Kenny Omega Vs Rey Fenix [NEW.Redemption 2018.11.09] Full Match
Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix tears it up at NEW Redemption! (2018) High-flying action as "The Best Bout Machine" battles the Luchador innovator.
Transcript
00:00This is such a unique situation, there's no way to predict the win.
00:04I mean, they're two of the best, if not the two best wrestlers in the world, they're going head-to-head.
00:12I mean, the crazy thing is, in the meet and greet earlier today, I was asking fans who they thought were going to win this thing,
00:17and it doesn't seem like anybody had an answer.
00:21Well, we're all about to get our answers together.
00:24It's so 50-50, and that is what is so exciting.
00:27Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for your main event.
00:36It is a three-match, separate one-fall.
00:42Introducing first, from Mexico City, Mexico,
00:48193 pounds, he is a AAA Mega Champion.
00:54Please welcome, the Mexican King, Ray Fiennes!
01:01Well, Robbie, you saw it, hours before this event took place, all afternoon long, the fans lined up,
01:28you saw the flags, you saw the colors, the pictures, the t-shirts,
01:32such a large Lucha Libre fan base contingent in the house here at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center,
01:39a lot of support for the Mexican King, Ray Fiennes.
01:43And you know, Fiennes is prepared for this, he knows every style, he's wrestled all over the world.
01:47He got big at AAA, that's where he got his start, I've wrestled him at AAA, I've been in the ring with this guy,
01:53he is a force to be reckoned with, and he has never been more prepared for a match,
01:59and he, even as big a star as he is, knows what this could do for him with a win over Kenny Omega.
02:07The eyes of the wrestling world, literally, are watching this match.
02:13And his opponent, from Philippine, Manitoba, Canada, weighing in at 219 pounds,
02:25he represents the elite, NCIWGP Heavyweight Champion, The Best Buffy Machine,
02:37Kenny Omega!
03:07You know, Robbie, there's many wrestlers in our sports history that we can say may be the best showman of all time,
03:22there's many we may say may be the greatest competitors of all time,
03:26but at the end of the day, at the end of this man's scurried career, he might make the top of both categories.
03:35Yeah, it's like he's got this cult following, there's just something different about him,
03:39something that draws fans to him, you want to watch him, you want to see what he does next,
03:44he's so different than everybody else, which kind of is what makes him so cool,
03:47yet in the ring, he does things that I've never seen before in my life.
03:53The reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion, he has conquered the land of the rising sun,
04:00and now he comes to the legendary Mid-Hudson Civic Center to face off in this one-of-a-kind bout
04:07against the Mexican, the King of South of the Border, the AAA Mega Champion, Ray Phoenix.
04:15Well, if you remember, just a few short months ago, a pay-per-view by the name of All In Happened,
04:20and Kenny Omega got a win over Penta, who we saw earlier, who is Phoenix's cousin,
04:25so don't think Phoenix forgot about that, because he's got a little retribution that he wants to get for his cousin tonight.
04:33Listen to the crowd.
04:38Kenny Omega, a multimedia star in and out of the ring, the fans lined up to meet Three,
04:46and get up close and personal with him all day long, but now it is go time, the bell has rung,
04:53this is the match we have been waiting for.
04:56The bell rings, the cleaner's ready to get down to business, and that's what he's ready to do right now.
05:13Come on, Derry, you know you want to say it.
05:19I love that show.
05:21God, you're a dork.
05:24And away we go.
05:34Omega clearly will have a strategy centered around trying to ground Ray Phoenix somewhat,
05:41maintain control of the pace, try to slow things down to an extent.
05:47But Omega certainly more than capable of keeping up with Ray Phoenix as well.
06:04Feeling each other out.
06:07Two huge stars colliding right now, countries colliding.
06:12You know, I remember when they first announced this match, Derry, I got so many text messages
06:16and emails from different people asking if I was going to be a part of it,
06:19because I regularly wrestle up for Northeast Wrestling.
