IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega is one of the best wrestlers in the world currently. He has done many championships, competed in historic matches and is no doubt in high demand.
He has in the past given many reasons for him not wanting to sign with WWE. He spoke to The Business Times, where he discussed his latest reason for not doing so. This is what he said:
“I am sort of very much a part of representing an alternative. If my motivation was money, I would already be in the WWE. I was down on the current product and I wanted to create a style and have matches that my friends, my family and other athletes could watch and enjoy. There’s a certain kind of-of wrestling fan that will only like a certain style. They think that’s the right way and that’s okay but I’m not trying to impress those people. Those people are already kind of set in their ways. I’m trying to open the world to a different style, what pro-wrestling has the potential to be.”
“Everyone has a choice to watch whatever they want. It’s okay to like both or other promotions too. When I was growing up, I thought there was only WWE. That’s it. One promotion in the world. And then as I grew up, I found that there’s local wrestling. There’s WCW, there’s ECW. In Mexico, there are the luchadores. And then finally, I realized there’s wrestling in Japan. I think for many people, they think there’s one giant promotion and that’s all that there is. It must be the best. But as they expand their palate and their horizons, they realize that, oh, there’s other wrestling out there. They might not necessarily like it more but it’s an option now. It’s cool that there are so many options for people all over the planet.”
So Kenny clearly cares about showing the true potential of professional wrestling, rather than just wanting a lot of money. We hope Kenny continues to lead wrestling into a new direction and showcase it to the world.
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