{"id":82008,"date":"2019-06-26T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T21:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=82008"},"modified":"2019-06-26T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T21:06:51","slug":"aew-news-omega-responds-to-wwe-running-evolve-head-to-head-against-fight-for-the-fallen-w-radicans-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/26\/aew-news-omega-responds-to-wwe-running-evolve-head-to-head-against-fight-for-the-fallen-w-radicans-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW News: Omega responds to WWE running Evolve head to head against Fight for The Fallen (w\/Radican&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-625887655\" 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>-AEW EVP Kenny Omega spoke out against WWE promoting Evolve 131 head to head against Fight for the Fallen, which is a charity show for victims of gun violence. Regarding WWE&#8217;s decision to run Evolve 131 up against Fight for the Fallen, which is set to air for free on B\/R Live on July 13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2019\/06\/OmegaTweetonEvolve.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82010 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2019\/06\/OmegaTweetonEvolve-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2019\/06\/OmegaTweetonEvolve-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2019\/06\/OmegaTweetonEvolve.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Omega wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If lining your pockets with blood money is okay, then what\u2019s wrong with trying to undermine a charity show for victims of gun violence? I hear that healthy competition is supposed to be a good thing and yet I can\u2019t help but feel like I\u2019m gonna be sick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Omega has since taken down the tweet, but he also tweeted that his tweet was directed at the decision makers in wrestling and nobody else. Omega&#8217;s original tweet has been deleted, but you can see his followup tweet below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve said my piece and it opened the door to a very toxic environment. It wasn\u2019t a message to fans, or the boys, just the decision makers. I wish everyone wrestling on any show that day all the best. That is all.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KennyOmegamanX\/status\/1143980930203312133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Radican&#8217;s Analysis:<\/strong> <em>It will be interesting to see if there&#8217;s anymore sniping back and forth between AEW and WWE talent or executives leading into July 13. Going head to head against a charity show certainly isn&#8217;t a good look for WWE and Omega rightly called the company out for taking blood money from Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-578099859\"><div id=\"pwtor-2079949730\"><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>-AEW EVP Kenny Omega spoke out against WWE promoting Evolve 131 head to head against Fight for the Fallen, which is a charity show for victims of gun violence. 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