06:21So many people are interested in seeing and have their eyes on this match right now.
06:27Again, we welcome old and new Northeast Wrestling fans all around the world.
06:32We know there's plenty of you checking out NEW for the very first time because of what we're witnessing,
06:39and we're glad you're here.
06:42Nice takedown, Omega again trying to work that plan, maintain control,
06:47and keep Phoenix from running and gunning.
06:52You know, it's really cool to see all the camera flashes constantly going off
06:55because so many people are using this once-in-a-lifetime experience for him.
07:01Phoenix on the move.
07:03Look how quick he is at back to his feet.
07:06Omega struggling to catch up, but right back with the arm drag.
07:14Phoenix goes for it again. What the heck?
07:17What just happened?
07:20I'm more of a slower kind of guy. You've got to kind of slow down for me,
07:23because that was too much for me. These guys are freaking amazing.
07:26It may have been too much for Kenny Omega, who got outwitted in that exchange.
07:32Ray Phoenix taking his time. He's going to make a run for it,
07:35and Omega back to meet him, but he's caught again.
07:41Uh-oh, and now is Phoenix going to flip?
07:45Holy moly!
07:47And that was full speed. That was full speed, body to body.
07:52Not up and over. That was directly at Kenny Omega. Message received.
07:58That is how you win wrestling matches, and that is how you show someone
08:01not to take them lightly.
08:08Ray Phoenix doing what Ray Phoenix does best,
08:11soaking in the adulation of his crowd as a result.
08:15What's he got in store here? You mentioned that extra motivation, perhaps,
08:19of avenging that loss that Penta suffered back at All In to Omega,
08:25but Omega getting down and dirty as well.
08:35Kenny Omega, no qualms about digging back into his well of dirty tricks.
08:45Once you get to the outside of the ring, all bets are off.
08:49The floor is hard, the guardrails are hard, and these guys are using it
08:52because they both want to win this wrestling.
08:56But slowly turning into more than a wrestling match.
09:00These guys are fighting.
09:04Phoenix, back in the fight.
09:12Oh my goodness, he's walking the guardrail, and he's caught!
09:18Oh no! Oh my God.
09:22Oh my God. As if we didn't see it all tonight, Jerry.
09:28Forget about global implications, we may have just witnessed
09:31an international incident.
09:33Phoenix's walking guardrails, and Kenny's powerbombing Phoenix on ramps.
09:38What just happened here tonight?
09:41Only at Redemption, bro.
09:43Well the question is, what's going to happen next?
09:45Omega back in the ring.
09:48We've got a count, and Ray Phoenix may be out of this match in a hurry.
09:54Ray Phoenix might be out of pro-wrestling after that powerbomb.
10:01The AAA Mega Champion has been absolutely manhandled by Kenny Omega.
10:08Can you believe he's...
10:12Well, almost back in the ring, Omega resetting the game.
10:17I mean, he's a smart man. He's keeping him outside of the ring.
10:21Uh-oh.
10:22The Cleaner on the hop.
10:26And down goes Phoenix again.
10:32The Cleaner with the hook.
10:36And there goes the round.
10:40Oh no, not the cleaners.
10:43Oh no, not the cleaners.
10:45And down goes Phoenix again.
11:00Almost worshipping Kenny Omega are his fans here tonight.
11:07What a unique atmosphere between two of the world's top champions.
11:12Like we're at a rock concert or something.
11:15Everybody's on their feet.
11:16Everybody's moving.
11:17I'm afraid a mosh pit's going to break out during this thing.
11:30Omega taking down Phoenix.
11:33This is it.
11:36Not so fast.
11:39Rave Phoenix showing what he's got.
11:43You know it's the things that you see in matches like this where you just kind of say how does
11:48it happen?
11:49How do people have enough resiliency and strength to survive in a match like this?
11:53I mean his back has got to be numb from the powerbomb he just took on the outside of the
11:57ring.
