– During a recent Twitch livestream, AEW EVP and former World Champion Kenny Omega discussed the infamous backstage incident at AEW All Out 2022 in September of that year, dubbed Brawl Out, involving The Young Bucks, CM Punk, Omega, and Ace Steel. Omega addressed the incident, noting his involvement in attempting to get CM Punk’s dog, Larry, to safety during the brawl that took place. Below are some highlights (via Fightful):
Kenny Omega on trying to help Larry during the AEW All Out incident: “I thought my duty as an EVP during Brawl Out would be to enter the situation while there was chaos, de-escalate it, and create a peaceful environment for everyone. I was able to create a peaceful environment for the most important person in that altercation, and that was Larry. I swear to God, honestly, that was my biggest concern and yeah it sounds funny, but like, I look at animals and our pets as people and as, you know, bobby of course the most most important people in my life. So, to get little Larry out of there was the most important thing to me and that was the success.”
On how chaotic the situation was: “Unfortunately, try as I may, things were too chaotic for me to be able to do anything By my own power. That was a moment when I had seen that there were…. I believe it was in that instance when I realized that… the way that I wanted to go about things wasn’t necessarily the way that other people wanted to. It was also the way that other people necessarily didn’t want to. Then it was also maybe not the way that the boss wanted to take care of it. I am also… I also thought of myself as a liability because I am… I don’t want to say old school. I’m not old school. I’ve just played a lot of contact sports and I’ve gotten into jiu-jitsu and boxing and mixed martial arts.”
On how emotions can boil over in situations like this and why he shouldn’t be in EVP in 2024: “I just know that sometimes when you perform or when you fight, when everything’s on the line, when you give your heart, when you give your soul towards something and you’re in that moment of high stress or high anxiety where you’ve maybe emptied the tank and you’re just physically exhausted. In an environment like that, sometimes emotions get the best of you and people will want to throw hands and in the case that I’m unfortunately or fortunately a believer of it, I think if it’s decided that, hey, this is the best way to solve things, and you can shake hands after and move on after. I’m actually a believer of fight age. I am, and that sounds terrible to say, which is why, like, don’t make me an EVP in 2024. You know, you can’t do that stuff anymore. I just feel that sometimes that’s how you have to settle things. Sometimes.”
Omega is currently sidelined due to a bout with diverticulitis.
