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It was announced on IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV this week that the main event of IMPACT Rebellion in April will feature an historic Title vs. Title blockbuster main event. AEW World Champion Kenny Omega will face either IMPACT World Champion Rich Swann or TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose with both AEW and IMPACT Wrestling's World Championships on the line.
The Cleaner's Rebellion opponent will be determined at IMPACT Wrestling's Sacrifice event on Saturday. There, IMPACT World Champion Rich Swann will face TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose in a World Championship Unification Match.
The Rebellion announcement is just the latest chapter in AEW and IMPACT Wrestling's working relationship that was established in December 2020. Since then, fans have seen a talent exchange between both companies.
Kenny Omega's match at Rebellion will not be his first inside of an IMPACT Wrestling ring. The AEW World Champion made his IMPACT in-ring debut at the Hard To Kill pay-per-view event in January.
Teaming with The Good Brothers, Omega defeated the team of Rich Swann, Moose and Chris Sabin. By pinning the IMPACT World Champion, many assumed that this Title vs. Title match was on the horizon.
Now that the match has been confirmed, who will leave Rebellion as the AEW and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion? Let's take a look at five reasons why Omega should win the IMPACT World Championship at Rebellion.
#5 Kenny Omega could win the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship to become a belt collector
Since he won the AEW World Championship, Kenny Omega has been synonymous with IMPACT Wrestling.
After his controversial victory at the Winter is Coming edition of AEW Dynamite, Omega made his first public appearance as the champion on the following week's episode of IMPACT Wrestling.
During a sit-down interview conducted by IMPACT announcer Josh Matthews, Omega and IMPACT Wrestling Executive Vice President Don Callis offered their first official comments about their alliance.
in the interview, Omega told the story of his renowned comic book fandom as a child. The AEW World Champion discussed becoming an avid comic book collector and wanting to collect every possible comic book ever released. But the young native of Winnipeg quickly realized that it was not possible to achieve this goal.
Instead, Omega turned his attention to the world of professional wrestling. He revealed that his new goal was to become a wrestling belt collector. Already the AEW World Champion and the AAA Mega Champion, Kenny Omega was well on his way to collecting every world championships. The IMPACT World Championship is the next prized belt he hopes to collect.
By winning the main event at IMPACT Rebellion, fans could witness an historic image of Omega holding the AEW World Championship, the AAA Mega Championship, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the IMPACT World Championship all at the same time.
#4 Omega's win could establish an IMPACT Wrestling star in the future
If Kenny Omega becomes the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion at Rebellion, it's unlikely that his IMPACT World Championship reign will be a long one.
The Cleaner is a contracted AEW wrestler, and his first priority will always be All Elite Wrestling. While this collaboration is a fantastic promotional opportunity for IMPACT Wrestling, the company is better off when one of its own stars is holding the world title.
Still, IMPACT Wrestling could use am Omega IMPACT World Championship reign to help establish IMPACT's next big star.
Few professional wrestlers have been able to defeat Omega in recent years. The list of stars from NJPW, IMPACT Wrestling and AEW who have achieved this feat is quite short.
Therefore, whoever eventually dethrones The Cleaner from the top of IMPACT Wrestling will instantly become a major star in the wrestling world.
When booking Omega's IMPACT World Title run, IMPACT Wrestling should use as much future planning and forsight as possible in order to create new stars.
IMPACT Wrestling could use Kenny Omega's brief IMPACT World Championship reign as the perfect platform to springboard a developing talent, like Ace Austin or Chris Bey, to the next level.
#3 Omega would bring credibility to the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship
Throughout the history of IMPACT Wrestling, some legendary names have held the IMPACT World Championship. Icons like Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles have all held IMPACT Wrestling's top prize.
But due to IMPACT Wrestling's troubled past, the company's reputation has required significant rebuilding. Executives such as Don Callis, Scott D'Amore and Ed Nordholm have done an excellent job in rebranding and building up IMPACT Wrestling's reputation over the past few years.
That being said, IMPACT Wretling still has a long way to go in bringing back the credibility that the company and its World Championship once had in the late 2000s.
Having Kenny Omega, who is currently one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, hold the IMPACT World Championship would absolutely bring that legitimacy back.
The Cleaner bring eyeballs to the product, and his presence also shows fans that IMPACT Wrestling can once again attract top talent to compete in the promotion.
Having Kenny Omega win the IMPACT World Champion would line up with the company's previous history, where legendary names made the IMPACT World Championship reputable in the first place.
#2 Omega's reign would give IMPACT Wrestling more exposure and higher television ratings
Since IMPACT Wrestling and AEW established their working relationship, IMPACT has seen some of its best ratings and viewership during its run on AXS TV.
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega's IMPACT Wrestling debut appearance during the December 8 episode shattered the company's viewership record on Twitch. The broadcast peaked at over 50,000 live viewers, which more than doubled IMPACT Wrestling's previous best number on Twitch.
This achievement was quite significant because IMPACT Wrestling's television viewership and ratings had dropped throughout 2020 in large part due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Overall, television viewership, aside from cable news, has decreased across the board because online streaming services are increasingly becoming the norm.
Therefore, the fact that IMPACT Wrestling was able to break its all-time viewership record on AXS TV and Twitch during a pandemic is a noteworthy feat.
IMPACT Wrestling should realize that Omega's reign as the IMPACT World Champion could once again potentially break these new viewership records. If IMPACT wants to continue its recent prominence, having The Cleaner reign as the IMPACT World Champion might be the key component to this success.
#1 Omega's win would set up a huge IMPACT Wrestling World Championship main event at Slammiversary
Historically speaking, IMPACT Wrestling's two biggest shows of the year are Slammiversary in July and Bound for Glory in October.
If Kenny Omega wins the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship at IMPACT Rebellion, he would probably lose it at the next major pay-per-view, Slammiversary.
Last year's Slammiversary event was a major success for IMPACT Wrestling. Due to the debuts and returns of ex-WWE Superstars such as Heath, Eric Young, EC3 and The Good Brothers, Slammiversary trended worldwide. The event recorded one of IMPACT's highest pay-per-view buy-rates in recent memory.
With Omega potentially entering the summer as the world champion, this year's Slammiversary event could be even bigger. Social media and the entire professional wrestling world would continue to buzz about The Cleaner's ongoing involvement with IMPACT Wrestling.
From there, all roads can lead to Slammiversary, where the main event of Omega defending his IMPACT World Championship would be a fitting match for the major event.
Omega's presence alone will make Slammiversary a major success for IMPACT Wrestling. It would surely trend worldwide on social media and deliver another strong buy-rate.
Clearly, it would make total sense for IMPACT to build toward a Slammiversary main event in which Omega would defend the company's top title.
