Kenny Omega has credited AJ Styles for keeping his career on track nearly 20 years ago and inspiring the creation of All Elite Wrestling. While speaking to CBS Sports to promote the AEW Full Gear Pay-Per-View, Omega looked back on a 2006 independent match against Styles in Winnipeg for PCW. This stood as the only singles match between the two wrestlers.

Omega noted that he had requested and was granted his release from WWE’s developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling, prior to the match. He admitted that he was unsure if he would continue in the industry after leaving the WWE system.

Omega said: “I wasn’t sure if I’d continue wrestling after I left developmental… [I thought the bout with Styles would be] a good last match. We had no interactions ever before, but there were moments i

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