The Kenny Omega vs. Jungle Boy match that was originally set for the 6/11 television show was moved to 6/26. It was a combination of wanting it to air live and also to make 6/26 into a major show. Just as these Friday nights shows are to start to establish the new time slot of Rampage, Saturday is looking like the new time slot for the quarterly major shows on TBS that start in 2022.
It’s just as well because Omega is hurting pretty badly between slicing up his hand and needing seven stitches when he delivered the fourth belt shot on Pac in the three-way (the one with the AEW belt which is especially sharp), a deep bone bruise near his tailbone, the normal wear and tear on his knees and an athletic hernia. He was also suffering from a stomach virus this past week. But he’s definitely in a lot of pain getting through the recent big matches.
At the fan fest the day before the PPV, he said there are days he wakes up and walks around where he thinks maybe he’s close to the time to hang it up because his body is feeling worse. But he also noted that having real fans in the building when he’s performing makes him feel a lot better.
