Tony Khan Credits Kenny Omega For Bringing This Top Star To AEW
Tony Khan believes Kenny Omega deserves the credit for bringing this top talent to AEW.
All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan was a recent guest on Busted Open Radio. While discussing current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita, Khan revealed that Kenny Omega was the one who came to him and pitched the idea of bringing Takeshita into the company several years ago.
“With (Konosuke) Takeshita, it was Kenny Omega, who first came to me and said, ‘I really believe in Takeshita, and if you give him an opportunity here, I think you’re really gonna like him,’ and boy was Kenny right,” Tony Khan said. “I mean, Kenny’s a wrestling genius himself, and I was just talking with Kenny about this the other night because Kenny and I flew home together after WrestleDream — back to Florida — and we were talking on the flight back, and I am very grateful to Kenny because when he brought that kid here, he was on to something.
Konosuke Takeshita reminds Tony Khan of a young Barry Windham
“You could see it from when Takeshita first got here. He was like a big athlete. Sometimes I compare Takeshita to Barry Windham. I think when I first saw him, I saw this tall kid that glides effortlessly through the ring and just glides, and he’s so crisp with everything he does, and I couldn’t put my finger on it.
“But then, when I watched a few of his matches, I said, ‘Barry Windham,’ and I feel like the way he’s improved and continuously got better and better, again, it reminds me of seeing young Barry Windham coming into his own and I’m really excited because I think Takeshita’s had great mentorship, and here in AEW, we really believe in him and he’s risen to these opportunities.” [H/T: Fightful]
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