Spens1 wrote:Scott Hall wrote:Spens1 wrote:
He's leaving 'for now'. Now it very well could be a case where he's going to AEW or WWE (like i said though, going to WWE now, with Vince still in charge would be the biggest waste of talent).
My guess is he's going to take a break from wrestling altogether for the next few months. AEW doesn't have anything concrete right now and most importantly, no TV, however if it wants to succeed, they're going to need Omega.
Also New Japan is (probably) taking the wait and see approach with AEW right now, since they have the MSG show with ROH in April, after that its fair game. Sure they may stick with ROH but i have a feeling if AEW gets a good TV deal (and with the Khan's, i'd say that's likely, someone will want a stake of that wrestling pie after all if they can prove they have money behind them and the Khan's are richer than Vince and willing to spend it). New Japan have all the power in that ROH relationship because with New Japan, ROH are stuffed (basically all their drawing power is because of that relationship).
That is where Omega i think will come in, he'll do AEW and New Japan and finish off the main storylines left there (Tanahashi and that Ibushi singles match/series).
I think WWE is a good option... and his value just increases more as WWE wants him just for him to stay away from there. Still the company is an unknown it could be a massive flop for all we know. Their roster initially will be full of guys he's already wrestled a thousand times. WWE is still considered the "big leagues" going their rises his portfolio x 10. Having it on his resume is a big deal. He should get some of that Fox/Saudi Arabia money let AEW get off the ground and up and running make a bigger name for himself then when his contract is up and he deflects to AEW he's that much bigger of a star and helps out his friends at AEW.
As for NJPW he's pretty much wrestled everyone there and there isn't much left for him to accomplish. If there is gonna
be a bidding war for his services between 2 billionaires there is no point in him staying in a smaller promotion.
Now if AEW has a working relationship with NJPW and I have a feeling they eventually will then it's all gravy.
the WWE option will always be there though and the longer he can hold out, especially if AEW really does succeed, the more he can get. WWE won't stop being interested in him simply put, because he's better than anyone in the WWE right now, so he will always have value to them.
Also, WWE didn't offer any creative control (which AEW will do), now WWE are smart for it, they never should offer creative control ever again, but it will cost them Omega.
In WWE also, he will be one of a few main event guys, he will never be the guy they build around. With AEW, he will be the face of that promotion.
I'm not sure how much bigger he can be, everyone who is watching WWE now either watch other promotions already and know about him very well, or would never watch anything else but WWE in the first place so if he left, he'd get none of that audience to begin with.
For New Japan, actually he has plenty to accomplish. His feud with Tanahashi is still probably going to be a thing and he never has had his singles match with Ibushi. If he left now, his story arc is left on a massive sour note and he's probably one of the few wrestlers who would be mindful of that.
With New Japan doing a 2 night Wrestle Kingdom and Okada vs Naito the likely main event for one of the nights, its likely New Japan can offer something Omega has craved since beginning his career, main event wrestle kingdom against Kota Ibushi. No other promotion, not even WWE can offer him that and this might be the one and only chance, if the two night wrestle kingdom flops and he does come to WWE for a few years and comes back, he's never getting back into the New Japan main event because he'll be older (around 37 or 38 if he went straight back) and will have to deal with the likes of Juice Robinson, ZSJ or Ospreay who will have become that new gaijin megastar, basically put, he'll never get the Ibushi in a singles match at the main event of a wrestle kingdom card.
Its a year or two too early yet, he'll go, i just don't think he's cashing in yet. I think he's going to be like AJ, he'll come when he's done absolutely everything and he has nothing he could possibly do and their are no loose ends to tie up, he'll take the money. He doesn't have family or major ties in the U.S (he's Canadian for one, and has Japanese citizenship and has lived there full time for 10 years, leaving Japan would mean he's actually uprooting to move to a completely new country).
If there was Vegas odds on him returning to NJPW instead of WWE or AEW they'd be around 100-1 if not higher
it's already been reported by reputable sources and he's announced it himself. Who knows maybe he goes back
there one day or AEW has a working relationship with them but right now it makes zero sense and Jericho and his
buddies would slap him across the head.
He's the hottest commodity in the business right now in his prime. He's one bad bump away from being the next
Paige or Edge then his value is next to nil.
WWE is on Global TV and tours the world... AEW doesn't even have an American TV deal right now. WWE stars
get recognition from TMZ, ESPN, late night talk shows and have connections to Hollywood.
If WWE is paying him Brock/Ronda money or close to it they would be insane to not have him in the main event picture.
Even if for whatever reason Vince soured on him or didn't get his "appeal" they're almost forced to keep him strong because
he'd got to AEW in a heart beat and it'd be a massive star for them who would then have a WWE following.
As for AEW they gotta get a production team and production trucks, and lawyers and a medical team etc etc.
I have no idea how far they are in that process. I think they gotta offer Omega a high ranking job in the company
and match the WWEs offer.
If he rejects them now when they're desperate you never know how they would react. They're still bitter James Storm
blew them off and went back to TNA. If he comes when he's in his 40's his value will be a lot less then now.
He grew up like most kids wanting to wrestle at Wrestlemania, the Royal Rumble etc and he also has friends
in the company so really this is the best and most logical time for him to have his WWE "run" as AEW and NJPW
will always be there.
Lebron left his home townish team to go to the Lakers for similar reasons. When you're (arguably) the
biggest star in your industry you need to be paid like one while your max potential earning is at it's highest
and that window is still open for a bit.