Various: Kenny Omega on Teaming Again with Okada Interest, Brian Kendrick on Briscoe Bros Legacy, Indies

May 17, 2023

Kenny Omega Comments on His Interest in Teaming Again with Kazuchika Okada

Sports Illustrated held a recent interview with Kenny Omega. One of the topics discussed included Omega’s thoughts on New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kazuchika Okada recently using his “Goodbye and good night” catchphrase.

“Absolutely it did. I checked my text messages right away to see if there was something I wasn’t privy to.”

Omega also gave his thoughts about his interest in potentially teaming again with Kazuchika Okada for a match in the future.

“I wouldn’t be so quick to scratch his name off the list of guys I wouldn’t help. Our match together was a wild-card draft. It was a fun time. It felt to me like, ‘We had our thing. Our thing is done. I’ve said it before—Okada is very sharp. He is who he is for a reason. I had a lot of fun teaming with him at New Japan Dash, so I wouldn’t strike that off the list of potential people who I wouldn’t mind having their back.
We’re in completely separate divisions right now. I’m U.S. champion, and he’s competing for the IWGP heavy. It’s good to let us exist in our respective worlds and be comrades for a change.”

Brian Kendrick Comments on The Briscoe Brothers Legacy in Wrestling

Armbars & Sidebars held a recent interview with Brian Kendrick. One of the topics discussed included Kendrick’s thoughts on Jay Briscoe and the Briscoe Brothers’ legacy in wrestling.

“At least out of the tragedy, if nothing else, then it solidified some sort of infamy, I don’t know if that’s the right word. Now, now there’s a legacy, right? It’s because the story is done, now we can say ‘Wow what a great story’ and now it will be the tale of how these guys were underappreciated. They got to have a few great matches towards the end, which is nice, but yeah, it’s going to be a sad tale of what could have been.
They will now be sought after by wrestlers forever, and they should have been. As far as tag team wrestlers go, teams don’t stay together like that, that’s incredible. So, now they will go down, as they should have anyways, but I think this makes it without question that they’ll go down as guys that will be studied.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Stardom announced that MIRAI recently suffered an undisclosed injury and as a result, they have pulled her from their upcoming events this weekend in Japan.

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding a press conference and a fan meet & greet event on May 20th in Long Beach, California as part of the festivities for their Resurgence 2023 event the following night in the city.

West Coast Pro recently announced that Jeff Cobb will be making an appearance for the company at their Cruel Summer 2023 event on July 8th in San Francisco, California.

Japanese Deathmatch legend Atsushi Onita recently announced on Twitter that he was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday following his successful surgery last week for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Prestige Wrestling recently announced that Jonathan Gresham will be making his official debut for the company at their All Rise event on July 23rd in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

FITE TV recently announced that Major League Wrestling’s MLW Fusion series will now be included for their FITE+ subscription service.

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced that they will be holding an event on November 24th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as part of WrestleCade’s series of events that weekend in the city.

GCW owner Brett Lauderdale and former GCW talent Alex Colin recently were involved in a lengthy online argument on Twitter over Colin’s issues with his treatment and pay in the company that led to his departure last year. Besides Colin, former GCW commentator Kevin Gill also recently stated that he had left GCW over issues related to still being owed money for the work he had done in the company.

GCW recently announced a new match for the card of their The Way I Am event on May 20th in Detroit, Michigan:

GCW World Championship Six-Way match – Lufisto vs. Shazza McKenzie vs. Allie Katch vs. Maki Itoh vs. Allysin Kay vs. Masha Slamovich (c)

The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced three new matches for the card of their Crockett Cup 2023 event on June 3-4 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

June 3rd, NWA Crockett Cup 2023 Night 1 – Hardcore Team War – Samantha Starr, La Rosa Negra, & M95 (Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate) vs. Pretty Empowered (Kenzie Paige, Kylie Paige, Ella Envy, & Roxy)
June 4th, NWA Crockett Cup 2023 Night 2 – #1 Contender for NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Six-Man Scramble match – TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA
June 4th, NWA Crockett Cup 2023 Night 2 – Pre-show: NWA World Women’s Television Championship – TBA vs. Kenzie Paige (c)