Yet another source on what Omega said in the meeting

[Mecca]

cultaholic.com/posts/exclusive-further-details-on-kenny-omega-s-speech-from-august-aew-talent-meeting

I dunno if cultaholic is a respected source or not but here goes..

EXCLUSIVE: Further Details On Kenny Omega's Speech From August AEW Talent Meeting
More On What Kenny Omega Said Has Been Revealed

A source close to Cultaholic Wrestling has revealed further details about Kenny Omega's speech from an AEW talent meeting in August.

Reports from Voices of Wrestling and Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that Omega told talent he would not have hired eight out of 10 people in the room, a comment which generated a mixed reaction. Some viewed Omega's words as comedic and were said just to mess with Will Ospreay but others did not react positively to the line and thought the former AEW World Champion was being serious.

In an update, a source close to Cultaholic Wrestling confirmed Omega made the eight out of 10 people comment before the AEW EVP turned to Will Ospreay and said the NJPW star didn't even work in AEW yet he could wrestle circles around everyone in the room.

Omega's comments were also viewed by the source as the former world champion expressing his unhappiness with what the company had turned into and him voicing his opinion about those who don't respect AEW or Tony Khan.

The talent meeting was held to address backstage tension within the promotion and Tony Khan, Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks, and Omega all spoke. The backstage tension within the promotion would ultimately worsen and Omega is currently suspended from AEW after his involvement in a backstage fight post-All Out with CM Punk, Ace Steel, and The Young Bucks.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

They're really going full Zapruder Film with this Omegs comment. Did he look at Will as he made it? Did he look at him after? How long did it take for him to turn his head? Did he look back and to the left?

[Mid-Carder]

I like Kenny a lot but there's a time and a place for this sort of joke.

[kingoftheindies]

The fact that reports indicate everything involves Ospreay who Kenny has been building an angle with in interviews and social media online tells me that Cultaholic missed the point of the Will stuff

[mrbananagrabber]

Sept 22, 2022 10:57:02 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

They're really going full Zapruder Film with this Omegs comment. Did he look at Will as he made it? Did he look at him after? How long did it take for him to turn his head? Did he look back and to the left?

Who’s the Babushka Woman in all of this?

[Push R Truth]

Sept 22, 2022 10:57:02 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

They're really going full Zapruder Film with this Omegs comment. Did he look at Will as he made it? Did he look at him after? How long did it take for him to turn his head? Did he look back and to the left?

There was a second insulter! I heard it came from the direction of the gassy knoll! Wake up sheeple!

[Jindrak Mark]

Sept 22, 2022 11:03:54 GMT -5 kingoftheindies said:

The fact that reports indicate everything involves Ospreay who Kenny has been building an angle with in interviews and social media online tells me that Cultaholic missed the point of the Will stuff

So you're saying an EVP was trying to work an angle in front of the entire roster and staff during a backstage meeting to address a bunch of serious issues the company has been having?

Punk was hypocritical because he acted that way too but maybe he was right when he said he works with children.

[Mecca]

Why is Will even in a backstage meeting?

Secondly if you worked at a company and your boss told you a temp was better than the whole roster and he wouldn't have hired 8 out of 10 of you...I'd find a new job because that is super unprofessional.

[kingoftheindies]

Sept 22, 2022 11:16:20 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

Sept 22, 2022 11:03:54 GMT -5 kingoftheindies said:

The fact that reports indicate everything involves Ospreay who Kenny has been building an angle with in interviews and social media online tells me that Cultaholic missed the point of the Will stuff

So you're saying an EVP was trying to work an angle in front of the entire roster and staff during a backstage meeting to address a bunch of serious issues the company has been having?

Punk was hypocritical because he acted that way too but maybe he was right when he said he works with children.

I'm saying the emphasis on Will is something he's done everywhere to build a match.

The comment itself? Should not have been said especially if tension is high and I've also said that many times and said I don't think The Elite is seen as completely innocent in everything. My comment was strictly about the Ospreay stuff

[Jindrak Mark]

Sept 22, 2022 11:22:56 GMT -5 Mecca said:

Why is Will even in a backstage meeting?

Secondly if you worked at a company and your boss told you a temp was better than the whole roster and he wouldn't have hired 8 out of 10 of you...I'd find a new job because that is super unprofessional.

It's basically HHH's "I could have a better match with a broomstick than half that locker room" except he's joking/burying people backstage instead of on TV.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Omega's just got a really weird way of speaking and presenting ideas... and however it happened, it's telling that the talent meetings since have sounded way more productive, so he should take notes of that. Telling anyone even in jest he wouldn't have signed people in the room or some people don't care about the company isn't great when the rooms already tense.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Kenny Omega sure seems like a prick in this instance. I guess that's the case for a lot of folks in wrestling, though.

[asuka007]

Maybe Kenny should just let Jericho and Moxley handle the backstage pep talks from now on.

[Mecca]

Kenny Omega is a great worker, great wrestler absolutely, but just like in any sport, the best leaders aren't always the best player on the team...from everything that comes out it sounds like the leaders of AEW are Mox and Jericho...

[kingoftheindies]

Sept 22, 2022 11:27:42 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Omega's just got a really weird way of speaking and presenting ideas... and however it happened, it's telling that the talent meetings since have sounded way more productive, so he should take notes of that. Telling anyone even in jest he wouldn't have signed people in the room or some people don't care about the company isn't great when the rooms already tense.

That's where I think the talent maybe see the Elite got some heat. Clearly not bad guys but they live in their own world. Now that world had led to a lot of success but as AEW has grown (and from a business standpoint it absolutely has grown at a rate even optimists were not expecting) ya gotta realize you've gotta change your approach a bit as an EVP.

[chronocross]

There's a time and place for joking around and that was hardly the time for it.

You're trying to boost morale during difficult times backstage, not try to make silly comments like that one.

[HMARK Center]

Sept 22, 2022 11:08:27 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Sept 22, 2022 10:57:02 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

They're really going full Zapruder Film with this Omegs comment. Did he look at Will as he made it? Did he look at him after? How long did it take for him to turn his head? Did he look back and to the left?

There was a second insulter! I heard it came from the direction of the gassy knoll! Wake up sheeple!

"I remember...you said, 'Nice match, pretty boy'."

[XIII]

This is certainly not something that should ever be said at a meeting by one of the bosses.

Kenny getting some serious benefit of the doubt here, imagine if Hogan, HHH, or some other IWC villain had said this Back in the day. Oh boy…lol

[pinja]

Worst thing about it: He apparently complimented Ospreay. That's one of seven keys to unlock hell on earth.

[tntchamp]

Sept 22, 2022 11:16:20 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

Sept 22, 2022 11:03:54 GMT -5 kingoftheindies said:

The fact that reports indicate everything involves Ospreay who Kenny has been building an angle with in interviews and social media online tells me that Cultaholic missed the point of the Will stuff

So you're saying an EVP was trying to work an angle in front of the entire roster and staff during a backstage meeting to address a bunch of serious issues the company has been having?

Punk was hypocritical because he acted that way too but maybe he was right when he said he works with children.

I maintain that while Punk acted like a unprofessional douche, there are probably some merits to his complaints against the elite.