Why Dave Meltzer Is RIGHT About Kenny Omega
The real hero in this ongoing saga was very subtly revealed on February 29, months and months before it was made explicit in the narrative. The very best professional wrestlers master the space between moves to extract the most from the moves themselves. Omega does this too, but he also doubles the meaning of his moves. And if you did not detect the story beat, it did not matter.
It was, to those unfamiliar with the mythology of the Golden Lovers, a perfectly-timed moment of badass babyface fire. Omega's work is at once esoteric and primal. There are - yes - levels to this sh*t. Kenny Omega is a professional wrestler capable of placing subtext into his matches to deepen their narrative heft. We are so far removed from blading to get the marks onside in the carny days that it's not even funny.
The version of Kenny Omega that fans have wanted - the conquering singles Ace - manifested last night in an absolutely sublime top-to-bottom presentation. What a heel turn. What a magnificently cruel heel turn this was and is; Omega, with his deliberately, hilariously on-the-nose grandiose "I'm a big star" presentation has turned himself into a caricature to mock you. You wanted this version of Kenny Omega in AEW? You fools. He is going to make you resent the living sh*t out of that which you once loved. Drenched in detail, everything about this act - already - radiates mega-heel star power.
This analysis hasn't yet covered Omega's legendary run in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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