Who is Kenny Omega?
Canadian-born professional wrestler, Kenny Omega is famous for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, during which he held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship among other titles, and was the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.
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Kenny Omega made his professional wrestling debut in the year 2000. He is also an executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). For the first time ever, mainstream wrestling fans witnessed an exploding barbed wire deathmatch when Kenny Omega battled Jon Moxley at AEW Revolution on Sunday night. Scroll more to know more about Kenny's Full Biography, Personal Life, Net Worth, Surprising Facts, Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Parents, Salary, & more.
Family and Early Life
On 16th October 1983, Kenny Omega opened his eyes for the first time with the real name or full name of Tyson Smith in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (hometown/birthplace). He is of Candian nationality and he belongs to Canadian-white ethnicity. Likewise, his religion is Christian and his race is white. Omega celebrates his every birthday on the 16th October of every year and he has celebrated his 37th birthday as of 2020. Thus, his present age is 37. His horoscope is Libra as per his birthdate.
Regarding his family, his father worked for the Canadian government as a transport officer and his mother worked in the family services department. He has one sibling a younger sister.
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About his education, Kenny attended the Transcona Collegiate Institute (TCI), a secondary education institution in his hometown. He had graduated from there in 2001 and had enrolled in a university but had dropped out during the first year to pursue a career in professional wrestling.
Who is Kenny Omega Dating?
Kenny Omega is an unmarried guy. Talking about his relationship status, he is not dating anyone. Smith said in 2016 that he had no time to think about relationships because he was completely focused on his wrestling goals. So as of now, we can assume that he is living a single life. Kenny's sexual orientation is straight and he is not gay.
Moreover, Smith is fluent in Japanese too, and as of August 2018, he resided in the Katsushika ward in the east end of Tokyo.
What is the Net Worth of Kenny Omega?
Kenny Omega is a professional wrestler who has a net worth of around $800,000 as of 2021. Omega won the G1 Climax in 2016, defeating Hirooki Goto in the finals. His salary amount has not been revealed yet whereas his major source of income is from his wrestling career.
How tall is Kenny Omega?
The height of handsome and versatile wrestler, Kenny Omega is 6 ft or 183 cm and his body weight is around 92 kg or 203 lbs. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. His body build is athletic, however, his body measurement is unknown.
Professional Wrestling Career
Independent circuit and WWE (2001-2011)
- Omega debuted in the Winnipeg-based promotion Premier Championship Wrestling (PCW) in 2001 and won the PCW Heavyweight Championship and the PCW Tag Team Championship in 2003 and 2004.
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2008-2014)
- Kenny represented DDT in All Japan Pro Wrestling's 2011 Junior League, making his debut for the promotion on 11th September.
Bullet Club membership (2014-2016)
- Omega, dubbing himself the Cleaner, made his debut under contract on 8th November at Power Struggle, where he was revealed as the newest member of Bullet Club.
Dissension within Bullet Club and departure (2017-2019)
- Kenny defeated the debuting Chris Jericho in a no disqualification match to retain the IWGP United States Championship at the Wrestle Kingdom 12 on 4th January 2018.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2019-present)
- He made his debut for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as part of the promotion's partnership with AEW at its Triplemania XXVII event on 3rd August 2019.
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Awards and Achievements
4 Front Wrestling
4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time, current)
Ring of Honor
- Feud of the Year (2018) vs. Cody
River City Wrestling
- CWE Canadian Unified Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2017) vs. Tomohiro Ishii at G1 Special in USA
- Match of the Year (2018) with Kota Ibushi vs. The Young Bucks at Strong Style Evolved
Sports Illustrated
- Wrestler of the Year (2017)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2020)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2016-2018, 2020) One-Winged Angel
- Feud of the Year (2017) vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Japan MVP (2018)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2018, 2020)
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2020) with Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks at Revolution
- Wrestler of the Year (2018)
Weekly Pro Wrestling
- Best Bout Award (2010) with Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi at Destruction '10
Tokyo Sports
- Best Bout Award (2010) with Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi at Destruction '10
