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Kenny Omega

(1983) Professional Wrestler

100 quotes in 325 categories

Kenny Omega takes pride in his work and openly admits his flaws while performing each night. He stresses that fans of any gender or sexual identity should feel welcome in wrestling, and he even created a character called “The Cleaner” who carries brooms and garbage bags into the ring for fun. He relies on his mind as much as his athletic skill.

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Kenny Omega is a professional wrestler.

Quick Facts About Kenny Omega

Born: October 16, 1983
Profession: Professional Wrestler

About Kenny Omega

Kenny Omega, born Tyson Smith, is a Canadian‑born professional wrestler who works for All Elite Wrestling as a wrestler and executive vice president. He leads the wrestling stable The Elite. He signed with AEW in February 2019 and continues to wrestle while serving as an executive.

Quotes by Kenny Omega

The best wrestler in the world is me.

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There are people who would love to see me fail.

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I'm not one to shy away from speaking my mind.

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Everyone loves to laugh.

Comedy

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I take a lot of pride in what I do.

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If I lose my confidence, then I'll lose my way.

Confidence

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New Day rocks. I can't lie.

Day

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This IWGP title means more with me than any WWE championship.

Championship

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It is always funny to see a grown man bully get beat up by a little girl or anything.

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I had always wanted a top spot, ever since I came to Japan in 2008.

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A finishing move is an important part of one's character - and sometimes success.

Character

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I always try to be safe; even when something looks dangerous, it actually isn't to me.

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WWE, of course, has had some fantastic two out of three falls matches.

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It's no secret that I love the country, and Japan has always felt like a second home to me.

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'Virtual Pro Wrestling 2' remains the best wrestling game ever, in my opinion.

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As naturally athletic as I'm gifted to be, where certain things came easily, I always rely on my brain first.

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What I'm trying to say, in general, I think, as long as you try as hard as you can and show that…

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There are days when you have tag matches, but you need to prepare for your next singles match on that same day.

Day

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If LGBT people can identify with our story, if they think, 'The Golden Lovers are my team,' I'm good with that.

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In high school, despite my involvement on four different sports teams, I threw my duties of being a jock out the window…

Fitness

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We're always driven by our mindset and feeling on a particular show day, so you'll never know what you'll get until you…

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Before going to developmental, I had next to no fundamentals and that was sort of, doing cool chain wrestling and using a…

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I loved DDT for the freedom; I was able to tell the wackiest and wildest of stories but also test myself as…

Freedom

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A lot of people, especially performers in wrestling, feel that winning the title is the only statistic that matters, but it's always…

Journey

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Okada and Tanahashi, they don't mind being the wrestler that approaches everything day-of in the ring. I like to go in-depth, to…

Elite

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I have a vision for what I want wrestling to be, and I was fortunate not just to have the opportunity to…

Dreams

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I really want to be an integral part of the New Japan brand in the United States - and other countries, for…

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Here's the thing: Tanahashi has this idea that wrestling has to be a certain way. There are borders that you shouldn't cross.…

Borders

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I guess what Kenny Omega is, even though the image is something that was given to me by New Japan and then…

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I main-evented a sold-out Budokan Arena show; I participated in the first-ever ladder match in NJPW, made the transition from junior to…

Ladder

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The WWE belt means nothing; it means absolutely nothing. They pass around that belt like a hot potato. I probably have a…

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The Young Bucks and myself are always full of ideas.

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Really, Tanahashi belongs in the WWE. He can be the next Roman Reigns.

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There's a lot of deep emotional connections between wrestlers.

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Part of what makes my character work is the delivery of the truth behind my comments.

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When you are in WWE, you're really strapped down by their rules and writing.

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As an artist, I really feel I need an outlet to exhibit all of my skills.

Art

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I have things about me that I dislike; I'm not a perfect human being.

Being

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My dreams are bigger than money; they're bigger than fame.

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I'm lucky that my best strength as a wrestler has always been my brain.

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