On the most recent episode of WWE legend; Stone Cold Steve Austin’s “Unleashed” podcast, Austin shared his high praises for NJPW superstar, Kenny Omega. Austin feels that the first-ever IWGP U.S. Champion will be the guy in the United States as far as wrestling goes. Stone Cold also went on to mention that if Omega were ever enter the walls of the WWE and given a push, there would be no question that “The Cleaner” would rise to the test.
Here are a few excepts from the podcast:
“I think he could be the next big thing in the United States, I think he could be the guy. First of all, if that’s what he wanted to do, if WWE brought him in and just gave him everything that he needed or pushed him in the way that he needed to be pushed. If it was a green light push and everything was all systems go on making Kenny Omega the guy then he can be the guy. What I mean by the ‘green light push’ is all systems go and he’s not in a box. Don’t prevent him from getting over, whatever he wants to do, let him go out there and do it the way it’s worked with Japan. With respect to his entertainment factor, I got a chance to see several of his high level matches; the ones with Okada. He’s been around the horn and can work his ass off. When you see him in the ring he can light it up with anybody.”
Austin Then Spoke On Kenny Omega’s Promo Work:
“All of a sudden I got a chance to see some of those promos. He started firing off in Japanese and I was like holy s**t, I didn’t know this kid spoke Japanese because he’s Canadian. Then he started answering questions in English, I mean salt and pepper, there was venom behind his words. This was about a year ago and a lot of the conversation kept hinging on him saying pay me. I think he wants to do his cause over there or finish the mission. I don’t want to speak for him, but to get back to the point, when he started lighting up that microphone just with pitch, cadence and delivery and conviction, that’s when I was texting somebody that knows a lot about pro wrestling. I said I’ve never seen Kenny Omega talk, but the dude is money, he’s electricity. That’s what I think about this kid. If you were unleash that right now at 33 years of age … boom. As soon as you can get him, the fact that you have him as a draw in Japan already bringing him here I think he translates.”
“I just think the guy is a lightning bolt and a great talent in the ring. When I say green light; it means take down all the walls and just let this kid do his thing. If you turn him loose on the microphone and let him do his thing, I just think he can be a huge hit in the United States and WWE.”
