What’s important to note when it comes to Kenny Omega’s digs at Will Ospreay regarding attendance in Japan, is that “The Cleaner” had left NJPW in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions in the country. However, he would cover all bases as he further launched into the in-ring comparisons between them. 

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“When you talk about the matches, who remembers any of your f***ing matches, Will? Nobody remembers them,” he proclaimed. “Who’s got the better matches against Okada, who’s got the better matches against Naito, who’s got the better matches against Ibushi, Goto, Tanahashi, freaking Yoshi-Hashi, all these motherf***ers?… We’re talking about the major players, the stuff that was bringing in the [money], that was yours truly, that was me only, not you, it wasn’t you.”

“The Cleaner” asserted that while that was the case, it didn’t matter how Ospreay viewed himself, arguing that no one had forgotten his contributions to NJPW. Meanwhile, he wouldn’t be surprised if they had already forgotten about the “Aerial Assassin.” Omega concluded the promo with a nod to divisive critic Dave Meltzer and his ratings system, describing how the style he innovated in Japan broke the way Meltzer views wrestling — and that’s why he rates Will Ospreay so highly. 

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“Get that f***ing Dave Meltzer checklist. Every time. See if anyone remembers or gives a f*** aside from Dave Meltzer… I get the love of all the people and Dave Meltzer,” he said. “I broke the scale, it f***ed up something in his brain or he doesn’t know what a good match is anymore… I think he doesn’t understand it anymore. He’s stopped being able to understand. He can’t comprehend what’s going on. I opened Pandora’s box and he’s just running rampant right now.”