Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he competes under the ring name Kenny Omega. Besides wrestling, he is also the executive vice president of AEW.[1]
| Kenny Omega | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A headshot of Omega in 2019 | |
| Born | October 16, 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kenny Omega Scott Carpenter |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Billed from | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (by way of North Carolina) |
| Trained by | Bobby Jay Dave Taylor |
| Debut | February 2000 |
Smith has also competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). As well as competing on the independent circuit for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
Smith has won many Championships in many different companies. In AEW, he is a one-time AEW World Champion, one-time AEW International Champion, one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion, and two-time AEW World Trios Champion. This made him the first Grand Slam Champion in AEW history.
Career
changeDDT Pro-Wrestling
changeDuring his early career in DDT Pro-Wrestling, Omega was in a tag team with Kota Ibushi called the Golden☆Lovers.[2] They would later team again in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[3]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
changeDuring his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Omega was known by the nickname The Cleaner.[4] He was the leader of the stable Bullet Club, a group of heel gaijin. He was kicked out of Bullet Club on the Night 2 of The New Beginning in Sapporo after he lost the IWGP United States Championship to Jay White and got hit with the Cross Rhodes by Cody Rhodes.[5]
All Elite Wrestling
changeOn February 7, 2019, Omega signed a four-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[6] Omega made his AEW in-ring debut at Double or Nothing on May 25, 2019 losing to Chris Jericho.[7]
At Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave, Omega and Adam Page won the AEW World Tag Team Championship after defeating SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky).[8] They lost the titles to FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) at All Out.[9]
Omega focused on single matches afterwards. At Full Gear, he defeated his former tag parter Adam Page in the finals of a AEW World Championship number one contender tournament.[10] He won the AEW World Championship at Winter Is Coming and turned heel after Don Callis got up from the commentary booth and distracted Jon Moxley. When Moxley turned around, Omega hit him in the head with a microphone and pinned him.[11]
Because of AEW's working relationship with Impact Wrestling at the time, Omega also appeared on episodes of Impact!. He defeated Rich Swann on Impact Wrestling's Rebellion pay-per-view to win the Impact World Championship.[12] On the August 18 debut episode of Rampage, Omega lost the title to Christian Cage.[13]
At Full Gear, Omega also lost the AEW World Championship to Adam Page and took time off from wrestling to heal from injuries.[14][15]
On the August 17, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Omega returned to AEW and was revealed to be the third partner for The Young Bucks. The three competed in a tournament to crown the first AEW World Trios Champions.[16] They won the Championships from Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, and John Silver) at All Out. However, they were later suspended and stripped of them because of a real-life backstage fight that took place between Omega, the Young Bucks, CM Punk, and Ace Steel.[17]
Omega and the Young Bucks returned from suspension on November 19, 2022 and faced Death Triangle at Full Gear but lost.[18]
During their feud with the Blackpool Combat Club, Omega and the Young Bucks said that they had a mystery partner join them for their fight at Blood & Guts. On the July 13 episode of Dynamite, Omega and the Young Bucks revealed Kota Ibushi as their mystery parter, reuniting the Golden☆Lovers.[19] They defeated the Blackpool Combat Club, Konosuke Takeshita, and Pac.[20]
On August 2, 2023, Omega signed a multi-year contract extension to stay with All Elite Wrestling.[21] In December, he became inactive after being diagnosed with diverticulitis.[22] He returned a year later on December 28 at Worlds End.[23] At Revolution on March 9, 2025, he defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the AEW International Championship for the first time. As a result, he became the first wrestler to hold four different AEW championships.[24]
Personal life
changeSmith is fluent in Japanese, having learned the language after spending many years living and working in Japan.[25] He hosted a show called Cleaner's Corner on YouTube where he reviewed and played old video games.[26]
References
change- ↑ "Kenny Omega On Being AEW Champion As EVP: "I'm Just A Lowly Executive Best Wrestler Of All Time". Fightful. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ↑ "ケニー・オメガ". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The Man In Japan: Kenny Omega's Road To The Tokyo Dome, pt. 3". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "「新日本に100パーセント集中したい」ケニー・オメガが10月でDDTとの契約終了、"主戦場"を新日本プロレスへ！【会見全文】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo Night Two Live Results: Omega-white". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega Confirms Four-Year Deal With AEW; Discusses Negotiations Between AEW, NJPW, And WWE". POSTWrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double or Nothing Card Begins to Take Shape". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Spoiler notes and results from Jericho cruise AEW Dynamite taping". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "FTR Beats Kenny Omega And Hangman Page To Win AEW Tag Team Titles At All Out". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega wins title eliminator tournament at AEW Full Gear". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "New AEW Champion Crowned". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega captures the Impact World Title in victory over Rich Swann at Impact's Rebellion PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Christian Cage Dethrones Kenny Omega on AEW Rampage, Makes First Defense Against Brian Myers at Emergence". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Barnett's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson vs. Miro in the eliminator tournament finals, Penta and Rey Fenix vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston, Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti for the AEW Women's Title, Darby Allin vs. MJF". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Matt Jackson Teases Kenny Omega's Return On 8/15 Being The Elite". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega Returns On 8/17 AEW Dynamite, Teams With The Young Bucks In AEW Trios Tournament Match". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Report: AEW Members receive suspensions after 'All Out' altercation". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kota Ibushi And PAC Revealed As Final Members Of Blood & Guts Match On 7/12 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell's live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "The Elite renew contracts with AEW". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega health update, situation 'could have been horrendous'". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Worlds End 2024 live results: Kazuchika Okada wins Continental Classic, Kenny Omega returns". Yahoo Sports. 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (March 9, 2025). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Adam Copeland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Title, MJF vs. Hangman Page". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Japanophiles – Kenny Omega". NHK World. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Meet Kenny Omega, the wrestler every gamer should know". GamesRadar+. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
Other websites
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- Official website Archived 2023-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Kenny Omega on Twitter