Kenny Omega finally learns what happened at AEW Full Gear 2021 and talks to Matt Jackson about it.
At AEW Full Gear 2021, Matt Jackson somewhat betrayed Kenny Omega by nodding at Hangman Page when the challenger was about to hit Omega with the Buckshot Lariat. In doing so, he gave Page his blessing as Hangman beat Omega to win the AEW World Championship. Omega then missed several months as he recovered from injuries. He returned in August 2022, but he and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) never talked about what happened at Full Gear.
In recent weeks, Omega and the Young Bucks have been engaged in a heated feud with the Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli). Page has also been a part of the rivalry, so he has been gradually fighting alongside The Elite again. The BCC took Page out with a brutal assault, and he missed several weeks of action. Meanwhile, the Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, and Evil Uno) have teased their intent to tell Omega Matt Jackson's secret. The drama reached a new height when Page returned and officially reunited with The Elite on the May 17 episode of AEW Dynamite.
On the latest episode of Being The Elite, Silver, Reynolds, and Uno were thinking about what to do, as Page hadn't said anything since he returned. They noted that Page seemed happy, and they dodn't want to ruin that. The trio decided to squash the beef, and they entered The Elite's locker room, where they saw Page, Omega, and the Young Bucks singing "Baby Back Ribs." Dejected by the sight, they left the group alone. Omega then got serious and apologized to Hangman, and both men seemed willing to work on their relationship.
Kenny Omega: I did some terrible shit back in the day and I don’t know if you’ll ever forgive me, and I don’t know if we can ever go back to the way things used to be, singing and all that goofy stuff that we just did. It’s fun, but I don’t know if you’ll ever be able to fully forgive me. I’m sorry.
Hangman Page: Yeah, me too. I don’t know. Maybe we won’t get back to this, maybe we won’t. Maybe it’s too late. We’ll do what we can.
KO: If it’s any consolation, it’s something I’m willing to work on.
HP: Me too.
KO: It’s what friends do, right?
Outside, Reynolds, Uno, nd Silver had a chance of heart, as Reynolds decided to reveal the truth. They barged into the locker room and told Omega everything. The trio then left the room again, and Omega questioned Matt about his actions.
Alex Reynolds: You want to talk about honesty, Kenny? Full Gear, 2021. This motherfucker gave Hangman the nod and gave him his blessing to hit you with the Buckshot Lariat. You could still be AEW World Champion if it wasn’t for him.
KO: Do my ears deceive me? After all this time… Matt, when I was AEW Champion, when I needed to count on you the most out of anybody, when I thought I was all alone in this world, when everyone wanted to see me fall, slip, break my neck, break my back, my pussy and my crack, you could have done the unthinkable. So help me god, I don’t want to swear to you, Matt. You could have…
The camera panned to Page going to the bathroom, and the sound drowned out the rest of Omega's message. Page walked back into the room, and Omega turned to him. He was seemingly agitated, but he apparently viewed Matt's actions as a sign of friendship. Omega also noted that he knew all along.
KO: Listen to me. You heard what this guy did? When you had the Buckshot Lariat on me, I was a bad guy back then. I wanted to give you one of these, double turkey, hold the mayo, knuckle-duster sandwich, I was gonna give that to you, and Matthew, Matt, what did you do? You could have gave Hanger a little yank. You could have done that, and you didn’t do it. After all this time, finally, these guys tell me the thing that I already knew. Matt, that took a lot of guys. This guy’s a real man. Your name should be Man Jackson because you’re a real man. All this time, you thought I wanted to take shortcuts? It was Hanger’s time. Hanger beat me fair and square. Here he is, all this time, thinking he was the weak link of The Elite. There was no gosh-darn weak link. He was ready to take the reigns, he was ready to be the champion, and you allowed it. Now that is friendship. If that isn’t friendship, I don’t know what the heck is.
Relieved, Matt Jackson claimed that he knew exactly what he was doing, and he wasn't worried about it at all, though it was clear that he wasn't being entirely truthful. He emphasized that he felt a lot better, and Page gave him credit for having the guts to admit what he did. Likewise, Omega repeated that Matt acted like a man.
Matt Jackson: That’s why I went there and I did the right thing, Kenny, and I knew exactly what I was doing, and it didn’t stress me out for two years, I didn’t lose sleep over it, didn’t have anxiety attacks or anything. I knew exactly that that was the right thing to do in that moment. Get the little nod. This is great. I feel a lot better after that.
KO: No regrets, right? No remorse. Perfect.
HP: that took a lot to adjust that.
MJ: I admitted that like a man.
KO: you’re the best. Matt ‘The Man’ Jackson.
MJ: So I am the best friend.
The timing of Omega learning about Matt's actions came just days before The Elite will face Blackpool Combat Club in an Anarchy in the Arena match at AEW Double or Nothing. More information is available here.
Omega recently commented on the reunion of The Elite. Click here to see what he had to say.
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