On the way to becoming one of the best fighters in the world, but the best for a time, Kenny Omega passed through the development territory of WWE. Not the current one NXT nor the previous one FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) sino DSW (Deep South Wrestling) in the early 2000s. And there he had as one of his coaches the controversial (he ended up being fired) Bill DeMott.
► Kenny Omega remembers the wwe
During a recent broadcast in Twitch, “The Best Bout Machine” shared that experience When asked about having always kept the name “Kenny”:
“Somehow, that name (Kenny Omega) survived throughout my life. Even when I managed to enter the development system, I somehow managed to invent a story that would allow me to continue being Kenny Omega. I also think they left me being Kenny Omega because Bill Demott, at that time, was like: 'I'm going to make sure you're never ascended, so do what the damn wins is given.' And I: 'Great, then I am still Kenny Omega, brother. All good.'
Sometimes I wonder how Bill is and what has been of him. I would love to talk to him again, shake his hand. I always had the theory that I simply continued to interpret the character for which he became famous in Tough Enough. I think Bill Demott, man, the person, is probably a good guy. Probably funny. Probably. Sometimes he said funny things. You could say that he said things with a sense of humor. That is the best I can say (laughs).
No, seriously, I would love to shake hands. I'm serious. He allowed me to build a lot of character. A character that I could never have developed in another way, a character that allowed me to survive in that environment and in the independent US circuits. He made us harder, helped me develop tolerance to 'eat shit' daily, again and again, to get my mother daily, again and again. They tell you that they are worth anything, that you will never be anything, that you are not good enough, that everything you do is wrong, that you stink. But he taught me, through all that, that if you can endure it, you leave being a better person, a stronger person.
Therefore, I would love to shake your hand, invite you a meal or whatever. Have a good conversation with him”.
