10 Wrestlers That Could Get A Good Match Out Of ANYONE

5. Kenny Omega

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Comments section assemble, because Kenny Omega is about to get some praise from WhatCulture.com.

'The Best Bout Machine' has recently become a walking talking sequel to the "***** in the Tokyo Dome" stuff thrown at Dave Meltzer in recent years by WWE fans that seemingly resent the reasonable requirement for other wrestling to exist beyond Vince McMahon's vision of Sports Entertainment.

The name currently most associated with non-WWE wrestling (and perhaps used as a stick to beat company acolytes with most) Omega is hammered by those that haven't even seen his work, which is particularly silly considering just how excellent it tends to be.

Kenny's a new kind pro wrestler in how he goes actively looking for critical acclaim, but one of the misunderstandings about this philosophy is that he sacrifices the narrative to get there. Capable of a metamorphosis depending on his opponent, Omega is as deft going 60+ minutes with Kazuchika Okada as he is going six in a comedy match with Toru Yano. It carries over well to the banter tag matches that bolster NJPW undercards too - when 'The Cleaner' rests his body, his mind does the work instead.

Hype creates hate, but Kenny is exclusively only worthy of the former. As is his most famous opponent...

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