Ranking Every Kenny Omega AEW Championship Defence From Worst To Best

7. Vs. Rich Swann (IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion 2021)

Kenny Omega vs. Rich Swann was Omega's weakest title defence through no fault of its own. AEW didn't even promote the bout on their weekly programming.

The match was never about the AEW World Title. Kenny was never losing it to Rich Swann, was he? It was inescapable that he was going to defeat Swann, or that, God forbid, a draw ended one of IMPACT's most anticipated pay-per-views in history.

That would be a laughable, lol TNA moment, though, and so the winner of this match was effectively revealed from the moment the match was made official.

It should, however, be said that the match was decent. It's a 2021 Kenny Omega outing, so it couldn't be bad, but it far surpassed the expectations it had coming in. The match took on a different tone compared to Swann's recent matches in that Omega focused on Rich's neck, having spiked Swann directly on his head on the ring apron. From there, V-Triggers, snap dragon suplexes, and a One-Winged Angel saw Omega crowned IMPACT World Champion.

Unfortunately, Rich Swann sank back to the mid-card after this, his World Title reign being entirely forgotten about as he moved into a feud with W. Morrissey. That contributes to this low ranking; Omega should have elevated Swann's prestige, rather than essentially steal it from him.