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Kenny Omega on the Status of His Shoulder Injury, If He’s Back at 100%, Not Making Excuses for His New Japan Cup Loss and More

NJPW and Ring of Honor star Kenny Omega recently spoke with New Japan Pro Wrestling and below are some interview highlights:

On his shoulder injury from Korakuen show on 2/27 and working New Japan Cup hurt:

“You know, I really wanted to keep that injury secret. I didn’t want to tell anyone about it before the [New Japan Cup] match… I didn’t even want to tell anyone after the match either! Because if I said anything after the match, they’d say I was making excuses. ‘You’re a sore loser,’ they’d say! But I’m not making excuses and I’m not a sore loser. I should be able to beat Ishii no matter what! Do you think Ishii is 100%? No! He’s falling apart day by day, he’s in horrible condition. Look at him! He’s short, fat, out of shape… he’s f—— bald, he gets no action, if you know what I mean (laughs). I could go on. He’s got more problems than I do! So I don’t want to use this shoulder as an excuse.”

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On not being at 100% yet:

“No not yet. But I’m using these New Japan Cup tag matches to heal as much as I can. So when the next singles challenge comes, I’ll be 100%. Or at least whatever percent I need to be so I’m better than the other guy!”

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