Chapter Seven - Part Fourteen
Omega x Nakamura - Act One
Shinsuke Nakamura would cut a promo following his victory at Full Gear, with Nakamura making it clear that he was very much looking forward to challenging for AEW World Championship at Revolution in three months time and would make it clear that he hoped Kenny Omega managed to retain so that he would be the man to bring Omega’s reign to an end.
On the next episode of Dynamite, Omega would be confronted backstage by MJF who would make it clear that he had been personally insulted when he hadn’t been included in the Casino Ladder match, but would make it clear that he was more than capable of beating Omega if he was presented with the opportunity. Kenny would have a massive grin on his face as he would openly mock Maxwell to his face and make it clear that were was no chance in hell that he would even be able to muster a challenge of any credibility and make it clear that MJF was all bark and no bite. During the same episode Shinsuke would continue his run of dominance by claiming an impressive win over Jordan Oliver, with Oliver turning a lot of heads with a stellar performance.
Omega would team up Hangman Page, with the Elite claiming a tag team victory over MJF & Brodie Lee on the third Dynamite of the month. After the contest, Omega would once again make a mockery of Maxwell - before saying that he believed in charity during the festive season, and so would take on the role of Santa Omega and give MJF the present he had always wanted. The chance to be a world champion. Omega would offer MJF his hand, and it would be taken only for Omega to hoist his opposite number up and level him with the One-Winged Angel and pulverising him in the middle of the ring.
On Rampage, Nakamura would claim an impressive victory over Paul London. After the match he would be about to be interviewed by Tony Schiavone in the ring, only to be blindsided by Cody Rhodes who would nail Nak with the Cross Rhodes before taking over the interview and making it clear that he might have not been able to win the Casino Ladder Match, but was hands down the better man in a one-on-one scenario.
In an outstanding match on the Dynamite go-home show Nakamura and PCO would wrestle to a five star world class match, with Nakamura going 21-0 in AEW by claiming the victory. After the match, Nakamura would make it clear that MJF was just a distraction - but that Revolution he would be the man to bring to finally bring Omega to his knees and claim the AEW World Championship. Nakamura would end up being attacked from behind by the Young Bucks who would nail Nak with tandem Super Kicks before Omega would enter the ring and connect with the V-Trigger. Omega would grab the microphone and send a clear message not just to Nakamura, but the rest of the locker-room - The Elite would also be the gold star in AEW.
In an unlikely pairing MJF would be joined by Nakamura to team up to face Omega and Nick Jackson. However, the match would never really get underway as Matt Jackson would slide into the ring early on and whack Nakamura over the head with a steel chair resulting in the match ending via disqualification. With Shinsuke down for the count, MJF would suffer a three-on-one assault at the hand of The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega ahead of their AEW World Championship match in just a few days time. Despite his efforts, MJF would prove to simply not be good enough to beat Kenny, who would retain the belt and do so in an impressive manner although would show more signs of fatigue than he would have wanted to let on. Any celebrations would be delayed though, as Nakamura would sneak into the ring and nail Omega with his own World Title belt that would send a clear message to the champion of things to come.
Jacob Fatu who had won the Pumpkin Bowl the previous week would make it clear that he didn’t want to wait until Blood and Guts and that if Omega had any balls he would just grant him a shot at the title sooner rather than later. Later that same evening, Nakamura would feature in a promo where he would reveal that at New Year’s Smash, he and two handpicked allies of his choice would take on Kenny and two of his in a Trios Match at the special event and would make a point that he knew Kenny wasn’t going to accept Fatu challenge or anyone else’s of a match before Revolution, because Omega pointedly bluntly was only one word - a coward. On Rampage - Omega and Fatu would do battle, although in Trios action in the first official match between Contra Unit and The Elite. Contra (Fatu, Cobb & Penta) would claim the victory over the Bucks & Omega. After the contest, Josef Samael would take the microphone and make it clear that following this win for Contra, Kenny would have no choice but to grant Fatu a shot for his title.
It would be announced prior to Dynamite that Omega was set to face Fatu for the AEW World Championship in the evening’s opening contest. A stipulation was put into place though, that if Fatu lost to Kenny he would be forced to defend the Pumpkin Bowl immediately after the contest. Fatu, not being one to doubt himself, would accept terms. The contest would be an interesting encounter, but Kenny would continue to show why he was the real deal and retain the belt once again. After the contest, Omega would be joined in the ring by The Elite who would offer Fatu some post-match punishment with The Young Bucks nailing Fatu with the Super Party before an uneasy looking Hangman despite clear reservations would nail Fatu over the head with a steel chair.
The Elite would exit the ring, but that would be the end of it for Fatu who would be forced to defend the Pumpkin Bowl immediately afterwards and Gresham would claim a squash victory to reclaim the Pumpkin Bowl.
Nakamura would reveal WALTER & Gabriel Kidd as his partners for New Year’s Smash, with the duo putting on a valiant effort against Omega’s chosen partner the Young Bucks who would claim the victory for The Elite. After the match, Kenny would demand Page to attack Nakamura from behind with a steel chair but Hangman would hesitate long enough for Shinsuke, WALTER & Kidd to flee the ring.