8 Reasons WWE Must Sign Kenny Omega
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For the past few days, Kenny Omega has been the talk of the wrestling world. While he was already on fire as the new leader of Bullet Club and the first foreigner to win the G1 Climax tournament, January 4's Wrestle Kingdom 11 saw him finally get the IWGP Heavyweight Title shot he had earned. In the main event of the company's grandest show of the year, Omega took on Kazuchika Okada in what some people are calling the greatest match ever. Omega didn't win the title, but there were no losers in a bout like that.
The higher Omega's profile gets, though, the louder the voices wondering when he'll end up in WWE become. AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura left New Japan for WWE last January, and since then, it feels like all bets are off - WWE knows which stars are making a splash around the world, and they'll do what it takes to get them.
For hardcore New Japan fans, a Kenny Omega departure would be a nightmare - the star managed to pick up the slack Nakamura and Styles left behind to become one of the company's MVPs. For WWE fans, though, it would potentially change the landscape of American wrestling.
Here are eight reasons WWE must sign Kenny Omega...
8. Most Of The Other Best Stars Are Older
Kenny Omega is a veteran of the wrestling ring, having competed since 2000. All of that experience has come together to make him a superstar, but he's still got many years ahead of him in the wrestling business - he's only 33 years old.
To be fair, 33 isn't that young. WWE has plenty of great guys who haven't reached that age yet, including Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and all three former members of The Shield. When it comes to the very top echelon of in-ring workers, though, the clock is ticking. AJ Styles is 39 years old, while John Cena is the same age - in fact, he'll be turning 40 shortly after WrestleMania.
For the past year, Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura have been carrying NXT, but they're also getting up in years. Nakamura is turning 37 next year, while Joe will be 38. Of course, neither man seems slowed down by age, but as they're both still in developmental, it's hard to make a 10 (or even five) year plan around them.