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OMEGA COMMENTS ON WHAT IS FUELING HIS NEXT MOVE, SAYS 'NO NEGOTIATIONS HAVE ENDED'

By Mike Johnson on 2017-01-18 15:48:00

Kenny Omega appeared on The Taz Show with former WWE and ECW star Taz this morning on CBS Radio for an interview discussing his recent main event at the New Japan Wrestle Kingdom show, his future, his time in WWE developmental in the past and more.

During the interview, when asked what he might be able to discuss about his future, Omega stated that he wasn't being "suspiciously silent" or trying to make people think one thing to "work" them.  He said that a year ago,when AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson were all signed by WWE, it opened the eyes of New Japan that they needed to break away from the standard one year deals. He said talents were signed to unique deals and he was one of them.

Omega said that he wouldn't be on the upcoming New Japan Fantasticamania tour, but wouldn't be on the tour anyway.  He said that he effectively has time off to reflect and is using that to decide what is the best for him going forward. 

Omega, 33, has becomes one of the most talked about performers in wrestling since the Tokyo Dome event on 1/4. WWE's John Cena posting photos alluding to the idea of Omega potentially coming to WWE, similar to one Cena posted a year ago about AJ Styles, has only ramped up that speculation.

In terms of what would direct his decision-making, Omega said that he's not looking for monetary goals but is looking to change "the business as much as I can in my own way and do something with impact."   He said he's come so far in Japan that he almost feels as if he's had a "complete career" there and is now mulling over what the next potential move for him could be.  He said that by almost winning the IWGP title and not getting there, he would hate to feel like he's walked away from there without that.

Omega said that he wasn't sending out feelers but was open to receiving them, commenting that after the Dome and the buzz that he's gotten, it appears that WWE is more "receiving" of seeing Omega in a way that would allow him to "contribute" to that company.  He said that he doesn't want to just take a payday for money but wants to contribute in a way that makes current fans happy and bring former fans back to the business.  He admitted that seeing how former NJPW talents have been used there has opened his eyes to the potential.

Omega noted "no negotiations have ended" and it's not a case of one company outbidding another in the end.

"It's not a money situation."

Omega's current deal with New Japan expires on 1/31.

During the interview, Omega also spoke about his time in WWE developmental, which ended when he asked for a release in order to pursue wrestling in Japan:

The Taz Show airs every Monday-Friday from 7 AM - AM. For complete details, visit www.TazShow.com.

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