Kenny Omega

Fans of pro wrestling have long awaited the day when 2K Games' WWE 2K series would receive proper competition on the market.

I hope there’s still some way to get a semblance of that, I hope we haven’t dumbed it down too much.” Apparently, older builds of the game allowed things to get pretty bloody in the ring. The wrestling title initially bore a 2022 launch window; now, it’s expected to arrive sometime in 2023.

Kenny Omega had an extended absence from the ring from AEW Full Gear 2021 to August 2022 due to a laundry list of injuries including a shoulder injury, ...

Now, sometimes, I’m in the thick of it, I’m in the match, and I know I have to or might do this thing, and I’m getting scared. "The difficult part, and I feel a lot of performers, especially athletes, will feel, ‘If I do all these surgeries and have to take all this time away, hopefully, it’s for the better and I can recover to the best of my ability and I come back 100%.’ I wasn’t as naive. I need to get that out of me. Before, it was like, I get gun shy when I think about it in the preparation phase or in training. That’s when I heard about the Trios tag belts and felt, ‘Okay, this is a chance for us to work in a division that can look visibly different than all the other divisions.’ I didn’t want it to look like a tag match with a third guy. I feel we came back with a whole new vibe, and then the Tokyo Dome thing falling into my lap," he said, before discussing his feud with Will Ospreay and match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17.

Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland want AEW to evolve beyond focusing on wrestling and to incorporate more left-field ideas into storylines, such as romance.

[former tag partner Keith Lee](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1203818/keith-lee-comes-to-the-rescue-of-dustin-rhodes-in-dramatic-return-to-aew-tv/), so the romance might be on hold for him, but his guest and AEW Executive Vice President Kenny Omega did agree that it's something he'd like. I think that's our next task, and I would challenge our AEW management to try and tap into something that's very left-field for our audience, I challenge it," he said. However, he did point out that it is "really tough to pull off," particularly because AEW's fanbase is used to great in-ring action.

Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega has spoken about getting "soft" with age in a recent interview.

During that high-octane encounter, "The Cleaner" appeared to sustain a facial injury following a kick. Now, sometimes it's like, 'Oh, boy.' I'm in the thick of it, I'm actually in this match, and I know I've gotta do this thing, or might do this thing, and I'm getting scared, and I need to get that out of me. Omega defeated Ospreay on the first night of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 17 pay-per-view on January 4 to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega recently opened up about his feelings toward wrestling and his apprehension about performing riskier moves in the ...

During the encounter, he appeared to sustain a facial injury, but fortunately, it was not serious. Now, sometimes, I’m in the thick of it, I’m in the match, and I know I have to or might do this thing, and I’m getting scared. Before, it was like, I get gun shy when I think about it in the preparation phase or in training. "Now, I’m too old and have seen so many terrible things in my life, the hamster wheel is always turning, and I get gun shy sometimes. He’s a machine, he can do it all. You had a guy in Will Ospreay being heralded as one of the best in-ring guys in the world.

Kenny Omega has shed some light on AEW Fight Forever's delayed release ... It seems we are getting ever nearer to the release of All Elite Wrestling's debut video ...

[Next article](https://cultaholic.com/posts/cody-rhodes-says-there-is-no-war-between-wwe-and-aew) “The longer the time goes by, this finished product that we have of a game is just gonna be a little dated, right? The game has been in development for several years, with an initial release date in late 2022 pushed back.

He dominated the AEW World Championship scene for nearly a year with a solid reign, while also establishing his dominance in NJPW by defeating Kazuchika Okada ...

We will have to wait and see whether Kenny Omega will ever make his way to WWE in the future. [Kenny Omega once wrestled for Deep South Wrestling](https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/02/16/kenny-omega-considered-quitting-pro-wrestling-after-wwe-run/), a former WWE developmental territory. They are aware that he is prickly personality and he is in it for his art. Before becoming a household name, [Omega started as a rookie in the WWE’s developmental system](https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/02/17/wwe-believes-they-can-sign-kenny-omega-to-contract/). Cornette made it clear that he believes Omega would be an absolute imbecile in WWE. [Subhojeet Mukherjee](/about-us/#subhojeetmukherjee)on February 21, 2023 [Kenny Omega is renowned worldwide](https://www.ringsidenews.com/2023/02/20/kenny-omega-admits-he-gets-gun-shy-in-the-ring/) for his exceptional in-ring abilities, earning him the moniker of “The Best Bout Machine” for good reason.

Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T addressed whether he believes AEW would be able to recover if a star of Omega's magnitude left. "Of course they can recover ...

"If Omega was to sign with WWE, he would likely be presented as one of their biggest stars and potentially work at if that were to happen, Omega would be the [second AEW EVP to leave the company for WWE](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1204965/kenny-omega-details-cody-rhodes-contributions-to-aew-as-an-evp/). "Of course they can recover from it," Booker said on "The Hall of Fame" podcast.

He knew facts about everything. Super ultra fan type stuff and interesting data to know because he was able to predict the wrestling forecast and things, and ...

It came to a point where if I didn’t give people that, people would think I’m a shell of what I used to be, or I was phoning it in. Whether I can get a TV deal or not, I’m going to find a way to have our product be seen, whether it be buying my own streaming service or what. I could definitely get a grasp that he was a historian.

Kenny Omega is one of the finest athletes in the history of professional wrestling. Omega is currently signed to AEW as an in-ring performer as well as.

I can understand why Kenny Omega would want to mix it up with AJ Styles, two of the best at what they do, at WrestleMania.” He and The Young Bucks returned to AEW programming in November. If Omega was to sign with WWE, he would likely be presented as one of their biggest stars and potentially work at WrestleMania. The Cleaner’s deal with AEW may be coming up relatively soon unless Tony Khan adds time to the contract to make up for the period Omega missed action due to injuries. Omega is currently signed to AEW as an in-ring performer as well as the Executive Vice President of the company. As a performer in AEW, Omega is currently one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions with The Young Bucks in their record-setting second reign.

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T weighed in on the rumor that WWE is interested in signing a big name free agent in Kenny Omega.

[rumored](https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-reportedly-looking-to-sign-kenny-omega/) the name they are looking to sign is AEW star Kenny Omega. I can understand why Kenny Omega would want to mix it up with AJ Styles, two of the best at what they do, at WrestleMania.” Booker T on AEW possibly losing Kenny Omega: “Losing someone like Kenny Omega, that would be a big loss.