Right now, fans are awaiting the return to Kenny Omega in AEW. The former AEW World Champion has been out of action since Full Gear 2021, when he battled Hangman Page. Despite hefty injuries, Omega was able to give a strong performance – as he’s adapted his style to work with his body. In the process, Omega feels he’s helping to bring something to AEW.
Kenny Omega Feels Wrestling Has Progressed Away From Storytelling
Appearing on the CEO Gaming Twitch channel, Kenny Omega would discuss how his physical abilities might be declining after the injuries – but he’s remaining strong in the ring. This came when it was noted to him that “you don’t need good knees to tell a good story.” Omega would be quoted saying the following.
“That is why I was confident doing everything throughout the Hangman story. That was a story about human lives. I feel as wrestling has progressed, it’s become less about those, a lot. If we just become physical vessels that are supposed to throw each other at the wall until everyone goes ‘kersplat’ and don’t get up again, that’s the kind of wrestling I can’t do anymore and when I have to know that it’s time to pack it in. We’re going there already and there are people trying to convince you that those are the best matches and five star matches. We have to be careful.”
Good Stories Aren’t Impossible To Tell
Kenny Omega would continue by explaining that while things are changing, you can obviously still tell a strong story in the ring. He’d say the following.
“It’s not to say it isn’t possible, I just feel, this entire generation is gearing towards that one side of things. Now that the athlete in wrestling is of a higher level and there’s less emphasis on character and physical presence, as difficult as it is to be that athletic daredevil in the ring, we have so many gifted and natural athletes that it actually is the easier route. Peak satisfaction, for a lot of fans, is when they do get those storylines and when those storylines pay off. Maybe some fans have forgotten about that, but I would like to have the chance to remind them when I come back while hopefully still being able to deliver in the ring,”
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