"I was about 13 and my big brother lent me an old wrestling game. I played that and started watching wrestling. I found it, late night on Asahi. In this game you could only do lariats, things like that. But the TV introduced me to juniors and I was blown away. I was thinking 'a guy that size doing a moonsault!' 'This kind of wrestling exists!' 'This is amazing!' "

"Every country is amazing in its own way, but the only place that takes the very best of each country's style is Japan. Comparing Japanese Wrestling to everywhere else, it's like comparing ping pong to tennis - that level of difference. But right now .. so many wrestlers from all over the world are gathered together in Japan, so it's great to be able to interact and absorb that knowledge. "

"We're the promotion with most variety, most diverse styles. We have "high fliers" and "ground guys". We have strikers, babyfaces, comical guys, serious guys. We have colour, variety and it encourages people to find who they like and want to follow. We have more kids watching lately and I hear them yelling 'Okada! Okada!' I shoot them a look and tell them '*Mister*Okada'. "

"I win some and lose some, but I do watch my matches. I'm not interested in critiquing myself, but more that when the crowd reacts to my entrance or if they're happy even if I lose .. that stuff makes me happy. Honestly I see my matches and think: 'damn I'm pretty cool!' It's like looking into a mirror and seeing a completely different version or yourself staring back at you. Really though - I can try to take a day completly off and away and will end up lounging around and putting an old wrestling DVD in. I just really like it."

"My policy is to only do moves that the audience wouldn't want to try. I don't ever want to do something that makes someone sitting in the crowd go 'how was that supposed to hurt?'. Everthing I do then has fans react with a 'woah!'. My dropkick is the most obvious example of that. That 'policy', I guess it was when I came back to Japan in 2012 when it started. I was asked: 'what kind of moves do you want to do?' .. and when I told them, everyone was surprised. That's kind of why I came up with that moveset! Even when I see myself now I think 'do audiences want to see this or that'. So my style has Mexican & American influences, it's very varied. But that's not just me, it's such a melting pot right now you have to have that mentality to be the top guy."

"It's the toughest thing in wrestling. You're tagging and you've got singles matches and you can't lose the singles matches. You're traveling all over the country all the time as well, so you don't really stop. I never feel tired during it but as soon as you're done .. 'wham' - it's like a ton of bricks. You have to make a mark and stay the course as well. It's very difficult."

Okada: "Fale! It doesn't end at the league match! You can't escape from me! and there's one more person I want to face. Marufuji! I want to show that the IWGP champion is superior in every way .. let's do it one more time.. With this belt on the line!"

Omega: "Before the G1... during the G1, a lot of people said the Bullet Club is over, the Bullet Club should disband. Nah, the Bullet Club ain't never over, the Bullet Club after all is 4 Lyfe. Some people wonder if the Elite is over - Nick and Matt are not here, but The Elite is not over. Without THe Elite, Wrestling is boring and it sucks. But there's something I must say to you - days like today, they happen maybe once in a lifetime, so take it from me, don't be afraid to dream, don't be afraid to reach for the stars. But let me warn you now, right as you're about to reach that dream, someone like me swoops in and takes it from you. Because I am the best, I am more talented, I have more drive, more determination, and I'm not like anyone of you. But I wrestle for you. So I'm going to say now... Okada, you are the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. I have never beaten you, nor have I wrestled you, but I think that is not the likely scenario .. you don't understand! So I'll speak Japanese from now. You're surprised, right? Sorry, but I can speak Japanese. I'm a heel! if you don't support me, I hate you! like me or not, Japan is my home, New Japan is home! So whatever happens, I won't go *there*

Original von zbyszko
Damit ist Kenny Omega der erste Gaijin* der die G1 Climax gewinnt. Und muss sich natürlich gleich als Japan-Freund outen, damit das durchgeht

* bzw. wie wird da Choshu gewertet?

Omega: "Good afternoon, everyone. I'd love to say that I'm happy to be here, but after a month's worth of G1 matches, best bouts, of being NJPW's MVP, I'm not gonna lie. I'm fucking tired. So a lot of people are wondering how I feel today, how it feels to be a legend and make history: it feels good, but by God, I'm a human being - I need rest, and thus I'd rather be elsewhere. So I don't know where he is, but if we can get the President here so I can sign some papers, get my briefcase, and fly to Canada, that'd be great. Is he here?"

"I've got to defend it? Oh, we have to do it the way it was done last year, that's fine. Only if I can choose my opponent. Please translate that... Okay look, I know you're the President, looking for good business, I'm a businessman, I know that. I want this company to thrive, I want to be #1, I'm your go-to gaijin. My G1 run, it was far from perfect, I wasn't undefeated, and it absolutely humiliated me. So I've got to defend this? Okay, let's start with number one - YOSHI-HASHI. So he beat me, maybe he deserves a shot at me. Maybe he deserves a shot at the Wrestle Kingdom main-event. Nah, not happening, he wouldn't sell one goddamn ticket. But me? I was embarassed..."

"YOSHI-HASHI, I'm calling you out. Big chance! You had a great G1 debut, must feel real good about yourself. Let's see how proud your wife and kids are of you when I embarass you this time. But it's not going to be me beating you, I'll be beating you to a motherfucking pulp. You saw what I did to Naito and to Goto... I'm on another level when I want to be, and against YOSHI-HASHI, I want to be on that next level. Show you the difference in our abilities, how different you are from me. You might be a NJPW star, people might love you, but I'm the motherfucking superstar. You can build this whole damn company around me. You won't ever make this company a dime, but from here on out, I'll be the one building this company, making them profits skyrocket."

