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According to recent rumours, WWE has offered a "fantastic deal" to Kenny Omega as his contract with NJPW runs out pretty soon and If the recent WrestleKingdom is any indication to go by then Kenny Omega might be on his way out of NJPW as he relinquished the IWGP heavyweight title to Hiroshi Tanahashi.
There are many reasons why a star like Kenny Omega has been pursued by WWE and there are many reasons why WWE could be looking at Kenny Omega to ultimate bring them out of the rut they find themselves in. At the same time, there are many reasons why a superstar of Kenny Omega's stature would not want to join the WWE.
At the same time though, there is a certain lure that WWE has always had and it has always lured the biggest of stars be it Kenny Omega's Bullet Club predecessors (Finn Balor and AJ Styles) or others. Let's have a look at why Kenny Omega would want to sign up with WWE.
#1 Scope
Let's face it if you have to be recognized globally as a wrestler you have to be in WWE. There are just no two ways about it. The reach that WWE has is global and with the lucrative signings that it has made in 2018, that is going to remain the case.
NJPW is growing and its viewership has been increasing but it is still not even a close competition to WWE when it comes to the scale at which WWE operates. What also works against NJPW is the limited potential outreach that it was because the language of communication is primarily Japanese which puts a heavy dent on its future potential.
Keeping that in mind, if Kenny does want to get recognized among a much larger audience, he would need to switch bases and move to WWE.
#2 The Legacy
The biggest and the oldest Wrestlers, the greatest of all time, the legends, have all come or been part of the WWE stable for a portion of their careers. WWE (formerly known as WWF) is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) wrestling promotions of the year and the prestige and legacy attached to it is unparalleled.
if you succeed here you immortalize your name in history and in a way that was what prompted a switch for wrestlers like AJ Styles and Finn Balor when they decided to leave NJPW for WWE. This could be the one thing that would be playing on the mind of Kenny Omega when he thinks about signing the deal and associating with WWE, in turn joining his predecessors from the Bullet Club.
#3 Achieved everything at NJPW
Kenny Omega has spent most of his career at NJPW. He's made his name there. But most importantly he's done everything that needs to be done in NJPW.
He's been the leader of the biggest faction in NJPW's history, The Bullet Club. He's put together some of the greatest matches in NJPW'S history. He's won everything that needed to be won. He's been the face of the organization for a while now and has carried NJPW on his shoulders. But the question is what next?
It might be a situation where things start stagnating for him as it could happen with anyone stuck in the same job for a long time. At this juncture, Kenny could be looking to move to WWE to prevent monotony from creeping in and ultimately having an adverse effect on him.
#4 WWE has learned its lesson
In many ways, 2018 has been a humbling experience for WWE, on a weekly basis they've lost out on viewers and has recorded lowest ever ratings pretty much for every consequent show. They've talked about wringing in the changes. They've talked about making the fans "The Authority". They've also talked about making the fans the biggest decision makers.
Pre-2018 WWE almost had this cocky attitude about its product where they didn't really care about what the fans wanted and just went ahead with their bit. That has led to the gross mishandling of many of its wrestlers who should be given the push but are not for inexplicable reasons.
2018 that has come back to bite them and it does seem that WWE realizes what it did wrong and will look to make improvements on that. This could mean Kenny Omega getting an extended rope when it comes to creative decisions which could further play a part in luring him to WWE.
#5 The money
Kenny Omega is one of the highest paid wrestlers in NJPW right now. But if you compare that with what he could be making at WWE it's not significant at all. WWE has deep pockets and they've shown that a lot of times in the past as well when they've gone aggressively after the wrestlers.
Rumour has it that Kenny could earn as much as multiple times of what he earns right now and that could be a game changer even for someone who has, again and again, clarified he's not in it for the money involved. Even though Kenny has claimed and it also reflects in his work that he's an artist but even for someone with such a mindset when you get such a big payday for your work you tend to get interested in that.
