Kenny Omega says El Hijo del Vikingo deserves a "world stage" to perform on.
The long-awaited Vikingo vs. Omega match originally scheduled for Triplemania Regia II on December 4, 2021, will take place tonight on Dynamite. Omega spoke about his upcoming opponent to SI.com.
“Every Vikingo match has something embedded in it that we’ve never seen before,” says Omega. “It’s a very exciting time.”
Omega was forced to vacate the AAA Mega Championship and pull out of his match with Vikingo in late 2021 due to an accumulation of injuries that would sideline him until last August.
“I thought our eventual clash would happen in AAA on Mexican soil, but it’s an opportunity that fell into my lap,” continued Omega. “I’m not the booker, I’m not the matchmaker, I don’t make the rules, but I have been given a chance to wrestle someone that’s going to change the way people think about wrestling and change the way we think about lucha libre. There is a sense of pride to help with this introduction of a new power player in professional wrestling. The way Vikingo’s captured people’s attention and conquered AAA, he deserves a world stage to show what he has to offer.”
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He continued to say that showcasing different wrestling styles was a "big motivator" in the creation of AEW.
“AEW is somewhat of a gateway drug for people that want to see new types of wrestling and these types of unique matches,” says Omega. “We’ll always be accommodating to any talent on the planet—it doesn’t matter where they’re from, their shape, size, color, gender—who can display pro wrestling at its best. Pro wrestling is not just one particular style. A big motivator in creating AEW was unity. Coming together for one common goal, an open door to a platform for the best pro wrestling.
Vikingo vs. Omega being advertised as a "dream match" received some backlash due to fans who do not follow AAA or Lucha libre being unfamiliar with Vikingo's work. Omega addressed this during the interview by noting that he had never seen Rey Mysterio or Psicosis before they clashed in ECW or Great Sasuke and Taka Michinoku before they wrestled each other in WWF. He says that being exposed to the different styles of those four wrestlers helped shape the performer he is today.
“The two times I was most blown away were by individuals I’d never seen heading into the match,” says Omega. “One was Rey Mysterio versus Psicosis in ECW, and the other was Great Sasuke versus Taka Michinoku when they first appeared for WWF. That took me down a rabbit hole so far that it helped create the wrestler I am today. So the people that want to cast this match away because they’re not too familiar with the name Vikingo, I hope they give it a shot. Allow this young man to display what makes him so special. We’re going to more than earn our spot in the show, and you get to be part of that experience.”
While he faces Vikingo in singles action on tonight's show, Omega might be at the very start of a new angle in AEW. On Being the Elite this week, Matt Jackson was shown creating a group text for members of The Elite, including Hangman Page. Nick Jackson and Page responded immediately to Matt's text but a message was displayed on his phone showing Omega had left the group chat almost immediately.