AJ Styles and John Cena put on one heck of a match in San Antonio, TX on Sunday night. Cena and Styles pulled out all the stops, but in the end it was Cena who came out on top when he won his 16th WWE World Title. Regardless of how some people might feel about the finish, most fans seem to agree that the match exceeded all expectations.
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Of course here in the land of the internet people can’t just enjoy something for what it is, because controversy is king. Shortly after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view ended, Kazuchika Okada took to Twitter to let fans know that he thinks his match with Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 11 was superior to AJ’s match with Cena at the Royal Rumble.
Kenny Omega decided to join the conversation by saying that the two matches really can’t be compared, but he didn’t stop there. Omega went on to say that he could easily have AJ Styles and John Cena’s best match if he were in WWE.
You can't compare apples and oranges. And at the end of the day, I could easily have Cena and AJ's best match in WWE. There is no argument.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
Of course it doesn’t sound like we’ll be seeing Kenny Omega in WWE anytime soon, as he recently revealed that he plans to sign a new deal with NJPW.
A fan then decided to take a shot at Omega by saying he’s only sticking with NJPW because he wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of WWE, but Omega disagreed.
@JoeGilbert1992 way more pressure having to perform high quality matches in Japan. Both athletically and mentally.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
@JoeGilbert1992 @LostInStereoLiz how wrong you are, but being wrong and ignorant are common for the typical wwe fan.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
Another fan called Kenny Omega out for his comments, saying that they felt his remarks were disrespectful.
@bxllerking of course the non WWE talent is the bad guy… lol
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
@bxllerking @janaaa_xox well, looks like you clearly know the way the world works. move along and support the good guys then.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
The backlash continued as another fan pointed out that WWE superstars don’t seem to be taking any shots at NJPW stars as of late.
@xJusTCLarKYx lol. Nah, I haven't had aaaanyone taking shots at me since my 6 star match…. wake up, drone.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
The negative responses continued as another fan told Kenny Omega that he’ll only ever be #2 on the #2 show.
@Fredo_400 @JoeGilbert1992 @LostInStereoLiz not a fact, that's your opinion.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 30, 2017
Kenny Omega’s words about having AJ Styles and John Cena’s best matches are certainly bold considering how hard both men worked to entertain the fans on Sunday night. But unfortunately we won’t be able to find out if Kenny has what it takes to back his words up unless he finally decides to make the jump to WWE sometime in the future.
Aj vs omega would be the greatest match ever
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