5 Reasons why Kenny Omega choosing AEW over WWE could have been a mistake

#4. His AEW deal will allow him time to focus on 'other pursuits'

The Elite faced the New Day in 2016 in a Street Fighter V showdown at E3.

There's no problem with having interests or other pursuits out of the world of professional wrestling. It probably keeps wrestlers sane after having to work over 200 and sometimes 300 days a year on the road. Plenty of WWE superstars and other wrestlers do that with their interests, be it gaming, other sports or acting.

John Cena has obviously winded down his in-ring career, trading it in mostly for Hollywood just like the Rock did. And Dolph Ziggler must have been burnt out with wrestling because he's currently on hiatus and pursuing stand-up comedy and politics. As for the likes of the New Day and Omega, they are both huge gaming nerds.

It played into a lot of his costumes during bigger events in NJPW and was allegedly part of what he was looking for, when negotiating for a contract with WWE, AEW and NJPW. He wants to branch out into other avenues, and that's perfectly fine and his choice. But once you start to look beyond your work in the ring and put more effort into another endeavor, it can take away from you in-ring performances.

While it's still usually a big deal to see Cena return every now and then between filming movies, we know it's only for a short run. If Omega starts focusing a bigger chunk of his time on something other than wrestling, it might take away from his impact on AEW and the business.

He's entitled to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants - my point is that he might not be as successful in the ring as he has been over the last four years if his eyes are pointed elsewhere.