Kenny Omega

Kenny Omega, born Tyson Smith on October 16, 1983, is a Canadian professional wrestler renowned for his exceptional in-ring skills and technical prowess. Currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), he serves as both an active competitor and an executive vice president, leading the influential stable known as The Elite. Omega's unique persona often incorporates elements from video games, making him a standout figure in the wrestling world.

Before his tenure at AEW, which began in 2019, Omega made a significant impact in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2014 to 2019. During this period, he captured prestigious titles, including the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, and was a prominent member and leader of the Bullet Club stable. His career also spans various independent promotions globally, such as DDT Pro-Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, as well as larger organizations like Ring of Honor and Impact Wrestling.

Omega's accolades are numerous; he held the Impact World Championship and AAA Mega Championship while simultaneously holding the AEW World, Impact World, and AAA Mega titles in the spring and summer of 2021, achieving the status of a triple champion. In AEW, he has claimed the AEW World Championship once, the AEW World Tag Team Championship once, the AEW World Trios Championship twice, and the AEW International Championship once. Notably, he became AEW's inaugural Triple Crown winner in September 2022 and its first Grand Slam champion in March 2025.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Omega was named Sports Illustrated's Wrestler of the Year in two thousand seventeen and topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated's list of the top five hundred male wrestlers in two thousand eighteen and again in two thousand twenty-one. He has also received the Match of the Year distinction three times, with one of his matches against Kazuchika Okada in June two thousand eighteen earning a remarkable seven-star rating from sports journalist Dave Meltzer, the highest ever awarded. In recognition of his contributions to the sport, Omega was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in two thousand twenty.