2019 was a year of change for Kenny Omega. However, for "The Best Bout Machine," he relishes the opportunity to be able to experience different styles of professional wrestling and looks forward to the opportunity to prove himself against all types of competitors.
Speaking to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Omega talked openly about his very violent Full Gear match against Jon Moxley and how he feels the match came across as one of the participants in that match.
"I was absolutely happy with it. I really feel that it was a near-flawless performance of what we tried to accomplish," he began. "I really tried to make this year something very different than what people were used to seeing of me. Running a TV format is completely different than just going out to the ring and doing whatever you want, and then whenever the match is done, it’s done. Things are much more strict in my world now. Not only that, but going on this new venture with AEW and doing this TV thing, assuming a management role, producing my own segments, producing other people’s segments, producing and structuring matches other than my own–these are all challenges I wanted to assume. Aside from that, I wanted to do things and try new things."
Omega would go on to say that for him, it was a good experience in broadening his horizons and he takes the standard of match quality that fans expect from him very seriously.
"When people call me the best, I take that seriously. It’s not only a compliment, I take it more as a responsibility," he continued. "You can’t be the best if you’re very good at one particular thing. Some people have been called the best in the world because they’re great high-flyers or because they’re very athletic. Some people have been called the best in the world because they have one type of match that they can consistently perform at a very high level."
You can read the full interview at this link.
