Kenny Omega Reflects On History With Zack Sabre Jr. Before AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

Kenny Omega hasn’t faced Zack Sabre Jr. in a while, and he reflected on their history together ahead of their match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Omega is set to face Sabre at Sunday’s PPV, their first match together since 2018. Omega is 2 – 0 against Sabre.

Omega reflected on his history with Sabre during his interview with Adam Barnard for The Sportster. He talked about Sabre’s style and how much the NJPW star has grown since they last faced off. You can see the highlights below:

On His History With Sabre:

“So, the last time I believe I had a match against Zack was about eight years ago. And I was very proud of that match, but fortunately, it was in one of the smaller country towns that that we run. It’s still available online; I’m sure you could find it on New Japan World. I just don’t think it’s readily available on things like YouTube or the like. But when I wrestled Zack, it was very different. I mean, it’s always styles make fights, right? That’s that’s what they always say.

“Zack has a very unique style that he has perfected. I would say he’s the master of it; that’s why a lot of people consider him the greatest technical wrestler living right now on the planet. And some people will have some favorable and nice things to say about me, but I can admit and I’m humble enough to admit that I am nowhere near Zack’s proficiency in technical wrestling. So I do think that the clash that we’re going to see is going to lead to some interesting interactions.”

On Sabre:

“Zach is — he’s accomplished some incredible things since that time. He’s become very popular. I believe — and I could be wrong on this, so don’t take this as gospel. But I think he’s had the longest Tokyo Dome main event of all time. possibly. It’s up there, it was like 49 minutes or something like that.

“So this guy can go, he’s a proven commodity. And as always, I never like to assume that everyone knows who everybody is. I know we have streaming services, we have ways to view things all around the world, all the time, at any time, at your leisure. However, for the people that don’t know who Zack is, and this is going to be your first time seeing a Zack Sabre, Jr. match, I think you’re in for a treat because he does things that no one else on the planet does.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit ESPN with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.