Kenny Omega just turned a heroic save into the most brutal way possible to build to AEW All In

[Kev94]

AEW Redemption wrapped up with a finish that flips the usual save the hero formula on its head, Omega retained the world title against Kevin Knight, then got jumped by the Death Riders afterward with Moxley setting up to Pillmanize his neck against a steel chair, which is about as vicious a post match beatdown as AEW does

Will Ospreay ran out to make the save and it looked like a clean babyface rescue at first, he shoved off Claudio, fought through the group, and even tore up a plastic bag Moxley handed him instead of using it to finish Omega off which read as a clear moral choice in the moment

Then the whole thing gets subverted, Ospreay hands Kenny the title back, they share a handshake, and out of nowhere Omega grabs him off the second rope and drops him with the One Winged Angel while the Young Bucks stand there completely confused about what they just watched

The read that makes the most sense to me is Omega genuinely believing in the moment that Ospreay was going to use that bag on him rather than tear it up, so the beatdown afterward reads less like a heel turn and more like a paranoid overreaction from a guy who just survived getting nearly suffocated by his own former allies

Whatever the actual motivation ends up being once they explain it on television, this sets up the All In main event about as hot as it could possibly be, Omega defending against Ospreay at Wembley next month now carries a real personal betrayal angle on top of the championship stakes, which is exactly what a stadium show main event needs

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[Jackson79]

Omega assuming Ospreay was going to actually use that bag makes way more sense than a random heel turn, paranoia after a near suffocation attempt is a completely believable read

[ControlPlane Priya]

Still feels like a cheap way to build heat for a match that honestly didn't need any extra juice, these two would sell out Wembley on wrestling quality alone

[FadedSequence]

Disagree, the personal betrayal angle gives the match a story hook casual viewers can latch onto beyond just this is a really good wrestling match, that matters for a stadium show

[NeonPhantom]

All In just went from a great match on paper to a must watch storyline in the space of about ten seconds, that's impressive booking regardless of how many times the trick gets used

[Sharp Scholar]

The Young Bucks standing there confused is such a small detail but it sells the moment better than any promo could, nobody in the building actually understood what just happened either

[BrightCanopy]

Fair criticism honestly, the well is getting a little worn, but execution wise this specific one landed better than most of the recent ones for me

[Bob69]

Kind of exhausting how often AEW goes to the shocking post match attack well though, feels like the fourth or fifth time this exact beat has been the closing image of a big show this year