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So Aj Styles walks out to the ring to a bigger pop than expected. Beaten and battered after a six-star match against Samoa Joe two nights prior, it's safe to say that he's not 100%. "You know, I've thought long and hard about this. After the match that Samoa Joe and I had at Wrestlemania, I want to invite him out to this ring, man to man, and shake his hand."
"He's a helluva competitor and as far as I'm concerned, last night, Samoa Joe brought Aj Style to the LIMIT." He pauses, "So how 'bout it, Samoa Joe?" The crowd looks over at the titantron in suspense, waiting for Joe's music to hit. All of a sudden the lights go black for about 10 seconds.
The lights turn back on and Samoa Joe is nowhere to be found. Instead, Sanity emerges from the darkness, inching toward the ring, staring a hole into Styles. They slowly circle around the ring Shield style. But just as they're about to step into the ring to pick Styles apart, Anderson and Gallows run down to make the save. "This outta even the odds!" shouts Tom Phillips. Sanity back down, retreating into the crowd.
BOOM. Roundhouse kick from Gallows to the back of the head of Styles. Everyone is confused for a second. They go after Styles like a bunch of wild animals, giving Styles the beating of a lifetime. Aj is defenseless. The crowd expresses themselves with the loudest boos to ever grace the eardrums of mankind. You couldn't hear a gunshot with all of this noise. They continue to decimate the lifeless body of the WWE Champion.
Gallows and Anderson look up confused at the ramp, as some unfamiliar music fills the arena. The crowd look lost as this music plays for about 15 seconds. Then, it happened. The HUGEST pop in all of sports entertainment graced the arena and TV screens all over the world, as Kenny Omega makes his way to the ring. "OH MY GOD IS THA- IS THAT KENNY OMEGA!?" shouts Corey Graves.
As he runs down the ramp, the crowd are on their feet! Anderson and Gallows prepare to dish out another beating. Omega gets in the ring and has an epic stare-down with his former Bullet Club brethren. "YES! YES! YES! YES!" the crowd go ballistic as no one would've thought to see Kenny Omega in a WWE ring in 2019. They continue to stare into the souls of one another as Styles attempts to make it to his feet.
Byron Saxton starts, "Many would have never thought that this was possible, Kenny Omega is here, in a WWE ring and he's coming to the aid of A-J-Sty-" 'WHACK!' Superkick from Kenny Omega to Aj Styles. "WHA- WHAT THE HELL!" shouts Corey Graves.
The crowd boos once more. Omega basks in the ambiance of all the hatred filling the building. Gallows and Anderson lift Styles up and hit him with the Magic Killer as Kenny stands back and laughs. Then his smile turns into an immediate scowl as he stalks Styles. "Omega lifts him up, and BOOM! One-Winged Angel to the WWE Champion" says Tom Phillips.
Kenny grabs a microphone and starts to speak. "You know, a lot of people said that this wasn't going to happen. A lot of people said it wasn't possible. Well, guess what, I'm here! And I'm coming for this precious little title of yours, Aj. This isn't about Japan, this isn't about the Bullet Club, this is about me capturing the one prize that has eluded me for my entire career! I WILL take the WWE by storm, I WILL get the respect I deserve, I WILL get what I want, and what I want... is the WWE Championship."
Kenny drops the mic, and the three of them celebrate with their Two Sweets high in the sky, leaving Aj laying there helpless and unconscious. This segment closes out the show. The next week General Manager Paige comes out to the ring and says " Unfortunately, the WWE Champion, Aj Styles is not medically cleared to compete until Backlash because of the beating he received last week at the hands of Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows."
The crowd begins to boo. "However" she continues, "On Aj's behalf, I've come out here to accept the challenge issued out by Kenny Omega last week. So at Backlash, it's going to be Kenny Omega vs Aj Styles for the WWE Championship! The crowd begins to chant "YES! YES! YES!"
The same night, Omega and company waltz down to the ring, gloating and bragging about how they're the best three-man team in the world, how they laid Aj Styles out, and that come to Backlash, You will be looking at a new WWE Champion in Kenny Omega.
Then, "IT'S A NEW DAY YES IT IS!" It's The New Day! They begin to really express themselves, saying that in fact, they were the best three-man team in the world. This leads to a match between the two teams as the main event.
The Club makes quick work of The New Day. While they are worthy contenders, they were just no match for the New Japan style of wrestling. This, of course, leaves Gallows and Anderson looking sharp and it leaves Kenny Omega looking strong ahead of his match with Aj at Backlash.
Fast forward to the PPV, Kenny Omega comes out by himself (to the sound of earth-shattering boos) to prove that he can beat Aj all on his own. Then Aj comes out to the resounding "YES!' chants because this is the first time they've seen him since he was written off of TV.
The bell rings and they stare a hole right through each other as the crowd splits in half, chanting "LET'S GO KENNY! AJ STYLES!". "This is definitely a Wrestlemania calabur match," says Corey Graves.
The match begins and it's evident that they are a complete match. Literally going toe-to-toe in what many people thought would just be a fantasy booking match. The match had such a great reception that the fans were chanting "This is awesome!" "This is awesome!" while Styles and Omega begin to lock up.
They put on a stellar performance in what would be known as the match of the year. Aj had a counter for the One Winged Angel, Omega had a counter for the Phenomenal Forearm. Toward the end of the match, Styles manages to hit the Styles Clash on Kenny Omega.
When he goes to set up for The Phenomenal Forearm, here come Gallows and Anderson off the distraction. They distract him long enough for Kenny Omega to superkick Styles off the apron. Kenny then pulls Styles back in the ring, One Winged Angel, 1, 2, 3. "AND NEW WWE CHAMPION, KENNY OMEGA!"
