Kenny Omega

Prior to joining AEW, Omega was known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), during which he held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, as well as several other titles.

Also known for his video games-inspired persona, he was a member of the Bullet Club stable, later serving as the group’s leader. Throughout his career, Omega has also performed as part of independent promotions worldwide, including DDT Pro-Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, as well as larger national and international promotions, such as Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. While wrestling in the last two promotions, he held the Impact World Championship and AAA Mega Championship.

Hailed as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world,^[8][9] Omega was named Sports Illustrated‘s Wrestler of the Year in 2017, and topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated‘s list of top 500 male wrestlers the following year and in 2021. He has also attained the latter publication’s Match of the Year distinction three times.

One of those matches, in which Omega competed against Kazuchika Okada in a two out of three falls match at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall in June 2018, received a seven-star rating from combat sports journalist Dave Meltzer, the highest rating Meltzer has ever awarded a professional wrestling match. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020.

Notable Feuds: vs. Kazuchika Okada, vs. Jon Moxley

Other Notable Achievements: NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson, IWGP Intercontinental Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship – with Kota Ibushi, G1 Climax (2016)

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, DDT Extreme Division Championship, KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Gota Ihashi and Kota Ibushi (1), and Daisuke Sasaki and Kota Ibushi (1), KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time), KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kota Ibushi (2) and Michael Nakazawa (1), Nihonkai Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. #6 and Riho, King of DDT Tournament (2012), Best Match Award (2012) vs. Kota Ibushi on August 18

JAPW Heavyweight Championship, JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship, PWG World Championship, Battle of Los Angeles (2009), 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship, CWE Tag Team Championship – with Danny Duggan, CWF Heavyweight Championship, NWA Canadian X-Division Championship

PCW Heavyweight Championship (4 times), PCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rawskillz (1) and Chris Stevens (1), Premier Cup (2005, 2007), CWE Canadian Unified Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times), TRCW Tag Team Championships – with Ronnie Attitude