There have been persistent rumors that All Elite Wrestling star Kenny Omega may soon sign with WWE, and while there doesn't appear to be any truth to the reports that he's actually negotiated with the company, it sounds like he is - or will be - interested in finishing out his career there once his contract has expired.
Here's what Wade Keller of PWTorch.com (via NoDQ.com) has heard.
“I haven’t independently verified rumors of WWE being interested in Omega. I have confirmed they’re aware of Omega’s open-mindedness to come to WWE. That’s what I’ve been told. That he’s open-minded to landing in WWE before his career is over. The attitude is not ‘I love AEW, I’m gonna stay here forever.’ That is not apparently the belief within WWE. They don’t believe that’s Kenny’s mindset at this point.”
“Omega is valued within WWE from what I can ascertain by people whose opinions count," he continued. "But he is not seen at this stage as a wrestler who is so good in the ring that they are just gonna do anything to get him. I think that they are very happy with their roster. I think that they have a lot of great wrestlers who are at Kenny’s level. Kenny would be a good addition. I know there is curiosity and intrigue about what they could do with him if they were able to direct him a little bit better because his character work in 3+ years of Dynamite has not been particularly compelling.”
Omega is very popular with AEW and independent wrestling fans, but his style is somewhat divisive, and would probably need to be modified somewhat to better gel with WWE. Also, he would be required to be on the mic a lot more, and The Cleaner is... not the best promo in the world.
Still, we have no doubt that he could make an impact, and we're sure fans are already fantasy booking certain opponents for the leader of The Elite.
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