11:58I mean he's going all right now on adrenaline and whatever else is left in his body because
12:02there's no way to prepare your body for taking a hit like that.
12:05But you can never underestimate the heart of a champion.
12:08Certainly not a top champion like Rave Phoenix.
12:11And certainly that of Kenny Omega as well who looks to maintain control.
12:21Omega continuing to apply pressure.
12:25Staying on Phoenix at every opportunity.
12:35Omega so smart, such a cerebral competitor, always thinking what he needs to do to maintain
12:48this hold, keeping all appendages away from the ropes, trying to just inflict as much
12:54punishment as he can.
12:57And now short arm scissors into the cross arm breaker.
13:05Kenny knows what he's doing.
13:06You've got to think how long he's been around, how much experience he has.
13:10He's got a limp body on the ground.
13:12What is he going to do?
13:13He's going to put him in a hold.
13:14He's going to keep him grounded.
13:15One of the most well-rounded competitors in the world today.
13:18He could do it all.
13:21He's doing just that.
13:23Shifting his game.
13:27Moment by moment, but Phoenix certainly well-rounded in his own right, and he is hitting as hard
13:33as he can.
13:39Omega had the answer to the question that Phoenix had raised.
13:43Back in control again, and where do we go here?
13:45Fireman's carry.
13:46What is he thinking?
13:47We've seen this so many times before.
13:49And watch the follow up.
14:01Beautiful moonsault.
14:06Close but no cigar.
14:08Kenny Omega showing some frustration.
14:11This is a match that transcends the championships that either man hold, Robbie.
14:18This is about international crime.
14:21Yeah, I mean, they want to go back to their home countries
14:23where they live, and they want to, you know, be the man.
14:26They want to come back in welcomed with open arms.
14:30And that could happen, but all they got to do is win this match first.
14:34Just think of all the newspapers and media outlets and websites
14:39that are closely following, watching, covering this all-important match.
14:44This is all anyone's going to be talking about tomorrow morning,
14:47that's for sure.
14:48Oh, it's no doubt that people are watching worldwide right now.
14:51I mean, for us, it's normal time.
14:53But right now, people, it's the middle of the night for them.
14:55Oh!
14:56They're watching this.
14:57Right on the back of his head.
15:02Phoenix may still be seeing stars after being dropped onto that steel guard
15:09or the steel ramp.
15:13Well, after just being dropped on his head the way he was,
15:15he is seeing double those amount of stars.
15:19I mean, he hasn't gotten any offense in besides a few chops in the past ten minutes.
15:23This has been all Kenny Omega.
15:25So is there going to be a turnaround?
15:27And it might be coming right now.
15:29He needs that second win.
15:30He needs to find his fight.
15:36Omega getting aggressive, getting nasty,
15:44getting physical.
15:50Phoenix, oh my goodness.
15:53Like a missile with that headbutt.
15:56And he scores again.
16:00That's a way to use your head, Jerry.
16:03If your back's hurting, use your head.
16:05If your arms are hurting, use your head.
16:09And maybe that got him in trouble as Omega strikes the head, rolls through,
16:14and an ace crusher.
16:19Have you ever seen bodies move the way they just moved on that?
16:22That was out of nowhere.
16:24And he might have just killed Kenny.
16:29Another near fall.
16:31Now Ray Phoenix in control and coming oh so close to victory.
16:44To the ear.
16:46That could rupture an eardrum very easily.
16:50If you catch someone in the right spot there on the temple, they're knocked out.
16:53And if you see Kenny right now, his body's looking pretty limp.
16:55He might be in freaking la-la land.
16:59Ray Phoenix took everything Kenny Omega threw at him.
17:03Well, maybe not everything.
17:19Toe to toe.
17:20It's a long way down, especially for Kenny Omega.
17:24My goodness.
17:26That was awesome.
17:29Here's that second wind and that burst of energy I was talking about.
17:32Planted.
17:34Good night, Kenny Omega.
17:40But he will not go quietly into that good night.
