Kenny Omega: "Could Logan Paul Walk Into NJPW & Have An Actual Banger Every Night? Absolutely Not"
AEW's Kenny Omega speaks on Logan Paul's success in WWE's system.
AEW's Kenny Omega has praised Logan Paul's ability to convince fans that he's a "fantastic wrestler" within WWE's system while doubting the former United States Champion's ability to deliver in an environment like NJPW's G1 Climax tournament.
The comments, which come from one of Omega's Twitch streams, are from April 2024, but are today making the rounds on social media following Paul's 10 February Raw match with Rey Mysterio.
Kenny was prompted by one of his viewers calling Logan a "fantastic wrestler" in the chatroom. "I'm glad you think so and I'm glad he's able to convince you [of] such a thing," Omega said. "However, could Logan Paul walk into New Japan and do a G1 where you have to walk in every night and have an actual banger? No, he absolutely could not."
"Does it matter? No," 'The Cleaner' added, explaining the difference. "He's clearly setting his roots down in WWE and that's where he wants to succeed, and that's where he wants to be a star, and that totally makes sense."
"For the WWE style and what they're willing to do for him... give him time, allowing to grow, develop and get more familiar with his surroundings, take the time to have him have everything up in here *taps head* to make sure that when it comes time to perform what it is that they've rehearsed and scripted, that he'll be able to pull it off as though he just showed up to the arena. Like, you know how the old-timers did back in the day."
Paul, 29, has worked 17 total WWE matches since debuting in a WrestleMania 38 tag team match with The Miz vs. Rey and Dominik Mysterio in April 2022. His fame outside of wrestling makes him one of the biggest names working in the sport today. Since debuting, he has occupied a prominent spot on every WrestleMania lineup, though his WM 41 direction is yet to be clarified.
As a 25-year veteran with well over 1,200 matches to his name, Omega's pathway to wrestling success was much different from Paul's. His comments on Paul's development are balanced. There isn't a set way to succeed in wrestling that everybody who enters the sport must follow. WWE may be a more natural fit for Paul, allowing the relative rookie the opportunity to lay out and rehearse matches way in advance. If he were thrown into a G1 without those benefits, however, it's unlikely he'd be as convincing as he is on Raw.