NJPW News: Dave Meltzer called Kenny Omega the best wrestler in the world
The WWE have obtained a ton of new talent in the past few months like Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode, and AJ Styles. It has also been confirmed that former Ring of Honor and Pro-Wrestling Guerrilla star Roderick Strong, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Kota Ibushi are also set to sign with the company pretty soon.
But according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer, WWE, in spite of having bought so much top-tier talent, still do not have the best wrestler in the world.
On today’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer was talking about New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s recent G1 Climax Tournament. According to Meltzer the winner of the tournament Kenny Omega is arguably the best wrestler in the world. This name will be quite new to the casual WWE fans.
Meltzer stated that, and I quote:
"You finished watching this going like, this tournament was epic, and this guy [Kenny Omega] is the star wrestling performer of this world."
Meltzer complimented Omega more by saying, "You know when it was over it was like, who's better than this guy? Shawn Michaels ten years ago, Kenta Kobashi, yeah maybe."
"But I mean like, now, even A.J., who's pretty damn close, or somebody like, you know, I mean Okada's fantastic. Tanahashi, if it's a big match obviously. But god damn, this guy. He put on an incredible performance."
Such high praise coming from the legendary wrestling journalist himself is a big deal, and will obviously work in full favour of the Canadian superstar. It has also been rumoured that Triple H wants Omega in the WWE, possibly taking him to NXT. WWE have tried a few times in the past to sign Omega, but the thirty-two-year-old Canadian said that he was happy in NJPW, as he’s given full freedom to do anything with his character.
On a personal note, if you guys have never seen Omega’s promo work I implore you to check it out. He is one of the best talkers in the Pro-Wrestling industry on the same level as other talkers like Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, and Adam Cole.
In conclusion, if Triple H manages to bring Omega down to NXT, I have full-faith in “The Game” that he won’t try changing Omega’s character and will let him do what he wants to, as his character isn’t too out of the PG margin.
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