When any conversation involves wrestling and being the best, it wouldn't be complete without Kenny Omega in it. His ability to deliver the best professional wrestling matches coupled with brilliant storytelling inside the ring, on the mic puts him among the top 3 wrestlers in the world of any generation.
What Kenny does in the ring is purely magical. His skillset, in-ring fluidity is second to none. His moves, V-Trigger and the One-Winged Angel have become extremely popular with the fans. Which is the best move though?
10 V-Trigger: One Of The Best Signature Moves In The World
A signature move is essentially the one that sets up the opponent for the finisher. Shawn Michaels' elbow drop, Randy Orton's draping DDT are a few of such moves that make the fans believe there is a considerable effect on the opponent, thus the finisher that follows comes after a proper set-up rather than out of nowhere.
Kenny Omega's V-Trigger is one such move performed with great precision that always leaves the fans in awe. The striking sound (not really) echoes around the venue and it is one of the best set-ups to one of the best finishers in the world.
9 One-Winged Angel: Legitimate Finisher
Over the years, the fans have witnessed finishers like The Cobra Strike or The People's Elbow and even a leg drop which can barely be considered as finishers but somehow, they worked.
On the contrary, finishers like The Tombstone Piledriver and Coup De Grace make the fans consider that a match can be won using these moves. Kenny Omega's One-Winged Angel falls into this elite list (no pun intended). The move, when performed had been kicked out of only once and thus, is considered legitimate by the fan base.
8 V-Trigger: The Flashy Effect
The opponent is recovering on the ropes. Kenny does his trademark Bullet Club pose and takes off. He runs at full speed towards his opponent and performs a bicycle knee strike hitting the opponent in the chin/temple area.
Everything in this sequence oozes confidence and charisma. It is so good that it produces momentary awe and brings the fans on to their feet excited to see what happens next.
7 One-Winged Angel: The Devastating Effect
The opponent is hoisted on Kenny's shoulders. Kenny reaches out to the opponent's head/neck and drives him neck first onto the mat for the pin. Sounds painful. The move can be compared in a way to Samoa Joe's Muscle Buster which also involves hoisting and driving the opponent's neck/upper back onto the mat.
The Muscle Buster was so devastating that it had legitimately injured fellow superstars forcing WWE to ban the move. Fortunately, Kenny's One-Winged Angel hasn't caused any major injuries so far.
6 V-Trigger: Less Risk While Performing
In the art of professional wrestling, the opponent's well being is equally important. This is where the entertainment part comes into the picture because, in the end, the action in the ring is only to entertain the fans.
Compared to his finisher, Kenny's V-Trigger is much safer to perform as there is less risk of injury involved for both him and his opponent. Kenny makes it look as if his momentum is being completely transferred when he strikes but also making sure the striking force is as less impactful as possible. An in-ring general!
5 One-Winged Angel: Not All Can Be Trusted
Some finishers are so carefully performed that even a small error on the part of either of the wrestlers could potentially end the career of the one taking the move. Kenny's ex-Bullet Club leader AJ Styles' Styles Clash is one such move. Piledrivers are great examples of this fact. Also is the One-Winged Angel.
Despite the risk involved, no promotion has ever banned or restricted Kenny Omega from using this finisher. That speaks volumes about how much faith the company, as well as fellow wrestlers, put in Kenny's wrestling abilities.
4 V-Trigger: Can Be Performed In Any Environment
The advantage of the V-Trigger over his finisher is that Kenny can perform his signature in most of the environments.
A steel chair to the face, against the barricade, against the turnbuckle or the traditional way of doing it while the opponent is against the ropes are a few of the ways the move has been executed over the years. The move, however, looks most impressive when Kenny uses the ropes to launch himself at full speed towards his opponent inside the ring.
3 One-Winged Angel - Special Attraction When Done Right
It is not often one sees the One-Winged Angel performed outside the ring, let alone on a weapon like a table or a ladder although it has been executed on a steel chair before. Moves like the Super AA or Ricochet's double moonsault from the top of wargames cage are nothing short of a spectacle when done correctly.
Kenny's finisher is one of the most protected finishers right now and hence, there is no necessity to take it to another level. AEW'S recent Stadium Stampede match, though, topped all of that when Omega performed the One-Winged Angel on Sammy Guevara from an insane height.
2 V-Trigger - Outta Nowhere
As the years went by, Kenny wrestled many superstars you may be unaware of and has started to perform different variations of the V-Trigger to catch his opponents off-guard. The running knee strike is now performed from a standing position or even in a sliding manner and it catches the attention of the opponent as well that of the fans by surprise.
It is a move that is a combination of great elements that helps in excellent storytelling in his matches. Despite being a common knee strike, the move generating great excitement whenever it is performed is a testament to its popularity.
1 One-winged Angel - One Of Its Kind
Variations of the V-Trigger have been adopted by wrestlers like Seth Rollins and Aleister Black but there is no finishing move quite like the One-Winged Angel. There are no other wrestlers who perform a move which is similar to this one.
The One-Winged Angel is a very popular move recognized in most parts of the world like Japan, America, Mexico, and Canada. It's one of its kind. It's one of the best finishers in the world performed with great precision by arguably the best wrestler on the planet, Kenny Omega.