Will Ospreay praises Kenny Omega following AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

  • Ian Carey
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Will Ospreay says there will never be anyone who can master professional wrestling the way that Kenny Omega has. 

Ospreay defeated Omega to win the IWGP United States Championship last night at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II. He took to social media on Monday to praise his opponent. 

Ospreay wrote:

Kenny Omega is once in a lifetime. There will never be anyone that will be able to master the craft the way he has. Overcoming him was legitimately the most challenging and yet rewarding task of my life. While everyone can say they’re “all elite” You can say you’re above elite

Omega also commented about the match on Twitter, writing:

I lost and Will was the better man tonight. The US belt is in good hands. Keep Don away from it.

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed the match on last night’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio as well, saying it was one of the greatest matches in the history of AEW.  

Meltzer said:

Omega and Ospreay, it could have been the best match in the history of AEW. Maybe second best, I don’t know.

If the match receives a five-star or higher rating, Ospreay will break the record for most matches in the category with 26. He is currently tied with the late Mitsuharu Misawa at 25. Omega would also tie Kazuchika Okada for third place with 24 matches rated five stars or higher. 

If Ospreay vs. Omega II receives a greater than five-star rating, Omega will tie Okada for most matches in the category with 11. Ospreay would move into third place with his 10th match rated above five stars. Next on that list is Shingo Takagi with eight and Kota Ibushi with six. 

Omega vs. Ospreay at the Tokyo Dome on January 4 was rated six and one-quarter stars.