New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kenny Omega recently spoke with Justin Barasso for Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, announcing that NJPW will be at the CEO Gaming Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 29th. The show is being run by Omega himself with the blessing of New Japan, coming just 20 days after his big match against Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Title at Dominion. Additionally, Kenny stated it would be a five match card with at least two dark matches and he’s currently looking into getting the event streamed. Below are some highlights of the interview:

Incorporating eSports With NJPW
“New Japan is still learning about the concept of eSports and how this has the potential for them to be seen by new fans, but they believe in me. Alex Jebailey has a respect for the art of pro wrestling, and he bases the flow and style of his shows like pro wrestling to make them so entertaining. It’s not just a fun experience for the competitors, it’s memorable for the spectators, too. Ever since we met, we thought it would be cool to merge worlds and run a full-scale wrestling show at a fighting game event.”

Facing The Young Bucks At Strong Style Evolved
“New Japan Pro Wrestling is my company, but I’ll be the first to admit we did not come with a powerhouse card [to Strong Style Evolved]. A lot of the pressure was put on myself, Ibushi, and the Young Bucks to really deliver. We took a chance and went outside of our comfort zone to deliver something on an emotional level that no one had ever before seen in professional wrestling. Maybe we caught people off-guard. The potential was there for an athletic showcase, but we wanted to accomplish something different in the match. Lately, that’s been my MO in professional wrestling: not to see something based out of shock factor, but to watch my match and feel something.”

His Match Against Okada At Dominion
“I, as Kenny Omega the character and the person, realize I am not the person who was rightfully in line for this title shot. The reason I’ve got this opportunity is that Okada has made his rounds and defeated everyone, sometimes twice over, but he’s realized there is a blemish in his record. That’s the draw from last year’s Dominion and I also beat him in the G1. You can make the excuse that he was beaten up, bloodied, and fatigued from the schedule of the G1, but then so was I. So he has no excuse. I wrestled all of the same opponents, we were in the same block.”

Quotes c/o Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard. You can check out the full interview here

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