All Elite Wrestling has been a company for well over a year now, and the promotion’s weekly television series, Dynamite, has been airing on TNT since October of 2019. Kenny Omega is one of the bigger names in AEW, but some fans have been critical of the way he’s been used in the company. Omega was one of the top stars during his time in NJPW, but he hasn’t really been pushed as a main eventer in AEW.
The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion addressed the controversy during an interview with Sports Illustrated, and he said that it doesn’t matter if he’s in the main event scene.
“For me, through the way I tell my stories and the way I value my fans from around the world, who mean the world to me, people have stuck with me even though I’m not in the main event picture. And it doesn’t matter if I’m not in the main event picture, I am performing my ass off to deliver main event level performances. I understand that you can’t just be a dude that has long singles matches with the same people over and over. You have to challenge yourself in all match types, including TV matches. Guys that think they’re great in the Wild West where they can do whatever the f–k they want, sure, they’re great. Not to sound egotistical, but putting on great matches, that’s the easiest part for me. Try to do it when you have to hit a hard eight minutes, and still blow the fans’ socks off.”
Omega went on to say that right now he’s focused on developing himself as an all around performer.
“I want to be a true, all-around, real ‘best in the world’ performer. That means singles matches, tag matches, mixed tags, battle royals, you have to be able to do it all. With AEW, I’ve been allowed the creative freedom to develop myself as more of an all-around performer.”
Kenny Omega is currently one half of the AEW Tag Team Champions along with Adam Page, but he also teased that sooner or later he will, “remind people why I’m the best in the world.”
