Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay in a dream match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17.
The former AEW World Champion challenged Ospreay for the IWGP United States Championship at the event on January 4. The match marked Omega’s first NJPW match since he lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 13 in 2019.
The two rivals threw everything they had at each other, and by the end of the bout, Ospreay was busted wide open. Omega, the inaugural IWGP United States Champion, ultimately pinned him with the One-Winged Angel to win the match.
Ospreay previously won the title by defeating SANADA at NJPW Dominion 2022. He successfully defended the gold four times; most recently, he retained the gold against Shoa Umino at NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over.
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