AEW star Kenny Omega has discussed his rivalry with Will Ospreay in a new interview.
Tensions have continued to rise between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay over the past few months with both men trading personal jabs at one another in interviews.
Following the August 24 edition of AEW Dynamite, Omega and Ospreay traded barbs on the microphone as well.
In a new interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, the former AEW World Champion discussed his rivalry with Ospreay.
In regards to how both men view the professional wrestling business, he said:
“We look at the business in two very different ways. The way we go about our matches is different, and even what we want to leave behind in wrestling is different. We’re both shooting to be the top performer wherever we go, but we go about it in very different ways.”
Omega continued to explain how as much as he wants to test Will Ospreay, he knows the NJPW star wants to test him, saying:
“There may be some tense moments between myself and Will. I’d like to test him, and I’m sure he’d like to test me. I also would like to test myself and see if I’m really in a position where I can hang with the best. I’ve had one match [since returning from injury] to feel it out, which was a very unique scenario. I came back to AEW after a long hiatus and wrestled against three of the top luchador wrestlers in the world in a four-sided ring. Normally when I am testing myself against top luchadores in AAA, we’re in the six-sided ring. I’m still determining where I am, but I am going to push myself as far as I need to in order to keep up with him—and I am going to push myself hard enough to send a message to Will Ospreay that he’s just not quite there yet.”
When asked what he believes Ospreay is lacking as a performer, Omega answered:
“Will has this false sense of self. That’s reinforced partly by some people in the wrestling media, like Dave Meltzer, who I believe overrates his matches just a little. I can take blame for that—I broke the [ratings] scale. Since I broke the scale, the ratings have been all over the place. It’s hard to make heads or tails of how good a match really is, and that’s creating a divide. The rating system used to be something that was prestigious. Now, should I be proud of a four-star match? Or should I be proud of a five or a six? If Will gets something that’s over a five, and I didn’t enjoy my experience watching the match, do I want a match like that?”
The AEW star concluded by explaining why he thinks Ospreay values these things and viewing it as a sign of his age, saying:
“For Will to put so much stock into that is a sign of his age, his experience and his maturity level. If he focused more on where he needs to evolve and grow, he’d come closer to becoming what he wants to be in wrestling. Essentially, that’s me. He’s just not close enough yet. And I’m still here.”
Kenny Omega will team with The Young Bucks to face Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament Dynamite Finals on the August 31 episode of AEW Dynamite from Chicago.
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