Wrestling celebrity Kenny Omega returned to Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom occasion after not showing since 2019. And he returned in type, dressing up as well-known Ultimate Fantasy VII villain Sephiroth and even entered walked in to the basic unhealthy man’s theme tune, “One Winged Angel.”
Thought-about by some to be among the best wrestlers on the market, Kenny Omega, actual identify Tyson Smith, has spent the previous few years in America in AEW, a comparatively new wrestling promotion that has turn into an precise competitor to the long-running WWE. However earlier at the moment in Japan, Omega returned to Wrestle Kingdom—one of many largest annual wrestling occasions within the nation—after a three-year absence. And as along with his earlier appearances, he tapped into his love of video video games to create one hell of an entrance.
Additional including to the Ultimate Fantasy connection, throughout massive screens behind Omega was imagery linked to Sephiroth and his well-known wings. The previous AEW World Champion squared off in opposition to Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. (Spoilers: He gained the match, which was among the best of the night time.)
Whereas this video-game-themed entrance and outfit shortly went viral on-line, it’s removed from the primary time Omega has used online game music or costumes. In 2019, he wore an outfit impressed by Sans The Skeleton—a personality from Undertale—throughout an AEW occasion. In 2018, at a earlier Wrestle Kingdom, he donned a Pharah-inspired costume, full with a missile launcher. (Pharah is a high-flying character from Overwatch.) Omega’s used a finisher named “The One Winged Angel” for years, too.
He’s additionally appeared in movies with Big Bomb just a few instances, together with one very humorous incident involving him and WWE’s Austin Creed, one other massive gamer. Each wrestlers needed to fastidiously maneuver out and in of body so neither was seen on the identical time on display with a wrestler from a rival promotion.