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What an episode of AEW Dynamite tonight. Kenny Omega is not only the new AEW World Champion, but IMPACT Wrestling VP Don Callis confirmed he'd be on IMPACT next week. That's right, the AEW World Champion is appearing on another televised wrestling show.
This is pretty massive, and the wrestling world has already blown up just thinking about what this could mean for the future of AEW and IMPACT Wrestling. Dream matches, special encounters, bringing divisions together. A lot can happen.
Though we'd love to dive into all the dream matches (FTR vs. The North, please) why don't we dial it back a bit. No need to look too far into the future, as this Tuesday will be more than enough to get the ball rolling. So the question remains, who is going to confront The Best Bout Machine?
With Don Callis now backing Omega, some IMPACT Wrestling talent will rightfully have questions, and maybe want to remind Omega exactly where he is. Today we'll take a look at five of IMPACT Wrestling's best that may want to pick a fight with the AEW World Champion. Or maybe the IMPACT Wrestling stars that have been working with Kenny Omega all along?
#5 Kenny Omega is greeted by The World Class Maniac
"This world doesn't belong to you. This world belongs to us." Those words have been the mantra that Eric Young has been poisoning IMPACT Wrestling with for weeks now. Ever since returning to IMPACT Wrestling in the summer, Eric Young has hammered home the idea that what he's doing satisfies a much bigger picture.
Everything Eric Young does serves a greater purpose. IMPACT Wrestling competitors work for the next night, while The World Class Maniac has a higher power leading him down a path. What if that greater purpose was Don Callis and Kenny Omega?
Could Eric Young and Joe Doering have been a part of this? It's definitely been there M.O. for weeks now. If they were in Kenny Omega's pockets from the get-go, Don Callis really has been playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers.
#4 Kenny Omega's party is crashed by The Callihan Death Machine
While Sami Callihan would obviously want to ruin Kenny Omega's big moment on IMPACT Wrestling, this actually has little to do with the AEW World Champion. Though Kenny Omega is the top story going forward in pro wrestling right now, that won't be Sami Callihan's target.
Don Callis and Sami Callihan have had, at best, a very strained relationship. Sami Callihan has broken every rule, guideline, promise, window, and face that he's come across since joining the company. Sami Callihan hates authority and has been a pain in the sides of Don Callis and Scott D'Amore since they set eyes on one another. In fact, Callihan has even put his hands on Callis before.
With D'Amore suspending Ken Shamrock for a month this past Tuesday, Sami Callihan promised that he'd make D'Amore and IMPACT Wrestling pay. Is there any better way to do that than to ruin what may be the first step to a partnership between the two companies? Kenny Omega is escorted to the ring by Don Callis, who will, along with Scott D'Amore, explain how important it is that nobody interrupt what's happening.
This isn't just a big moment for Kenny Omega, it's a big moment for IMPACT Wrestling. But it's also a point where the company has, once again, ignored Sami Callihan's potential for the shinier prize in Kenny Omega. The Draw won't let that stand. It's an issue that Callihan has openly gone after Callis and D'Amore for a year ago, so why would this year be any different?
#3 Kenny Omega meets IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann
How can Kenny Omega appear on IMPACT Wrestling next Tuesday and not come face-to-face with their own top dog, Rich Swann? The IMPACT Wrestling World Champion has had a roller coaster of a year. An injury forced him out of the tag title picture with Willie Mack, but when he came back he was thrust right into a world title Five-Way match at Slammiversary.
Following that, Eric Young injured his ankle twice. Then, Rich Swann took the belt off of The World Class Maniac. While he's still got the belt around his waist, Rich Swann is now the most targeted World Champion in professional wrestling.
There are currently five, if not more, IMPACT Wrestling stars who are gunning for Swann's place at the top of the card. Moose, Ken Shamrock, Sami Callihan, Chris Bey, and Willie Mack have all been eying the gold as of late.
Rich Swann is a wanted man, but also a defiant champion. So would he allow Kenny Omega to come into IMPACT Wrestling and try to show him and his brand up?
#2 Kenny Omega gets challenged by Moose
Kenny Omega will clearly be heading into IMPACT Wrestling with a lot of fanfare. That being said, there's a man in IMPACT Wrestling who demands the spotlight and has grown tired of not being given the respect he's deserved on Tuesday nights.
The self-proclaimed "Mr. IMPACT Wrestling" Moose has been on quite a tear the past year. After stating that he was the TNA World Champion and the real top man in the promotion, he's put down dozens of opponents in dominating fashion. In fact, in 24 matches this year, he's only lost four times, and only two of those were singles matches.
This would be a battle of the egos, clearly, as Moose would want to assure Kenny Omega that this isn't AEW Dynamite. This is IMPACT Wrestling where Moose reigns as king. One side comment from Omega about Moose not holding an actual championship, and Moose will cut Omega in half with a spear.
There are a dozen or so competitors in IMPACT Wrestling that fans would want to see step up to the AEW World Champion. It's hard to deny that Moose is at the top of that list.
#1 The Good Brothers congratulate Kenny Omega
Okay, yes this technically makes it six but how can we pass up the opportunity to see Kenny Omega hook back up with his former Bullet Club mates? The Big LG and "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson are currently the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions, having knocked off The North at Turning Point last month.
Since stepping foot in IMPACT Wrestling, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson have spent each week telling stories about their time in Japan and WWE, bringing up their friends to the crew in the back. Most recently, AJ Styles was teased by Anderson, only for Swoggle to appear in his place as AJ Swoggle. However, a real chance to bring The Good Brothers together with Kenny Omega? IMPACT Wrestling shouldn't let that opportunity slip by.
Those that have been watching IMPACT Wrestling also know that The Good Brothers haven't been on the straight and narrow, talking down to other teams in the division more often than not. That cocky attitude might play into what we're seeing with Kenny Omega. If what we're seeing is the beginning of a beautiful partnership between two companies, why not kick things off with The Bullet Club reloaded?
After all, if they've been on good terms, who's to say that they weren't the ones behind Jon Moxley's attack last month? Has this been a set up between Kenny Omega and IMPACT Wrestling all along?
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