Don Callis – ‘Kenny Omega Is A Weak Person, He Won Because Of Me’

Speaking on the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast ahead of Sunday’s AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door II, Don Callis took credit for several of Kenny Omega’s victories, both in AEW and other promotions.

Callis called himself the driving force behind Omega’s biggest victories in both AEW and NJPW, and that The Cleaner wouldn’t be where he is today without his expertise.

Omega lost the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship to Will Ospreay last night at AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door II.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On how Callis propped up Omega in Japan: “Bottom line is, he asked me to come to New Japan and help him with strategy … I helped him with strategy for the Okada match. He only wins the IWGP Title when I’m with him in New Japan, because Kenny needs someone like me to make the difficult decisions because he doesn’t like to upset [people]. He’s a people pleaser. There’s nothing worse than a people pleaser. A people pleaser is a weak person.”

On how Callis’ contributions defined Omega prior to Forbidden Door as well: “We ran out of there, we changed the business, we won the AAA Title, we won the Impact Title. I did all of that. And then, he just beat Will Ospreay in one of the best matches anyone’s ever seen in January in the Tokyo Dome. Who put the strategy together for that? A lot of people thought he wouldn’t win. He did. And now he’s going to go against Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door without that strategy … without me, 100% without me.”

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