Summary

Kenny Omega weighed in on the recent decision that led to TNA wrestlers being pulled from matches against AEW talent, saying professional wrestling is better off when promotions are willing to work together instead of focusing only on the risk.

The discussion follows the removal of Nic Nemeth and Leon Slater from planned matches with MJF and Ricochet because of what were described as partner conflicts. Omega said he believes the bigger picture for the business improves when companies can find ways to cooperate.

That comes at a time when Omega is also moving toward AEW Dynasty, where his latest confrontation with MJF on Dynamite helped sharpen the pay-per-view title picture.

Quote from Kenny Omega

"If you’re in a bubble for too long and you failed to realize what exists outside your bubble, how small your bubble is… in this case, we’re talking about professional wrestling, I think you start to run into problems like this where someone will think that they’re better than somebody else, that there is no reason to work together, and they don’t see the upside.

They can only look at the negatives and the downsides. I still think that we’re in a place where professional wrestling can still be more than what it is. I do think that if there were situations where we could all play nice with each other, then I really do think that business as a whole would move in towards more of a positive direction, we’d see more of a positive trend.

I understand with the amount of money that’s at play, that’s a very sensitive subject and a very sensitive issue. If we get to a point where we’re starting to cross-promote or we’re having wrestlers wrestle against talent affiliated with WWE, for example, it becomes a sensitive topic as to how do we promote that? Who wins? Who loses?

I don’t say that, specifically as a who wins, who loses on paper, but I mean, who wins, who loses as a promotion? Who’s going to come out looking like the stronger promotion, who’s going to come out looking like they gained something from this scenario?"

Omega later went on to say:

"I do think that at the end of the day, if everyone were to really just sit down and figure out a way to make it happen, it’s more than doable. We’ve seen it in other sports, other forms of media. This isn’t just a thing that’s unique to professional wrestling. But maybe you could also make something really cool by having two forces that you never would see share a screen team up or face each other. I have always been maybe a little bit unrealistic in that realm of thought, but I’ve always been at least willing to always entertain that if there was ever an opportunity to do so.

I really do think that with how passionately I do feel about working together with everybody and anybody, that I think Tony would hear me out and also entertain the idea as well. I think it’d be great for fans, and I think at the end of the day, too, it’s only a net-positive for all of professional wrestling."

Kenny Omega's comments put the AEW and TNA issue in a bigger context

Omega's point was not limited to one canceled booking. He framed the situation as part of a broader tension in wrestling, where promotions may see the downside of cooperation more clearly than the upside. That matters here because the names involved were not fringe talents, they were Nic Nemeth, Leon Slater, MJF, and Ricochet, which made the fallout noticeable to fans right away.

His comments also underline how much trust and branding concern still shape crossover decisions. Omega made clear that the hardest part is not simply booking the match, but deciding how each company benefits when major names from different promotions share the same space.

What this could mean for Kenny Omega, AEW, and future crossover talks

Omega tied his stance directly to the idea that fans gain from unusual matchups and talent interaction that normally would not happen. If similar situations come up again, his comments suggest he would support AEW exploring them rather than shutting the door completely.

The immediate reality is that Omega is focused on MJF and the AEW World Championship at Dynasty, but his remarks also show that at least one top AEW star still sees cross-promotional flexibility as a positive for the business when the right deal can be made.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.