania SmackDown last April. There, he was eliminated during the commercial break, as Bronson Reed went on to win the Andre. Before that, Omos was mostly featured on WWE’s live event loop. He also participated in the 2024 Royal Rumble match, where he was eliminated by Bron Breakker.

However, Omos’ future looks bright, as his arrival in NOAH should be seen as a positive by fans. As Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque revealed last year, part of WWE’s strategy is to work with promotions like NOAH to provide additional training to burgeoning talent. Last summer, NXT’s Josh Briggs and Tavion Heights competed in NOAH’s N-1 Victory tournament, gaining valuable experience.

Omos, a former Raw Tag Team Champion with AJ Styles, will hopefully return from Japan as a much more polished performer. At just 30 years old, Omos could become a future attraction. In the past, he received huge praise from the Undertaker, who likened him to Andre the Giant in 2021.

“There will never be another Andre. But this guy is as close as we’ve come. I mean, and that’s a big statement… but he’s special, almost as special,” said the Undertaker.