17:52The things Phoenix could do, the way he could move his body, it's like a video game.
17:55It's like he's not even a real human.
17:56It's like I'm playing him on a controller.
17:58How could someone really flip the way he just flipped when they were both on the second row?
18:02But he's still in the game and oh my goodness.
18:06A double springboard.
18:09He got everything he wanted out of that daredevil maneuver.
18:17He may have caved in one or more of Kenny Omega's ribs in the process.
18:41Clearly the Mexican holding absolutely nothing back here tonight because that's how important this match is to both men.
18:53I've asked this question numerous times tonight, but where do you go from here?
19:03Oh my goodness.
19:05Holding on to the rope.
19:06Kenny's smart.
19:07He may be saving his own life right now, but Phoenix.
19:13Phoenix with a decent landing and able to fire right back.
19:27Okay, Phoenix measuring.
19:30A springboard speed kick.
19:37Oh, hold on.
19:39Omega, a snap dragon.
19:48Phoenix is absolutely staggered.
19:52It looks like Kenny is getting his win back.
19:57He's bought himself some time if nothing else.
20:00You know, Kenny had control at the beginning.
20:03Phoenix had control of Kenny in the middle and here we are.
20:07Another snap dragon.
20:12Again, the neck, the back of the head.
20:15So much abuse in this high impact match.
20:19Kenny Omega holding nothing back here tonight.
20:27This is it.
20:28A hat trick.
20:35Omega no longer worried about putting on a show.
20:40He wants to win this match.
20:51Oh, not four.
20:55Kenny hooked the fingers.
20:57No.
20:59Great Phoenix firing away.
21:05Oh, wow.
21:07Into the German suplex.
21:09That was absolutely awesome.
21:13I've never seen anything like that in my life.
21:17The balance, the landing.
21:19To see in midair exactly where you're pulling is to land right behind him
21:22and catch him with the German.
21:25And more importantly, Kenny Omega's never felt anything like that,
21:29but he's got to answer now.
21:37A hard shot on the move.
21:42And Phoenix felt it coming.
21:44Omega wanted that V trigger.
21:47And now he's going to make a run for it.
21:49Runs into the V trigger.
21:55Good night.
22:01Are you kidding me?
22:03Are you kidding me?
22:06The heart of a champion indeed.
22:12Ray Phoenix showing the world why he is the AAA Mega Champion.
22:21Right over his knee.
22:24Classic.
22:25Ray, classic Omega.
22:31And now calling his home run shot.
22:36And that gun goes up.
22:37His opponents go down.
22:40Another V trigger.
22:50Omega, he wants it.
22:53The one wing it in.
22:54No.
22:55What a counter.
23:01Springboard.
23:02He's caught.
23:04Standing switch.
23:05Phoenix looking for the German.
23:07Omega counters.
23:08V trigger.
23:11Now is he getting him up for it?
23:13Phoenix is stunned.
23:15Oh, no.
23:17A reverse Rana, a signature move in the playbook of Kenny Omega.
23:24And Ray Phoenix just stole it from him.
23:29He turned the tables.
23:31I've never seen anything like this in my life.
23:35I've never seen anything like it in my life.
23:39Kenny Omega has just been put down by his own move.
23:46These fans responding to the awesomeness of these two champions outgunning one another.
24:05At this point, who's going to get up first?
24:07Let me ask you this.
24:08Who's going to win now, Jerry?
24:09Who do you think is going to win?
24:11I'll tell you.
24:12I think we're right back where we started.
24:14Again, these men have given each other everything they've respectively got.
24:18It's anyone's game, even now.
24:29Ray Phoenix.
24:34He's taking Omega back to the danger zone.
24:38A precarious spot.
24:43No lie.
24:53You can hear, see, almost feel those shots.
25:00I think there's been a combined amount of over 100 strikes in this match between the two.
25:10He can do it.
25:13Omega's got bad intentions.
25:15Oh, no.
