{"id":71339,"date":"2018-12-10T16:47:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T22:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=71339"},"modified":"2018-12-10T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T22:47:35","slug":"axs-tv-to-feature-ten-hour-kenny-omega-marathon-on-dec-28-omega-reflecting-on-his-journey-to-becoming-iwgp-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/10\/axs-tv-to-feature-ten-hour-kenny-omega-marathon-on-dec-28-omega-reflecting-on-his-journey-to-becoming-iwgp-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"AXS TV to feature ten hour Kenny Omega marathon on Dec. 28, Omega reflecting on his journey to becoming IWGP Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2217911711\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>AXS TV sent the following press release to PWTorch.com announcing a ten hour Kenny Omega marathon on Friday, Dec. 28 starting at 2 ET. Set your DVRs!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>KENNY OMEGA REFLECTS ON HIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING CHAMPION IN AXS TV\u2019S 10-HOUR &#8220;KENNY OMEGA-THON&#8221; FRIDAY, DEC. 28 STARTING AT 2 p.m. ET \/11 a.m. PT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles (Dec. 10, 2018) <\/strong>\u2013 Join IWGP Heavyweight Champion and \u201cBest Bout Machine\u201d Kenny Omega as he revisits his journey toward becoming the champion and defending the belt at Wrestle Kingdom 13 as host of the 10-hour \u201cKenny Omega-thon\u201d special on Friday, Dec. 28 starting at 2pE\/11aP on AXS TV.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon kicks off with Omega\u2019s historic feat as the first non-Japanese wrestler to win the G1 Climax tournament in 2016, which set him on the path to the heavyweight title, and also features Omega\u2019s acclaimed trilogy of matches with Kazuchika Okada; his run as IWGP U.S. Champion, including the highly publicized match with Chris Jericho at last year\u2019s Wrestle Kingdom; and his current reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to AXS TV\u2019s premiere of Wrestle Kingdom 13 on Jan. 4 at 8pE\/5pP, the network will air a late-night strip of the best of Wrestle Kingdom on weeknights at 5aE\/2aP starting Friday, Dec. 7. Highlights include headlining matches from the last five Wrestle Kingdom Events including: Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi\u2019s trilogy from 2013, 2015 and 2016; Okada\u2019s battles with Tetsuya Naito from 2014 and 2018; Naito vs. Tanahashi from 2017 and many more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKenny Omega-thon\u201d Schedule (subject to change) \u2013 Friday, Dec. 28 at 2pE\/11aP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2pE \u2013 G1 Climax 26 Final \u2013 Kenny Omega vs. Hirooki Goto<\/li>\n<li>3pE \u2013 Wrestle Kingdom 11 \u2013 IWGP Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada<\/li>\n<li>4pE \u2013 Dominion 2017 \u2013 IWGP Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Okada<\/li>\n<li>5pE \u2013 G1 Special in USA \u2013 IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final \u2013Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii<\/li>\n<li>6pE \u2013 Wrestle Kingdom 12 \u2013 IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Chris Jericho<\/li>\n<li>7pE \u2013 New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 \u2013 IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Jay White<\/li>\n<li>8pE \u2013 Dominion 2018 \u2013 IWGP Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Okada (2 hr)<\/li>\n<li>10pE \u2013 G1 Special in San Francisco \u2013 IWGP Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Cody<\/li>\n<li>11pE \u2013 King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 \u2013 IWGP Heavyweight Championship \u2013 Omega vs. Cody vs. Kota Ibushi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/12\/09\/weekly-overview-njpw-thru-12-8-top-stories-of-week-major-show-lineups-live-event-results-schedule-of-live-events-noteworthy-social-media-posts-more\/\">WEEKLY OVERVIEW \u2013 NJPW (thru 12\/7): Top stories of week, major show lineups, live event results, schedule of live events, noteworthy social media posts, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3520633662\"><div id=\"pwtor-2650815787\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AXS TV sent the following press release to PWTorch.com announcing a ten hour Kenny Omega marathon on Friday, Dec. 28 starting at 2 ET. 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