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#3 AEW was right to turn Kenny Omega heel in 2020
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An Executive Vice President, who was also a part of the main event of the first-ever show produced by AEW, Kenny Omega has always been a key part of the promotion.
However, whilst he had a number of outstanding matches during the first year of the company's existence, something was still missing from Omega's presentation.
Omega was certainly a top talent but lacked the superstar aura that he had possessed during his run as The Cleaner for The Bullet Club in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Omega was in need of a shift in attitude.
The build to Omega's new persona began following the loss of the AEW Tag Team Championships that he had previously held with Hangman Page. Omega started to add ever-increasing notes of heelishness to his character - and eventually turned into a fully-fledged heel during his AEW World Championship bout with Jon Moxley at the Winter Is Coming special event in December.
Omega teamed up with his long-time mentor Don Callis to screw Moxley out of the title, becoming just the third World Champion in AEW history.
Far more engaging as a heel champion, Omega's partnership with IMPACT Wrestling's Callis has already offered unique storyline opportunities (which might just be discussed later in this article).
For AEW itself, though, this new-look Kenny Omega is entirely the right direction for the promotion to have taken. A fresh top heel at the head of the card offers a variety of different options for AEW.
At present, Omega has an issue with Moxley that has yet to be resolved. There is also an inevitable feud with Hangman Page that will play out in time, on top of the many other babyfaces in AEW that could step up to face Omega. 2021 looks set to be a very interesting year for the current AEW World Champion.