25:18He's going to try to plant Phoenix on the apron.
25:20No way.
25:24Phoenix desperation mode, rightfully so.
25:28Omega eats a super kick.
25:37Phoenix representing the family.
25:40Runs into a boot.
25:41Oh, my.
25:52I've never seen more people on their feet in one building ever, Jerry.
25:56I think janitor in this building is on their feet right now for Omega versus Phoenix.
26:01And whether you're watching on your Apple, your Roku, your phone, whatever it may be,
26:07I bet many of you are on your feet at home right now.
26:10This is insane.
26:12Well, I tell you, I just stood up after that move to the outside of the ring.
26:18It's getting to a point where you're seeing some people run up from the back where you're just saying,
26:21Are these guys still able to go?
26:24Well, that question may get to be answered.
26:27Referee laying the count on both men.
26:36Omega waving off the count, and he's successfully able to do so.
26:47Omega clearly getting the better of that last fall.
27:18Omega just in time to cover.
27:22Oh, you're kidding me.
27:24Now, if Phoenix wants to continue, he's got the energy,
27:30the physical wherewithal to somehow stay in this thing.
27:34What is going through Kenny Omega's head?
27:36I know what's going through Phoenix's head after that,
27:38what he did to the outside of the ring.
27:40Nothing, because he is in La La Land.
27:44We've seen Omega in some of wrestling's greatest battles in the Tokyo Dome,
27:48all over the United States and beyond,
27:50and I don't think he's ever had a match more hard-hitting,
27:54more physically grueling than this one.
27:58Oh, my.
28:00Right to the face.
28:03The epitome of no-nonsense offense.
28:08The epitome of no-nonsense offense.
28:11Kenny Omega is done playing around.
28:18I mean, Phoenix is just limp.
28:23Can he finish this off?
28:30At this point, you could be putting him in danger.
28:33Looking for the V trigger.
28:34No.
28:36Phoenix, maybe playing just a bit of possum,
28:41but eats a V trigger from behind.
28:43He never saw it coming.
28:53It's amazing that Ray Phoenix continues to kick out,
28:57but is he capable of much more than that at this point?
29:03And I think he might be capable to be Superman or Batman or something
29:06after watching him here, because he's like a superhero.
29:11Omega has a bullseye on Phoenix once again.
29:17Another V trigger right to the spine.
29:27Wow.
29:29All the room, all the time in the world.
29:31Oh, my goodness.
29:36He's going to take it to a whole new level.
29:41A one-winged angel actually in the heavens, but no, Phoenix.
29:48Again, taking things to the ground.
29:53He's saving himself from even more disaster.
30:03Both men in a bad, bad spot.
30:10Omega's done.
30:14Able to somehow get a shoulder up, kick out of that.
30:20Springboard Spanish fly.
30:26And not a free count.
30:32Charging forearm.
30:34Phoenix now a new lease on life perhaps.
30:38He smells blood.
30:40Can he finish the cleaner off?
30:43Omega hanging on for dear life.
30:50Nowhere to run.
30:52No, back on his feet.
30:53Backslide.
30:55V trigger.
31:01Oh, my God.
31:02Phoenix has been hit with knockout blow after knockout blow.
31:09He's got to be running on fumes at this point, Robbie.
31:14I don't know how either of these guys are running on anything,
31:17but he's went for this move so many times
31:19that Phoenix just keeps blocking it and blocking it and blocking it.
31:27Phoenix has done exactly what he's needed to do to stay in the game.
31:31Oh, no.
31:32A mid-air V trigger.
31:35He caught him with everything.
31:38Is he finally going to get it?
31:41One-winged angel.
31:48Wow.
31:50Here is your winner, the best bomber team, Kenny Omega.
32:08Robbie, we've talked so much all night long about history,
32:15about memories, about moments.
32:18What we just witnessed is going to go down
32:21in the Northeast wrestling record books
32:24as one of the biggest, most important, and most memorable moments.