{"id":150864,"date":"2024-05-13T15:14:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=150864"},"modified":"2024-05-13T15:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:14:51","slug":"mcguires-mondays-in-defense-of-kenny-omegas-twitch-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/05\/13\/mcguires-mondays-in-defense-of-kenny-omegas-twitch-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuire&#8217;s Mondays: In defense of Kenny Omega&#8217;s Twitch streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1800549454\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Colin McGuire<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Staffer<\/p>\n<p>In so many ways, Kenny Omega has become a victim of his own success.<\/p>\n<p>If your mind is shut off to the idea that Omega might be one of the best wrestlers of his generation, that sentence will make your skin curl. But, it&#8217;s true. Think about all the hype surrounding his ascension in Japan. If you didn&#8217;t watch the Japanese product, but liked to dip a toe in pro wrestling outside of the mainstream, chances are you heard his name in laudatory terms for a good while. Maybe you never saw him wrestle, but before long, you got tired of hearing about how great it would be to see him wrestle.<\/p>\n<p>As such, by the time AEW came to be, Omega found himself in an impossible position: The cool kids would probably never admit that his stateside work could hold a candle to his best Japan moments while the newbies stood in the corner, arms crossed, waiting for the guy to be the second coming of Inoki-meets-Hogan-meets-Flair-<wbr \/>meets-Brisco-meets-Misawa-<wbr \/>meets-Funk-meets &#8230; you get it. Omega&#8217;s hype was its own burden. Unless he could thread an impossible needle the second AEW launched, he was destined to either be a disappointment or, well, a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Part of that was the star-rating phenomenon, too. Much like one of his best dancing partners, Will Ospreay, there have been tastemakers who not only insisted that these guys were the second coming of Wrestling Christ, but if you didn&#8217;t agree with that, you were simply wrong, behind the times, unable to comprehend the evolution of the pro wrestling business. These things created an adversarial dynamic between some fans\/pundits and the wrestlers who received the praise. Nobody should blame Omega or Ospreay for advancing the medium because it wasn&#8217;t Omega or Ospreay out in front of everybody constantly telling them they were advancing the medium. They just went out and wrestled. The hate they receive has come in part (perhaps large part) because of their loudest supporters and the manner by which they support.<\/p>\n<p>Now, speaking of that star-rating system &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Omega himself took to the internet over the weekend to say this about the personality most associated with said star-rating system, Dave Meltzer:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s jumped the f&#8212; shark, so it doesn\u2019t count for much anymore. He has jumped the motherfu&#8211; shark. And guess who is to blame for that? Me. I\u2019m the guy. I broke the scale. It f&#8212; up something in his brain where he doesn\u2019t even know what good matches are anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than dive headfirst into Omega&#8217;s comments about the pro wrestling personality that very much helped both raise Omega&#8217;s profile and create that aforementioned burden I mentioned a minute ago &#8211; because honestly, this is not a space to debate the merits of star-ratings (and Omega may have been in work mode in this case), Meltzer and all of the divisive dialogue that goes along with it &#8211; let&#8217;s look at the real story. And what is that real story?<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Omega said something noteworthy on one of his Friday night Twitch streams!<\/p><div id=\"prowr-696130325\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>OK, that sounds facetious (and that&#8217;s probably because it is), but I can&#8217;t be the only one who has grown to look forward to whatever minor headlines come out of whatever this guy says while hanging out with his buds and playing video games. In fact, the popularity of his streams has all but forced me to do a 180 on the guy. It&#8217;s not that I ever didn&#8217;t like him. But it&#8217;s also not like I ever loved him, either. Ambivalence has always been the word when it comes to my feelings on Kenny Omega. He&#8217;s just always kind of been there.<\/p>\n<p>But these streams? These Twitch streams, as innocuous as they may be, have humanized The Best Bout Machine. He doesn&#8217;t shy away from questions. He displays a level of personality that doesn&#8217;t quite cut through in his pro wrestling persona. And, above all else, he just kind of seems like a good hang. Check out this smattering of nuggets he&#8217;s offered over the last month or two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega finds out he&#8217;s supposed to appear on the next Dynamite:<\/strong> &#8220;Big news, don\u2019t know if you guys heard it. Kind of surprised to hear it. I remember thinking about maybe, maybe showing up to Winnipeg. It was a maybe. It was really just a maybe. My sister, my parents, my aunt were like, \u2018Oh my goodness, we heard the big news.\u2019 \u2018What? What big news?\u2019 \u2018The arena is advertising your return.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Come on, man.\u2019 I\u2019m 80 percent on board, maybe. I don\u2019t know, man. I thought, \u2018Well, they advertised me,\u2019 that 80 becomes 100. I called the boss, \u2018Hey man, if you want to run a graphic or something, I guess I\u2019ll show up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega stands with Asuka:<\/strong> &#8220;We already know [Rossy Ogawa] puts underage girls in very revealing swimsuit calendars and books. I wish that\u2019s all he did. Let\u2019s put it that way. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t want to say anything. I\u2019m not going on record to say anything. I don\u2019t want lawyers barking at my door. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t want to say anything. I don\u2019t have any sort of video evidence; I just have the good word of people who are very close. I\u2019m outside of it. If those people feel like commenting or saying something, whatever. For now, I\u2019ll say that people going to Marigold, good luck. I hope you have a great time. I hope it works out for you. For me, I would be very hesitant. I would be very hesitant. That\u2019s all. My only comment, I\u2019m with Asuka. That\u2019s it. We are bros. Always have been. She has her reasons and they are probably the same ones as mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega on appreciating Triple H:<\/strong> &#8220;Everyone seems to know just what he is booking and what he isn\u2019t booking. Even as a wrestler who has kind of like an inside track, I don\u2019t know what his ideas are. