Kenny Omega has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling.
He made his first appearance for the promotion at tonight's AEWÂ Double Or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. He said he and his friends will now be able to show wrestling fans what "change the world" means.
Omega noted that he didn't sign his AEW contract until this morning. He became a free agent on February 2 after his contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expired. He reportedly turned down a significant offer from WWE to join his friends Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks in AEW.
He's being billed as an Executive Vice President, the same title that Cody, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson all share. Omega also said he is a full-time wrestler for AEW.
Live tweets, thanks Wrestling Inc!
Kenny Omega is in #AEW! pic.twitter.com/scATIVy9jv
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
Omega apologizes for making the fans wait so long for this announcement, but actually signed this morning. #AEW pic.twitter.com/2VC4RIcxru
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
"The platform we have been given by each and every one of you people that wanted something more. That wanted something different. We couldn't just stop at where we had been we need to push this thing forward and make this bigger and better than ever before." - Kenny Omega #AEW pic.twitter.com/mC2jfnttD4
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
Chris Jericho interrupts Kenny Omega. #AEW pic.twitter.com/8w5QIfpSNs
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
They end up brawling on the stage and almost immediately get separated. Cody Rhodes and BJ Whitmer out to help break things up. #AEW pic.twitter.com/csCnmCPRcZ
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
Jericho gets taken to the back, Omega puts Jericho's hat on and does his sign off. #AEW pic.twitter.com/EwHATbMiqJ
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) February 8, 2019
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