Kenny Omega calls Kurt Angle his favorite wrestler, Angle responds

Kenny Omega and Kurt Angle hold a mutual respect for one another.

During a Twitch stream on Friday night, Omega named Angle as his favorite wrestler ever and the most complete wrestler of all time. Omega praised Angle for both his in-ring work and not being afraid to do silly things as a character on television:

I do think that Kurt Angle is the greatest – I can’t even say just in-ring, for me he’s the most complete wrestler of all time. He’s my favorite. He’s my go-to guy to study, for me being an athletic guy that wants to be able to mesh well and complement every wrestling style. But also not – I’m also, of course, anyone who’s familiar with me here in chat, I’m not afraid to embarrass myself or do silly things. And that’s what I loved a lot about what Kurt did on TV.

On Saturday, Angle responded to Omega’s praise:

Omega and Angle have both praised each other in the past as well, including Angle saying that Omega was a dream opponent of his. Angle retired from in-ring competition in 2019.

Omega reviewed Angle vs. Rey Mysterio from SummerSlam 2002 on his Twitch stream. Omega said he believes Mysterio is the greatest luchador of all time.

The 40-year-old Omega has been out of action since December 2023 due to diverticulitis. Dave Meltzer reported in the new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that a decision still hasn’t been made on whether Omega will undergo surgery.

“If he has that surgery, it’ll be a couple of months after the surgery before he’d be able to return,” Meltzer wrote.