This Was The XFL Viewership
This Was The XFL aired on Thursday night and drew 917,000 viewers for the premiere. Compared to other ESPN 30 for 30’s, the documentary on Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry drew 1.196 million viewers and the one on Cleveland sports drew 844,000.
Kenny Omega Interview
Kenny Omega recently was interview by Vice Sports and talked about WWE, Kazuchika Okada and more. You can read the entire interview here. Highlights below:
On WWE
There are certainly factors, people there that I feel like I should tangle with, that would be an intriguing story,” Omega said of WWE. “It’s up to them. I wasn’t able to tell my greatest stories in New Japan until they trusted me to run with the ball, either. It’s a two-way street. If they give me a blank slate, and they give me a brush and they say paint your greatest picture ever, take as much time as you need and use whatever colours you want, I can guarantee them that I will give them a classic. However, if they give me a Post-it note and a piece or charcoal and say here’s five minutes, I’ll do what I can, but it may not be a classic.”
On his match with Okada
“I’ve actually yet to watch the match back,” Omega said. “I’m afraid to watch the match back because I’ve never actually had a match where it was so positively received from all corners of the wrestling community. It is almost too positive to the point where I’m wondering, is something up here? I love a compliment just as much as the next person, but I’m also pretty shy, so when I’m put on the spot like that and people around me only have nice things to say, I’m starting to feel like I’m the butt end of a joke I’m not in on.”
