Andrade: I Hope The Next Time I Have To Fight Kenny Omega, We Will Give Them The Best Match Possible

Andrade reflects on his AAA TripleMania bout with Kenny Omega and what he hopes to achieve next time.

Kenny Omega defended the AAA Mega Championship against Andrade at TripleMania XXIX on August 14th, 2021, with Omega winning the match. However, Andrade has now shared why the match may not have lived up to expectations.

While speaking to Eduardo Bates in a new interview, Andrade was asked about his TripleMania bout with Kenny Omega and while discussing the circumstances surrounding the match not living up to expectations, Andrade hopes that next time they share a ring, they will give fans the best match possible.

“It was difficult. I want to fight Kenny Omega again. I hope the future allows me to, and of course, if it allows him. I met Kenny on my first tour in Japan. I was 19 when I went to Best of the Super Junior, and in that group there is Group A and Group B. I remember Finn Balor, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, KUSHIDA, (Koji) Kanemoto, they were all there. Kenny was in the other group, and I never got to fight Kenny Omega, which is what I was hoping for. My first match was going to be in AAA, for the Mega Championship, but the day before, we wrestled in the southern United States. Kenny wrestled for one of his championships, and we finished the event at midnight and had to be there at 2 p.m. I hired a driver because I had heard things about AAA, and it was my first time competing at that time, and it’s still the same (AAA), I’ve heard that they haven’t changed and now they go and complain to WWE, I’m not lying to you. But that’s how it is, and it has to change. Every company has to have problems, but that’s normal at work. Nothing is perfect, even one self makes mistakes. I hired a driver so as not to look bad with Mr. Ric (Flair). Kenny, I don’t think he checked in (luggage) that time, because he left quickly in 40 minutes. I had to check-in, I was carrying a suit, my gear, and my ex-wife also brought her bags, and then they sent me messages from AAA. I left in about 40-50 minutes and Kenny was still outside, they hadn’t picked him up (from the airport). He came with us, we arrived at the hotel, they were waiting for us in the lobby. We received the rooms until 4, and then they told us that we were leaving in half an hour. I told them Kenny arrived at 2pm and it’s 4:30pm. He could have rested for two hours. The event starts at 8 and we are one of the last matches, at least let us leave at 5:30pm so that there is no issues, and my father-in-law until 7 because he will not be there from early. Well, they picked Kenny and me at about 5:30pm, we arrived at 6. They passed at 6 to my ex-partner and father-in-law. We arrived and I felt tired and sleep-deprived. In that match it felt like we needed more time, we were tired because Kenny had consecutive matches (and very good ones), he was champion of everything and was wrestling every week. The match was not too bad, but I hope that the next time I have to fight with Kenny we will give them the best match possible. I imagined winning that championship, I couldn’t do it that night, but it did open many doors for me in AEW and I was able to get a lot of feuds. It’s great to face Kenny, I got to face him in several matches, but only once in singles action.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Andrade noted that he never missed dates or ignored phone calls during his run with WWE. You can read more about that here.

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