Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay to win the IWGP United States Championship for a second time in an intense, bloody back-and-forth title showdown at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. The Cleaner clinched the victory in style courtesy of his Sephiroth outfit at the Tokyo Dome.
WWE’s Xavier Woods took to Twitter to congratulate Omega on the title victory, as well as to praise The Cleaner for his Sephiroth outfit and the grand entrance at the event. He wrote,
“Huge congrats to @KennyOmegamanX and also congrats to @Themikalmosley for building a badass Sephiroth outfit for WRESTLE KINGDOM.”
Huge congrats to @KennyOmegamanX and also congrats to @Themikalmosley for building a badass Sephiroth outfit for WRESTLE KINGDOM https://t.co/IUz6S0nZ14
— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) January 4, 2023
Omega took note of the tweet and responded with the following,
“Wait you…you’re… what?! I umm… *ahem* YES, @Themikalmosley does incredible work. Helped make a special moment even more bad ass.”
Wait you…you’re… what?! I umm…
*ahem*
YES, @Themikalmosley does incredible work. Helped make a special moment even more bad ass.
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) January 5, 2023
It was announced earlier today that WWE is headed to The O2 Arena in London for the 2023 Money in the Bank pay-per-view event. Former Universal Champion Drew McIntyre was quick to address the exciting news on Twitter. He wrote:
“The fans in the UK demanded another show. The fans in the UK deserved another show. The fans in the UK get another show. It’s time. It’s Money in the Bank!”
The fans in the UK demanded another show.
The fans in the UK deserved another show.
The fans in the UK get another show.
It’s time. It's Money in the Bank! 🤑🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/1I5godht0M
— Drew McIntyre (@DMcIntyreWWE) January 5, 2023
On this week’s episode of WWE Main Event, Shelton Benjamin received a standing ovation from the WWE Universe in celebration of his 20th anniversary in WWE.
You can check out some highlights from the segment below:
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