Tyson Smith famed as Kenny Omega is a Canadian professional wrestler who is famous for being an executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is well-recognized for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, during which he held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship among other titles, and was the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. He became the first and only non-Japanese professional wrestler to win the G1 Climax. He has performed as part of larger national and international promotions, such as Ring of Honor, as well as independent promotions worldwide, including DDT Pro-Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020. Starting his career in the year 2000, Kenny Omega is still active in the wrestling field.
Andrade debuts in AAA to call out Kenny Omega
Andrade has joined Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He appeared in a pre-taped video package at the end of yesterday’s show. During the video package, the former WWE star challenged the Mega Champion Kenny Omega to a match at Triplemania XXIX. Kenny tweeted, “I’m a busy guy, give me some time to think about it.”
Famous For
- Being a Canadian-born professional wrestler.
- Being one of the best professional wrestlers in the world.
- For winning both the AEW World Championship and the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
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What is the Nationality of Kenny Omega?
On 16th October 1983, Kenny Omega was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where he spent his childhood. His real name or full name is Tyson Smith. By nationality, he is Candian and he came from Canadian-white ethnical background. By faith, he believes in the Christian religion. Libra is his Zodiac sign. As of 2020, he celebrated his 37th birthday. About his parents; his father worked for the Canadian government as a transport officer and his mother worked in the family services department. He has one sibling, a younger sister whose name is still a mystery as he has not mentioned anything to the media.
Concerning his educational background, Kenny Omega went to the Transcona Collegiate Institute (TCI) & graduated from there in the year 2001. After that, he enrolled in a university but dropped out to focus his career in wrestling.
How was the Career of Kenny Omega?
- Kenny Omega’s professional career began in the year 2001 by debuting in the Winnipeg-based promotion Premier Championship Wrestling (PCW). He then won the PCW Heavyweight Championship and the PCW Tag Team Championship in 2003 and 2004.
- Also, he won an eight-man tournament, defeating Nate Hardy, Chris Sabin, and Amazing Red, to win the Premier Cup and the NWA Canada X-Division Championship.
- He was then sent to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), WWE’s then-developmental territory for a tryout, after which he was offered a developmental contract and subsequently assigned to DSW full-time in October 2005. After a year, he requested his release from his contract.
- Then, he intended to forge a career in mixed martial arts and entered a few Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments before deciding to return to professional wrestling.
- He competed for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) and captured the JAPW Heavyweight Championship on 8th March 2008.
- DDT invited Omega to Japan to wrestle Ibushi, which Omega accepted; he made his first appearance for the promotion in August 2008. He and Ibushi then formed a tag team named the Golden☆Lovers.
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- In 2011, Omega competed in a match against a nine-year-old girl named Haruka due to which he received death threats.
- He appeared for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) during the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles on 1st November 2008. At PWG’s hundredth show on April 12, 2009, he lost to Bryan Danielson.
- He appeared for the promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) on 25th July 2008 where he lost to Delirious. After that, he competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), losing to Prince Devitt in September 2010.
- At The New Beginning in Niigata on 14th February 2016, he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the vacant IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
- On 6th January 2017, he stated that he would be “stepping away from Japan to reassess [his] future”, adding that he was “weighing all options”.
- In September 2018, he appeared at the independent event All In, where he defeated Penta El Zero.
- He departed NJPW after his contract expired at the end of January 2019.
- He then signed a four-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on 7th February 2019. In the main event of Full Gear on November 9, Omega was defeated by Moxley in an unsanctioned Lights Outmatch.
- At Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave, which aired on 22nd January 2020 episode of Dynamite, he along with Adam Page defeated SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship. Later, he and Page lost the AEW World Tag Team Championship to FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) on 5th September at All Out.
- From October to November 2020, he participated in a tournament to determine the number one contender for the AEW World Championship defeating Sonny Kiss, Penta El Zero M, and Adam Page to win the tournament.
- He also defeated Jon Moxley to win the AEW World Championship for the first time, with the help of Don Callis and turned heel on 2nd December 2020.
- At Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view in April 2021, Omega defeated Swann in a Winner Takes All match to retain his AEW World Championship and also win the Impact World Championship.
- At Héroes Inmortales XIII, he defeated Fenix to win the title.
- On 1st December, he defended the title against Dragon Lee at Triplemanía Regia, where he was victorious.
- At Triplemanía XXVIII on 12th December 2020, he successfully retained the championship against Laredo Kid.
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Awards and Achievements
4 Front Wrestling
- 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time, current)
- AEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Page
- AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament (2020)
- AEW Dynamite Awards (2 times)
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Canadian Wrestling’s Elite
- CWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Danny Duggan
Canadian Wrestling Federation
- CWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
CBS Sports
- Match of the Year (2018) vs. Kazuchika Okada on Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
DDT Pro-Wrestling
- DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
- KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Gota Ihashi and Kota Ibushi (1),and Daisuke Sasaki and Kota Ibushi (1)
- KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time)
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kota Ibushi (2) and Michael Nakazawa (1)
- Nihonkai Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. #6 and Riho
- King of DDT Tournament (2012)
- Best Match Award (2012) vs. Kota Ibushi on August 18
Japan Indie Awards
- Best Bout Award (2008) vs. Kota Ibushi at Beer Garden Pro Wrestling
- Best Bout Award (2012) vs. Kota Ibushi at Budokan Peter Pan
- Best Bout Award (2014) with Kota Ibushi vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo at Dramatic General Election
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2017) vs. Tomohiro Ishii at G1 Special in USA
- Match of the Year (2018) with Kota Ibushi vs. The Young Bucks at Strong Style Evolved
- Sports Illustrated
Weekly Pro Wrestling
- Best Bout Award (2010) with Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi at Destruction ’10
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Tokyo Sports
- Best Bout Award (2010) with Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi at Destruction ’10
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2016-2018, 2020) One-Winged Angel
- Feud of the Year (2017) vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Japan MVP (2018)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2018, 2020)
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2020) with Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks at Revolution
- Wrestler of the Year (2018)
Who is Kenny Omega Girlfriend?
Kenny Omega is not married yet and he is still to get married. He is not dating anyone at present and he is single as of today. He is currently focusing on his career and also searching for his girl who could understand him well. He is enjoying his single life a lot & as of 2018, he was residing in the Katsushika ward in the east end of Tokyo. He is straight by sexuality.
How much is Kenny Omega Net Worth?
Professional and successful wrestler, Kenny Omega has made a huge amount of money as he has come a long way starting his career in the year 2001. As of 2021, the net worth of Kenny is estimated to have $800,000. Whereas he has not disclosed about his salary and career earnings. His only and major source of income comes from his wrestling career. At present, he is living a luxurious lifestyle.
How tall is Kenny Omega?
Wrestler, Kenny Omega is a very cool and handsome man. His tall height measures 6 ft or 183 cm and his body weight is around 92 kg or 203 lbs. With the pair of blue eyes, he has a blonde hair color. He has a toned physique with frizzy hair. He has a rugged beard. He maintained his body a lot. Overall, he has got a healthy body with a charming personality. With his charming smile, he attracts a lot of people towards him.
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