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Old 07-20-2021, 11:52 PM   #5355
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Originally Posted by Noid View Post
I don't get Kenny Omega's appeal. Sure he's meta and very outlandish. But he's the promotion's champion and his looks and gimmick reek of mid-card graveyard.
The funny thing is that I have almost the same opinion of Omega as I have about HHH. He's actually good, but not as good as he thinks he is or not nearly as good as the people around him tell him he is. Except I'd argue HHH has a better mind for the business, even though he has had his share of pulling dumb shit.

It is weird, because back when there was the whole uncertanty with what he was going to do post NJPW and heavy signals pointing towards him going to WWE, I felt that it would be both a perfect fit and a big mistake. He is tailor made for all the hokey bullshit WWE would do. He could pull off the verbose, overscripted promos because it sounds like he does already. He has the physique to draw Vince's attention. He had the buzz to be presented as a big deal on the main roster from day one. And he can go in the ring well enough, especially with people who also know what the fuck they're doing... but there is a part of me believes that there would have been this weird friction between him and HHH because they're too much like the same person.

Also, it feels like if the roles were reversed, almost this exact scenario would still have played out if Kenny were the old semi-retired executive and Hunter were in his prime and being touted as The Second Coming by the indie fans.
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