Kenny Omega’s AEW All In London 2026 entrance was more than a major-stadium spectacle and a tribute to one of his favorite anime series. For the former AEW World Champion, the presentation at Wembley Stadium was rooted in a deeply personal connection between his own health struggles and the journey of All Might from My Hero Academia.
Omega arrived for his match with Will Ospreay with narration from Kenta Miyake, the voice of All Might, along with music associated with the anime. The entrance, gear and broader theme of the match were built around an idea Omega had held onto for some time: presenting an armored version of All Might during a large-scale battle.
In an interview with CrunchyRoll, Omega explained that the inspiration became more meaningful after he revisited My Hero Academia while continuing his comeback from diverticulitis. Though he has returned to the ring, Omega said he has not always felt completely like himself since the medical issue. That made the parallels he saw in All Might’s story particularly resonant.
“All Might incurred that terrible stomach injury,” Omega said. “Since then, his powers have been diminishing and diminishing, and because he can't absorb the nutrients and get and receive, or he can't absorb the nutrients and preserve his energy, the amount of time he gets to use his powers becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.”
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Omega’s comments speak to the emotional foundation underneath an entrance that could otherwise be viewed simply as another memorable example of the wrestler combining his fandom with his on-screen persona. Throughout his career, Omega has often brought video game, anime and pop-culture influences into his ring gear, promotional material and entrances. At All In London, however, the All Might influence was directly tied to his own experience with a serious stomach condition and the question of how much he can still demand from his body.
He recalled recognizing the connection between the character’s injury and his own situation, including the physical similarities left by their respective scars. The realization helped turn a longstanding creative wish into a full-scale plan for Wembley Stadium.
“It would really hit home to think back about that and relate it to my stomach issue as well,” Omega said. “I have scars that are pretty much in the exact same spot, and I thought ‘Man, if there is ever like a large scale battle,’ and I thought this since I had finished watching the final season of My Hero Academia, I said ‘I really think that I’d like to do an armored All Might’ as sort of like an inspiration for an entrance, and for even the theme or the entire match.”
A Personal Theme for a Wembley Stadium Match
The All In London setting provided the kind of scale Omega had imagined. His bout with Ospreay was framed not only as a marquee AEW World Championship contest, but as a meeting of two wrestlers with a long history of delivering matches that test each other’s limits. Omega entered the contest wanting the presentation to convey that he was feeling better than he had in years, while also acknowledging the reality that his health journey has altered the way he thinks about performance and longevity.
The All Might concept gave him a language for that conflict. The character remains heroic and powerful despite a shrinking capacity to use those powers. Omega did not present that parallel as a declaration that he is finished or unable to perform at an elite level. Instead, he discussed the pressure involved in trying to meet the standards supporters associate with Kenny Omega, particularly when he knows there may be limits on how frequently he can operate at that level.
That tension carried into the outcome at Wembley. Ospreay defeated Omega to win the AEW World Championship, ending the match with the title changing hands and giving the story another layer beyond the immediate result. Following the loss, Omega publicly thanked CrunchyRoll, Miyake and My Hero Academia for their roles in making the entrance and ring gear possible. He also delivered a pointed message to Ospreay: “It’s up to you now, Will.”
The phrase is instantly recognizable within the world of My Hero Academia, but Omega made clear that he meant it as more than a reference. He and Ospreay had spoken, and Omega told him the same thing directly.
“We had a bit of conversation, and I actually said to him ‘It’s up to you now,’” Omega said. “I added the part of ‘I don’t know if I can do it anymore,’ and it’s not that I can’t do it, it’s can I just not do it at the volume that the fans expect me to do it?”
Omega Backs Ospreay as Champion
Omega’s reflection was not framed as a retirement announcement, nor did he state that he cannot continue wrestling. His concern was about volume, expectations and the ability to consistently offer the level of performance fans want from him. By comparing that concern to All Might’s diminishing window of power, Omega gave a clearer picture of why the character’s story felt so relevant to his own return.
At the same time, Omega’s comments made his faith in Ospreay unmistakable. He wants AEW audiences to have the opportunity to experience Ospreay as world champion, and he sees real value in the promotion having a titleholder who inspires admiration and support from the fan base. In Omega’s view, the emergence of a champion capable of beating him is not a negative reflection on his own legacy. It is something the company should embrace.
“I always feel the expectation of the people and they deserve to have the best show in town, they really do,” Omega said. “If we have a champion that can beat me, if we have someone that the fans have adulation for, have admiration for, cheer for him or her, that’s something special.”
Ospreay’s workload was also part of Omega’s assessment. Omega noted that he cannot maintain the same schedule that Ospreay can, pointing out that Ospreay wrestled for RevPro the night before All In London. The remark underlined the difference between what Omega is presently able to do and the pace Ospreay has demonstrated during his run at the top of the industry.
That does not diminish what Omega brought to the All In London match. If anything, it places the entrance and the contest in a more nuanced context. He did not merely use an anime visual as a one-night aesthetic. He used All Might’s story to address resilience, recovery, changing physical circumstances and the responsibility he feels to an audience that expects extraordinary things whenever his name is attached to a major match.
Was It a Passing of the Torch?
Whether the Wembley result represents a definitive passing of the torch is a label Omega himself is not ready to apply. He said he does not know if losing the championship to Ospreay should be viewed in those terms. Wrestling history is full of moments that receive that description in the immediate aftermath, only for the careers and rivalries involved to continue evolving in unexpected directions.
What Omega does know is that he is happy with the result and with the wrestler who defeated him. That distinction is important. He did not describe the loss as surrendering ambition or walking away from AEW’s main-event picture. Rather, he expressed satisfaction that Ospreay, a wrestler he clearly respects, left All In London as AEW World Champion.
The message is fitting for an entrance inspired by a hero confronting the limits of his own strength. Omega’s All Might tribute did not claim that heroes disappear once they are wounded or once a newer generation rises around them. It instead emphasized that a legacy can include recognizing another person’s ability to carry a burden forward.
For Omega, the night at Wembley was therefore both a celebration of feeling stronger and an honest reflection on the questions that remain after his battle with diverticulitis. His entrance connected those real-life concerns to an anime narrative that has clearly stayed with him. His loss to Ospreay then gave the concept an ending that echoed the words he later shared with his opponent: the future of AEW’s championship scene is in Ospreay’s hands for now.
Omega remains one of AEW’s defining figures, and his comments do not close the door on more major matches or championship pursuits. But All In London showed that his perspective has changed. He is still driven by the desire to give fans the best possible performance, while also recognizing the importance of having champions such as Ospreay who can meet that demand at a relentless pace. In that sense, the armored All Might imagery was not just an entrance theme. It was Omega’s way of explaining where he has been, where he is now and why he was content to see Ospreay leave Wembley with the AEW World Championship.
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