"Ryogoku is a very special place to me, and it just so happens to be the place I feel most comfortable in. So opening match, before intermission, after intermission, main-event, I don't get nervous. I can perform to the best of my ability, and Ryogoku was the perfect stage for me to win the G1. Maybe you remember, maybe not, but I've won Best Bouts at Ryogoku before. It was the perfect setting for the perfect story - the beginning of my legend."

"I don't want to lie - you talk about Big Van Vader, AJ Styles, Rick Rude. These guys are in their own right legends, inspirations to a generation, but you match those guys up pound for pound, match quality-wise, who is the best wrestler? You guys might love Vader. Looks cool with the mask, big fat monster, we love Vader. When has he ever had the Best Bout, when's he had six or seven? AJ, fantastic, outstanding, phenomenal... where's his Best Bout? He's never had one. Great matches, fantastic matches. Best? Fucking never. I'm the Best Bout machine. I won the G1 because I'm the fucking best, no questions asked. I'm Shin Nihon Shawn Michaels, baby."

"I may have used the Bloody Sunday and the Styles Clash. I was in a pinch and sometimes in life, you do things out of desperation. I needed a cool move that could end the match, and the first thing I could think of... the past leaders of Bullet Club? What would they have done? That's when I remembered those moves, and why I used them. Maybe it was uncool of me to do that, but in those types of situations, feeling is what takes over. It won't happen again. (When asked about Kota Ibushi) Who? No comment." - Nach der PK / für "Tokyo Sports" sagte Omega: "There are two messages I want you to send ibushi. One is that New Japan Prowrestling is the greatest place in the world. I am still evolving and doing my best here. and Second is that I have finally exceeded you today. But I am lonely without you. So..I am waiting for you here."

"I want to make this clear for everyone. I could have zero fans and not care. I'm here to become a legend, I did that yesterday. That's what's most important. Where did doing things for the fans get me? Free autographs, cheers... if people want to cheer me, if I was looking upon the ring at this wrestling God, of course I'd want to cheer you. I'd want to be you. If I was a wrestler looking at my TV screen, I'd want to study you and be you. So if the fans want to cheer me, I like that, but I'll never beg for cheers, to do things people like just for cheers and merchandise sales. If you care about someone like me who doesn't give a shit about you, be my guest."

"Looking at the beginning of the G1. Block A, Fale and Tama. Block B, me. Who knew it would happen, and we were representing Bullet Club, but we were fighting for ourselves. Once we achieved the grand dream, we were able to say it was a Bullet Club victory. I know our popularity has kind of plummeted, a little bit, for lack of a better term. When I look amongst the crowd, I see so much Los Ingobernables de Japon, where are the Bullet Club shirts? But now that I've won the G1 as Bullet Club boss, I think we'll see more Bullet Club shirts, more Elite shirts, more Kenny Omega shirts. Bullet Club's alive, everything to do with me is alive, thriving, doing well. So it was for me, but it was a Bullet Club victory too."

"When we're talking about G1's top performers, who are the guys that motherfucking brought it this G1? Every show, every match? I'm thinking MVP... hmm, duh, it's me by far. You can't disagree, it's impossible. MOTYCs every night. You also have to bring up names like Michael Elgin, Ishii, Marufuji, Okada, they did good too. At the midway point, you had YOSHI-HASHI. He did better than I thought, he showed so much heart, and he wanted to win - he got some big wins, and took big stars to the limit. But sometimes the power of the human heart, soul, and love, it can do incredible things. YOSHI-HASHI, you are running on pure emotion. Emotion and talent are two different things, so when I'm defending this, where emotion runs out, talent prevails. How many people have won the Olympics on heart? It's a great story, but it never happens."

"This is the VTR, the poster. Talent vs. Heart. Kenny vs. YOSHI-HASHI. Who do you want to win? Cheer for who you want, because I'm going to disappoint you, and you'll cry when he loses. That's the fact of life, and this will be a tough lesson learned."

"Yesterday, I spoke a little bit of Japanese. Having a little bit of fun with everyone - it was a special night and I was in a happy mood. Will I ever speak Japanese to everyone again? I don't know, but not today. As far as I remember, there were times where a foreigner was main-eventing Tokyo Dome, but in those cases, the main-event was never earned, it was given. I have earned everything from the motherfucking ground up to be where I am today. No one has worked harder than me. So to make the Tokyo Dome main-event based on my own power, hard work, sacrifice, it means everything. G1 is a step one of a two-part plan. First, G1, next, Tokyo Dome. You better believe that if I make it all the way to Tokyo Dome to face the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, I won't fail there. I'll take the title, and become the greatest foreign wrestler of all time. I will become a wrestling God."

Kotoge: "Thanks for coming to Ariake. Lots of guys here from different promotions, and we want to test all those guys. .. so I want to throw out a challenge to people I know are watching. Jado, Gedo!"

Jado: "GHC tag team champions? You're the champions and you challenge us? Anytime, anywhere, I'm waiting"
Gedo: "You have to show some real strength, because nobody can stop Jado and Gedo. Why? We're on a whole other level"

Kotoge: "So it's on then? Next challengers- Jado and Gedo. You're only human!"