10 Wrestlers Audiences Weren't Ready For
3. Kenny Omega
Kenny Omega may no longer infuriate Jim Cornette as much as his recorded rage might suggest, but the former AEW World Heavyweight Champion bothers plenty of other people simply for seeing professional wrestling a slightly different way to hundreds that have come before him.
Omega's not just cursed by his present output either. Those that discover him - and this number has increased since the creation of AEW - see much of his experimental works out of context and form the exact kind of narrow-minded and uncompromising opinion that he's spent most of his career kicking out against.
Ironically, 'The Best Bout Machine' isn't trying to reinvent that many wheels. He has his quirks, but what genuinely creative pro wrestler doesn't? Omega's biggest strength has been his ability to gain the trust of promoters enough to try the amount of unique things he's given a bash over the years. That surrendering of control to 'The Cleaner' from multiple bosses should serve as a message of inspiration, rather than frustration.