Report shuts down talk that AEW changed championship plans to counter WWE
Summary
– Kenny Omega’s AEW World Championship win was reportedly planned months
– Fightful Select pushed back on claims that AEW made the move to overshadow CM Punk
– The TV title match plan was reportedly set before Sami Zayn’s WWE Title win happened
Kenny Omega’s AEW World Title win was not a last-minute reaction, according to a new report.
Fightful Select reported that Omega’s defeat of MJF for the AEW World Championship had been planned for months. That detail pushes back on talk that AEW made the title change on television to steal attention from CM Punk’s championship win.
The report noted that people within AEW repeatedly denied that idea. The title change was already part of the company’s direction before the outside comparisons started.
“There was a talking point that AEW did their title change on TV to ‘steal thunder’ from CM Punk’s title win. It was repeatedly reiterated to us that this wasn’t the case, and Kenny Omega winning the AEW Championship from MJF had been planned for months.”
That timing matters because AEW’s championship decision has been discussed alongside recent major WWE title moves. Some fans wondered whether the company shifted gears to create a bigger headline of its own.
Fightful’s report suggests that was not the case. AEW had already mapped out Omega’s win before Sami Zayn captured the WWE Championship.
“The plan for the match on AEW TV was set before Sami Zayn’s WWE Championship win even happened.”
Omega’s title win marks a major shift in AEW’s main event picture. Taking the championship from MJF on television gave the company a major moment without needing to wait for pay-per-view.
It also gives Omega another world title chapter in AEW. His return to the top of the company now appears to be something AEW had been building toward for a while.
The report makes one thing clear: this was not presented as a reaction to WWE. AEW reportedly had Kenny Omega’s championship win planned long before the latest title chatter began.