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s a result of just what comes from his brain and his brain alone, so I can\u2019t comment on that. What I do appreciate is that he\u2019s open-minded to all the styles of the world of wrestling. I think I\u2019m sure he probably prefers one over the other or some over others, but I like that he\u2019s giving everything a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega on being an AEW EVP:<\/strong> \u201cJust because I represent a company or because I am an employee at one company over another, does that mean I love every storyline? Does that mean that I agree with every decision? No, of course not. I\u2019m not the booker. I don\u2019t have power, I haven\u2019t had power for more than four years now in that company and I know that\u2019s gonna sound odd because like, &#8216;Well Kenny, you\u2019re an EVP.&#8217; I\u2019m nothing. I am nothing, and I\u2019ll tell you why, it\u2019s because I\u2019m a terrible EVP. I don\u2019t deserve to be an EVP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega on Roman Reigns:<\/strong> &#8220;I really think he\u2019s incredible and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s boring. I would say I\u2019m pretty jealous because Roman Reigns is presented the exact same way I would love to be presented. He\u2019s presented as the man who\u2019s the champion to have big matches at the pay-per-views where you\u2019re either really cheering for him or cheering for someone else. That\u2019s professional wrestling. He\u2019s getting to do what I did in New Japan so I can\u2019t be a hater on that. I\u2019m a fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Kenny Omega on CM Punk: <\/strong>\u201cStatus with Punk right now? Um, I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s just mutual respect. We reached out to each other. I can\u2019t really think of anyone that I dislike or have an issue with, especially an issue with wrestling. It\u2019s not like, &#8216;Hey, we\u2019re good now.&#8217; It\u2019s, &#8216;We were never bad.&#8217; Honestly, if it weren\u2019t for a complete other factor, we would have been able to have that talk on the night of Brawl Out. There\u2019s no issue between him and I, as far as I know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And this is on top of essentially cutting a promo on Will Ospreay &#8230; and explaining why he&#8217;s a believer in the notion that sometimes getting into a physical tussle is the best way to work things out &#8230; and providing updates on getting surgery for his diverticulitis &#8230; and his affinity for his Rampage match against Christian Cage &#8230; and &#8230; and &#8230; and &#8230; the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s refreshing. At the end of the day, each time Omega presses the &#8220;go live&#8221; button on his webcam, he comes across more and more like he&#8217;s just a guy. A guy who trains, likes video games, has more opinions on pro wrestling than anyone gives him credit for and admirably puts pets first when it seems like a physical altercation is about to go down in a locker room. I barely know what a Twitch is. And the last thing I&#8217;d ever do for fun is get online to watch people play video games against or with other people.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-242873539\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>But Omega&#8217;s welcoming presence on these things has become infectious. Does this mean he&#8217;s been too bland on AEW TV? Maybe. Does it mean anyone behind the scenes is neutering him? I doubt that, but you never know what conversations are had. Are his streams entertaining because they simply aren&#8217;t what we expect from him? There might be a little of that. Does his candor refute the narrative about AEW that it&#8217;s a tribal bubble filled with people who have thin skin? It certainly doesn&#8217;t hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it is, these Friday night virtual gatherings have painted Kenny Omega in a new, congenial light. It also provides at least a little proof that maybe sometimes AEW gets an unfair rap as a whiny company that&#8217;s overly confrontational and is filled with decision-makers who occasionally enjoy throwing stones out of glass houses. Above all else, it shows us that Kenny Omega is a, you know, reasonable person with, you know, reasonable thoughts, and, you know, reasonable opinions on things.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, it&#8217;s a testament to Omega&#8217;s resolve. I have to believe he hears a lot of the things said about him and it&#8217;s not like the world has been kind to him since AEW began. Sure, his fan base has been loyal, but he&#8217;s had some loud detractors along the way and for the most part, he&#8217;s taken the high road, refusing to engage in the type of unproductive back and forth in which so many wrestling fans engage these days. These streams are so unassuming, he either has a heart filled with unwavering positivity or a blissful ignorance that most of us would kill to acquire.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the machinations, Kenny Omega, this far into his career, has kind of\/sort of outed himself as a pretty good guy through these Twitch streams. You might not like his catchphrase and you can spend hours bitching into a podcast microphone about the man&#8217;s pro wrestling style if that&#8217;s your thing, but at the end of the day, he means no harm. In fact, he&#8217;s not unlike a lot of us &#8211; admiring Roman Reigns&#8217;s run at the top of WWE, not entirely qualified to be an EVP of anything and finding out the details of the next Dynamite a mere few days before it goes live. The only difference is he&#8217;s a bit more successful at his craft than most of us are at ours.<\/p>\n<p>And so, at this point, maybe it&#8217;s time to stop punishing him for earning the very success that got him here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-398729699\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Colin McGuire, ProWrestling.net Staffer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3738,50,27],"tags":[2486,126,479,1351,54,5207,58,464,101],"class_list":["post-150864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colin-mcguire","category-mustreadarticles","category-viewpoints","tag-aew","tag-asuka","tag-kenny-omega","tag-paul-levesque","tag-roman-reigns","tag-rossy-ogawa","tag-triple-h","tag-will-ospreay","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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