NJPW superstar Kenny Omega was recently interviewed by SportsKeeda. SportsKeeda & Omega discussed NXT star Killian Dane (Big Damo) using Kenny’s “One-Winged-Angel” & Seth Rollins using the “Rain Trigger”. Also, Kenny Omega addressed the rumors of Hulk Hogan joining the Bullet Club & talks headbutts in wrestling.
Here are the highlights: (transcripts by WrestlingINC)
On Hulk Hogan Joining The Bullet Club:
“No comment.”
Katsuyori Shibata’s Injury And What Kenny Omega Thinks Of Headbutts:
“People need to understand the nature of what we do and the lifestyles that we live. There’s this strange assumption that in between our big shows we’re resting comfortably and entering every big match situation at 100%. The truth is that we’re working every day and our ‘off’ days are only absent of matches because the travel between destinations is too long. One headbutt didn’t instantaneously end the career of a healthy, super athlete. I have no doubt that it contributed but to place blame solely on that one maneuver is unfair.”
“I could go on forever about the topic, but I’ll leave on this note; a healthy Shibata could shrug off ten headbutts and wrestle 60+ minutes. In our sport, there are always risks in everything we do. Heck, ten years ago I tore my meniscus on my entrance, resulting in surgery. As we take more punishment and fatigue of the schedule starts to set in, the percentage of injury naturally increases and the body’s limit drops considerably.”
On His Moves Being Used By WWE Superstars:
“I’m cool with it. Examining their execution, it hardly appears like the same move anyway. Now in 2017, almost every move has been created. To make something ‘new’, sometimes the only way is to add your own spin to a pre-existing move. I have a fairly original move set, but I do have a dragon suplex in my arsenal. I make that look fresh by adding a snap and keeping it low to the ground. It looks original, but at the end of the day, it is just a dragon suplex.”
